The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-24
SECOND FLORIDA DISTRICT.
Detailed Proceeding of the Populist
Convention at Ocala.

Convention at Ocela.
Ocala. Fla. Aug. % The populist
delegates 10 the Second congressional
district convention, which met in Ocala
today. began arriving last night and kept
dropping in until this afternoon. They
did not meet until : o'clock, as they were
waiting for the court house 10 meet in.
W T. lane of Lake was made temper
ary chairman and w. II. Williams and
J.. 4 Rowe secretaries, which officers
were afterward made permanent
While the credentials committee was
out. Senator Boarman made a furious
speech against banks, and charging there
was no difference between the Republican
and Democratic parties.
The convention was entitled to l56
members. but only some forty-five were
present, among them number OF gentle
men Of color. During the absence OF the
committee on resolutions and platform,
Mantholan Atkinson of Marion county
was called in and read a carefully pre-
pared paper on the rights and wrongs OF
man in general In it he said the Peoples
party was the only political organization
that could correct the evils threatening
people suffering from mlsrule. A. b.
Butler and one Whitman, colored, dele
gates from Duval, spoke. The last
named, though young man and brick
layer by trade, made the most
taking and best speech OF the
afternoon, appealing 10 the colored
voter to Join the Peoples party. MIR.
Peterson OF Duval was the next speaker,
who spoke Of the hard times, and said the
reason why more delegates were not pres
ent. was because they had no money TO
pay railroad fare
The report on resolutions was then
read, the substance of which reiterated
their allegiance to the principles of the
Omaha platform. denounced the present
national administration because il had
been false in every pledge made
the people, and because no relief
was given the people; that the demo-
cratic and republican parties mean the
same both favoring capitalists and trusts
and neglecting the poor people; scored
Congressman Cooper for his treacherous
course in congress, because he went
against the free coinage of silver; scored
the Democratic party of the state because
II went back on their pledges in the
Tampa platform about the free coin
age of silver; sarCastiCally congrat-
ulated the Democratic party on
its ability to condone this crime, stheir sin
against the free and unlimited coinage of
silver; condemned congress because it
allowed itself to be controlled by the cor
porations, who have so far in the life of
the present administration shown con-
Clusively that they fully control and own
it. as doubtless they should, having
bought il; condemned the present election
law as an insult to the people and one
that should no longer be taInely submit
ted to
S. s. Savage was chairman of this com
mittee. Several amendments were of
fered about the free and unlimited coin
age of silver, which, after Cole, Williams
and Baskins had discussed them. were
withdrawn and resolutions as reported,
were accepted.
j. NJ. Kirk of Marion offered resolu-
ton the purport of which, opposed a
state railroad commission but demanded
in lieu thereof, positive law regulating
rates. etc, to create law L. underwater
ing stock a felony. 1t was laid on the
table. DR. Mathews Of Marion read
resolution making the Ocala Legal
Tender, populist paper, the
official organ of the party, which was
amended to include the Jacksonville Advo-
cate, which passed; on which Hines of
Putnam made a speech showing how i'm
portanU it was to have papers dissemina-
ting the correct populist ideas Then
Hughes of Alachua nominated Lane for
congress, when cries of ''adj ourn until Z
O'clock" so delegates can meet and de-
termine on theO man, came thick and
fast, and they adjourned.
TROUP MAXwELL's LETTER.
On reassambling, Baskin read a letter
from DR.. Geo. Troup Maxwell of Jack
sonville in a reply to a letter addressed
him by his old soldier comrades. asking
him to become Peoples party congress
sional candidate. TWAS a long letter, went
over the populist ground, and said the
real and only issue was the money ques-
ton, and he was with them, but he could
not accept the nomination if rendered,
as he only had his profession to make
livelihood MaXwells letter produced
quite a sensation. Some favored giving
him a complimentary vote, but after
Chairman Lane said he was no candidate,
the roll was called by counties for nomi-
nations.
Hughes spoke for Alachua and named
DR.. Maxwell Cole of Baker spoke for
Mont Atkinson of Marion Bradford
Brevard Clay and Dade passed; Duval
seconded Atkinson. Columbia seconded
the same, Baskin seconded Atkinson in
the name of Marion. Parson Simmons sec
onded Atkinson. Williams of Orange
named W. Il. Peterson of Duval. an origi-
nal F'lorIdian. Hines of Putnam sec
onded Peterson. Nolusia did the same
Greatest latitude was given speakers and
they were long and covered every popu-
ulist doctrinal point. Lane of Lake
named Senator Borden Vote Borden
80, Peterson AZ, Atkinson so. The latter
nomination was made unanimous, when
he made short speech accepting it. New
delegates are being called out and are
making speeches, and this closes the
work of the convention.