The herald., 1898-06-09
PEOPLES PARTY MEETS
SEVERAL ORATORS ROAST A
GOOD MANY THINGS
Delay in Calling the Charter Conven-
ton Causes Wrath and Suspicion.
City Council Scored

Summoned by the call of Chairman Milton
pies party of this city met last night at
Peoples hall, 31Sls South Main street.
| There was full attendance, and on call
| ing the meeting to order the chairman
| stated that the call had been issued because
| of the near approach of the time set for the
election of freeholders to frame new city
charter and also of the county election of
| the coming fall
| 1t was stated that some time ago the diff
ferent political and business organi-
cations of the city had joined in
| the selection of delegates and a
chairman who was empowered to call a
charter committee for the selection of can
| didates for election for the purpose of franz
| ing new city charter; that the representa-
ton of each organization there present had
been settled upon, but that up to this time
no call had been issued.
| On motion of r. Z. Curran q letter was
drafted. duly signed by members of the
committee. addressed to w. c. Patterson,
chairman of the chamber of commerce del
| egation, requesting his immediate action in
calling a convention for the purpose of Sc
| lecting fifteen freehoders to be elected to
frame new city cnarter.
| 1t was then brought out that the time hav-
| ing expired in which to make regular nom
nations, they must be made by ballot
| Councilman Hutchinson was then called upon
to explain why the council had not passed
a final resolution sooner ordering an cleo
| ton. He reviewed the passage Of the first
ordinance of Intention and the later diff
| culties leading MP to the delay of the final
ordinance, and summed it all up in the eX-
| preston that 1t was clear that if action was
| to be taken, and finally, for the framing of
a new charter 1t must be by the Populists,
| Silver Republicans and Democrats of this
| city, whether the Republicans would or
would not join them.
| After a talk about the vacancies in the
city central committee and OF the necessity
| for their being filled, and that it work CO.
| Jointly with the county committee in out
laying plans for the county campaign, the
question of quarters came up. 1t was de-
cided to rent rooms in the Downey block,
| the old quarters and meetings Of the party
hereafter will be held in those rooms.
| The resignation of Secretary pro tenn F.
X. Wood was accepted, and, after rendering
| him Il vote of thanks c. o. Hawley was
elected to fill the vacancy.
| The places thus far selected for the hold
| ing of the primaries for the charter cleo
| ton on Tuesday, June 81, at 1880 p. M, are:
First ward-Downey avenue, near Truman
street. Second ward-Civic Review office
Seventh ward, 610 East Fifth street; Sixth
ward-1431 Griffith avenue. The Third
Fourth, Fifth and Ninth ward places are to
| be selected.
| A committee composed of S. A. Waldron,
| R. E. Curran and ]. o. Blakeley was then
selected to work on the municipal owner
ship of water in this city, and the commit
teemen were directed to fight to the finish
all alleged schemes to sidetrack the real
issue by municipal lighting propositions,
| tunneling bonds or any other mea sures.
| A general discussion followed the ap-
pointment of this last committee, in which
the city council was roundly scored. Coun-
Gilman Hutchinson was called upon and
made a statement as to the action and mac
ton of the council. After passing several
other motions affecting local matters of
the committee, an adjournment was taken