The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-11
GEORGIA POPULiSTS' TICKET.
j. II. TRAYLoR OF TROUP N0MINA-
TED FOR GOVERNOR.
Full state House Ticket Was Named.
Barker Indorsed for President and
sionists and BarroomS Denounced.
Georgia Democrats Scored-Con-
vention IA Slim One and Few Lead
ing Lights Were There.

Georgia Democrats Scored-COn-
ventiOn IA Slim One and Few Lead
ing Lights Were There.
Atlanta. April lO.-By actual count
there were 129 delegates present at the
State Convention of the Populist party
here to-day. OF this number eighty odd
wore whiskers, and one looked so murh
like the pictures of Dom Paul, chief of
the Beers. that local newspaper man
wrote a column about the remarkable re-
semblance.
In the old days of Populism in Georgia,
when Watson was the king pm the state
conventions brought the Populists to town
by the thousand, now in the presidential
year, it was difficult 10 muster a corporals
guard, and of those who came, there were
few of the old timers 1t looked like
new crop, and a small one.
Col Peek was here as a matter of
course, and there was the usual talk of
him as the gubernatoral candidate, but,
as usual for several years past, there was
nothing to the Peek boom but wind.
John Cunningham who gained fame as
the right-hand man of Watson in the
Hines campaign, was also here, but more
like a spectator than factor, whereas,
as secretary of the State Committee, he
used to be a powerful warrior.
The figure of Yancey Carter was con-
spicuous by it's absence and, altogether
beyond presenting remarkable collec-
tion of whiskers, there was little to sup
port the Populist reputation in Georgia
politics about the convention.
The Few Leading Lights.
But for ]. r. Hogan of Lincoln, who
was the sacrifice as gubernatorial candi-
date two years ago, and Col. Peek and
Judge Hines who had also been sacri-
fees before him on the same altar, the
convention would have been pale indeed.
Col. Peek saved the day for oratory by
making a speech roasting Marion Butler,
whom he characterized as the arch trail
tor" and the spirit of the middle-of-the-
readers was strongly breathed in the res
olutions which proscribes fusionists and
declared for Barker and Donnelly as the
national leaders.
Alter the business OF the day was
through Mr.. Ignatius Donnely. who was
honored with the Endorsement for Vice
President, delivered an address to the re-
naming delegates In the hall of the House
of Representatives, having come all the
way from the East to see populism on it's
native heath. Mr.. Donnelly was also
heard by quite respectable crowd of At
lanta people.
The nomination of a state ticket by the
convention was taken as a matter of
course 1t was predicted several days ago,
and there was no surprise about 1t, unless
it was the fact that Mr.. Saffold of Eman-
uel who was named for attorney general,
had not given notice of his acceptance
when the convention adjourned.
A large percentage of the Popuist
strength is represented in the delegation
chosen to represent the state at the Ma
tional Convention, a half hundred dele
gates having been selected from the dis
tricts, to say nothing OF those from the
state at large.
state Ticket Put Ont.
The rniddle-of- the-road Populists nomi-
mated the following ticket:
Governor-J. H. Traylor of Troup coun-
Secretary of State-Dr IL. L. Clements
of Milton
Attorney General-F. II. sanold of
Emanuel
State Treasurer-J w. Park of Meri-
wether
Commissioner of Agrlculture-W. T.
Flint, of Taliaferro.
Prison commissioners. T. Dickey of
Upson and S. G. McCandess of Butts.
The eight delegates at large 10 the Gin
cinnau Convention were instructed for
| Wharton Barker of Philadelphia for
nesota for Vice-President.
The platform appeals for prohibition
and direct legislation by means of the
initiative and referendum. fThe hope is
expressed that the coming National Con-
vention will clean the ranks of all mere
office seekers and work a new era in the
party's history. The Omaha and Gin
cinnat platforms are endorsed.
The following were chosen delegates at
large to the Cincinnati conventions:
w. l.. Peek. J. p. Brooke, l.. J. Nc
Knight, n. L. Mays. r. A. Hutcherson.
Joseph Beverly, J. II. Traylor and NJ. d.
Irwin.
Against the Fusionists.
Among other things the platform says:
las the fusionists who betrayed the
Peoples party and our own gallant chief
tain, Thomas +. Watson, and thereby de-
moralized our hitherto mpregnable band
of patriots, have themselves been shaken
off and our ranks cleared and purified by
their expulsion so have our once broken
ranks been reformed and revived by the
spirit of loyal hope and confidence. \
1.-The day of the complete cleansing az
our ranks from all mere offce-seekers
so fondly and confidently looked for at the
National Convention i'm Cincinnati, May .,
should work an era in our partys his
tory which we trust will lead on to COM
plete triumph.
Against the SALOONS.
"rhe Peoples party yields nothing In
Its opposition to licensed saloons as a pub
lie nuisance. The gospel of Christ is the
solution of every human problem and the
correction of every evil We appeal 20
the Christians OF Georgia TO unite with
US in our efforts to suppress this monster
evil so long fostered and nourished by
the Democratic party as a means to ac-
quire Office al the expense of Christianity
and 10 the degradation Of man.
Sales Of sprituous liquors for me-
cicnal and mechanical purposes should
be regulated and controlled by law.
Initiative and Referendum.
I'VE favor an amendment TO the con-
sttution of this state for an initiative and
referendum and the imperative mandate
in legislation submitting to the people for
ratification or rejection all important Leg
islatlve enactments.
I'VE indorse the platform adopted by
the Peoples party at Omaha in 1892 and at
Cincinnati in 1898"
The convict law OF 1897 Is condemned as
a system more inlquitoue than its prede-
cossor. and the practice Of public officers