The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-29

| James COOK L. II. MaDley
| La Canyada- (proxy Morgan)
]. ]. Phillips. s-John A. Stanwood
Jno. j. Johnson, ]. ]. Steckel.
c. P. Stetson. South Pasadena
| La Liebre- F. A. Cattern,
E. w. Edison. Earl s. Peet.
| Lamanda- Whittier
E. A. Bonine, 1-George Hatch.
| 1. Iams c. T. Stanfield,
Monrova- j. Smith.
| e. NJ Wardall 2-Will S. Fawcett,
| E. c. Willets, alt c. H. Butterfield
J. Fl. Parker. Alternates in Order
| Monte Vista 71-Crawford.
Harry Bradley, 69-Sawyer
| Henry Phelps, 69-Bowman.
| Alternate: 6S-Long.
r. P. Hanson. 5S-Fellows.
J Norwalk- 55-Taylor.
| j. H. Kerns, 52-Hodges.
| II. X. Custer 45-Schneider
(proxy Kerns) 22-Fred Baker
w. w. Orr, H-Alf Moore.
| E. p. Truitt.
| After the confirmation as permanent Of
| fcers of the incumbents, the next business
was the election Of three state central COM
| mitteemen. The following are the candi-
| dates and the votes duly received:
| E. M. Wardall, 121; w. S. Fawcett, 101;
W. F. Hartwig 81; w. C. Bowman, &c. VIM.
| Moore g. The first three were elected.
| The election of a chairman and secretary
of the county central committee resulted in
| the unanimous choice of E. L. Hutchison
and c. o. Morgan for the respective offices.
Resolutions Adopted
The report of the committee on platform
and resolutions now presented its report,
and 1t was complete surprise to most of
the delegates. 1t had been suggested that
Chairman Chapel, a pro-fusionist, would
pay strict attention to the personnel of this
most important committee; hence, when
| the following preamble and resolutions were
offered, the convention had to swallow once
or twice before it could find its voice.
1.-THE Peoples party of Los Angeles
county, in convention assembled, adopts
the following resolutions as expressive
of It's principles and purposes:
II. Resolved, That the Peoples party
of Los Angeles county stands now where
it has ever stood firm and faithful in its
adherence to all the great fundamental
principles of reform enunciated in the
Omaha platform
70. Resolved That while we recognize
the duty and wisdom of the united &C.
ton of all genuine reform forces at the
polls, we are uncompromisingly OPP
posed to all forms of political fusion
looking merely to the distribution of
offices and patronage, while the fusing
elements are themselves dscordant and
incongruous In political faith and prin-
ciples.
IS. Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that the Peoples party
cannot, for the sake Of fusion or for any
other reason, afford to lower its stand
/ ard of reform principles, by a weaken
ing of it's demands. without a compro-
mise of strength and forfeiture Of pub
lie confidence.
a. Resolved, That the Peoples
party of Los Angeles county will favor
fusion with other reform forces only on
condition that the fusing parties unite
on a single platform and consolidate I'M
der single name, leaving nominations
for office to conventions of the CONSOLE
dated elements.
"5 Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that our state platform
should be brief and comprehensive,
avoiding a multiplicity of details; and
that we are willing to go before the
country on one single proposition, the
foundation principle of all reform and all
true democracy, viz:-direct legislation.
sc. Resolved, That our delegates to
the state convention be and they are
hereby instructed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions"
After A. r. Sprague, secretary of the COM
mittee. had presented his Interpretation of
the resolutions the heavy guns of the pro-
fusionists turned loose in a manner that
might put to blush those of Sampson's
squadron. Rush, Curran, Wardall, Steele
Bailey, Morgan and others, volleyed and
Numbered, expostuated and implored and
no speaker failed to reiterate Rush's scorch-
ing rebuke, in which he stigmatized the
resolutions as 1.-The most fragrant piece of
unmitigated impudence ever offered before
convention of intelligent men, not to men,
ton Populists at all.
Amended Resolutions
With the exception OF Sprague and Hinck-
ley, the rebuked committeeman bowed in
silence to the storm, and hardly corpo-
rails guard voted negatively upon the fol-
lowing amendment. which made bird of
a very different feather out OF the original:
Amend by inserting in the fourth line
OF the second paragraph, after the words
Civic reform. the following:
Resolutions
Resolved, That the executive commit
tee of the county central committee be
empowered to appoint committee to
confer with the Democrats and Silver
Republicans to ascertain whether any
satisfactory basis can be found for
united action in county politics, and to
report to this convention when it reas-
sembles and it is further
Resolved, That platform recognition
of the principles of direct legislation shall
be an Indispensable factor of any prop
ositon submitted for consideration.
Other Business
The battle was over. The election of six
teen delegates to the state convention at