Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-08
THEY DON'T WANT BOOZE
And Nominate s.ss~5Orn Wright, Prohibition
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ist, OpoFo combination Platform.
THEY lN1S sE THE ST. LOUIS PLATFORM
And De Id That Public officers Be Sala-
ri.~ Don't Want Officials to Use
elegraph F'ranks-"F'ree Bal
lot and FAIR Count"

Atlanta, Aug. 7.-seaborn Augustus
the populists this morning. He was
nominated by acclamation No other
name was put up. The triumph of
Wright was victory for populist-pro-
hibition fusionists, and he will make the
race on the issue of prohibition. The de-
feat of the middle of the roaders," who
opposed the extreme declaration In favor
of prohibition, and who were opposed to
going outside of the party for a candi-
date, was complete. Wright has been in
dependent in politics. He Is a successful
lawyer of Rome, and comparatively
wealthy. He is 36 years old, and Is a
magnetic and brilliant orator. He is an
ardent prohibitionist, and will make anti
barroom business an Issue in the Cam
paign. The negro delegates voted solid
for Wright and c.. H. Walton, the negro
leader of Augusta, pledged to the support
of so per cent of the negroes of Georgia
to Wright. He predicted that the white
electoral vote of the republicans would
drive the negro republicans to the popu-
list ranks Wright was brought before
the convention, and made stirring
speech. The state ticket was completed
without contests. There was little inter-
est in the naming of the other candidates.
For comptroller general Seaborn j. Bell
of Burke was named; for commissioner
of agriculture, w. w. Smith OF Decatur;
for treasurer, w. G. SiPley OF Richmond;
for attorney general, Donald Clarke OF
Chatham The nomination of Sibley
further emphasizes victory for the fu-
sionists. He Is a leading prohibitionist,
but not a populist and his wife, Mrs. w.
C. Sibley, Is at the head of the Womans
Christian Temperance union In Georgia.
III 4, Int adn w nOnVantiOn
declared for prohibition and indorses the
action of the st. Louis convention. No
action was taken regarding the vice
president muddle. The nomination OF
Wright is the peculiar expression OF the
wishes of Thomas e. Watson. watson
wanted Dr. j. B. Gambrill first, but Gam
brills chances exploded yesterday by
the discovery that Gambrill had not peen
in the state as long a time as the consti-
tuition of the state required.
The speech of Wright stirred the con-
yention to greater depths than even the
words of Watson. He stung the demo-
Gratis of the state with his keen tongue.
He denounced democratic ofiiceholoers
in the state and urged straight nght
against them. He proved himself to pc
an orator of no mean ability and he
promised to stump the state during tne
campaign.
w. C. Sibley made his first appearance
in the populist convention. HIS two
brothers, both prominent populists, were
appointed a committee to introduce him
to the convention.
DR.. Parsons of Milton county was NOM
mated for secretary of state.
The platform is brief. 1t indorses the
ST. Louis platform, condemns barrooms
and declares against the sale or liquor as
a beverages; demands that the convict
lease system be abolished and that the
convicts be employed by the state In
way which shall not compete with free
labor. Liberal appropriations for public
schools and for pensions for the old Con-
federate veterans are recommended.
The use of railroad passes and telegraph
franks by public officials is condemned.
And so is lynching. Speedy trials are
demanded for accused persons.
The election of all public officers by the
people is demanded, the present system
of electing judges and solicitors general
by the legislature being condemned. The
fee system Is condemned and 1t Is de-
manded that all public officers be put on
salaries.
A demand is made for free ballot and
fair count