The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04
OIMOND IS A P0PULIST
Received Into the Full Faith
of the Peoples Party
Last Night.
His Right TO the Unrestricted Run of
the Fold the Subj CT of
Warm Debate.

Joseph 1. Dimond Is not as choice q
morsel to many of the Populists as he is
to the Buckley wing of the Democratic
party. This was demonstrated last night
at the meeting of the County Committee
of the Peoples party of San Francisco,
when Joseph Asbury Johnson introduced
a resolution indorsing Buckley's candi-
date for Mayor and adopting him into the
Populist party.
The first business OF i'm portance was the
consideration of the report made by B. G.
Haskell of the committee on board of
election. He reported that while the
PopuIists were entitled to have two repre-
sentatives in the booth of each precinct,
or about 700 election officers in all, but 500
names of Populists had thus far been fled
with the Election Commission.
be moved that his com mittee be en-
powered to expend $50 in the work of dis
covering men who would be willing to
serve as guardians of the Populists' inter
ests on election day for $40. Several of
the members reported difficulty in find
ing Populisis in every precinct, and it was
suggested, and the suggestion was favor
ably received, that silver Democrats and
silver Republicans who could be trusted,
IL there were any such TO be found, be
recommended for these appointments
Mr.. Haskell further reported that five
attorneys had been engaged 10 prepare
papers and procure the arrest of all per-
sons who attempted 70 defraud the Popu-
lists on election day. He informed the
committee that two Police Judges had
agreed to be on hand so that the warrants
of arrest could be issued at once.
Then Joseph Asbury Johnson cast the
apple OF discord into the meeting. He in
troduced series of three resolutions.
The first read. in part, as follows:
I'VE recognize in Joseph I. Dimond, the
candidate OF the Peoples party of San
Francisco for the Office of Mayor, gen.
uine, bold snd compromising anti
monopolist and Bryan Democrat and
avowed Populist OF unimpeachable integ-
rity."
The second resolution indoIsed the mu-
nicipal land legislative tickets of the Pec-
pies Party Convention of San Francisco.
and promised them the full support of the
County Committee.
The last resolution made "Anti-mo-
noply, stand by the people," the battle
cry of the Populists in the coming cam
paign.
When it came to the adoption of these
resolutions opposition at once arose TO the
first. B. ]. Pye led the klckers. He de-
clared that Dimond was 70 Popullst and
that the County Committee had no right
TO bsptize him into the faith. This raised
howl of approval from many OF the
mem bers, and the Populism of Dimond
was the subject of long ana somewhat
hested debate. Il was finally brought ont
that he had not only placed himself
firmly on the Buckley platform, but had
agreed TO protect every plank in the Popu-
lists platform also. On this showing he
was allowed to be endowed with the cre-
dentials prepared for him by Johnson,
snd all the resolutions were adopted. The
com mittee adjourned till next Saturday
night At 915k Marker street, where The
executive committee of the County Com
mitfea vii meet on Iuesdar eveninr