The age-herald., 1900-05-31
POPULISTS PUT OUT
 FULL STATE TICKET

candidates are defeated in matters of local legislation, took the same course
 The clause endorsing the administration of Governor Johnston was read, and MT. Spear offered as an amendment a resolu- tion denouncing the democrats for charg- ing Governor Johnston with corruption in office. Dr. Grove and MT. Adams urged MT. Spear to withdraw his resolution, say ing that such action might react on the populist party. MT. Spear withdrew his resolution. MT. Johnson of Dallas said Governor Johnston was responsible for the small attendance at this convention, that he had told the populists that he was good populist as anybody and that the populists had disbanded in many counties in order to go into the democratic party and vote for Governor Johnston for United States senator He said he could not vote to endorse Governor Johnston'S adnninis- tration.
 MT. Spear said that but for Joe John ston a large part of the white people of Alabama would not be able to go to the polls and vote in August He said that but for Joe Johnston the right of eXemStion and the homestead would be thing of the past in Alabama. He said Governor John ston had been their greatest friend and stood for the rights of the people.
 For Johnston First
 MT. