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scnrcs Oh Miss Nnncx Amin.
MOULD NOT ENDORSE.
The Tennessee Democrats Meet and Do Not
LnEnrse HE Admin y rat ION.

Nashville, Tenn, April 1S.--(Special)-Th
democratic state convention to nominate
court met here today. The convention was
one of the most representative ever held
here and broke the record i'll the way CT
eXpediting business, being IN session only
three hours ana ten minutes.
Being a judicial convention, the party
leaders deemed it best to eScheW politics,
but it was apparent that only by smoth
erinG it in committee was the convention
prevented from adopting d resolution
condemning the course OF President CleVe-
land on the silver question, the convention
did not indorse the administration
The convention met at noon and Hon.
Joshua W. Caldwell, of knoXvllle, was
made temporary chairman The committee
credentials and permanent organization
was named and a recess taken.
When the convention reassenl5led the re-
port Of the committee on permanent or
ganization was adopted making Hon Luke
D. Wright, of Memphis, permanent char
man, and George w. Ochs of Chattanooga,
secretary. The committees report also
thorzed the permanent chairman to APP
point a committee resolutions OF one
member from each congressional district, to
which should be referred all resolutions
without debate. This was adopted, as was
a provision that the ballot be taken for all
five nominees at one time.
Resolutions We're then declared in order
and the names Of the six candidates We're
placed before the convention. The roll was
Snodgrass, of Hamilton: w. &. Caldwell,
of Weakley, and W. l.; Beard, OF Shelby,
each $3.50; W. s. McAlliSter, or DaVldson,
" Seay, of Sumner, 5S3. Messrs. Snod-
grass, Caldwell, Beard, McAlster and
Wilkes were declared the nominees.
q
The Fifth mississippi.
Jackson Miss, April 1S.-(Special.)-T
democratic executive committee of the fifth
congressional district today fixed August
22d and named Meridian the place and
time for the nomination of a successor to
Congressman Williams. Primaries will be
held on Thursday. August 18th.
Hon. S. l.. Dodd, of Alfalfa. and w. L.
Kern, OF Holmes are pronounced candi-
dates, While Senator Byrd. of Neshoba. eX-
Senator Keither, of Newton Hon. W. II.
Jones, of Smith. and eX-Congressman Bee
man. of Scott, are prospective candldates.
Congressman Wilson'S Movements.
New Iberia La, April 20-Congressman
w l.. Wilson and party went by special
train today to visit the salt mines, the
guests of General Dudley Avery. Tomorrow
ne will join fishing party to Lake Tosse.
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denounced him by name. He cared not for
in speaking Of the condition of the couu-
The people in the cities do not fully
understand the distress which exists in the
country. Today a gentleman told me
that on yesterday there was d kolb meet
ing Of 1000 people at Wedowee.
why were these people out?
'"Tney are in Distress and they know It,
selves they want to hurt somebody else
'"rhese men are good men.
'rhey are the white men who saved the
white people of Alabama by voting for
Houston il 1874 and their assistance may
lit viii be needed in August!
Hoy can you get it* - by continued
abuse? No, not at all. But their assis-
tauce must be had if we want to save the
state.
THE use of the multiplication table must
TIE senator made plea for the reunion
of democratic party of the state, and
s that he felt that more good or bad
would come to the state of Alabama from
who would be the next governor OF Ala
bama than would be produced by all the
presidential elections for the next twenty
tive years.
scores Old Miss Nancy Again.
Senator Morgan took up the arraignments
made on him by The Montgomery Adyer-
User, and answered them seriatim. lie
was mace that he had slandered the demo-
cratic party in saying on the floor Of the
senate that the nomination Dy the national
convention OF a man nimical to silver
was procured by the use of money. lie
answered it by reading letters and state
ments from Senators HILL Brice and AL
drich that these We're facts which We're
known to them. The answer to this charge
of The Advertiser was conclusive and con-
yincing, and WAS delivered without amy
show Of bitterness of Vindictiveness.
The crowd ranged from one thousand to
twelve hundred and there was never Il more
enthusiastic audience gathered in the city
to hear a public speech since the war
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discuss the many plans that have been
named for the building of monument to
the memory of jefferson Davis, president
of the cOnfederacy.
1t is believed that a movement will be put
on foot to secure handsome pension from
all of the states composing the late con
federacy for Mrs. jefferson Davis. The
laying of the corner stone of a large con-
federate monument in Capital park, Birm-
inSh2m, Will take place on the afternoon
of the 26th-Memorial Day. General
Stephen ID. Lee, of Starkesville. Miss, will
be the orator of the day. General John b.
Gordon, commander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans Association, now
United States senator from Georgia, will
preside over the deliberations of the con-
The Full Programme.
Camp Hardee, of birmingham has issued
the following programme for the coming en-
campment
Forenoon April 25.-Convention called to
order at a. m at Winnie Davis WigWam, by
Major General Il. 5. Ferguson, Alabama di-
vision
Prayer by the chaplain general.
Address of welcome by his eXcelency,
Thomas 6. Jones' governor OF Alabama.
Address of welcome by Hon. David j.
Fox, mayor of Birmingham
Response by General John B. Gordon,
mmander-in-chiel United Confederate
Veterans.
Enrolment of delegates and permanent
organization of convention.
Business of the convention.
Afternoon = p. m.-Annual GRAFTON at wig
wan.
Resumption OF business DN COHNeHtloil.
Evening 100 o'clock .-Tableau OF states
and concert at WigWafn.
Reception for Mrs. and Miss Winnie Da-
Wis and other invited guests at the parlors
of the Caldwell hotel.
Second Day, April 26.-ConVentiOn meets
at 8 o'clock a. m, at the Wi%Wam
Business of the convention reSun ed.
Afternoon, 2:30 o'cIoCk.-COlumn formed
for review will pass the communicating
chief, who will occupy the reviewing stand
Laying of corner stone Of confederate
monument at City park
Address by General stephen y. Lee
Evening, 1880 o'Clock.--Tableau OF the
states and concert at WigWam.
Reception of young ladies' representing
the states at Southern Club.
Thus, it is readily seen that this will be
the grandest gathering of Confederatcs
known to the south since Davis and Lee led
their legiOnS to the front
On to birmingham is the cry from Texas
to Virginia and may thousand benedic-
tons rest on the brave heroes Of the lost
cause as they once more ''fal; inn
REAS4-- CRAWFORD.
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DURING Tie nast two years five united
state senators from the southern states
have died at their post Of diltv They were
Senator Barbour, Of Virginia: Eenna, OF
West virginia: Gibson, Of Louisiana: Col
quit. Of Georgia and Vance of North
Carolina All of them. except Senator Glib
son. died in Washington.
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The Fifth Mississippi.


