Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-30
MISSISSIPPI POPULISTS.
cics from the Standpoint of y Demo-
cratic GoI,l-buC

Their state Convcntion-Fact and Fan
cics from the Standpoint of u Demo-
cratic GoId-bug.
Jackson Correspondence n. o. Picayune.l
1t was suggested in these dispatches
some weeks ago that the Populites and
Prohibitionists would probably fuse in
their opposition to the democracy of
the State. There is no longer any
doubt of it. In fact, Burkitt advocates
it on the stump. And the prediction
is safe one that the Populites will
put State Prohibition plank in their
platform when they meet in this city
next Wednesday to nominate a State
ticket.
1t is an undisputed fact that Burkitt
will head the Populite ticket. A Pop
ulite ticket in Mississippi without the
name of Burkitt at the head of it would
be like Hamlet" without the royal
Dane. Just who Burkitts running
mate will be cannot be fOretold with
absolute certainty. There is a whole
school of Populites in the State who
want to know what office is. Some
seven of them tried to find out, in a
congressional way, last year; but they
failed These we're Lyle, Brown. Rat
lift. Newman. Hathorn, Wise and jam
ison. Ratlif has changed his tack and
so has Hathorn. The latter is the Pop
ulite nominee for the legislature in
Marion county, and Ratliff now wants
to be chancery clerk of Alfalfa. New
man is contesting the seat of Spencer
| in congress. Probably all the others
are open to nominations on the State
ticket. None of these gentlemen are
lawyers. The Populites may know of
some lawyer in their ranks fit to be
mentioned in connection with the office
of attorney general. but if they do they
are keeping it profound secret from
the public. Chalmers says he is Re
publican, still he has been giving aid
and comfort to the Populites, and it
may be that he will be offered this
place. But whether he will consent to
play second fiddle to Burl1itt is a ques-
ton which only Chalmers is able to
answer. Chalmers is a smart fellow,
an able lawyer, and his ability Is fully
equal to this position. The Populites
may have more legal talent than is APP
parent on the surface indications
They have boldly announced their pur
pose to nominate candidates for the
several prosecuting attorneyships,
which would seem to indicate that they
have at least one lawyer in every judi
cial district in the State willing to tote
the Populite banner in the coming con
test; but if they have, time alone can
discover their identity.
Indications point Enthusiastically to
the fact that "Standstill' Jamison will
| be on the ticket for either auditor.
treasurer or secretary of State Mr..
Jamison is saying nothing, but nobody
seems to be authorized to state the
kind of wood he is saving at this par
ticular time.
There is quite number of promi-
nent Populites in the State and there
will probably be no trouble in making
up State ticket
The Populites of Yalobusha and
Madison who gave evidence some time
ago of desire to return to the Demo
cratic party have reaffirmed their de-
votion to populism, and will stand
stanch to that faith. Each county, it
is said, will send delegates to the State
convention. 1T may also be stated in
this connection that the Populites of
the several counties are pretty gener-
ally selecting delegates to their State
convention, and the indications now
are that it will be fairly large and
quite enthusiastic body. Populites
are nothing if not enthusiastic.
In his Brookhaven speech Burkitt
made it quite evident that, so far as
he was concerned, the canvas would be
| pitched on State issues. OF course
their platform will have it's usual Is to
plank.