The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-10
MARION'S POPULISTS MEET.
None Of the Party Leaders Anxious TO
Lead The FOTlOIl Hope.

The Convention Selects Delegates TO
the Congressional Convention to Be
Held at Ocala on Aug. 23-L. S.
Light and ". J. Folks Nominated
for the Nominations
Made for County ORces-A synop-
sis of the Platform.
Ocala. Fla, Aug 9.-The Peoples
party Of Marion county met in convention
to-day. to nominate delegates to meet in
convention at Ocala on Aug. D, to nomi-
nate a congressman, and also TO nominate
legislators and county officers.
A P Baskin was made chairman and
William Dehan secretary.
The delegates selected are: a. P. Bas-
kin. Capt F. H. Lyttle, W. H. Savage, l.
L. Aikens, Mont Atkinson, G. G.
Matthews, John W. Pearsons, W. DehOn,
L. 5. Light, W. J. Folks, William Hick-
son, G. ". Waters, T. J. Perry, W. A.
Dickinson, J. W. Williams, W. H. Swim
ton. ]. Hoag, J. NJ. Kirk, J. L Freymuth.
There were 81 delegates present and p
districts were represented.
The audience was a typical wool hat
one.
For the legislature, Mont Atkinson, L. S.
Light, DR.. G. @. Matthews, Tom Sis
trunk. W J Folks and J. VI. Kirk, were
put in nomination. All declined but At
kinson, but all the same Light and Folks
were nominated.
S. S. Savage. j. W Lyles and w. F.
Martin were named for members of the
county school board.
J. Hoag captured the nomination for
clerk Of the criminal court, while Thomas
j. Barnes was named for assessor,
Charles Matthews for tax collector and
7. J. Perry for treasurer.
The substance of the resolutions were:
/. That the money power dominates and
controls both the Republican and Democratic
parties and no relief could come TO the peo-
Pile unless the principles OF the Omaha plat
form prevailed.
2 DenounCes the issue OF bonds. whether
municipal. county, state or national.
8, That the $3.50 paid for an armory was
county money wasted.
4. Denounces the county and state fee sys-
TEN: demanded salaries instead.
5. Denounces the present election laws and
demands the abolition OF the eight ballot
system and payment Of the poll tax as pre-
requisite.
6 Demands the enactment Of law grant
ing 10 each political party representation on
election boards.
T. Demands that the laws be so revised as
70 compel election boards to publish returns
Of the votes cast in the districts, counties and
IN the state.
. AQhQGLuuS Tue AItotDA ~ Stcul VI CONVICT
labor. but convlcts should be employed on
the public roads.
That part of a resolution fsvoriDg own
ership of railroads by the government was
passed, but the portion demanding state
railroad commission, after vigorous
fight, was stricken out.
Messrs. Baskin, Kirk, Dehon, Barnes
and J. Hoag were opposed to a state rail
road commission, and said it was a fraud
and a snare, and the only thing the Dem
ocratic party had TO blind the people
and deceive them.
Messrs. Light, Folks and Hickson IA
vored a state commission.
1t was refreshing to note the unanimity
with which all the offices were declined.
The old war horses reared and pranced
around when called on to be standard
bearers. 1t seemed that Notwithstanding
their declarations of how the Peoples
party was growing they did not have
much confidence in their election.
W D. Condor made a speech in the
morning, in which he attempted to show
the crowd there was no difference in the
two old parties Both had the same OBJ
ject-to rob the people.
Herman Martin was the only pioneer
who was not at the meeting.
The convention refused to indorse T. J.
Dobbs' temperance resolution. The CRY
OF the meeting was You democrats NAV
down US Tor wnlIe, but we are growing
and bound to win
An amusing episode in the meeting was
when County Solicitor Burford, a staunch
democrat, came into the room to get legal
papers he was applauded.
Another incident, and very laughable
one, was when Jim Duffy usurped the
prerogatives of the chair and had to be
carried from the hall.
News comes from Lake Weir district
that democratic primary election was
held 10 that precinct to-day for delegate
to the Twentieth senatorial district.
Fifty voters participated. rs of whom
voted for Gen. Bullock. when the Benson
faction seeded and elected a delegation