New iberia, La; April 2o.-Congressn;a an
train today to visit the salt mines, the
guests of General Dudley Avery Tomorrow
he will join a fishing party to Lake Tosse.
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state Banks Next.

Just ga soon as the appropriation bills
ere out of the way in the house the bill
ne taken up. debated and voted upon The
advocates of the repeal of this tax feel
more hopeful since the adoption of the
rule to count quorum than they have
a. any time this session.
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The members Of the house understand
that much delay is contemplated in the
senate and they viii endeaVor to force the
senators 10 early action by rushing business
Under the new rule of the house it can
Do business with Il rush. II Is the OBJECT
Of the leaders to soon dispose Of all the
qp3roqriatiou bills and other business and
then set with folded hands waiting on the
senate to dispose of the tariff They be-
Heve this might force the senate TO earlier
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Washington. n c.. April lG,-(Special.j-
W. c. P. Breckinridge appeared on the
floor of the house thls morning.
lie was summed by the great mass mass OF
he PASSED among Them No demonstra-
lion vi any kind was made. 1t is probable
mat he viii 20 TO Kentucky at once to
enter mis- canvass Tor reelection.
fsx-Congressmau George Il. Barnes, of
Augusta. arrived today and will be in
TAastil..fnt several N.rekS
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Colonel Avery Chosen.

Director General Palmer reported that
acting under instruction of the last meet
ing, he and the temporary president had
appointed, Colonel I. W, Avery to take
dorsement Of southern commercial bodies
of the exposition.
The appointment is to cover a period of
sixty days, ana Colonel Avery had already
entered on his work. on motion of Cover
nor Bullock, this action was approved.
IN. a tl,.r .tt
The advocate., 1894-06-20
TIE WORK BEFORE Us.

