The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-08
TEXAN FOpULIsTS
Nominate State Officers and Adont n
Platform.

galveston. Ten, Aug. THE sensa-
lioh OF the Populist State Convention
was sprunG this morning when the
committee appointed to formulate tele-
Giams in answer to messages of greet
IN" from the other Populist Convcn-
uons reported. The committee was
composed of Barnett Gibbs, who made
.ne M sneech nominating Kear!ey;
stump Ashby. nominee for Lieuien-
ant-GoNernor. and Harry Tracy, editor
OF the Southern Mercury. The tele-
grams they brought in for the approval
of the convention were:
Replying To the Louisiana Convcn-
ton: Texas provides a full electoral
ticket and declares for Watson; then
BlVan.'
Replying to the Kansas Convention:
Texas returns greetings. viii put n
middle ,hc-road ticket in the field"
..,,i htpiNihf 10 the Georgia Conventions:
tt%as unanimously endorses Tom
Watson and Il middle Of the-road
ticket"
The kilograms were received with
cheers.
c. Ii. jenkins. chairman of the Plat
form Committee, addressed the conven-
tion opposing the sending OF the tcle-
grams. saying they would be firebrands.
which would result in the defeat of
Popu!ism. He said he was II middle Of
the-road mAn at st. Louis. but bowed
TO the will Of that convention. Bryan
had not been officially notified OF his
nomination. and II this action should
be- taken the Populists could truthfully
be accused of insincerity in it's desire
for reform.
II looked Us if Jenkins had the con
vention with him, bat when a point of
order was made that nominations were
the order OF business the convention
refused bV b!s majority to suspend
the rules and allow him to continue his
speech. The matter will not come up
again until the nominations are com
Dlcted
Major "Ruck" Walton. nominee for
Attorncy-Genrral, states for publica-
ton that if the kilograms are sent he
cannot go before people and will not
accept the nomination.
Zen Terrell. another prominent lead
er. saws if the kilograms are sent he
will not make a speech during the
CAMPAIGN.
The Sergeant-at-Arms says that the
telegrams will bc sent just the same.
PoDulist success, he says, does not de-
pend upon any one man.
The morning session OF the conven-
ton was taken up iii trying to complete
the State ticket. AS far as the ticket
has been made up ii stands: For Gov
ernor. jerome c. Kearley; for Lieuten-
ant Governor. II 5. p; Ashby; for At
torncv- General. w. NJ. Walton: for
Comptroller. Il. o. Witzner.
DR.. Parsons, of Milton county was
nominated for Secretary OF State.
The platform is brief. II endorses the
st. Louis platform, condemns bar-rooms,
and declares against the sale of liquor
a a beverage. demands that the convict
lease system be abolished and thai the
conVicts he employed by the State in
some way which shall not compete with
free labor.
Liberal appropriations for public
schools and for pensions for the old
Confederate veterans are recommended
The use of railroad passes and tele-
graph franks by public officials is con-
demned and so is lynching. Speedy
trials are demanded for accused persons.
The election of all public officers by
the people is demanded. the present sys-
OF electing judges and solicitors general
by the Legislature being condemned
The fee system is condemned, and 1t l.
demanded that all public officers be put
on salaries.
a demand is made for free ballot and
fair count.