The morning call., 1894-07-22

for the various municipal and county
Offices There are three or four candidates
=: for each position.
Adoiph Sutro and DR.. O'Donnell are
mentioned in connection with the
mayOralty.
The first business that came before the
convention was the election of a Temporary
chairman. ?. o. Chistrom was the only
candidate placed in nomination, and was
elected by reclamation. c. H. Johnson
was elected secretary in the same manner.
and ", A. Carroll and Wallace Thompson
were elected assistant secretaries. NJ. S.
Morton was elected sergeant-at-arms.
A motion was made to appoint one dele
gate from each Assembly district to act as
a committee on credentials. Thomas V.
Gator presented q substitute placing the
number of mem bers at FIVE. The question
was debated at length and the convention
almost by unanimous vote decided that
the committee on credentials should con-
sist of only five members. The chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Porter, Gillespie, Phillips,
Gore and Walker as members Of the CON-
mittee.
A motion was then made to appoint a
committee of seven on permanent Organi-
.Zation. This precpitated discussion as
to whether any committees could be ap.
pointed until the committee on credentials
. should have determined who were dele
gates to the convention. the question was
put to viva vOce vote, but the chair was
uncertain which side was in the majority.
He then asked that those favOring the mo-
ton rise to their feet. This met storen
of opposition, owing to the fact that there
- were so many delegates standing In the
:~Tear of the hall that it would be impossible
Ito determine the question IN that manner
There were loud demands for rolcall.
. but the chair declined to order the call,
Two or three members appealed from the
ruling of the chair, and for moment con-
fusion reigned. At this point the con-
yention was extricated from its dilemma bv
a motion to take recess for half an bour.
pending the report of the committee on
credentials. The motion carried without
opposition,
. When the convention was called to order
after the recess preparatory TO taking
vote on the proposition to nominate a
committee on permanent organization it
was announced that the committee on
credentials would not be ready to report
for half an hour. II was moved that the
interim be devo ed to making speeches.
Instantly there were loud calls for Gator
: and Rodgers. The speeches were limited
to ten minutes and Mr.. Gator took the
floor.
He said the power of monopoIies
was beginning to wane. and that there
were signs that the reign Of capital over
labor was about to end He said the Peo-
pies party was the only political orGaniza-
ton whose principles guaranteed return
to the principles of true democracy.
The Government ownership of railroads
and telephone and telegraph lines was ad-
vocated, as well as the retirement of all
outstanding bonds. The Peoples party,
he.said, was the only party that advocated
this principle. There was nothing more
certain, he said, than that in 1896 the Pop
uIist party would be swept into power In
every branch of the Government
With regard 10 the city ticket, he said
every man on it should be a thorough
Populist, as at this stage of the fight priv.
ciples were more important than anything
else.
Judge Rogers was the next speaker. He
said the fundamental principles of the
Peoples party were love of country and
love of home The workman should be
given the entire product of bis labor, and
not be compelled to give nine-tenths of his
earnings to his employer. Statistics. he