The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-31
DEMOCRATS TRAITOR
TO EVERY PLEDGE
Says the Address Of the POpuliSt EXNCu-
tive Committee.
GOVERNOR JOHNSTON KNITTED
For His Crusade Against Corrupt County
Officials.
CONVENTION. MEETS EARLY IN MAY
The Place Has Not Been Definitely Decided Upon
But 1t Will Likely Be Birmingham-chi-
cago Platform Silver Plank De-
cIared To Be Snare.
GOVERNOR JOHNSTON KNITTED
CONVENTION MEETS EARLY IN MAY

No compromise with the democrats. state
or national, is the keynote of an address
to the voters of Alabama issued by the
populist executive committee, which met in
Birmingham yesterday.
The address charges the democrats with
playing traitor to every pledge, and knifes
Governor Johnston for his crusade against
dishonest country officers. 1t says that
the democrats untrue to the Chicago
platform, the free silver plank of which
was a snare to delude the people. 1t says
that the democratic administration of the
state has been untrue to the people in al
most every particular, and with the ring
of the old-time populist calls on all lovers
of honest elections and honest administra-
lions to come to the support of the peo-
pies party.
The populist convention will be held on
the first Wednesday in May, 1898, and
while it has not been definitely decided,
Birmingham will likely be the place.
The committee met at u o'clock. After
organization and the ascertainment of
quorum, the committee adjourned until 1870
p. m. The following members were pres
ent:
DedHS, RANK DdllZSlls
secretary; Congressman NJ. W. Howard, of
Cullman; J. J. Turrentine, of Athens; ].
w. Hunnicutt of Helm; DR.. D. w. Day,
of Hartselle; ]. H. Harris, of Oak Bowery,
Chambars county; ]. C. Fonvflle, of Mt.
Carmel; j. C. Flournoy, of Clayton; s. A.
Leonard, OF Mobile; Charles Spies, of Mo-
bile; j. T. Cason, of Rockford; w. NJ
Wood, of Cullman; T. w. Powell, of Pima
Gle; John Shugart, of Birmingham; Hon. A.
II. Goodwin. Robinson Springs; A. McHani
of Gadsden; C. H. Cooper, Hartselie; L
L. Brock, Centre; DIR. w. T. Coggins, of
Keener; A. C. Nixon, Decatur; Tyler Good
wyn, Wetumpka; c. w. Mathison, Ozark;
S. M. Adams, of Jemison; f. L. Foscue,
Demopolis; Judge ]. M. Davidson, Oneon-
ia; G. B. Grove, Birmingham; A. p Long
shore and ]. w Pitts, Columbiana.
AT 1870 the committee re-assembled and
proceeded with the regular order of bust
ness. J. C. Fonville, of Crenshaw county,
was elected a member of the committee
to supply the vacancy caused by the death
of DR.. r. A. Lee, of Conecuh county.
Delegate for Eeach 200 Votes
A committee consisting of M. w. How
ard, Tyler Goodwin, ]. C. Fonville, F. L.
Foscue and ]. ]. Turrentine, was appoint
to each county in all party conventions to
be held before the first day of August next,
with county conventions excepted. The
committee submitted the following report:
That the basis of representation in the
state convention shall be one delegate for
every 200 votes, or fraction thereof over
100, cast for A. T. Goodwin for governor in
1856; and in the judicial and chancery con-
ventions the representation shall be one
delegate for every 200 votes fraction
thereof over so cast for A. L. GOODWIN
for governor in 1896.
Looks Like Birmingham
A committee consisting of G. B. Deans,
G. B. Crow, and Frank Baltzell was APP
pointed to select the place for this conven-
ton. This committee did not report yes
terday but in all probability Birmingham
will be the place selected
On motion the judicial and chancery con-
ventions were fixed to be held on the same
day and at the same place of the state
convention, unless action has already been
taken to the contrary in the respective
districts. A committee, consisting of G.
B. Deans, NJ. w. Howard, Frank Baltzel,
Tyler Goodwin and G. B. Crow, was ap-
pointed to draft an address to the people
of Alabama. The following is the result
1.-THE peoples party of Alabama, true to
its mission for reform and determined to
put forth its best efforts for progress and
good government, greets its membership
with cheerfulness and hopefulness and
urges all to stand firm for its purposes and
TO move forward with zeal and determina-
ton in efforts for their accomplishment
1.-THE progress made in forcing the demo-
cratic party to except, in part, one of it's
demands for the free and unlimited COIN
age of silver, the demand for an income
tax. and favorable enunciations on other
of its purposes, are tributes to the correct
ness of it's positions, but intended only to
begnile and deceive the people. But let no
one be misled by these compromises; for
they are only the acceptors of policies
which could not be successfully combatted
in this state and purposes which could not
be defeated, although that party had given
twelve years of it's labor and efforts to
prevent not only these reforms, but within
the past four years it was denouncing the
peoples party anarchistic for contend
ing for them
1.-THE silver democracy is not only not
in earnest, but is already arranging to
compromise its position on these questions
with those who have remained steadfast
and faithful to the history and principles
of that party, to a middle ground which
would mean nothing, but result only in dis
appointment to those who favor these pur-
poses. The democratic party has repudi-
ated its Chicago platform in Maryland and
New York by ignoring any demand for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
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