The state convention Of last week
was composed of good representa-
tive men from every locality in the
state, and from every class which
goes to make up the Peoples party
in the state. They came to the con-
vention knowing the sentiment Of
their constituents as to platform and
candidates, and they came deter
mined to vote those sentiments. They
did vote them without having to en-
counter any plots or schemes usually
incident to political conventions, and
Che result is platform and ticket
that will encourage all Populists to
take of their coats and work for the
cause Of progress.
It requires no great mind to see
wherein some part Of the convention
work could have been done more sat-
lsfactorily. but since it was so we'll
done ON the whole, it requires very
small mind to find fault The con-
vention was progressive one. That
is shown by the nature of the plat
form adopted; and the very act of in
dorsing the state officers to the extent
OF renomlnation shows that the con.
ventiOn proposed to take no back
ward step, but to stand by the prin-
ciples for which we all contended
during the campaign of 1892 and the
Legislative trouble Of 1893. Let us
again carry the banner Of Populism
to victory.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
THE POPULIST PLATFORM.

Comment upon the Populist plat
form would be superAuous. There is
nothing in it that is ambiguous or
that needs an interpreter to make it
intelligible. Every declaration in 1t
is clear, distinct and unmistakable in
It's meaning. It is O declaration Of
principles and not a jargon of words
designed to deceive voters. No plank
in 1t is susceptible Of two intOrpreta-
tionA Upon the silver question it
says precisely what it means and
makes no attempt to hoOdwink the
people by pretending to say some
thing while in reality it says nothing
as is the case with the silver plank
OF the republican party. Not even a
republican viii say of it that it is
"all things to all men," 1t means
one thing TO all men alike and only
one, and in this il is in happy con-
trast with the platform that stands
for the redemption Of Kansas"
The advocate., 1894-06-20
THE LABOR DIFFICULTIES.

The Susquehanna County (Pa.)
Farmer Of June 13 sums up the midi
cations Of prosperity and content
ment among the industrial classes for
a single day as follows:
Violence marked the continuance of the
labor strikes in many sections Of the Ooun-
try, and a review Of the situation for one
day showed thAs the struggle was growing
more serious as the contest between the
wOrkmen and capitalists progressed.
MOKeegpOrt, Pa, was in the hands Of q
wild mob Of tube-work strikers. They drove
workmen from their factories, burned tip
Piles and other property, and held undis-
puted sway over the country round. They
had three cannon, and for q time retained
possession Of the mills and other property
Of their former employers.
A desperate Rght occurred between q
sheriff's posse and coal strikers at the Liz
tle coal mines, near Pekin, III, Two were
killed and half Q dozen wounded. One
dead body, several men on the verge Of the
grave, q number Of others injured, $4,000
worth Of property absolutely destroyed, and
many homes made dssOlate, was the result
Of an attempt made BY the miners Of che
Peoria distriCb 10 close the mine operated
By the Little brothers in TAzewell county,
mile or more hack Of Wesley City. Edward
The advocate., 1894-06-20

Blower, Of Bartonvills, married, was shot
in Ehe side Of the neck and killed instantly.
Governor Mckinley has sent ], 200 troops
TO eastern Ohio, where strikers are stopping
railway tE&flc. The commanding general
believes that the men viii fight at at least
one point.
A mob near Harmony, Ind, stoned
Vandalia freight train and instantly killed
the engineer in his cab.
The presence Of trOOps quieted the rioters
% FrOstburg, Nd, but just before the SOL
dierg arrived the house Of a working miner
was blown up with dynamite.
A call for aid came from Round Pound in
the Cherokee Strip. Mem were tearing up
railroad tracks and threatened TO kill any
body who attempted to repair them.
A battle between the army of deputies
and gold miners near Cripple Greek, Colo,
was RvePSed ut the last moment. The men
said they were willing to surrender to the
militia, and the deputies concluded TO wait
tie coming of the troops.
Neither the coal operators NOR the miners
took kindly TO the suggestion of the ma
tional committee Of the United Mine Work
ers chat each mining district settle the
strike for itself.
The importation of new men into the
coke region Of Pennsylvania increased and
bid fair 10 defeat the strikers.
Judge Emery Speer, who once made de-
oisiOn unfavorabls 10 organized labor, re-
fused ab Macon, Ga, TO require engineers
10 work thirteen hours at a stretch, saying
the policy Of the law was to improve the
condition of the lsboEing man wherever
possible.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

decency into the campaign and give
the people argument instead OF bill
lingsgate, it would be crsditaDle to
all parties concerned. The masses
Of the people Of Kansas have become
disguised with the campaign meth
DDS Of former years, and il is earn
estly TO be hoped that this year may
witness q change for the better.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

