The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-07


free school books and declaring for lo-
eral soldiers pensions
AL these resOl utlous were sent 70 me
committee. and Vii De embodied I'D me
report 10 be made Tomorrow
There was also reso ufion Gaining lFoh
the democrats 10 withdraw Sewal from
the national ticket and put watson ni
st. following up this plan % campllE1- me
following ticket o. Bryan and watson
STATE at I.arse-W. Il. FELTON, and W. l.
FIRST District-D. H. Clark; F. H. SAL
ford. alternate.
Third District-B. P. O'Neal. s. Mont
Fourth Dis5rict-T. B. Davis Felix W.
Fifth Distric,-J. L. Chupp. J. J. Boyne
sixth Diztrict-w. s Whitaker z. F.
Weems alternate
Seventh Districr-S- Is. Aleih, A<1liil6
Newfoil alternate.
Eighth District. J. Green. J. II. Nc
Whorter alternate
Guthrie alternate
Tenth Distriet-wuiam Losder. w S.
Deer alternate $50
Eleventh District-W- Il. Burnett SID
ney smith alternate.
The new state executive committee.
which will have the campaign In hand,
was named follows
J. X. Hines. chairman.
First District-D. G. Newton, r. N.
BryOn.
Third District. C. Jones. 5. Montgom-
Fourth District-H. A. Florence. W. T.
White.
sixth District-Dr W. p. Glover, c. F.
Turner.
Eighth Distriet-w. Y. Carter, C. P.
Ninth District-L L. Clements, W. w.
Tenth District. T. Young. c. H. FL
Eleventh district-s. W. johnson. B. B.
Lindley.
Before adjourning for the day, the con-
vention endorsed the Atlanta Evening
Commercial. and all populists were aa-
vised to support Il, because IT is the only
paper of the democratic faith that has
come out for Bryan and Watson
Col. W. L. Peek was called upon for a
speech, and he responded by making a
plea for the nomination Of Judge Hines
over his protest. The party Col.
Peek said was somewhat muddled
over the gubernatorial situation, but he
advised that the middle of readers stand
up to Hines and make him accept the
nomination. He opposed the insertion or
the prohibition feature in the platform,
because he said it would be a load that
would make the party wagon go down in
the mire the national platform he said
went far enough on the whisky question.
il declared for the initiative and the re-
ferendum, and in Georgia there was al
ready local option law. It would not
do 10 try to force prohibition upon any
community that did not want it.
Congressman Howard Of Alabama, was
seen in the hall and was brought up to
make a little speech as the man who had
placed Watson In nomination at the st.
Louis convention.
After Howard, Watson himself was
forced to come forward, he responded in
dramatic manner. with tears in his eyes,
from articulating for a few moments, ne
declared that he was too fun for utter
ance at that time, but would make a
speech later this evening.
A banner was conspicuously displayed
IN the convention hall to-day, which bore
the legend: mo Watson, no Bryan"
This was presented as the rallying cry OF
pected that Watson would declare war on
Bryan unless Sewall should be Withdrawn.
The platform had not been fully complet-
ed tonight when the committee adjourn
ed. II will be taken up again at o'clock
in the morning and finished in time for
the assembling Of the convention at
o'clock.
Yancey Carter, secretary Of the COM
mittee, declared, tonight that the docu-
nient would not be allowed to see the light
of publicity until 1t Is completed. 1t can
be stated, however, with accuracy. that
the platform will in the main be the same
as that of 1894 with the anti-barroOm
plank added. This Is in line with Wat
sons direct advice, which is law in the
convention.