The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-15
ANTI-MAGUIRE pOPULISTS.
THEY CONVENE AND NOMINATE
A FULL TICKET.
Adopt a Platform and Take Steps
to Retain the Peoples
Party Name.

The two wings of the Populist Con-
ventlon met in their respective halls at
1880 yesterday morning, each begin
ming business in COOL offhand man
ner, as if nothing had occurred out of
the usual order of things. AS trained
soldier in the Franco Prussian war was
seen to pick up his left arm, which a
cannon ball had torn off, throw it up
III the air and eXclaim ''Vive la
France so each wing of the party yes
terday was overrun with enthusiasts
who exclaimed, Long live Populism!'
The thoughtful boilers will desert
the rogues and return to us in due
time" said a gray haired fusionist, in
sisting that the fatted calf would be
offered to any prodigal that might re-
turn.
There are many poor fellows in the
Mcguire convention who may yet come
10 u.s." said Joseph Asbury Johnson,
for they are laboring under hallucina-
TONS
These expressions are an index Of
the general sentiment that prevailed in
both wings of the warning body that
assembled on Monday and was sun
dered on Wednesday.
There are many of the Mcguire dele
gates who were hopeful that they would
make gains from the ranks of the
straight Populists during the day.
several have already returned to
the 1old, said Secretary Gregory of
the Mcguire convention, and others
are almost sure to return when they
understand the full meaning of their
mistake"
Joseph Asbury Johnson thought the
middle Of the readers should delay their
convention until the Mcguire people had
concluded. There would be some ad-
Ndhtase IN our remaining there till the
emu he argued. Johnson had no fol-
~" efS IN that belief, so he went into the
IdilhS q the enemy alone and scanned
'heH proceedings as hawk views it's
prey The aged middle of the roader.
however, sat safe distance from the
communicating arena of Mcguire
ism"
Johnson and a few others favored
such course as might win Populist
votes all over the State 4 believe we
should nominate such Of the other con-
Fention's members and nominees as
"e know 70 be all right, thereby taking
the wind out Of their sails he said
from Oakland. was within hearing of
the remarks. in reply to which he said;
SNo man is good enough for me unless
he is brave enough to come into this
convention Of true Populists and abide
py It's decisions. Your course, Mr..
Johnson, would be fusion. and fusion is
the thing that drove US away from the
other convention"
So it was readily observable before
the new political ship had sailed far
that the waters We're troubled and that
there We're evidences of mutiny abroad.
As the new convention proceeded, how
ever, it was apparent that there were
no serious dissensions. This was made
plain by the unanimity with which the
delegates forced the nomination of d.
II Fowler for Lieutenant Governor in
spite of his protests that his business
in the university would not allow him
to make a canvass.
In the Mcguire convention business
was dispatched without delay. and al
most everything was out of the way by
the noon adjournment.
When Chairman Fowler called the
dissenters from the Mcguire convention
to order at 1870 o'clock yesterday
morning about eighty delegates We're
present, claiming a total vote Of 80,
counting proxies.
a resolution was at once adopted in
wiling any delegate from the other con-
vention TO take seat at any time. 1t
was resolved to extend the right hand
of fellowship to all who come in, pro-
vided they Will indorse what has been
done at the time they arrive.
The platform of the Mcguire conven-
ton was read and adopted without de-
lay. with the one amendment that the
words and operation of railroads" be
placed after the word government own
ership 1t was stated that the platform
of the Mcguire convention was other
wise satisfactory to the middle-of-the-
road men.
There were many speeches eulogistc
of Shanahan. who was unanimously
nominated for Governor.
Crawford OF Kern County nominated
Douglass II. Fowler for Lieutenant
Governor. There were about twenty
two-mnute speeches in favor of Fowl
CT. but he stated he could not possibly
make the canvass. The delegates pre-
vailed on Kim to accept, however, with
the understanding that he could not
make the canvass.
Joseph Asbury Johnson OF san IRAN
cisco was nominated for Secretary of
State by acclamation. He thanked the
convention and said he would run.
Greene Majors was nominated for
Attorney General by Gator He de-
clined the nomination on the ground
that he would be out Of the State dur
ing the campaign. He regretted the
circumstance, after which many dele
gates spoke urging him TO run and give
the convention the moral support of his
name Many delegates pledged Mr..
Majors the support OF their counties re
gardless of the fact of his inability to
make speeches or be present during the