The age-herald., 1900-05-03
'POPS" POSTPONE
 THEIR CONVENTION Will Meet Again in This City on
 30th Inst. FEW DELEGATES PRESENT 9nf Will Make Dispensary and Anti Consti- ttutional Convention Questions Is- sues in the Campaign-Sam
 Adams is Chairman.
FEW DELEGATES PRESEN

The populist state convention met at the Auditorium yesterday, but the attendance was very small, not more than half a dozen counties being represented. The absence of representation from other counties was ac counted for by reason of the fact that no notice of the convention had been sent to the different counties.
 No nominations were made for state of- ficers, the consideration of the question of state ticket being deferred until the 30th instant, to which date the convention adjourned
 From the action of the convention yes terday it would appear that the populists of the state will make the dispensary law one of the principal issues, if not the main one, in the approaching campaign. A res- olution was adopted, inviting all white men in the state who oppose the holding of a constitutional convention, all prohibition ists, all who favor state dspensary law, and all who oppose the resolution adopted by the democratic convention last week, requesting the next legislature to follow the recommendations of the defeated dem- ocratic nominees in matters of legislation III COuillleS WutTt ueiuOCTdlS are uSltdltu, to participate in the populist convention in this city on May 30.
 Called to Order
 The convention was called to order at 12 o'clock by pr. G. B. Grove, chairman of the state executive committee. A. P. Longshore of Shelby was elected chairman of the convention, MT Knight of Cren- shaw being elected as Seoretarv
 On account of the smallness of the at tendance, there being less than forty dele gates present, a motion to postpone the naming of a state ticket was adopted. A ticket will be nominated at meeting to be held on May 30.
 On motion the following committees were appointed by the chair Committee on order of business-N. B. Spear of St. Clair, J. c. Fonville of Cren- shaw, R. F. Cox of Shelby, C. H. Cooper of Morgan and c. H. Spencer of Jeffer- son.
 Committee on platform and resolutions J. Gilbert Johnson of Dallas, M. w. How ard of DeKalb, J. P. Pearson of Shelby N. B. Spear of St. Clair, and G. B. Deans of Shelby.
 On motion the convention took a recess until , o clock.
 Order of Business
 On reassembling at o'clock the commit tee on order of business submitted a re- port providing for the selection of sixty two delegates to represent Alabama at the populist national convention in Cincinnati, O., on May g, and then for adjournment for not more than forty days The report also provided that the chairman of the execu- tive committee shall issue an address to the popuIsts of the state advising them of the adjourned meeting of the convention to be held in this city, and urging every county to send full delegation.
 M. W. Howard of DeKalb moved to amend the report by providing for selec- tions being made he withdrew his motion. The committees report was adopted.
 On motion of N. B. Spears of St. Clair May 30 was fixed as the date for the ad- journed meeting to be held.
 On motion of MT. Spears a committee was appointed to name delegates to the na- tional convention. The chair appointed on the committee N. B. Spears of St. Clair, L. H. Reynolds of Chiffon, and G. B. Deans of Shelby. Before retiring to make up it's report the committee requested those present who might know of any one desiring to attend the national convention to hand such names to the committee. No names were furnished. After being out for a few minutes the committee came in