The morning call., 1894-05-06
FIRST TO GATHER.
The Alameda Populists in
Convention.
OakIa nd's Unemployed List Reduced
From 100 to 200 Applicants
for Work.

OAKLAND.-The Populists Of Alameda
County held most enthusiastic convention
yesterday at Liberty Hall. when delegates
were ch osen to attend the State convention
of the party, to be held at Sacramento
on May 26
Out of the niDety-one delegates to which
the county was entitled. sixty-nine were
present, and every portion Of the county
was represented.
The convention was called to order by
Assemblyman Bretz of Alameda, and c.
n. Hitchcock of Oakland was made tenn
porary chairman while r. E. Bush of
Berkeley was chosen secretary.
1t was not until afternoon that perma-
nent organization was effected, and the
temporary officers were chosen perma-
nently.
During the discussion OF rules to govern.
the following telegram was read and re-
ceived with cheers:
FRESNO. May 5.-The Peoples party con-
ventioD Of Fresno County, 303 strong, with
entire confidence of success In November r,
sends greeting TO the PEOPLES party conven-
tion OF Alameda County, trusting that harmony
and victory may attend you The joint Sena-
tora and Assembly districts of Fresno and
MADEIRA counties have. nominated for State
Senator d. I. Fowler, for Assemblymen j. p.
Galena and j. w. Reese.
f. KNoBLocH, Chairman.
This was answered in like strain by
order Of the convention, after which dele
gates were chosen as follows:
Forty-sixth DISTRICT. j. Hetherington, W.
III. Martin. ID. Inman.
Forty. ty.seventh-Green Majors. d. W. Loomis,
N. j. Munson.
Foriy-eghth-A. A. Dennison, F. P. Cook, j.
Miller.
Forty-nin;h-John Gelder, L. NJ Frick, A. J..
Gregg.
Flftieih-O M. Sanford, j. W. Dutton, C. b.
White.
Fifiy-hrst-M. L. Gray, DR.. Childs, j. M.
Doyle.
Delegates-at-laree were then chosen as fol-
lows: Judge Gibson II. r. Shaw, G. Z. Lloyd,
j. +. Ford and Ea Mcclure.
This closed the conventions work, and after
congralulatory speeches from several of the
orators OF The party the convention adjourned
Rosenberg. Fones and several others OF those
who have nightly been making street-co,ner
speeches met as usual at the corner OF Tenth
street and Broadway last night and haraagued
large crowd from buggy. shorthand re-
porter was present presumably in the interest
Oh thr authorities. taking DOWN the speeches
auu ,nf ronts saia when asked about 1t:
~ oh, don't know what he's doing here.
1nfy are irving TO catch us, guess"
Another Populist thought the stenographer
,,e WAS mere IN The Interest OF certain OF Oak
lanu's rich men, Edson Adams among others,
VINO were roundly abused in a speech made a
ieW nights ago by one of The agitators.
What the Lawyer Did.
Ex-Mayor Chapman has made rather shrewd
move In regard to the Chinese lottery cases he
now has on hand.
Among the lawyers clients were three chi
nese dealers and three white visitors to the
game, VINO were caught red-handed IL The play,
ane me authorities thought their conviction
was foregone conclusion.
Wnen The several cases were called the pris-
jury.
This was part NJ ,ha r.oorap,n,a The at
iornev Then asked that the case OF the Chinese
M 0e nxed hrst, Which was done. The trial of the
CGinese was set for August 4. The trial of the
three wDite meu was set for August D. and as
their testimony In the Chinese cases would In
crlminate themselves they cannot be compelled
TO testify. 1t Is. then, the unsupported testi-