The record-union., 1895-10-02
THE PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
1t Nominated Lawton for Mayor Last
Night,
After Deciding Last Week That 1t
Would Not Fuse With Any
Other Party.

being present.
The meeting was called to order by H.
n. Baunann, who said he hoped that the
convention would be an orderly one and
not take pattern by the conventions OF
the old parties.
Nominations for Temporary Chairman
being in order Judge McKune was
nominated, but declined, on account of
his health.
William Boyne was elected Temporary
Chairman and L. III. Waterland was
elected Temporary Secretary.
VI. I. Hamilton moved that a commit
tee OF tive be appointed by the Chair on
credentials.
Chris Weisel moved to amend that one
be appointed from each ward.
The amendment was lost and Hanil-
toms motion was carried.
The Chairman stated that as there
seemed 10 be some clouds lowering over
the convention, he wanted TO select a
couple of stout men as Sergeants-at-
Arms. he appointed Z. +. BIodgett and
- DAILY, Jr.
George Long moved that a commmittee
OF live be appointed on permananent Or
ganization and order of business and the
OH platform and resolutions was also
ordered 10 be appointed by the Chair.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The Char appointed George A. Long,
". 7. Hamilton. Ii. NJ. Baumann, ii. Z.
DAILY and Z. Wesel AS Committee on
Credentials.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
zation were ". NJ. Ellsworth, George
Surgeson. Andrew Hansen. Charles
Smith and J. Z. Moore.
For Committee OIL Platform and Reso-
lutions DIR. Pyburn, Z. ID, Shirland, T. G.
Castlehun, NJ. Hooke and III. w. Woods
were appointed.
After a recess the Committee on Gre
dentials reported substantially the list of
delegates as published heretofore. 1t
also recommended that no proxies be
allowed.
a LIVELY DISCUSSION.
w. a. Long moved that the report be
adopted.
Noble Fisher, who was not on the list
of delegates, attempted to address the
convention, saying that he bad always
worked with the party, but was now shut
out.
The point of order was raised that
Fisher was not delegate. and the Chair
ruled the point we'll taken.
j. \. Moynihan in fiery speech de-
nounced il as an outrage that Fisher 8
name had been removed from the list
after he (Moy nihan) had placed it there,
as Fisher had devoted his life to the
cause of labor.
w. L. Hamilton demanded the previ-
Gus question just as it began to look az
if the Democratic Conventions tactics
were to be taken up, as things began to
get warm.
The report was adopted.
Long moved to make Fisher an honor
airy member, which was done almost
unanimously.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED.
The report Of the Committee on Organi-
zalion and Order of Business reported
making the temporary officers the per-
manent ones.
Mr.. Boyne called Hamilton to the chair
and nominated him for permanent Char
man, but the report was adopted.
DR.. Pyburn was elected Vice resident
and NJ. w. Woods Treasurer.
PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions reported as follows:
First-We believe in the carrying out
of the principles of the Peoples party
as expressed in the National and State
platforms.
Second-We are in favor of the mu-
-,
electric lights, street railroads, etc.
Third-Ne are III favor OF all public
works being executed by the city auth or
tiles, instead OF by contract, as hereto-
tore.
Fourth-We demand from all officers
of the city that they carry out the pro-
visions of the city charter and adminis-
ter city affairs with economy and faith
fulness.
Fith-We believe that the sanitation
of the city should be attended to accord
ing to the recommendations of the duly
appointed Board of Health.
". i. Hamilton said that, as this was a
municipal election, in which national.
State and county matters were not in
volved, and the convention might wish to
take up citizens not members, he moved
that the first section be stricken out.
J. \. Moynihan vehemently opposed
the motion, and besought them unless
thew wanted to descend TO piece club. to
retain the clause.
hamilton stoutly defended his motion.
claiming TO be AS true a Peoples party
man as Moynlhan or any other man in
California. BY doing as he suggested
and elimination OF national references,
any honorable citizen could accept Il
nomination at their hands.
III. w. Woods opposed striking out the
section, and said that only the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties, who have
indorsed their own platform, could OBJECT
to the convention indorsing its own.
| There was no man in his party who could
take the banner OF Mayor aud carry it To
victory and 1t must do the best it could
but he wished to get as far from the old
parties Is possible.
III. {. Daily also opposed the motion,
and il was overwh elmingly lost.
Long moved To- amend the platform SO
that the city should own lis water work s
and have clear water, but the motion was
ruled out OF order.
"pll give you something national"
said Hamilton. AZ move 10 amend so
that il read that the Government own and
control all railroads."
This WAS also ruled out of order.
Long moved that any citizen outside
tho party who might be nominated for
Mayor bo not required TO indorse the ma
lional part OF the platform.
Noble Fisher and Moynihan both vehe-
mently opposed the motion, and said that
/ any man who would not indorse the
principles of the party should not he
nominated by it,
! Hamilton said that such utterances
were what made The party a laughing
stock and disgraced it.
Moynihan raised the point of order that
! the platform having been adopted, il
could not be changed. The Chair decided
the point of order we'll taken.
! Hamilton appealed and demanded 9
roll-call, which was had, and the Chair
was sustained by large majority.
I NO NOMINATION FOR MAYOR.
| Nominations for Mayor were called
! for, but The adoption of the platform hav-
/ ing shut outsiders out, none were mad
j. j. Vance moved that the nomination
| be left TO the Central Committee, and
| Hamilton moved an amendment that til {
committee have power to put no one but
| Peoples party man on the ticket
On motion OF Judge McKune, the
question was divided and the original