The herald., 1896-05-13
California Populists Assemble in
State Convention
THE WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
Improye the Time While Waiting for
Committee Reports
None Of the Committees Have Concluded
Their Work, But the Old Parties
Will Be Denounced
Associated Press Special Wire.


state central committee called the con-
yention to order. In his opening remarks
The chairman reviewed the action OF the
late Republican convention ara deslS-
mated their work as one mass OF neon
sistencies Wardell said the populists
have 10000 votes for suffrage and Will
work for equal rights
HaH. johnson of San Francisco moved
that Susan b. Anthony and other sui
ragists be seated on the platform. me
motion was adopted unanimously ana
when the ladies were escorted down the
aisle the convention rose and gave three
cheers.
CA. Barlow of San Luis Obispo was
elected chairman, and chairmen OF coih-
mittees were appointed.
A motion was made by Haskeil OF San
Francisco to select four delegates from
each congressional district and eleven
at large. Vann of Colusa oTered an
amendment to appoint four from the as
tricts and four at large. The ameho-
ment was carried unanimously
The convention adjourned till O'CLOCK,
so that the committees coulu nave .iiiie
to prepare reports.
When the convention reassembied at
4 o'clock none of the committees were
ready to report and the time was tahen
ND with speeches by Susan b. Ahthoils,
Mrs. A. A. Sargent of San FRANCISCO anu
others, in advocacy OF woman sui iiIle
the cause throughout the various states
that had adopted the extension OF equal
rights to all. regardless or sex. re
uuently during her discourse she was III
terrupted by uproarious applause. MISS %
Anthony was followed by MIS- ruI is
~ Sacramento who delivered a spirited
discourse on the SUBJECT VI "o
rights. ND ,eso-
Tho committee ~ platform ana RESP
nti1ns commenced their labors at lZ:4o
this afternoon. At midnight they were
still in session with no reasonable nope
of completing their lapors peioie '''e
dawn of another day.
The state central committee mas also
heen in session for the past Twelve
hours. engaged in an animated discus
sion as to the best method regarding
finances in the approaching campaish.
The proposition now favored py tte
committee. and which will undoubtedly
he adopted by the convention, is to levy
an assessment on each indiVldual del
egate to the state convention OF 81, TO be
sllpplemented by whatever can be con-
tributed by members of the party, the
object being to raise $l2,000. rms, the
committee asserts, will be sufficient to
meet all demands.
BY the resolutions already adopted,
the platform will embrace planks de-
claring in favor of an anti-fundinS bill
with reference to the railroad debt, di-
rect representation and proportional
representation on all matters affecting
state, county and municipal affairs, an
anti bond issue, a declaration in favor
of woman's suffrage, the consolidation
of offices in counties and municipalities
wherever it Is possible. with a concom-
liant reduction of the salaries of offic-
ials with view of reducing taxation;
the power of referendum and the right
to appeal from the decisions of the SUI
preme court of the United States. The
platform will contain labor plank,
which its promoters say will be binding
and will include a declaration favoring
the protection Of American labor by the
restriction of foreign immigration. This
plank will further demand the creation
OF bipartisan tribunal of experts to
determine the solutions of the enigmas
now surrounding the tariff question. In
this same plank both the Republican and
Democratic parties are to be roundly
denounced for their alleged failure to
take adequate measures to restrict the
influx of foreign immigration when such
action was within their power.
The monetary question and the adop-
tlon of resolutions dNlng with it were
not reached until long after midnight
This, of course, is the most important
measure to be considered. but Just what
action will be taken at this hour is
a mere matter of conjecture.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
ST, JOSEPH, Mo-, May 1.-THE Re-
publican state convention aIn,oet turnad
into riot this morning before the dele
o'clock 10 900 people We're in front of ~
Crawford opera house c,amorino forad
mittance. Filley. as chairman Of the
state committee. issued tickets 10 hi,
delegates before leaving ST Iouis Kar-
ems was present with q contaetinrr daIo-
CATION. The local committee Of an
rangements. recocnizin~ Kerens &C
boss. also issued tickets r. the conven9
ton, and having obtained nocsassion Of
the KEYS of the opera house ,.afIeed -
admit anv one until EiI1ev uo,Id CO..
sent to COMPROMISE For over two hour.
the delegates stood in the hot SIM curs-
ing F'illey and Kerens At - o'clock =,
crowd of men wearing Iiillev hats CON
gregated in the rear Of the theater am,
attempted to smash in the door with q
batterine ram Tba so,aaa,.+ ~ y - 49,, O.
telephoned for the noIice ana patroI
wagon full of officers wos sent
Finally an agreement was p,ada ,v
which the doors were onened EiIlay
claimed a victory However delegates
We're allowed to enter the buiIdine at I
o'clock. and after a dalav Of threa bo,,,.c
Chairman Fillev called the conyertin,,
to order. He predicted success for ~.
Republicans of Missouri this wear
Major Barthold took the chair .,d
made an address. counseiing harnoo,, ,"
denouncine the Deroooratic narty ani
advocating protection sound n,orey and
reciprocity.
In the platform as enurciated the
doctrine OF protection and reciprocity is
with ct