THERE will doubtless be no more
scathlng Characterization Of the re-
publican platform during che entire
campaign than was uttered by Rev.
Anna Shaw in her speech at Hamil-
ton hall on Saturday night. Miss
Shaw has been diligently seeking
among republicans for some clue to
their remarkable obstinaoy in refus-
ing to make even the slightest con-
cesslon to the entreaties of republi-
can women to make favorable men
tion of the pending constitutional
amendment in their platform, and
everywhere Miss Shaw has been met
by the statement that, "Kansss must
be redeemed from Populism." "And
how do you propose to do thisp she
has asked Turning to their plat
form, she finds but one single ques-
tion which is a state issue; all the
rest are national issues. The one
state issue is irrigation; upon that
alone republiCsnism starts out on the
war path against Populism. Death
to Populism" by the irrigation route
The advocate., 1894-06-20

THB suffrage question is now party is-
sue with the POpulist, and we will not vote
for anything thab the Pops indorse or claim.
We had hoped bhst all political parties
would leave the suffrage question out Of
their platforms and let it come fairly and
sQuarely before the people on it's merits and
not as party question. We had intended
10 vote for the amendment, but the action
Of the Pops in taking il up as party issue
settles il as far Rs we are personally CON.
oerned. We think the mffrsgigtS will lose
votes By having the Pops present che quss-
tion before the people. Falls New
Era, June 16,
Why had the editor Of the New
Era intended to vote for the amend.
ment? Was it because the amend
ment was right, or was it on account
of mere freak Of fancya II for the
former reason, will he now decline TO
vote for q principle in which he be-
lieVes simply because POpulists have
indorsed it and are going to vote for
it? Are his prejudices stronger than
his regard for right and justicel
What q dlsgraceful COnfesslonl Oh,
for shAmeI
The advocate., 1894-06-20

How is it the republicans don't
stand up for their Douglass legisla-
ture statesmen and warriors any
morei Douglass and Hoch were
slaughtered in their state convention
and last Saturday General" WelCh
made q dismal failure trying TO get
the nomination for the Legislature in
the Topeka district. He was defeated
by Colonel Veale, an old timer. Looks
a little as if the old crowd Is getting
In the saddle.
The advocate., 1894-06-20
PAET1SANsHIP AND EQUAL SUFFRAGE.

It seems impossible for the editor
of the Capital TO put his pencil to
paper without making q break, and
about the most absurd one of recent
date was in the issue Of June IA
Speaking Of the adoption Of an equal
suffrage plank by the late Populist
convention he says:
Tho Capital has long believed the issue
ought 70 60 into all the party platforms on
into none. The very human rsBult OF Che
The advocate., 1894-06-20

action Of the PopulistS yesterday viii be
for che press and speakers Of that party TO
assume that the Populigtg were very brave
In their action and the republicans very
COwardly, that the prestige and power and
gain in case Of success Of Che amendment
win be due TO che Populist party. -Four and
q half mouths of this sort Of Boosting and
abuse viii turn half the republican voters
against il, and the amendment viii posi-
bly, 20 down because Of partisan hostility,
which seems TO be part Of every closely
contested campaign.
Thepoint that will strike the reader
of the above paragraph most fOrCibly,
is in the last few lines. Does the editor
of the Capital wish to be understood
that republicans have SO little re-
gard for principle that they they
will vote against their own honest
convictions Of right and Justice be-
cause of what the Populist press may
say Of the cowardice Of a few dema-
gogues assembled in the recent re-
publican convention pretending TO
represent the republican voters Ofthe
state? This is what he says How
do the voters in the republican party
like this insinuation? Does the Capt.
tai correctly represent them? We do
not believe that it does. While men
may hold on to former party afilia-
tions because they are not satisfied
that other parties offer sufficient rea-
sons to induce them to change, yet
when it comes to a direct vote upon
the adoption of a measure Of justice
like this-a measure which thousands
of good men and women Of all par
ties have cherished and advocated
for years, it surpasses belief that
they can be influenced to vote against
il, now that the opportunity TO do 80
is presented, from any such base mo-
tives as those to which the Capital
refers. The Capital offers the voters
of the republican party direct in
suit by thus questioning their intelli-
gence and their honesty. While we
do not doubt that the editor of the
Capital, with all his pretended
friendship for the suffrage amend
ment, would prefer to see it defeated
rather than see the Peoples party
receive credit for it's success, we do
not believe that the rank and file Of
the republican voters are sctuated by
motives so base and disreputable.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

