The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09
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They VIII Talk Upon state Issues
Prom a PopuIIst standpoint-Mr.
ID. II. Clark, the PopuIisf Nominee
for Attorney General, Talks Upon
the Work OF the COnventlOH-He
says IL Was Due 20 watson's Mag
nanimIiy That no Action Was
Taken With Regard 10 senator
Jones' characterization MI. Clark
Came 10 Be Nominated.
Air. Donald H. Clark. the nominee for
attorney general on the state pOpulist tick
ct, returned TO Savannah yesterday after
attending the populist convention as del
egate from Emngham county.
Mr. CLARK has been congratulated By his
many friends In Savannah upon having
the nomination thrust upon him, 50 to
speak for il was not Of his seeking, and
the remOtest idea Of such thing had not
occurred 10 him when he left the city
10 80 to the convention.
The particular reasons for Mr. Clarlks
nomination, his friends say. are in the
first place that Mr.. W. T. estmoreland.
who was slated for the place. was away.
and there was considerable doubt as 10
place the committee which had the matter
Ia hand decided that a man was needed to
do some campaign work I'm the First dis
trict, and II was the unanimous opinion
that Mr.. Clark was the man for that work.
Mr.. Clark was seen on his return by
a representative OF the Morning News. He
says he expects to get out and do a good
deal of wtrk in the interest Of his party
Ia the First district in fact there viii be
some six weeks Of it.
Both Hon. Seaborn Wright and Mr.
Watson will come down to Savannah at an
early date Mr.. Clark said, and will ad-
dress the people here upon the Issues Of
the campaign. ! don't know Just when
they will come, but 1t Will likely be some
time within the next two or three weeks,
and / believe when they come and fully
present the case, they win make votes
right here for our panty. Besides the &c.
900 populists votes in Georgia the prohi-
bitionists Will be with US almost solidly
and do not see how IL will be possible
under the circumstances for us TO be beat
en-"
How was It that the convention did
nothing with regard to Senator Jones' at
titude2'
1T was entirely due to Mr.. Watson"
Mr.. Clark replied. "IIe stated in his
speech that the convention should ignore
Senator Jones remarks entirely. and come
took he clearly made his political ambi-
ton secondary to the principle of free sill
yer for which our party Is battling. 1t
was due undoubtedly to this speech that
the convention put out full electoral tick
ct for Bryan and Watson without regard
TO the democrats, or the attitude some Of
them have taken in the matter
The prohibition plank" Mr.. Clark said.
speaking OF the platform, lis one Of the
strongest we have, and while the question
or policy may have entered. l say candid
ly and honestly there is not a man on the
ticket with whom IL is not a matter of
principle. The result is there will be in
terested in our cause the wives and daugh-
ters In at least 10000 homes I'm Georgia
such force Is stronger than any body OF
politicians, and to them / believe will be
cue more than to anything else the sue
cess of our cause II we are successful"
The populists say that the democrats
realize the strength of their position with
the prohibition plank, and they would not
be surprised to see at any time a deelar-
alton from the democratic candidates in
! favor Of the prohibition movement phe
| Indications appear to be that a strone
| light Is going to be made on both sides
and the campaign speech IS going to be
more frequent perhaps than it has been al
| any time in years.