The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-07

Wntndrawal OF Sewall for Nice-President.
State ExecHtive comnlittee Con- @ ae" to neEotist ate te
wall is Withdrawn, but to enter upon mo-
e1uanens ,pnan aSa upon To no other conditions:
is Watsons poiey to w run 9e strsirht clec
toral ticket in every State and to insist
upon a fight at every point unless Sewell
The convention reassembled at 80
o'clock. Judge James X Hines was
chosen permanent chairman. Judge
Hines was the defeated Populist can
j. l.. Sibley. of Cobb county. was made
permanent secretary. Judge Hines
spoke briefly, declaring that the Popu-
lists were to-day masters of the situa-
tion. snd that their principles would
triumph unless they We're very foolish.
He said he could not go the whole Demo-
cratic hog and asked the Populists mot
to be alarmed by the silly prating of the
foolish chairman of the Democratic
Committee"
"I beseech you," he said. "to put out
a. full electoral ticket for Bryan and
Watson. 1t will not do to countenance
Sewa1l. the Democratic nominee for
Vice President. If we propose to fight
the national banks and great trusts we
cannot take a man who is identified with
both"
Numerous resolutions were then intro
duced. all OF which were referred with
form. Several of these demanded the
withdrawal of Sewall by the Democrats.
and took the position that nothing
would be considered in the way OF fusion
on the electoral tickets unless based on
Sewall'S Withdrawal as the condition
precedent. The Committee on Platform
retired and then the convention proceed
ed TO the election of a full electoral
ticket. OF which eX-Congressman w. h.
FELTON, was placed at the head.
A ~ 10 n
| ed until tomorrow morning q 10 O'Clock
| as II was reported that the committee
on platform would require several hours
| TO adjust its differences. It having struck
| a snag on the prohibition question The
Proh!bitionists demand an unqualified
plank on the Prohibition question, and
| there is very strong sentiment in the
| committee against II. The most inter
| esting development to-day was the dis
| covery of the disqualification of Rev.
| j. b. Gambrell as candidate for Cover
nor. The STATE Constitution provides
| that no person shall be eligible for the
| Office Of Governor who shall not have
| been a citizen OF the State for six years.
DR.. Gambrell removed TO Georgia from
Mississippi three years ago. and when
| the middle contingent
discovered ;his. they were ecstatic with
| joy. DR.. Gambrell had been practically
! agreed upon by the leaders. and II was
understood that ii wa: Mr.. Watson's
| special desire that he should be the NOM
| inec for Governor. The mid ddle-of- the
readers" opposed him bitterly on the
| ground that he had not been in active
aiill!ation with the party long enough
! 10 justify this recognition. DR. Gambrell
| is 4 prominen; Baptist minister. and an
enthusiastic Prohibitionist and it Is to
catch the Prohibition strength and unite
| Il with ;he Populists that his name was
| being urged. The discovery Of his con-
! stitutional disqualification promptly re-
moved him. however. and II Is now GER
| tain that the convention will nominate
! either Judge Hines or w. l. Peek for
/ Governor tomorrow.
Peek was the nominee of the party
| four years ago. and Hines two years
| ago. The indications to-nigh; are that
Peek Will be nominated tomorrow.
and that Hines Will retire in his behalf