The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-27

rive ms that state. We lose in the same
way in every southern state ana gam
nothing Let us put q sir"ls.t u f
iu the tcld-onc that viii not lhltFitIc
with cur local alii'ucts, 10y MiicH w
can establish ourselves.
Said "a doubtful delegate from NiS''l'S'i'
cannot take stock I'm Mr. DAVIS
Milan. To 20 away from here nominat-
ing candidate for president VINO was
only a man of straw in whose interest
electors would be elected "a liberty TO
trade their votes. would be playing
with public confidence
Here ] might quote Davis AGAIN 10 SNOW
that the fears of the Wisconsin delegate
We're not uverdrawu. said the IeA'u'
The advantages which womb come ~
as cannot De- estimated In mon on
elections. such as 1 SUGGEST. NH,H Wy
cIf.foral colleges meet there would %"
So many republican electors, 50 h.tnS
democrats and SO many popuuSlS "'
democrats would need votes. h'h W.
could SAY to them. "N hat VIII you siN'
us ip the way of Offices
T-bis shameless statement that campairn
IN which popular rights are at stake should
IL. turned into one of parduonihe GUY
more offices was repeated about during thr
dav and did much toward bringing about
the satisfactory conditions ia Which 'h'
convention found itself al adjoutninth'
When the convention came - oidtr -
10 O'Clock there was uoticeaoly present
moving about with uchs buttons quite
shrinking Of such men as Chicago ana NH
vyaul<cc can turn out-men with no Amer
icauIsm in their hearts ana no sense IN
their heads.
That they were the paid agents OF han
ma present TO appeal 20 the preiudlces nl
labor SO as % bring about division IN
which the people would lose and Mckinney
would win. was beyond question. They
were noisy. impairment and aggressive,
Int all around sat that type OF American
who bi8cs his time. and who viii not De
overrun by anarchism nor orasSed lHto
n nit by fanaticism These strong la'tu
and ,ruo hearted men, some Of Virginia
anRAIainc, OF Nebraska and Alabama were
the salt of the convention They saved !,
today. and m they are equally successful
tomorrow thcy will save Il again \ desk
a alust THE main door of the auditorium
this morning revealed The form OF Geot
cia's only Mel Branch who has been 'he
acknowledged leader of the middle oi me
road" poople. He carried banner bear
ing the inscription OF his faction, ana as
10 marched around the Ian with ~ ne
was followed hv the Ceorgians and Texans
who are easily recognized as the irrecoh-
ciIables of the convention.
The demonstration was failure. so
much SO that senator PETER who was on
The main stand. leaned back and laugh
inely said:
lord. lord. I haven't seen more fun at a
shecp-shearing.
Where Patriotism Wavered.
The report of the committee on cr1dfn-
tails. however. brought dismay To the CON
ee,vatives. and JOY TO the hearts OF the
,ntsdle. of-the-roaders. Several contests
ran,o in from Chicaro and milwaukee, from
socialists. who have nothing IN common WIN
the American idea Of life. Tho committee
,orted in favor Of seating the contestants.
As these men were naturally "iniddlc-ot-
,ha-road" men. interested in anything which
promotes agitation and disturhs '"s puoi'c
tranounlitv. their cause was recognized as
common. and upon il the first roll can OF
the convention was had
Texas threw her whole strength Tor scat
i,,~ the Chicago socialists. as aid Georgia
ana half OF Alabama. When il was an
! nounced that the socialists had won ny a
ma foritv Of forty-scven, tho middle OF ~. e
- ,conla took possession o. the haI
Yancev Garter grabbed the Georgia banner
| and led tho procession, IN Whlcn icN"S i'''
| lowed with several other states.
! Chairman Butler looked crest-lallen' bu'