The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-21

moment. Delegates on every SIDE shouted,
Put them out! Put them out! Some
even made show of using force on the
two men. E. Mcguire at last was heard
above the tumult shouting that ne could
tell all about it. LET him speak, dozen
members howled, and Mcguire was
hustled forward.
He said Mclaughlin had offered K. e.
Stats, delegate from Lorln, seven votes
at SO vote. Stats, who is candidate
for Assemb lyman. arose in his seat and
corroborated Mr. Maguire's statement.
Mclaughlin attempted feeble defense
by saying, Let MIR. Stats come ana STAND
byme and see who Is the more honorable
man" but motion to approve the COM
mlttee,s report was carried with rush
and Mclaughlin and Ray were escorted
from the hall amid a storm Of catcallS ana
Kisses.
When order was restored the committee
on order of business reported that the
order of nomination would be as folloWs:
County Central Committeeman, Assembly
men, Supervisors Senators, Superior Judges,
County Clerk, Sheriff. Tax Collector, Treasurer
Recorder, Auditor, District Attorney, Assessor,
SUPERINTENDENT of Schools, Coroner. Public
Administrator and Surveyor.
Speeches were limited to five minutes.
A resolution was adopted TO the erect
that nobody be nominated who had not
declared himself Populist before July /,
1894, and that no one can be nominated
who has held an Office under the old
parties within two years.
During the recess the Fifty-frst District
nominated Colonel Henry S. Fitch OF East
Oakland for the Assembly.
The platform as read was preceded by
the following preamble:
In view OF the logic of events which confirms
the wisdom OF the policy outlined in the Omaha
platform and that adopted by our sacramento
convention, We the representatives OF the Peo-
pies party of Alameda County in convention
assembled, affirm our allegiance to the national
ana State platforms Of the Peoples party.
We believe that the time has come for the
issue to be squarely made between tue people
and the corporations which have usurped the
functions and prerogatives of the State by
placing their agents In power.
Therefore. as means TO the end, we refer TO
the plank in our State platform demanding
"direct legislation" in county as well as In State
and nation.
The recent paralysis of the ordinary course
OF commerce ana public convenience by The
corporations OF the country demonstrates that
this great nerve system" or the nation can Eo
longer with safety be left to the caprice Of
private ownership ana control
When the experiences OF the past In other
cities have demonstrated that duplication of
plants for the supply of water. gas and electric
lights proves clearly that combination and not
competition IS the ultimate outcome, with In
creased burdens on consumers, we declare that
all public municipal necessities which are by
nature a monopoly should be owned and con-
trolled by the city or county.
Believing that all franchises upon thorough
fares should be granted for public convenience
only and not for private profit, we declare that
they should be guarded with provisions for
their ultimate redemption, ownership and con-
troll by the city or county corporation.
AS the appalling fact Is shown by the last
census that over 5000 children of school age in
Alameda County are not attendants upon pub
n r. hRl lev n liza I'M nm.
bent upon the community TO see that every
Child Is SO conditioned as 10 be able 10 receive
such education as snail qualify them for eiti-
ZeBShip.
With retrenchment forced by financial conds-
tions upon thousands OF our citizens we pledge
our nominees TO regard strict economy in their
administration of public affairs as most sa-
cred and binding obligation.
The County Committee stands as fol-
lows. the FOty-eghth District not having
yet reported: Forty-siXth Assembly Dis
trict-A. R. Downing of PleasantoE, John
c. MOhr of Pleasanton, f. ScrobogRa Of
George w. Kraft of Irvington,
j. F, Meyers Of LiVermore; Forty-seventh
Assembly District-William NJ. Cubery of
Alameda, William f. Aram of Alameda,
Moore of Elmhurst. James West of San
LeandrO; Forty-ninth Assent bly, District
\. B. Waym, J. Dunn, F. Ralston, j. NJ.
Frick and NJ. Behrens; Fiftieth Assembly
District-J. B. Randolph, R. Hesse, n
Lesser. j. c. Burtner. w. B.. White
F'ifty-first Assembly DistrIct-Dr. r. Ar
mold. j. F. Ford. R. W. Good, NJ. L. Gray
and c. S. Prescott.
Just before adjournment it was decided
that night session should be held, and in
some other building, because the present
accommodations were too restricted for the
large attendance. Germana Hall was
chosen for the convention hall from that
time on. and at 7:30 o'clock the delegates
voted to reasonable there.
At the evening session the charges
made by Mr.. Stats against the delegates
who were elected still seemed to be rank
ling in the breasts of some members, and
the charge was made against Mr.. Stats
that be was a railroad man. 1t turned
out that Mr.. Stats was a clerk at Fourth
and Townsend streets. and this fact ere
ated breeze. but some one vouched for
Stats and trouble was averted.
The platform as returned by the CON-
mittee was long one. and many of the
planks met with decided opposition. In
deed, the entire evening was spent on the
various Dlanks, and when the convention