The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
THERE WILL Be NO FUSION.
Proposition Rejected for a Union Between
POpuIistS and PrOhlbltiOnStS.
EACH PARTY ADOPTS A PLATFORM.
Capt. Edmund X, Cooke Nominated for
Congress by the Popuiists-tach Parry
Determined to Put out Candidate.

IYNCHRURG. VA, Aug. 2s.-Special.-
The State Convention Of the Prohibition
ist and the Populist parties met here to-
day.
The question Of a possible union OF
the two parties for the coming campaign
was settled in the negative. The plat
form proposed by the ProhihitOuists was
rejected by the Popullsts, and a counter
proposition from the popuilsts was re-
jected by the Prohibtionists. The sub
ject was discussed in conference com
mittee composed Of ten members from
each convention.
The Prohibitonsts resolved 10 nominate
candidates for Congress I'm all the dis
tricts 1t is understood that the Popu-
lists will do likewise. though no formal
resolution to that effect was passed.
CAPTAIN COOKE FOR CONGRESS-.
The Tenth district delegation Of Pop
ulstS TONIGHT nominated Captain Ed
mund H. Cooke. of Cumberland county,
for Congress. The Sixth district will nom
The sixth district Prohibtlonists to-
night nominated .. G. Rucker, OK Bed
ford.
j. Haskins Hobson was re elected chair
man Of the Populist State Central Gem
mittee.
ATOIHtR ACCOUNT.
LYNCHBURG. VA. Aug. p. Special
The Third State COVeutlOn OF the l. O.
ple's marty met at MOOrmau's warehouse
This morning None Of The shining lights
OF the party We're on hand when Cen
eral James 4. Fields called the conven-
tion so order and announced that Nj. j.
Iiaskins HObsou was So much tndisp Jsel
e
session. lie named as the temporary
chairman Captain Edmund Randolph
Cooke. Of Cumberland. captain Cooke
was loudly applauded when he took the
chair General Fields nominated as sec
retary Of the convention, Messrs. VI. J..
Moss. Of Franklin w. II. Keeper, Of
Page, and W H. jennings, of Amelia.
General Fields a 20 moved that the differ
ent congressional delegations get together
and select one member each Of the com
mittees on organization AMI credentials.
Adopted. Mr. c. II. Pierson moved that
the delegations also name members Of
the committees on the plan Of party
organization and resolutions. Adopted.
The convention then took a recess Of
ten minutes, congressional delegations
meeting AT various points in the hall.
PERMANENT otGANIZATIoN.
When the convention re-assemhled the
various congressional delegations report
ed members Of committees a follows.
Orgauization-James j.. Turn ~, Leigh
Todd. A. o. Baum. Peter Weaver o.
". r. Hale. j. +. ierndon, George r.
Miner, L. NJ. May Henry ,Newbrr,y
Jacob Shauer Credentials-R. II. Hi
lard John r.. Herndon. j. ). Greg r.
John Stokes j. Z. Barnett, ". y. Simp-
son, colonel j. Il. G.. Lewis, a. B. Howe,
&. B. BlOxton. ]. NJ. May.
The Committee on Permanent Orsaniza-
ton, through It's chairman, William Pow
cli. reported as follows. chairman. Mann
Page. Vice-prcsidcuts, c. H. Pierson, ".
II. Atkins. j. y Morton, q. ". b. Hale.
Thomas n. cobb. j. b. Beverly. Edward
r.. Cocke; permanent secretary. Htrris
Moss. with the temporary secretaries re-
taiued.
MAJoR FACE sPFAKs.
Major Mann Page. in taking the chair.
expressed his surprise and qualification
~ the honor lie saw no reason, he
said, why one plank ot the Peoples party
platform should be changed. Have YOU
not seen the shifting outside parties get
ting on IL, stealing plank after plank
le asked. Many men have written the
obituary Of the Peoples party, but they
did not mean lt-they were paid 10 do H.
place Of principle in this grand Old Moth
er Of States" He referred 20 the re-
ception accorded to him in Kansas as 4
Niiriniau and IL populist. "Stick 10 Your
principles. which are what We supposed
for half a century the dominant party
represented" lie had suffered much, but
thank God. his conscience was clear
TnE TALK OF COALITION.
Mr.. c. II. Pierson at this stage of the
proceedings appeared on the platform with
the resolutions prepared by Chairman
HOhsOn, in regard 70 coalition Of the
Popullsts and Prob hitionists Mr.. PIER
son attempted to get his paper before the
convention. whereupon 9. W. B. Hale, Of
Franklin, moved that the paper be re-
ferred to the Committee On Resolutions
without reading Mr.. Pierson argued that
il would be an act Of dlscOurtesY 10 de-
cline 10 hear the report from the chair
man. who was il Mr.. Cooke expressed
the fear that the Peoples party was imita-
ting the old parties In endeayOr-
ing TO conceal the truth
Mr. Powell who had moved that the
resolutions be- referred To the committee
without reading. reconsidered his motion
and submitted to the reading without dis
cussion the paper then TO 80 TO the
committee.
TWr pROPos y JOINT PLATFORM.
Mr. Pierson then read the proposed joint
platform OF the Populists, faNOrlnS Pro-
hlbition plank, the repeal OF the internal
revenue tax, the Popuiist silver pnnk,
n state constitutional convention, oppOs-
ing pauper labor, endorsing the election OF
senators by the people. The paper was
referred 10 the committee.
This committee OF i've was appointed 10
meet Senator PETER Messrs. Cooke, BeN-
erly. Hale, Gaines and Shaner
TBE PkOHIBITION COhTENTION.
The Platform for free siiver-tnh for