The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
PoPULlSTS OF THE STATE.
J. L. HOGAN OF, LINCOLN NOMINAT-
ED FOR GOVERNOR.

Felix n. Cobb of Carroll Put Up for
Attorney GeneraI-w. p. Glover of
Bibb Named for Commissioper of
AgricuIture-W. n. Kemp of Eman-
ueI the Nominee for Controller
commissioning Committee to
scour the Woods I'm an Attempt 80
Find Candidates for Judges of the
supreme Court.
Atlanta, Ca, May 1s.-The Georgia Pop
ulists made their last kick to-day. The
party has been in the throes of political
death for months past, as was unmis
takeably evidenced at the March convent
ion.
Since that time the decline has been oc-
CELEBRATED to such degree that there was
hardly enough life left to make pulse
beat at to-day's convention.
The October election will consume the
last spark of vitality, and it may be put
down now as a foregone conclusion that
Populism Will thenceforth cease to make
even a small ripple on the political sea of
this state.
In all human probability the party will
never essay another state convention. and
the ticket named to-day viii be the last.
This ticket has had rocky road to trav-
Ell in gaining the light of day. Nobody,
from Tom Watson down to the humblest
Populist In the ranks. wanted place
on II, and it is In fact little better than
farce play.
None of those whose names are being
used as nominees take the matter seri-
ously. They know that 1t is the last fee
Bile "wag" of the party tail and none of
them think of themselves as candidates
In point of fact.
Whether 1t was Mr.. Watson's repudia-
ton or the natural course of things, the
spirit of EDpulism has been fading like
shadows before the sun since the March
convention.
After Mr. Watson every other nominee
on the ticket, save two. sent in their decli-
nations The big braves who mad been
honored by the convention saw the unmis-
taxable signs of dissolution at hand, and
though Populists are nothing IL not Fa-
bian, they were not willing to be the rain
bow diasees at his late day.
There were not above seventy-five pres
| ent at the convention to-day and not more
than one-fourth Of the counties of the
| state were represented Not only this, but
not single one of the old standbys of
the party, Cunningham, McGregor,
| Branch, Hogan Thornton and the like,
was present. 1t was final rally of the
scattered fragments, without leaders or
plans. And during the entire delibera-
| tons the name of Tom Watson, which has
| always been the rallying cry of the Popu-
| lists, was not heard in the convention. "A
| rose by any other name might smell as
Il gTN1wn NXT aN
! son Is opaque with dullness, worse than
| Hamlet" without the ghost.
There was no enthusiasm and nothing
| picturesque, for Populist conventions have
| heretofore been conspicuous for both these
| attributes of interest. Compared to other
| gatherings of the kind 1t was like funeral
! procession, which. practically speaking, 1t
/ was In fast. AS the ministers say, THE
/ ceremonies will be concluded at the grave"
! The interment will be on the first Wednes-
| day In October.
| After the convention was called to order
| by w. L. Palmer of Floyd steering COM
mlttee was appointed, and at the afternoon
session this committee "steered' in the
followed candidates, who were duly ac-
| cepted by the convention:
For Governor--J. l.. Hogan of Lincoln
| county.
For Attorney General--FelIx N. Cobb of
Carroll county
For Commissioner of Agriculture-w. P.
| Glover OF Bibb county.
For Controller General-W. r. Kemp of
Emanuel.
For Treasurer-J. H. Traylor of Troupe.
For School Commissioner-B. NJ Zettler
| of Fulton.
For Prison Commissioner-J S. Davit of
| Floyd.
Messrs Davitt and Kemp are the only,
| two on this list who were on the ticket of
| the March convention.
Even Col. Peek, who was offered the
nomination for commissioner of agrlcul-
| ture, declined, though he was once a can
| didate for Governor and one of the main
stays of the party.
MIR. Zettler declined, but was prevailed
upon to allow the use of his name again.
To provide for further destinations the
executive committee was empowered to fill
vacancies.
The steering committee could not find
| timber for Supreme Court candidates. so
the executive committee was authorized
to scour the woods and fill the vacancies
on the ticket.
| A half dozen of the faithful held a
confab In the Office of the Peoples Party
| paper tonight TO discuss these candidates.
and talk over other things, but they would
give out nothing except to say that candi-
| dates would be taken from different parts
of the state and the nominations would
| be bipartisan.
| Mr.. Hogan, the new candidate for Gov
ernor on the Populist ticket has served
three terms in the lower house from Lin
coin county. and Is generally regarded as
an upright conscientious man, though not
| capable of making an attractive campaign
If he wanted TO.
There was a disposition to indorse Chief
| Justice Simmons and Associate Justices
Fish and H. T. Lewis, but the proposition
was defeated by large majority ia the
nominating committee.
POPULIsTS OF THE TARHEEL.