The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-13
GEORGIA pOPTIISTS.
The State Convention at Atlanta-ThoS.
T.. Watson j. Present.

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. G.-Thc largest and
most enthusiastic state convention the
pOpuists of Georgia have ever held was
assembled today in the hall Of the house
of representatives at the capitol. Dele
gates have been assembling for the past
two days and the streets this morning
were sprinklcd with red badges Of the
peoples party representatives. The
presence Of Thomas f.. Watson. the
party's nominee for vice president. added
to the interest of the occasion and
worked the enthusiasm mp to as high Il
temperature as that Of the weather.
The preliminary caucus held AT 1
O'Clock practically settled the action Of
the convention Oh the gubcrnatorial
question.
Judge James II. Hines and W. l..
Peek the candidates Of the middle-Of
ihc-roadcrs, fatty declined to allow the
use Of their names leaving the field to
the Rev j. Il. Gamble. the pOpulist-
prohibition candidate.
Thomas f.. Watson called the conven-
ton 10 order at II 40. fifteen minutes
ahead Of time. Mr.. Watson made no
speech, but the dropping of the gayel
was the signal for a wild outburSt Of
enthusiasm from the delegates.
james J.. Sihlcy was made temporary
y
to continue in the chair until tie per-
mancnt organization was completed
The committee on credentials was APP
pointed and the convention settled itself
to await its report.
Tonight there will be ratification
meeting, at which Mr.. Watson will
speak and will probably outline the action
to be pursued by the convention tomor-
row.
The credentials committee having been
heard from, permanent organization
was effected by the selection Of Judge
James II. Hines as chairman and John
l.. Siblcy as secretary. In taking the
chair Judge Hines said:
after years Of toll and strife. SANDER
and abuse. the peoples party mas lived
to see the day when the principles for
which YOU have laborcd 50 long have
been adopted by the men who used to
cast cOntumely upon you. The demo-
Gratis have adopted n platform which is
pOpulistic as far as it goes. They com
mitted grand larceny 10y taking our in
come tax plank and our national bank
plank and running away with il, but we
have ovcrtakcn them. We have nOmi-
mated the head of the democratic ticket,
William j. Bryan, half democrat and
half populist, man who got his political
we are masters of the situation and our
principles will triupmh. We could not
20 the whole democratic hog. We
thought it unwisc to fight national banks
with national banker; to fight Il great
| trust with the head of Il great trust; to
| fight for railway ownership with pfeSi-
dent of Il great railroad. We gave you
Il man of the south. equal in ability and
integrity to William j. Bryan. man
superior in the cloquence that en-
| lghtcns the understanding of men while
| it captures their hearts. Don't be
alarmed by the silly prating Of the
foolish chairman of the democratic com
mittcc. ! bcsccch you to put full
electoral ticket for Bryan and Watson
in the field"
Mr. w. H. FELTON, of Barlow and f.. l..
Peek of Rockdalc were elected rs
electors from the state at large, with j.
\. Plance of Polk and Ianccy Carter
of Ellingham as altcrnatcs. District
electors were also named and new
executive committee chosen.
| w. l.. Peek, once the pOpuliSt Cdndi.
date for governor. responded to calls and
made Il hot middc-of-thc-road speech
which was loudly chccrcd.
In response to long continued calls
Tom Watson appeared on the stand Il
pay his respects Ia the convention. ii,
said he would he heard from ut tn,
ratification meeting at night and could
not speak ut length earlier than then.
The convention then adjourned unit
tomorrow morning, it being announced
that the platform committee would not
be ready to report before then.
GAMBLE KNOCKED OUT.
Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 1.-THE Journa
sprung sensation this afternoon which
has caused the complete collapse of tn,
movement to nominate the Rev. j. Il
Gamble for governor. This was tn,
discovery that DR.. Gamble is ineligible
{Thc state constitution requires that t,
be governor citizen must have rcSidcc
in the state six years and DIR. Gambl,
has only been resident of Gcorgii
three years. This puts the convention
ut sea for a gubernatorial candidate.
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