The record-union., 1892-02-08
PEOPLES PARTY.
It Effects a Thorough Organization in
This County.
The Convention Declares Against the
Liquor Traffic, and in Favor of
Woman Suffrage.

day afternoon to organize Peoples
party for this county. j. E. Manlove,
member of the State Genital Committee,
called the meeting to order, and read the
published call addressed to the Farmers
Alliance and Patrons of Husbandry,
Knights of Labor, Federated Trades, Citi-
zens' Alliance and other reform organiza-
tions in the county, asking them to send
delegates to the convention.
He then declared nominations for tenn
porary Chairman in order, and William
Boyne was unanimously elected. Mr..
Boyne made an address, thanking the
convention for the confidence it had re-
posed in him. He said the members of
the convention were all once either Re-
publicans or Democrats, but they had
now abandoned those ideas for the pur-
pose of inaugurating new system of
politics. The members should meet to-
gether as one man, and he believed the
work would be the beginning of the end
Of misrule in Sacramento County. The
members were becoming ashamed of the
TWO leading parties, and proposed to do
what they could in the way of reform.
George B. Dean was elected temporary
Vice-P President, l.. NJ. Landsborough was
chosen temporary Secretary, and Mr..
tary. The following committees were ap-
pointed:
observation-disclosures. j. E. Manlove A.
A. KruH, +. Mcmillan, q. B. Dean and
j. T. Garrison.
Platform and esolutions-Mo onahan,
A. b. Burns, G.. A. Hull, G. l.. Camp, Jr.,
and A. j. Hunter.
Permanent Organization and Order of
Business-Messrs. j. a. Simonds, w. III.
Hugo, G. A. Jenkins, j. Rutter, w. a.
Selkirk.
While the committees were preparing
their reports J. A. Johnson of the Peo-
ple's Party Publishing Company of San
Francisco, addressed the convention in a
few interesting remarks relative to the
progress of the party in other portions of
she State.
The Committee on Permanent Organ
azation reported in favor of installing the
temporary officers as the permanent Off
GERS of the convention; also that each del
egate be requested to contribute 80 cents
to defray the expenses of the conventions;
also that central committee of twenty
members be chosen-three from each Su-
pervisor diStrict-to be recommended to
Che convention by the delegates from the
several districts, and five to be chosen at
Large by the convention.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Credentials submit
ted the following report, announcing the
names of the delegates entitled to seats in
the Peoples Party Convention:
Carroll Alliance-J. X. HoWston, VIM
b. Bradford, David Wiles, Ben B. Hogo-
borne and Charles Wathers.
Freeport Alliance-F. l.. Baumgartel
j. II. Beach, NJ. L. Hunt and n. D. Hack
Florin Alliance-L. NJ. Landsborough,
w. NJ. Reid, James Rutter, Charles Lee,
Henry Martin and Thomas Taylor
Highland Park Alliance = William
Boyne, c. A. Jenkens and c. B. Deau
Oak Park Alliance-A. b. Burns, S. S.
Slawson. J. b. Welty, G. D. Brooks and
w. l.. Willis.
Local Union, No. 34l-John D. Jost, f.
g. Townsend, J. II. Hunter, II. Moore
and b. Byrne.
American River A Carl HaIber-
son, VIM. Thomson, a. Dunlap and B.
4. Smith.
Enterprise AIliance-Robert Maxfield,
w. A. Birch, Joseph Beaudry, George
Wilson, A. A. Krull and j. a. Simonds.
Sylvan Alliance-J. +. Cross, +. Nc
Benjamin Ferdick, Joseph Heintz and
Jacob Heintz.
Carbuilders' Union-W. II. Hugo and
A. A. Anderson.
Brighton Alliance-Stephen Rooney,
P. II. Murphy. John Rooney. Charles
Camp, j. Winters, William Bowles and
Joseph McGregor.
Citizens Alliance No. I'm. ]. Ban
non, J. II. McKune J. D. Moynahan, j.
Nelson. Alternates-W. W. Bingham
and w. r. Selkirk.
Citizens Alliance No. 2-J. 7. Garri-
son.
Tin and Sheet Iron Union-William
Shelton and Otto Bell
Sacramento Union Alliance &C. A.
Hull, j. Burton, j. Chapman and II. w.
Johnson.
The committee also recommended that
George Kerr and j. Z. Manlove be en-
1itled to seats in the convention as repre-
sentatives, respectively, from the Elk
Grove Alliance and the State Central
Committee.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The following report of the Committee
on Platform and Resolutions was read:
We, the representatives of industrial and re-
form organizations of Sacramento County
State of California, in convention assembled
1T Y NJ. l. Hall, City of Sacramento State of
vinced that our cause is just and that the time
mas come for independent political action do
hereby submit to the candid judgment of all
pies and purposes:
ReSoIred That we forever renounce and alb
jure all former allegiance held or claimed by
us in either the Republican, Democratic or
other political parties, and severing our con-
nection Herewith, do hereby form and organ
ize in the County OF Sacramento the Peoples
party, and pledge 10 the support of its
principles, our lives, our fortunes and our
sacred honor.
Resolved, That we approve the action of the
convention of the Peoples party held at Gin
clnnati on the l 9th OF May last, in approving
he Ocala demands; also the Peoples party
platform as adopted at Los Angeles on Octo-
Der %, 1881, with the exception Of Sections
5 and 10.
SALOONS AND SUFFRAGE.
The sections referred to in the plat
form of the Los Angeles Club We're de-
clarations in opposition to the saloon and
liquor business, and clause holding that
no citizen of the United States should be
deprived of the electoral franchise on ac-
count of sex.
Some of the gentlemen present argued
that it was not necessary for the report to
contain such a clause as the one pledging
''our lives and fortunes"
This objection to the report brought
about heated debate, in which a dozen
or more of the delegates took part. I'M
passloned speeches were made on both
sides, especially by those in favor of re-
tanning the words III the report. One
gentleman remarked that it was the priv
1lege OF any one TO leave the hall who did
not like the words in the report.
w. X. Selkirk advised that the dele
gates should not become so excited in
making their addresses. They were apt
20 create llI-teellng and inharmony
The motion TO eliminate the words from
the report was lost by a vote of % to Ia.
A vote was taken on the question as to
whether or not Sections and 10 of the
Los Angeles party's platform should not
be included, and the result was that the
convention decided to include both see
lions in its platform.
The entire report, with these amend
inents, was then adopted.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
The following were chosed as members