The record-union., 1894-05-23
FIRST DAY OF THE CONVENTION
What the Peoples Party Delegates
Are Doing.
Candidates selected for Congress by
All the District Conventions
Last Night.

cDaulD6T yesterday morning al IL o'clOck.
The attendance was large, and a num-
Der of ladies, other than delegates, were
also present. The Speakers aud the Sec
retary's desks were adorned with potted
plants, and flags were displayed at Varl-
GUS places in the large hall.
The convention was called to order by
E. NJ. Wardail of Monrovia, Chairman OF
the State Central Committee. In his ad-
dress he advised calmness in the dellb-
erations of the convention, and urged
that a strong ticket be put up. He sug-
gested to the delegates that would be ap-
pointed on the Committee on Resolutions
not to formulate platform so big the
convention would get lost in it, and not
TO make it so small that all the points and
expressions of the party would not be in
cluded in it.
The Chairman then read the call of the
convention, after which he asked Tor
nominations for temporary Chairman.
Charles e. Lloyd Of Oakland, Joseph
A, johnson of Red Bluff, III. A. Mason of
Santa Clara, and ID. L. Fowler OF Fresno
were each placed in nomination, but all
the candidates withdrew from the contest
ia favor of Fowler, who was elected by
reclamation.
For temporary Secretary, Jessie Pound
stone of Colusa and Milton Carlson of
Los Angeles were placed in nomination.
Carlson withdrew in favor OF Pound
stone. He was elected by acclamation.
Carlson and r. Z. Bush OF Alameda
were elected Assistant Secretaries.
George b. Johnson Of Santa Clara was
appointed Sergeant-at-Arms.
ID. 7. Fowler, the temporary Chairman,
was then escorted to the chair by dele
gate He said he felt highly honored at
the respect shown him by his selection
for temporary presiding officer. The
delegates were present, he said, to work.
and not to waste time in making long
speeches. He knew the work which
would be performed would bring victory
10 the party on the day of the election
next November.
Bert Cornell of San Joaquin offered
resolution that the Committees on Gre
dentials and Permanent Organization and
Order of Business be composed OF one
member from each Congressional dis
trict, and the Committee on Platform and
Resolutions of three members from each
district.
An amendment was offered that the
first two committees named consist OF
two members, instead of three, but was
lost by a large majority.
A delegate from Alameda moved that
committee of seven be appointed on party
organization.
The motion was ruled out of order by
the Chair, notwithstanding the protests
OF the mover and the other members of
the Alameda delegation.
A motion was unanimously carried
that smoking be prohibited during the
convention, on account of the presence of
the lady delegates.
\ recess was then taken for thirty min
utes to allow the delegations of the vari
Gus Congressional districts to meet and
choose their mem bers of the committees.
The First, Second and Third Districts
met in the Senate Chamber, and the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh in the
Supreme Court departments. The names
OF committeeman selected are as follows:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
First District-A. +. Simpson, Hum
boldt Second District-A. a. Krull,
Sacramento. Third District-O. NJ. San
ford, Alameda. Fourth District-W. j.
Greer, San Francisco. Fifth District-F.
b. Brown, San Jose. Sixth Districr-C.
W. Wertz. San Luis Obispo. Seventh
District-John S. Dare.
ORGANIZATION AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
First DISTRICT. A. Cole. Modoc. Sec
ond District. E. Campo. Sacramento.
Third District-T. ]. Shellhammer, Co.
lusa. Fourth District-G. d. Gillespie,
San Francisco. Fifth District-H. A.
Mason, San Jose. Sixth District. X.
Rush, Los Angeles. Seventh District
Il. L. Clark, Tulare.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
First District-A. L. Warner, Sonoma;
II. J. Ring, Humboldt; J. A. Johnson,
Tehama. Second District-Burdett Cor
nell, San Joaquin S. II. Phillips, Anna
dor; George Thresher, Butte. Third Dis
trict-H. d. Barber, Glenn; A. II. Rose
Colusa; a. A. Dennison, Alameda.
Fourth District-P. 0. Chilstrom, G. b.
Johnson and L. II. Porter, San Francisco.
Fifth District-T. V. Gator and J. T. Rog-
ers. San Francisco; j. w. Hines, San
Jose. Sixth District-A. J. Utley, Los
Angeles; \. w. Wilkens, Santa Cruz; J.
". Webster, San Luis Obispo. Seventh
District-E. d. Cook, Orange; L. y. May,
Tulare; John r. kittrell, Stanislaus.
THE FIRST TILT.
Judge Utley of Los Angeles moved
that all resolutions be referred to the
committee without debate.
Quite a discussion followed, and some
delegates intimated that the motion was
offered for the purpose ofapplying ''gag''
rule, but when vote was taken on its
adoption ii was carried by large major
ity.
A recess was then taken until o'clock
TO afford the committees time III which to
deliberate and prepare their reports.
Afternoon session.
At2 o'clock the convention reassem-
bled and the delegates from Placer, Inyo,
Mono, Solano and Alpine Counties were
requested to hand in their credentials, as
that committee had failed to receive
them.
The Chair announced that Secretary oi
State Waite would present to every dele
gate copy of the Blue Book.
PROXIES ADMITTED.
After the reading of number Of reso-
lutions, pending the reports of the COM
uaittees, the Chairman of the Committee
on Credentials asked for instruction by
the convention regarding the use ol
proxies. He said that some of the dele
gates from distant counties had given one
of their number proxies to represent
them; that some of the delegations were
not fully represented, and those not IN
attendance gave their proxies to other
delegates. The committee wanted the
decision of the convention whether prox-
les would be admitted or not.
Delegate Wardali moved that repre-
sentation by proxy be recognized and
delegates allowed to vote for the absent
ones from their respective districts.
WardalPs resolution was passed, 2 TO /,
the San Francisco delegation and about
thirty others voting against it.
I'VE ARE THE PEOPLE,"
j. w. Dutton of Alameda read pre-
amble, in which was asserted that the
''grand old truth that governments de-
rive their just powers from the consent OF
the governed: that the party reasseri
that the right Of petition, either by writ
ten document or IN person, shall never
be denied the people; pledging the con-
vention that it Will ''endeavor by all law
ful means to restore the Government to
the people with all its fundamental trusts.
powers and obligations. as they were es-
tablished and set forth by its founders. y
LUBIN's PLAN.