The morning call., 1894-05-24
FOWLER IS A TRUE FRIEND.
Gregg of Alameda Selected for
the Second Place.
OTHER NAMES ON THE TICKET.
Adoption of a Platform Which Is
Very Similar TO That of
Omaha Fame.

SACRAMENTO May ga Los Angeles
woman, Mrs. NJ. Water LOngley, is now
one of the proudest women in California.
She sat all day to-day at the Speakers
desk in the Assembly chamber. She sat
there because the Populist convention
made her vice-charman of the convention.
She bore in consequence of that high honor
that expression of serene contentmeut and
proud patriotism seen only on all accepted
designs of the goddess OF Liberty. She
sat side by side with Chairman Douglas
Fowler Of Fresno. ready at any moment to
seize the tackhammer that constitutes the
conventions gavel and symbol of domestic
industry, and WELD it in the cause of the
party's miscellaneous assortment of re-
TO rms.
Mrs. Longley has gray hair and wears
gold Spectacles. She was sttired In
black silk dress and wore a lastefully
decorated hat. She is woman suffrage
reformer, although incidentally She
teaches Los Angeles youth how to become
better citizens by learning shorthand.
After she was escorted 10 the chair she
made brief speech. She brushed asids
briefly the usual remarks as to the honor
conferred, etc., and then declared herself
boldly for woman suffrage. announcing
among other things that she proposed
never to hold public office until women's
votes gave it to her. She was cheered
enthusiastically. and all the delegates
looked as happy to see her behind the
desk as she was to be there.
Here is one of Mrs. Longley's senti-
ments: I'm the political firm or house.
hold it is equally to the advantage of men
and women tnat the laws should be just to
both; and as each sex has characteristics
and duties peculiar to itself. the advice
and influence of both are necessary in
order to secure not only the most justsbut
the most perfect government"
One of the incidents of the day was the
investiture OF the sergeant-at-arms, George
B. Dean, with the insignia of his Office. 1t
was not mace, or fasces. with which
Mr.. Dean shouldered arms. but an Ak
helve of tremendous proportions. 1t was
Gaylv decked in blue and pink ribbons.
and for an ax-helve looked considerably
out of place and uncomfortable.
Gregg of Alameda County made the pre-
sentation. 1--WE intend" said he, ''to have
a reaceful convention, If We have to fight
for it,
There was loud applause at this Celtic
sally. 'It Is an emblem of our party"
went on Mr.. Gregg, ''an instrument of our
warfare
''If that's an ax-helve," shouted Bow
man Of Los Angeles, clergyman who
looks like Bob Ingerson. 'it's going to
need an ak on it before we get through
with It,"
There was more applause at this asser-
ton, and then the four assistant sergeants-
alarms demanded that they be not omit
ted in the axe helve distribution. Their
need in this direction ha0 been overlooked,
so a messenger was promptly dispatched
to an agricultural supply store on Second
street to get the helves desired. They ar
rived shortly. were duly deeked In pink
and blue ribbons. the stars and stripes
bound on also. and no five sergeants-at-
arms ever looked more pleased than did
they for the rest of the session.
During recess Of the convention, pend
ing the completion of the reports of the
committees on resolutions and platform,
delegates from counties comprising the
Third Railroad Commissioner District
met in the Assembly chamber to name a
candidate for Railroad Commit ssioner.
They nominated A. Bretz of Oakland, the
Populist Assemblyman. who was SO con-
spicuous figure at the last Legislature,
tQ6 ulau WHO was puDIlCly Co0SureQ OY the
Speaker of the Assembly because he
charged that Assem- blyman Kerns had
been benefited by sack that was thought
to be open in the lobby in the interest Of
Stephen NJ. White for United States Sena-
tor.
1t was strange scene. In the same
chamber, before the same desk where he
had been publicly excoriaed, Bretz was to-
day eulogized in a way that any public idol
could have envied.
There were three other candidates, but
Bretz had 74votes on the first ballot and the
third ballot gave him the nomin alton. he
was put in nomination as "the man who
had the nerve to prosecute treason In this
building"
Gregg of Alameda an excsllent speaker,
was especially eulogistic in supporting
Brett
"Bretz was right" shouted Benson Of
San Joaquin. Results prove 1t. Kern
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