The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-09-05
BEN RUSSELL'S VICTIM.
POPULTsTs NOMINATE A CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS.

His Name is william e. Smith, of Deca
tur Countrywide Meeting an Enthusi-
asLic One.
From the Albany Herald.
The congressional convention OF the
populists party of the second dlst1c
met at the court house in this city wed
pesday morning at IL: As o'clock to nom
mate a candidate for congress,
AS early as Tuesday afternoon ano
Tuesday night delegates began to arrive
and by II o'clock yesterday morning
+here we're probably $50 populist in the
city. They came from the four winds
of the district and when the convention
was called to order by Chairman N. I,
Crozier, the court house was pretty well
filed.
A caucus was held in the parlors OF
the Hotel Mayo by the leaders, after
which they rCp9ired 20 the court house
where. after a little delay Dr.. Pickett,
of Worth, was declared temporary chair
man of the convention. Mr. S. q. Beck
ham, of Early, responded to the request
to act as secretary.
Then the fun began.
The following is the list of delegates
who reported:
CLAY county,. F. Creel, r. A. Tur-
nipseed. A. L. King, J. n. Wash, S. r.
Weaver, Joseph Grimley; colored, Ed
Jackson, Squire Jones.
Early couuty-S. G. Beckham, G. r.
TaDiar n M Simmons
John Hatcher, w. p Andrews, j. B.
Mosely, O. B. Weaver T. J. Lewis; col
ored, Gin Hutchens, Mike GOalsby,
Glenn ROseberrY.
Terrell county,. A. Gammage, R.
II. Fletcher, M. G. Statham, Fl. T. 10y
less. B. F. Christie, VIM. Jennings, B.
McCloud, j. j. Taylor, Ii. E. Eley, H.
Hays, T. J. Sessions, j. o. Caldwell.
Mitchell county, Naples, L. G.
Collins.
Colquitt county,. J. Calhoun, ). H.
Cook.
Worth county,. II. Pickett, W. G.
Williams, J. II. Parish,
3errien county.--N L. Patterson.
Randolph county,. T. Trip, G. c.
Coleman, n. T. CrOzer; colored, Dock
Gadson.
Calhoun county G. W. Virgins,
colored, VIM. Dudley.
Thomas county.-W. II. Paulk, VIM.
White.
Baker county Not represented.
Dougherty county,. A. Waters;
colored. r. r. Robinson, G. 7. johnson,
E. Allen, Marion Oliver, d. A. Mosely,
E. C. Clemon.
Miller county.-C. c. Miller, James
Cheshire.
Quitman county,. A. Hilsman,
Wallace Ward, Dan Booth, j. j. Castel
low.
Decatur county.-C. H. Thomas, J. E.
Dickerson, j. c. PaIrott, Henry Drake.
After the convention had been in sess
sion about one hour it was agreed that
the delegates from the different counties
should caucus again, after which nOmi
nations would be in order. The dele
egates stayed out about five minutes.
When they returned, Col. R. A. Turnip-
seed, of Clay, nominated Hon. w.
E. Smith of Decatur. This OccasiOned
vocifer0us cheering After order was
restored 4 motion was made to nominate
Mr., Smith by rising vote. AS there
were no other nominations Chairman
Pickett asked all who favored the unani-
nous nomination of Mr.. Smith rise to
their feet. Nearly everybody in the
Court House stood up, and the nOmina-
ton of Mr.. Smith was declared to be
unanimous.
On motion the following gentlemen
were appointed by the chairman to
go to cambridge and inform Mr.. Smith
of his nomination; Messrs. j. H. Pick
EFT, VIM. Martin, j. II. CooE, R. A. Tur-
nipseed, {. w. Collins and C. Ell. Thorn
as.
Colonel Crozier, of Randolph, was
continued as chairman of the district
executive committee, and Colonel Tur-
nipsee1 was made chairman of the cam
paign committee.
There being no further business the
convention adjourned.