The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-06-28
|POP LEADERS
STAID AT HOME
State Convention Vas Not Representative
Of the Party.
MUTINY AGAINST TOM WATSON
Yancey Carter Tried To Hold Them in
Line. but They OVERRIDE Him.
Hines Springs Something New.

The snlit IN the populist party was
more apparent Tuesday than ever before.
Some Of the PARTY had "A convention. but
the oIsi-time Isl.Icrs wsr.s conspicuous by
th.sir slssence. Tom Watson was not there.
and then. Is a story behind that q. II.
Ellington was absent.
John Sibiey was absent. John Cunning
ham did not show uP.
ALL Branch was down on his watermelon
plantation aud sent no excuse. and this
yss ths first Pcpulist convention ever held
In ths state which any II the above names
have misz.l- Kemp. OF Emanuel WAS down
lu thu wiz grass
s.ahorn Wright. late candidate for gov
sruor. was not h'arsl from AMI there were
many othcrs who stayed away.
Yanocy carter Was thcre. and ordinarily
b. would make up for several Of th, 9th
r. but h. iiI not ON this oeCusion because
b.. dil not sympathize with the meet
-g- lie said that "a ought not 80 have been
..all.d az this time judge jams X. Hines
,rls pre- ~. hut H. confessed that his
tr.ssnt VAS due a. strong pressure brought
D. tear ga him. Ills heart was not IN H.
'olou,l P...k. candidate for governor afore-
.rw.n. were on the floor and in evidence
-. l.t, a r0od deal Jau.s Barrett Of Rich
ID nond. came uP. hut -, said that b. would
ave remained at home had il not been
Nc a contest from his county in which
n was Interested
The convention vas the least repnescn-
tativc state assembly the Topulists have
ser had
Sixty-thrse counties were not represent
D. AZ AL either ~ proxy or delegation
Dom Watson's own distract Was not half
r-sr.s,utcd- SIX Of tbs. ten or twelve coun-
= fu the tenth had 10 delegates ON the
foor Even McDufiie. Mr.. Watson's home
BOUNTY. had no one present a. lift 4 voice
IA h.r behalf or that % her live wire
-.
lIr Watson wantesi the convention held
elect d,i,eatcs a. the national confer
. 80 or the HoQUlist party. which Is TO
,,s Iii NashviIIe July sth- Several who
r. present yesterday declared that the
D asses Of the party i'm Georgia were Op-
=.d I'd this midsummer conference IA an
year. ard they stated freely that IL
y q mistaze. And YET they were present.
T. said that 80 long as there was 70
n convention. they thought that they
u-I come ~ and $50 what was going
of such were Carter. Thornton. Bar
t Hines q al
Why Watson Was Absent.
4 Wher. IS Wats1n-'' the delegates from
"a remote sourtivs asked time and
a
IA interesting story was toll 20 account
a. ~ hts ltss u.s- The authority was "A man
~ e-.. uam.- IS known aH over tn state.
III Is True that L. ami watson hcar no
n. for each othsr. hut that nosd not
-. rH..rrr nj u. IL Efn
NJ
-yIhv. You know that Watson worked up
IN convention a. set Marion Butler r.
I b. ..,i. That IS what those western TEL
: 10 want with the Nashville coni,rcncs-
? IA Is nothing else in the woria bur a
2 y enc a. r.asi Butler out II the party.
b You have noticed that Butler was not
4 nur herr The convention would not
Al it, and Tom found out the temper %
- desrares u.forc 81 met That Is the
q son ~ did not snul.- He told n man
- ON th.. filnr ~ this hall last Sunday
IN a.. WIS not cDmius because u looked
tc him MS If thc cow alton would stand
I'M 20 Buti.r-
s1,r1.7t is .u.. exrIanatlou- Another promi-
zIu.~s rl.r,lIi-t ssEi that Watson was afraid
..-th- convention wuulsl 4. failure and r.
m .u..l away Tor that reason
. N-auesv Carriers s.ar seemed 20 De in
sssfa ascendant. and v.t the convention
tu rued him down On usae Proposition hy
vrss 70 =. a. = That was t-- suggestion -
leHv.. th,. party open a. fuse u ever "a
= Sc. Md .xr-.Iieut again a. fuse Then" vas
cuite "a little lght over Cd. resolution de-
en- ring against fusion '-ti'ue Frs'i y I'M
! terly Of Pulaski county Osborne. ~ fui-
y tor 1T Mays. " Butt. ana "il'TS oi-
49, fusion past and fature- They wanted
/. IN. ss.lr locked 80 thar the horse could
Z ~ b. st.l.u AGAIN Thcy hai enough
> fustoa n theirs last year they sa'd- ssn-
; erur carter took the Position uitt Nhiic
! II rray not hav.- WORKED out satisfactorily
ia past. there miehr come e time when
NIL Is. th. only means "t attaining
Il = B-rr.o=e- sufficient unto thr day is
N tf.~anr~ 49, slte Jared trar-csllly,
q. u. f.u.. would NOT listen a. him.
III sterlan.,g chat ther, must =. no more
al uate Road TO Savannah.
sSN Tf.rv-as another matter which was
rtlr'il,Hw- THE sfraf ~ p-rt ~ d W"r
II mat tim. from judge i.iues, WI" E"i
+ -hror-h resolution declaring la favor "i
he 3uilair "a uew railroad from AZ
autH ravauuah with t-s oauNict~- BIS
~ le4 u Keep the cU-lNiets 'mp-'e*h
without sm= thorn. and to give %" state
tr1r~ rosd from the coast L" the
E.nt'--tte- carter was TIE "nis M
pts-.rt aise,i Ms voice against TINS
n r.v.i -uE'sn. aad be- WAS voted down
s. rur saul.
Coutee on Resolutions.
Very T. ili. convention got Ia
working Fl colonel Carey Thornton
offered Z ZION authorizing the APP
. rst.utmfft tc.umltts.. ON resolutions
TEs comm i- chosen. and then il
vsls maef 1rnufttsa un credentials
sFrs- cunaini. s. composed of
Etrst dSlFi'4 !. si-tzs.er. second dis
. rr5ct- J. a. third district. J. A.
b Williams .I5.-rr-r a. D. Thorn
SONS nitn .7 D. P.-.k- sixth dis
ttirt. W i- lsrr. seventh district.
81 r. f1in,' 4 district. " Y. Car
t.-. ninth dls'V. ". Wilson: tenth
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