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AFTER noon TO- day. the sssss eosvss.
ton OF the Popaltss party of Viz.
giriA coavsesd in the opera hosss
here. The eoavsnsioa vas called 10
order by j. HAskin Hohsos. State
chairman. and ~ his rxqasss Rev. L.
g. ~. Miller, pastor Of the Ss. Aark o
Lutnsran church. Of this city. opssed
the eonvsntion With prayer. Ahoss
$50 delegates and visitors vers 40
the hall. Colonel Edmund X Coeks.
J. II. Hobson. Gen. James risid. II.
A. Muller and Mayor Audrsvs oe-
cupied seats on the stage
Chairman Hobsou. on behalf of
the executive eonmifiee, plscsd 10
nomination for Temporary chair1an.
Edmund X. Coek-. % Csmbesiasd.
and for temporary secretary. II. A.
Mailer: OF Henry county. The uooi.
nations we're received With applause.
Both we're elected. Mr.. Cocks ae.
cepted the Temporary ehairaanship
Of the convention in . brief speech.
Mayor Andrews then delivered the
address Of welcome. Mr.. Thomas.
Of Henry, made . brief Response.
Chairman Hobson suggested the
following com mittec % credentials:
II. A. Muller. &. II. Harrison, II. A
Gilbert, q. w. Crumpecker. w. A.
Reilly, Joseph Blackwell. W. n.
Davis and @. W. Coyner. and they
we're unanimously elected. On per-
manent organization the following
we're chosen: J. NJ. Gregory. ". A.
Barrow, j. X. Armstrong. J. X.
Vaughan, J. q. Field, II. V. Glass.
cock, Z. l.. Nevberry aud Jacob
Shanes. A recesi Was then taken
until 4 o'clock.
At that hour Temporary Chair
man Cooke called the convention 10
order. The committee on credsn-
tiAls report a. delegates entitled Ia
seats. The committee on permanent
organization made the following rs-
port which Was adopted:
Permanent Chairman James q.
Field. permanent secretary. Il. A.
Muller, ard assistant secretary, W.
Il. Tinsley.
TIE following vice chairman, BY
congressional districts were named
First, Walter Raines; second. A
Todd; third. Walter Grant; fourth
g. w. Jackson; fifth, Sterling Thorn
as; Sixth, q. w. Crumpecker
seventh. w. A. Rally; eighth, J. B
Beverly; ninth, H. g. Hicks; tenth
0. X. Lspham.
| Chairman Field made an address
in which he eulogized Bryan ant
Daniel, after which an ad djournmcn
was taken until s p. m.
At 8 o'clock the committee ol
platform was ready to report. j. II
Hobson was reelected State char
man. At $50 the chairman Of th,
committee on platform, presented
the report
The platform endorses the M
tional platform adopted at st. Louis
in 1896, demands . perpetuation o
manhood suffrage, inveighs agsins
the use of money in elections an
corporation in fl iuence over the actor
of legislatures, courts and executiv
J officers of the national and Stat
governments; demands Q create
volume and hexibility in currency
favOrs the immediate enactment Of
,, non partisan election Law; demand
greater economy in State and count
expenditures; reduction Of taxes an
salaries; advocates q constitutions
amendment extending the duties o
many officers, and favors the run
ming of free schools at least eigh
months in the year with salaries sui
ficlent to command competent teach
ers. The report Was unanimousl
adopted amid great enthusiasm.
>, Edmund Cooke aud X. V. Gaine
were placed IN nomination for Lieu
tenant Governor. The conventio
! was considerably divided, and q
10:15 q motion to adjourn until !
. o clock to morrow prevailed. Th
: Impression seems to be that th
I, nomination for Governor will be oi
fered to G.. III, TYLER.