The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-15
pops" WILL HAVE
FULL STATE TICKET
Convention Called to Meet in
Montgomery on May 10.
ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE
Party Organization Will be Preserved
Former Congressman Howard Urg-
ed to Become Candidate for
the United States Senate
ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE

The state executive committee of the pop
ulist party, which met in this city yester-
day, resolved to cali state convention of
that party to assemble in Montgomery on
the second Thursday in May. 1900, which
will be the 10th day of that month, for the
purpose of nominating a full state ticket.
1t is understood that the committee de-
cided to request Former Congressman NJ.
w. Howard of Fort Payne ITO become
candidate for the United States senate to
succeed Senator Morgan.
1t was resolved unanimously to preserve
the populist party organization in tact, and
to make an aggressive and energetic cam
paign next year.
This determination of the committee Is a
distinct triumph for State Chairman Graf
tan B. Grove.
1t is alleged that certain leaders of the
party desired and perhaps urged in commit
tee, the formal disbanding of the party or
ganizat ion and that in so doing they were
acting in the interest of Governor john
ston for the United States senatorship. But
everybody came around to the proposition
to make the straignout fight next year, ana
harmony prevailed at the adjournment OIL
the committee meeting.
Probate Judge zell CASTOR of Butler leit
the meeting before any definite conclusion
was arrived at, and left the city at 400
o'clock for his home. 1t is UNDERSTOOD thal
Judge CASTOR Informed the committee that
he would not consider himself bound by
any decision that might be arrived at.
The afternoon session lasted several
hours, and there is reason to believe mat
there were some very lively discussions
over questions brought up, chiefly over the
proposition that a state convention DC
called and a state fight made. There were
but two or three members, 1t appears, VINO
questioned the ACCESSIBILITY of such action.
But the meeting being private, 1t Is not
possible to give a report of the discussions
in detail.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Grove at noon in the main parlor
of the Opera House hotel Secretary A.
o. Harwell was absent, and w. M WOOD
of Culman acted as secretary.
Amongst those in attendance on the meet
ing were Senator G. B. Deans of Shelby,
nominee for governor in $685. Representative
NJ. B. Speer, of st. Clair; Representative
Sturdlvant. of Shelby; Frank Baltzen, of
Montgomery ]. w. Pitts, of Shelby; Judge
Sam Adams, of Chiffon; M. w. Howard
of DeKalb; Judge Williams, of Tuscaloosa;
Zell Gason, probate judge of Butler: Pro-
fessor w. M. Wood, of Cullman; Nelson
Fuller, OF Bib; c. H. Cooper, of Morgan.
The committee en- the order of business
consisted of NJ. B. Spencer, of St. Clair;
N ]. Fuller, of Bibb; Judge Williams, of
Tuscaloosa: J. w. Pitts, of Shelby, and
Frank Baltzell, of Montgomery.
There was an adjournment for dinner,
and upon reassembling the committee re-
ported in part in favor of a state conven-
ton, a candidate for United States sena-
tor, and, in general effect, the preservation
of the party organization. The report was
adopted practically in its entirety.