The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

Populists' convention to order in the AS
sembly chamber He called on Rev. w.
c. Bowman to invoke blessing before the
regular proceedings were opened. In the
course of his prayer the minister said:
''We feel that this is a convention of
men and women to promote a cause that
has the approval of God and heaven. We
feel that this movement was born of God
and baptized with the breath of heaven in
its very inception"
In his opening address the chairman
spoke as follows:
1--WE are now at point where we can
see victory in the air. We now invite your
wise counsel, and / feel sure, from its per-
sonnel, that this convention will be long
remembered for the good work it will do.
"a week ago there was another state
Convention in this city. and | nave no
hesitancy in saying that the Republican
convention, which then met, did more Tor
US than for itself. Applause. 1t seems
to me that its action was such as not 10
meet with the unqualified approval OF the
Republicans.
''It placed an anti-funding plank in the
platform and then placed at the head OF
its electoral ticket Charles F. Crocker. vice.
president of the Southern Pacific Com
pany; and then man, VIGOROUSLY rail-
road man, the Congressman from this dis
trict-I allude. of course, to Mr.. Johnson
was also placed on the electoral ticket OF
that party.
awe have also reason to doubt the work
of the Republican party during the last
two years. Two years ago the Repub-
lican party, as it did week ago, adopted
a suffrage plank. They opened the cam
paign in Los Angeles. They came out
without any excuse and repudiated the
action OF the State convention, saying they
would not support the woman suffrage
plank.
"We have now 10000 votes pledged in
the Populist party to that cause because
the campaign has begun. Then the Pro-
hibition party has at least 10000 more
votes and they can be relied on to join US
in this matter. II we can drum III 20, 600
more out OF the Republican and Demo
cratic parties the woman suffrage amend
ment will be carried by big majority."
Assistant Secretary Hamilton then read
the call for the convention.
j. A. Johnson of San Francisco, with an
eye cast to the rear of the hall, called
attention to the presence of Miss Susan b.
Anthony, Mrs. Aaron A. Sargent and Miss
Harper, of the Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton, in the rear of the hall, and moved
that those ladies be invited to take seats
In front OF the platform. The convention
showed its appreciation of the doctrine of
equal suffrage by rising to its feet and
adopting the motion by acclamatiou.
young man nattily dressed and holding
silk hat in his hand, proposed three cheers
for the ladies', and as they passed through
the middle aisle toward the front of the
hall, escorted by the smiling J. A. Johnson,
the hall rang and rang again with cheer
ing.
Nominations for temporary chairman
were declared i'll order, and were
opened by J. F. McSwain of Alameda, a
gentleman attired in sober black, ilumi-
mated with a white tie, who named DR.. c.
Il. Castle of Merced.
]. V. Webster, ex-candidate for Governor
on the Populist ticket, placed Charles A
Barlow OF San Luis Obispo in nomination,
garlanded with flowers of praise. He said
that Mr.. Barlow had never skunk away
from duty. He had stood before the
mouth of a bursting cannon and had aided
in scattering its fragments to the four
winds OF heaven. He had faithfully
served the people on the floor of the
Assembly and had redeemed every pledge
that he had made TO the people. More
than that, Mr.. Barlow had come TO the
convention without any Endorsement from
any other party. He came from the
Peoples party and none other.
]. D. Thompson of San Francisco and J.
Way ybright of Ell Dorado seconded the
nomination of Barlow.
E. S. Van Meter of Fresno named D. T.
Fowler of Fresno.
J. Nj. Q. Murphy OF Shasta nominated
Joseph E. Bell of Shasta.
Rev. w. e. Bowman of Los Angeles
seconded Mr.. Barlow's nomination, and
the vote was called with the following
result: