The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-21
DRY-GoODs HOUSE CLOSES.

OAKLAND.-The Alameda County Pop
ulst convention was called TO order al
1890 o'clock in Kohler & Chase's Hall yes
terday morning. Over $50 delegates and
thirty alternates were present, and among
them were number of lady delegates and
several colored men.
Ex-Assemblyman 81. Bretz. chairman
of the County Central Committee, called
the meeting TO order. He said: 1.-TWO
years ago the old parties laughed at our
convention, but now they are crying. l
hope our action will be such as to keep
them crying all through this campaign"
c. n. Hitchcock was unanimously
chosen temporary chairman and Charles
Hubbard for secretary.
Mr.. Burwell then introduced motion 10
have smoking on the floor forbidden. II
was adopted.
T. n. B. Rosenberg was then appointed
sergeant-at-arms. and under his protection
the convention got down TO work. 1t was
decided that committees on resolutions and
platform, order of business and on cTeden-
tails be appointed, and recess of five
minutes was taken to enable the districts
TO suggest names.
After the recess the committees were
announced g. follows:
ResolutioDs-W. NJ. Martin, j. T. Meyer,
Forty-slxth District; Judge Gibson, Green Ma
Tors, Forty seventh; Eugene HOugh. A. HOugh,
Forty-eighth; l.. NJ. Prick Robert Stuart,
Forty-ninth; j. r. Randolph, +. w. Sawyer,
Ftftieth; E. w. Thurman, NJ. Latimer. Fifty
first
Credentials. D. Austin Forty-sixth Dis
strict; Charles Brown, FOrty-seventh; II. d..
Rougham, Forty eighth; Fl. b. Wayne Forty
ninth; P. M. Sanford, Fittleth; R. (. Bush,
Order OF business-G. w Kraft Forty-sixth
District; j. M. Moore. Forty seventh; W. w.
Rushmore. Forty eighth; Il. c. Stats, Forty
niHth; j. W. Dutton, Fiftieth; DR.. A. F. Childs,
Fifty-frsr.
The committees then retired TO DELHI
crate, and speeches were called for.
Rev. S. GoOdeDough, Popplist candidate
for the Assembly in the FEftieth District
took the platform. He said he could not
help contrasting the Mayors meeting of
Monday night with the peoples meeting
of Thursday night.
Peoples meeting?" cried BretZ. as
not John P. Irish the people ?"
NO, replied Mr.. GoodenougA; NOR
Mayor Pardse. l will say that the people
are more than both of these"
a song was then sung by Mr.. Bradbury,
the accompaniment being played by Mr.
DukesmitE. The song deals with the
strike, and it was voted to be used as CAM
paign material.
The secretary called on members who
had resolutions to present 10 bring them
forward. This raised discussion. A. T.
Dewey thought resolutions should go to
the committee before being read; other
action he denounced as gag rule" The
chairman ruled that resolutions could be
properly introduced by bringing them to
the desk.
The convention reassembled at 100
O'Clock. A visitor WAS found annoying
delegates and Sergeant-at-Arms Rosen berg
hustled the man outside of a certain limit,
which he called the dead line"
The sensation Of the day came when
Mclaughlin of the Forty-nnth District
asked for recognition as a delegate, claim
ing that he had been elected ana that his
name was not returned by the committee.
A. A. Ray made a similar protest. This
caused an Investigation TO be made. Mr..
Hougham of the committee on credentials
said the names had been inten tionaily
dropped. because charges of vote-selling
had been made and sustained against them.
The convention was in an uproar in a