The San Francisco call., 1897-10-27
ADOPTED A PLATFORM
Close Of the Annual Conven-
tion of the Socialist
Labor Party.
A Novel Scheme on Foot to Make
All Candidates Eligible for
Office.

The County Convention of the Socialist
Labor party for the purpose of adopting a
platform and nominating Board OF Free
holders was beld in the Turk-street Tenn
pie last evening, The platform as adopted
reaffi ms The national platform of the
party and makes the following demands:
I. Tho Board OF Supervisors to be large
body TO whom shat. be given full executive
powers. They shall be eiected according to
the principle of proper tional repres entatlon
from he city at large.
IL Tue veto power of the Mayor to be aboi-
ished, and direct veto by the people (some-
times called the reierendum) to be substituted
therefor.
III. The people to have the right to initiate
legislation by petition.
". The acquisition by the municipality
and al the earliest possible date, of all public
Utilities now carried on under franchises
V. The Board OF Superv .sors 10 he prohibited
from extending an, existing franchise or
granting any new franchise without the ap-
proval OF the people expressed at a general or
special election.
VI. The profits arising from the conduct of
pubic utlilties by the municipal .ty 10 be sed
for the fo.Iowiug purposes. First, the establish
meut OF tund for pensioning sick, aged or
disabled employees Second, the enlat ging and
extension OF the service requireu by the
growth OF the city. Third, the increase OF the
compensation Of the employees aud other citi-
Zens.
VII. The abolition of the contract system
on puOuC WORKS ana the SuDStliutlon tleFet or
OF the direct employment OF labor by the NJ u
nlcipality, eight hours to constitute the maxi
mum days labor and 81 per day the minimum
pay.
VIII. The establishment of public halls and
public parks, where public meetings may be
held without expense TO the participants.
TX. The abolition of the license tax on any
business, industry or occupation.
y. School books 10 be furnished free 10 all
scholars in the public schools. tr.e ciolhing
TO be provided ior those whose parents are too
poor TO keep their children decently clothed.
While realiz. the restrictions imposed
by the existing State and national coustitu-
uons on the iull realization OF the Socialis
prog ramme, we yet consider 1t our duty TO
point the way 10 future prog ess on evolution
ary lines. by making the following recon-
mendalions:
Flrst-Tbe establishment of municipal mar.
kets, wood and coal yards, public baths and
laundries and municipal drugstores where
pure ana unaduilerated medicines can De
procured at cost prices.
Second - The furnishing of remunerative
employment by the municipality TO all ciIi-
Zens, male or female, who have been forced
out of mployment or who are unable TO Sc
cure employment, owing to the fierce and in
human competition engendered by our So
called civilization.
Third-That the city acquire control of
vacant lots within the city limits and erect
commodious dwellings upon them TO be rented
al the lowest possible cost.
After the adoption of this platform the
following We're nominate ed for freeho ders ::
D. J. Edits, Oliver Everett, Henry War.
necke Sr., A. Cont, H. F. Sahiender,
George Speed, George Ames, l.. Seifert.
Oscar Seller, E. Less. Frank Whitney
George Ferrer, Carl Petersen, George
Aspen and William Costley.
All of these are not propertv-owners