The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-09-14
,0pIIITST CANDIDATE SPEAKS
HOGAN ADDRESSES A TER
~ REfL COUNTY AUDIENCE.
the Court House to 175 People.
Mr.. Gsmmage Nominated for the
Legislature.

NJ Csmmage Nominated Tor the
Legislature.
80. Wednesday was an important
~ With the popuIists of Terrell county
O' 2,ripg the morning they nominated a
,idote for the legislature and in the
sl had a speech from the candi-
1ate Of their party for governor.
MIR. GAMMAGE NOMINATED.
,+11 o'clock in the morning Chairman
~ ., ZONES called the populists to or
a. - tbe county court 70 I'M, and stated
u Ea nbisct of the meeting to be the Sc
ao.i yI Of a candidate to oppose Judge
w. 'ta1- the democratic nominee, for the
' "-,+1ra Mr.. d. A. Gammage, one
Efo,go eogntv's well-known farmers and
-, NJ c,rjzens. was unanimously nomin-
4 ta5 and in a speech before the meeting
Il ccanted the nomination.
Mr. Gammage, together with a full
;,tar for c0dnty officers, was nominated
\ ~ we conservative by the populist two or
kbrae months ago, but in card pub
k,ab 1 soon thereafter in THE News
jecIined to be candidate.
MIR, HOGAN ARRIVES.
Hon. J. r. Hogan, populist candidate
or Governor, arrived on the 11:50 Cen
raj Train from Cuthbert, and was taken
! charge by committee and carried to
\ ba Farnum House for dinner.
4 The Speaking began at l O'Clock in the
Donrt house. 1t had rained nearly all
he morning and when Mr.. Hogan was
presented to the audience by Mr.. Gam
nacA there were not more than
n people presen divided between
bopulists and democrats.
4 Mr.. Hogan made no great effort at
Bratory, but LIE warmed up the populists
Ind thew cheered him Justify. He is an
Entertaining talker, and during
Dis address of an hour and half the au-
Hence did not become bored or tired.
Fbe speech vas conservative and good
Aumored throughout. His reference
b Colonel Gambler was brief.
e said that if half Bob Berner
Ind Spencer Atkinson said about
boonel Gambler was true that he was
lot fit to be governor; that he helped
Governor Atkinson eat the beef and then
brned states evidence; that the colo mel
las the candidate of the politicians, and
bat if be was elected governor God only
snew who would be governor. He ridi-
Mnled the great importance set upon the
ZEE coinage of silver by Mr.. Bryan and
ther democrats. While. he said he
vored free coinage he consid-
led it Of extremely light Importance,
bd stated that it would not perceptibly
GREASE the amount of money in crcu-
lion, which was the thing needed; that
lee silver would make milliOnaires of |
e mine owners of the west and would |
benefit the masses. He advocated |
e issuance of paper money-small, |
nlnteTest bearing bonds, so TO speak
it'll there was an abundance of it for |
sHerYbOdy in other words "the old
7eenoaoks' of the past. He
arged against the state democracy the |
crease in state taxes, and said that no |
RcFeaSe could ever come from that |
Rrty de said that the democrats were
sR4lng great fuss about reducing |
SReS, but couldn't tell how to reduce |
sem. He would reduce taxes by hav-
S. biennial sessions of the legislature
"a aOolshing the annual appropriation
S50OOO for encampment of the state
litla' These two things alone, he |
e., would save the taxpayers 100000 |
fTly' He claimed for his party much |
~ service already to the state, notably |
81 paying of interest on deposits of
~ money held in banks. He said
P'eInor Atkinson made the banks paw.
8 IAe popultsts made the governor
.RKe The banks pay. He declared there
~ S5UO,OOO Of the states money lying |
#VQnoy Jordan's bank in Columbus
#p"Ing no interest for the state while |
Il Scaoo. teachers could not get their
IaHes paid, and were compelled to
W their school contracts to bankers |
a merchants "at the biggest kind of |
IeEeSt to get supplies to run on, but !
.}lle populists had changed all this
vl5 better. The point the speaker
t0u at greatest length was the in
y@Q'e OF two white parties in Georgia |
Asep each other straight. He laid |
"a. stress upon this, and urged his
sE as TO keep the populist party alive
t y, 40 other purpose. He also made
v'T1s plea for prohibition, and said
= Ae and his DartV favored the ahol.