The age-herald., 1900-05-31

For Secretary of State-T. w. Powell or Cullman.
 For Auditor-M. ". whatley of Clay. | For Attorney General-LeRoy Watson of St. Clair
 For Treasurer-A G. Dake of Chiffon. 1 For Commissioner of Agrieulture-J. M. | Askew of Fillmore.
 l For Superintendent of Education-J. H. l An adjourned meeting of the state popu- | list convention was held in the criminal | court room yesterday afternoon, and a | state ticket named, with Rev. Samuel M. | Adams, probate judge of Chiffon county, l at its head.
 | The attendance at tho convention was
 very small, not exceeding forty-five dele {, gates at any time during the proceedings.
 In this respect it was marked contrast I to the conventions of the same party held | in this city six and four years ago. In
 1894, when Captain Kolb was nominated by
 that party for governor the second time,
 the Winnie Davis wigwam with capacity
 to seat 5000 or 5000 persons, was packed with followers of that party There were
 in attendance nearly a thousand delegates,
 and every county in the state was repre- sented. It was an enthusiastic and deter mined convention, made up mostly of the | farmers and mechanics, who had become dissatisfied with the democracy of the l state and sought to encompass it's defeat. | Two years later when Captain Goodwin | of Fillmore county was placed at the head | of the state ticket of that party, con | vention of almost equal proportions was | held in this city, and a strong fight was made to elect the ticket. On the second day of this month a con- vention of the same party was held in the Auditorium in this city, but the best that | could be done in the way of attendance was | to get less than fifty populists together. It | was deemed avisable to adjourn until a | later date to nominate a state ticket, and yesterday was fixed as the date for this purpose.
 | When the convention was caled to order | at 1920 D. m. yestlerday, twenty minutes | later than the time fixed for the conven- | ton to assemble, there were not more than | a score of the faithful present, and after | the appointment of committee on ere l dentials and the transaction of few other | items of more or less importance recess | was taken until 1:20. Those present were of the opinion that several delegates were | in the city and that they would be present when the convention reassembled. buf af- ter waiting hour the number was only about doubled. With one exception It was perhaps the smallest political convention that ever assembled for the purpose of putting out candidates for state offices. It surpassed the prohibition state conven- ton held in this city in April by about two to one in point of numbers. The convention yesterday was enthusias- tic in its endorsement of the administra- tion of Governor Johnston, in fact that is
 about the only question over which the delegates manifested much enthusiasm. It was claimed by some of those in attend ance at the convention that Governor John- ston was a good populist, and that he had given the state the best administration 1t
 had ever had
 The convention endorsed the dispensary
 and embodied in its platform clause com
 mitting the party in this state to that
 movement.
 Called to Order
 Chairman S. M Adams called the conven-
 tion to order at 1920 D. m., and named N. B.
 Spears of St. Clair as temporary chairman,
 and Frank Crichton of Chiffon as tempor-
 ary secretary.
 On motion, a committee of five on cre-
 dentials, consisting of l.. H. Reynolds of
 Chiffon, S. M Adams of Chiffon, A. w.
 Cooper of Coosa, MT. Merritt of Dale and
 T. D. Pearson of Shelby, was appointed. The following committee on platform and
 resolutions was appointed: s. M. Adams of
 Chiffon, MT. Merritt of Dale, G. B. Grove of Jefferson, z. Savage of Fayette and A. w. Cooper of CooSa.
 On motion the convention took a recess 
 until 1:20.
 On reassembllng at 1:25 the committee on credentials reported recommending that the temporary organization be made permanent and that all populists present be entitled to sit in the convention. The report was adopted.
 The committee on platform and resolu-
 tions reported the following platform I've, your committee on platform and | resolutions recommend: Tlot ffirY,a 1Ino oio fn | the principles of the peoples party as enun- ciated in the national platform. "Second-That we deem it inexpedient at | this time for the party to nominate a state l ticket.
 "Third-That we recommend in each coun- | ty where the populist party has failed to | nominate a county ticket that one be put | out at once; we urge and insist upon this l being done, and more especially in regard l to candidate for the legislature. | "Fourth-That We advocate and urge upon
 all voters who are opposed to the liquor | traffic the necessity of supporting candi- | dates who favor the dispensary system as | an improvement upon the license system. | "Fifth-That we condemn in unmeasured | terms the proposed constitutional conven- | ton as being inimical to the best interests | of the people of Alabama. l "Sixth-That we condemn the resolution l passed by the late democratic convention | which recommends that defeated demo- l cratic candidates for the legislature be con- | suited in regard to local legislation; such a | recommendation being unconstitutional, | undemocratic and eminently unfair to the l people. | "Seventh-That we indorse the adminis- tration of Governor Joseph F. Johnston as l having been conducted in the interests of | all the people and having improved the | status of Alabama, and exceedingly econ l omical."
 Mir. Johnson of Dallas moved an amend | ment designating the national convention | held in Cincinnati on May as the con- vention alluded to in the first clause. The | amendment was accepted. l pr. Grove of Jefferson moved to strike | out the second clause which was unfavora- | ble to the nomination of a state ticket. Opposed State Ticket Rev. S. M. Adams of Chiffon gained the 1 eve of the chairman and argued in SUD- l port of the original clause. He opposed the