The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-19
And Advises Party to Pass Reso-
IutionS
ENDORSING THE EXTRA SESSION
Beat Meeting Called for July 4-Cam-
paign Committee Will Then be
Selected and Plans Will be Out
lined for the Fight.

Chairman G. B. Grove last night issued
an address to the members of his party, in
Governor Johnston for taking up the fight
of the populists and accomplishing what
they had been SO long trying to do.
He sounds in no uncertain tones the bat
tle-cry for his party for 1900. There must
be rganization-perfect organization in
every beat; for the present political stu
alton is full of promise to the populist
party.
And Chairman Grove assures his party
that Governor Johnston deserves their
thanks for doing what we have so long
tried to dor
Convention Cancelled
Chairman Grove early in the day cam
celled the call for state convention of his
party to assemble in Birmingham on May
20. Following is the brief address:
To the Populists of Alabama:
r Believing 1t to be unnecessary under the
existing circumstances for a state conven-
ton to be held, and at the request of many
members of our party, hereby revoke the
call for a convention for the 23rd day of
May. Respectfully,
G. B. GROVE, Chairman.
And here is a document of the greatest
interest to all the people of Alabama. There
can be no mistake as to its clear and terse
sentences; and during the next twelve
months it will be quoted in thousands of
public speeches.
Birmingham, Ala, May is, 1899.
To the Populists of Alabama:
The adjournment of the legislature
and the repeal by it of the constitu-
tional convention act, render unnneces-
sary the state convention called for
May %, and 1 have revoked the call for
the same. We have many reasons for
self-congratulation over the present po-
litical situation, and at some time In
the near future I will ask our commit
tee and the leading members of our
party to a general conference for the
purpose of outlining and formulating
plan of action for the campaign Of
1900. In September last our convention
at Cincinnati nominated Mr.. Wharton
Barker as our presidential candidate,
and Mr.. Ignatius Donnely as our vice.
presidential candidate, and l think 1t
well to have it at an early date, and
suggest July A. beat meetings in
every beat and at these meetings 1
I think 1t would be wise to elect
campaign committee of say three 10
take charge of the campaign for our
ticket and go to work now with the
end in view of carrying their beat for
our ticket.
1t would be only just and right at this
meeting to pass resolutions endorsing the
wise and manly course of the members of the
General Assembly who have SO nobly per-
formed their duty in repeating the law which
SO endangered the suffrage of the people.
Gov. Johnston deserves our thanks for his
course In this matter and should be congrat-
ulated for doing what he has SO long tried
to do.
Now, let every man who wants and
desires good government and to see our
party successful, attend these peat
meetings and aid by his presence the
grand work now before us. There has
never been a time since our organiza-
ton as a party that the future looked
so bright for us as now, not only in Ala
bama but in every other state. Our
enemies are growing more and more d.
yided and our own ranks are being
filled with recruits from the old par
ties And 1t is my opinion that upon
the growth and dissemination of the
principles embodied in our platforms
will rest the future welfare and per-
petuation of our government and I APP
peal to you to do your duty in the fu-
ture as you have done in the past
and continue in the work and victory
will surely reward you. The attention
of the entire country is upon us now
and let us show the world that we have
the patriotism and are willing to sacri-
flee time and means to secure the tri-
umph of right over wrong justice over
Injustice. Let US show to the world
and to all men that there is today a
party in the United States that stands
for all that is right and fair and
against all that is wrong and unfair, a
party that is in fact as well as in name
the peoples party. Respectfully,
G. B. GROVE,
Chairman Populist State Executive
Committee.