The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-06-24
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
WIRE COUNTY POPULIST NOMI-
NATIONS MADE.
81. part of a Ticket Put Out. Hines En-
oorsed for Governor and Tom Watson
Invited to Dawson.

for Governor ana AOEn w aCSOM
Invited to Dawson.
r II. Fletcher for the state senate,
7. NJ. Jumper for the legislature, j.
Fl oxford for tax receiver and VIM.
Jennings for tax collector represent
the work of the populist nominating
convention in Dawson Saturday.
The result is about as was forecasted
bv TIE News last week, when it was
stated that there was considerable
division of opinion among the popu-
lists as to the ACCESSIBILITY of nominal
ing a full ticket and the prediction
made that candidates would be nOmi-
mated for only three or four or the of
fees.
THE CONVENTION ORGANIZES.
At 10 o'clock the delegates and few
spectators met in the county court
room. All of the districts in the coun-
ty but the Third and the Forks were
represented, and organization was
perfected by electing Mr.. Lott Jen-
nings chairman and Mr.. r. I'll. Fetch
err secretary.
Upon assuming the chair Mr.. Jen-
nings, after stating that the position
was one he did not desire but that he
never failed to respond when duty
called. expressed thanks to the con-
yentiOn for the distinction conferred
and suggested that all but he delegates
and those in sympathy with the party
be excluded from the room. There
was no objection to the suggestion
OF the chairman, and all but populists
were invited TO walk. AS the reporter
OF THE News and Mr.. Tim Rabun left
the room the doors were closed and the
pOpulist convention of Terrell county
proceeded to business.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Those on the outside managed
what was going on inside, and it
soon became known that Mr.. L.
NJ. Jumper had received a unanimous
nomination for the legislature. Then
Messrs. j. H. Oxford and VIM. Jen-
njngs were nominated for tax receiver
and tax collector respectively without
opposition.
Up to this time everything had NOV
ed along tremendously, and motion
to adjourn brought on the first divis-
ion. The strong sentiment in the
convention in favor of putting out a
full ticket manifested itself, and those
holding to that view did not propose to
adjourn without having had hearing
The discussion lasted for nearly an
hour, many of the delegates and some
of the spectators taking part in it. 1t
Cd if thoro
pect of an agreement being reached
and the delegates retired to the sher-
ifs room, where they would be by
themselves, to settle the matter. There
they remained for about fifteen min
utes before reaching the agreement to
make no more nominations but to en-
dOrse Mr.. r. H. Fletcher for the state
senate and instruct the delegates from
this county to present him to the sena-
tOrial convention as the choice of Ter
rell county for the nomination.
After returning to the county court
room the delegates to the state conven-
ton were Instructed to vote for Judge
Hines for the gubernatorial nomination
and a resolution was adopted inviting
Tom Watson to speak in Dawson. A
petition containing large number of
names was also sent to Mr.. Wat
son asking him to speak here.
Among the signers of it were number
of democrats.
THE NOMINEES.
The nominees of Saturdays conven-
ton are all well known and substantial
farmers with the exception of Mr.. Ok
ford, who is popular young merchant
OF Dawson. Mr.. Jennings is an ex-
member of the legislature.