That was a great joke, the Journal
and Capital getting together TO make
Welch their representative in the
state Legislature, SO that he could
support Hudson for state printer.
The question at once arose among
the voters at the primaries, how
could Welch alone elect state printer
And they accordingly defeated him.
The advocate., 1894-06-20

THERE is a very marked difference
in the reports Of the late Populist
convention as published in the old
party papers, and the reports OF our
conventions two and four years ago.
The reports this year are, as q rule,
reasonably fair and impartial. If
theas Same papers would now carry
sbia spirit Of fairness and common
The advocate., 1894-06-20
STATE OFFICERS.
TEE republican campaign slogan
will be, "Let's irrigate."

TIE bill introduced in the house to
increase newspaper postage has failed
TO pass that body, and hence no more
space need be devoted to it.
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To Knock Out Sca,n.rs

CHICAGO. Feb. s.-An agreement has
been entered into by all the lines of the
Western Passenger association. with
the exception of the Chicago and
northwestern road. by which none of
these roads will after Feb. Is accent
exchange orders in connection with
tourists tickets from points west and
northwest of Chicago to points in the
south. southeast and southwest. The
cause of the action is that the rates to
Chicago are being badly scalped
through the misuse of these tourists
tickets. Nothing but straight, regular
coupon tickets will be taken on trains
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Prendergast's Case.

CHICAGO. Feb S.-Atfidavts in sup.
port of the motion to grant a new trial
TO Prendergast, the assassin of Mayor
Harrison. have been filed. Arguments
are to be heard Feb H. The affidavits
show that the principal grounds on
which trial will be asked are that
Juror A. G. Murray was we'll ac-
quainted with Mayor Harrison, whereas
he stated on his examination that he
knew him only slightly and because
the jury was allowed to separate on
election day
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

ID. W. Weaver. groceryman at Aus
tin. failed.
Fouts Bros. general dry goods store
at Coryeli City, Tex. was DESTROYED by
fire.
A log rolled off wagon near Tiora.
Tex. and mashed Till Autry to death.
Bishop Bonacum is on trial at Lin
coin. Neb.. for libel.
The Swine Breeders association of
Texas will meet at Taylor Tex. next
Tuesday
j. M. Hudman and Constable Pitcher
had shooting bee at Cisco Tex.
Pitcher was shot in the arm
The little child of Amos Hooper was
burned to death at Center Tex.
The prevalence of measles is causing
alarm at Leavenworth, Kan.
Copper ore in considerable quantities
has been found in Tama county. Iowa,
Mrs. Mary Huffman died at Salem,
O.. fulfilling prediction she had
made.
At Latrobe, Pa, Godfrey Nav shot
his wife dangerously and then killed
himself.
Fred Kelsal. merchant of Canton.
jackson county, Ia, was indicted TO,
arson.
The Colorado senate agreed to con
slider the bills passed by the house as
the quickest way out of the deadlock
w. a. Ryan, postmaster of Van Horn
Ia, committed suicide rather than sub
init his accounts to an inspector.
The New York senatorial muddle
over the McCarthy-Woolford contes
has been decided in favor of Wool
ford.
c. N. Hensen. bank president. sho
and killed J. b. Vert. an insurance
man, in an elevator at Chattanooga
Tenn.
Prosperous Leseuere, son of a mer
chant at Marshall, Mo-, was arrested
His sister snatched his bond and burned
it and he escaped
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Want "A Warrant For Buffers.

DENVER. Feb SAT q meeting OF
the Colorado Savings bank committee
was appointed to ask the court for the
removal of Frank Buffers. The in
yestigating committee reported that
the officers of the bank had loaned its
funds to themselves and received de-
posits when they knew it was insolvent
ana that Buffers was responsible for
souanderiug the hardearned savings of
many working people
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Officers Elected.

New ORLEANS. Feb. s.-The South
ern Afternoon Press bureau met here,
with r. w. Brown of the Louisville
Times as chairman. Twenty papers
were represented. The following Of
ficers were elected: President. J. Pinck-
ney Smith, New Orleans; vice presi-
dent, I. b. johnson, San Antonio;
general manager, r. w. Brown, Louis
vile; secretary. p. A. Stovall, Savan-
nah; treasurer, Fred l.. Cox, Mobile.