The age-herald., 1900-05-03

the selection of two delegates from the the state-at-large and one from each con- gressional district to represent the state in the national convention, the eleven dele- gates so selected to cast the sixty-two votes to which Alabama will be entitled in the convention, A motion to that effect was adopted and the committee again re- tired.
 The Delegates
 Subsequently the following delegation was reported by the committee and agreed 50 by the convention:
 From the state at large-G. B. Grove of Jefferson and M. W. Howard of DeKalb. To represent the districts-Rev. A. J. Hearne of the First, J. c. Fonville of the Second, Judge Morris of the Third, l.. H. Reynolds of the Fourth M. w. Whatley of the Fifth, Dr. Hollis of the Sixth, Ury watson of the Seventh, c. H. Cooper of the Eighth, c. H. Spencer of the Ninth. The report was adopted
 While the committee was out preparing It's report the convention got into little wrangle over a resolution instructing the Alabama delegation to vote for Wharton Barker of Pennsylvania for president and lgnatius Donnelly of Minnesota for vice president. The delegate who introduced this resolution stated that he had heard
 
 Eugene Debs for president, but that he thought the populists of the country owed MT. Barker something, as he had been their rallying figure since 1896. when Tom Watson was placed on ticket with Will liam J. Bryan.
 Opposed the Resolution
 MT. Howard opposed the resolution. and urged that the delegation be permitted to go to Cincinnati uninstructed. so that they might consult with party leaders from oth- CT states and act for the best interests of the party, whether the result is the nomi- nation of Mr. Barker some other man. He wanted the delegates to go untram- meled and with their hands united. Con tinuing he said: If this convention is too small to nominate a state ticket, it is not large enough to know the sentiment of the populsts of Alabama with reference to a national ticket. The populist party is in a deplorable condition, and Is going through the squeeZing-out process and 1t remains to be seen if there will be any life in the party after this campaign. The pop ulists have been deceived and betrayed by office-seekers and office-holders. I don know for whom I will vote at Cincinnati perhaps for Mir Barker-but the delegates shoould go untrammeled. I am in favor of the office seeking the man. I have no man in mind but one, and I would vote for him against all men-and that's Tom Watson of Georgia-and who knows but he will lead us! It may be best to nominate Bar ker, and if we do I will make many speeches for him. not only in Alabama but all over the country, as any man."
 J. Gilbert Johnson of Dallas who offered the resolution, replied to MT. Howard say ing: That if this convention is large enough to send delegates to the national convention it is large enough to instruct them for candidates. Barker and Donnelly are already nominees of a populist conven- tion held in 189S"
 Watson Criticised
 N. B. Spears of St. Clair took hand in the discussion. He said: Watson is not even factor in populsm. He was offered the populist nomination for governor of Georgia last year and refused it. He has said nothing in defense of populism in four years. I am willing to modify the resolu- tion so as to provide that the delegation from this state shall vote for Barker and Donnelly as long as their names are before the convention"
 On motion of J. Gilbert Johnson of Dal-
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