The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-23
wonder why the foOl-klller had overlooked

wonder why the fool-klller had overlooked
him.
The makeupo of the convention impresses
one favorably after the sense of political
fitness gets used to the sprinkling of
women among the accredited delegates.
There's no question that the average Pop
ulist is terribly in earnest. He has the
bearing of a man who has discovered a
universal panacea and proposes to admin
lister if. hit or miss, sink or swim. He is
radical and he's proud of it.
What may be radical to-day N ay be
thought conservative Tomorrow" so said
E. II. WardeH, q MODroVia oraDge-grower,
when he called the convention to order.
We've made sacrifices to get here" he
continued; "we're people of intelligence.
and we're here to work"
Then Mr.. Wardell grew facetious. tits
q mistake" said ne, that all delegates
wearing badges are entitled to free beers.
That provision is for some other party
not for this"
Resting a moment until the applause
that followed this foul calumny on the
party had subsidized Mir. Wardell became
playful again.
They've provided for US here" he went
on, you will notice, with signs to keep
Off the grass. Please TO observe them and
keep of. If we are careful in these things
| think we will manage to keep out Of jail
while we're here"
There was a low rumble of admiration
at the audacity of the Monroyian's jokes,
and when this had died away the dull rou-
tine of effectng an organization went Cd,
only enllvened occasionally by men who
were funny when they intended to be
serious
The call was read, and then the chair
gave the ruling of the highest authority of
the party to the effect that each convention
must alone be the judge of the eligibility
of its delegates.
Four candidates for temporary chairman
appeared-D. Z. Fowler of Fresno. Charles
ID. Lloyd of Oakland. j. A. johnson of
Red Bluff and H. A. Mason of Santa Clara.
For temporary secretary Robert r. Bush
of Berkeley. Jesse Poundstone of Colusa
and Milton Carlson of Los Angeles were
nominated. There were speeches and
modest destinations and suggestions and
calls to order until it was found that Mr..
Fowler was the choice for chairman. All
three men named were chosen secretaries.
When Mr.. Fowler seized the gavel of
Office be was applauded, and he was ap-
plauded again when he had made his
speech. he is a stern-visaged man of
middle age. He has iron-gray hair and
beard and determined expression on his
lips that the absence of mustache makes
more apparent. He is prosperous raisin-
grower and a rising man from the Populist
standpoint.
"Pm proud to be here and have this
honor" he said. He expressed few of
the party platitudes, said the interests of
the party are only those "Of justice, of
right and humanity" and predicted vic
tory "when the sun goes down on NoVem-
ber's election day"
Then Burdett Cornell of Stockton, a
fair-haired. smooth-faced youth. with a
resonant voice, whom all POpulists know
as The hoy orator." sprang the slated
programme for organization. 1t provided
for four committees-on credentials, on
resolutions and order of business, on per-
manent organization and on platform and
credentiaIs-each committee to be made up
of three delegates from each OF the seven
Congressional districts.
There was little parliamentary taDgle
following this, caused by an effort TO cut
the representatives from each district
down to two, but the original proposition
triumphed.
Suddenly a delegate from prohibition
and generally abstemieus Pasadena scent
ed tobacco smoke and his indignation
would not be Gained.
There are many ladies and number
of gentlemen here" said he. with the bitter
irony and reckless abandon of cham
pion, land move that smoking here be
absolutely prohibited"
AT this the chairman showed tact.
We'll not say prohibited" said he, "but
out Of Difference to the ladies. whom the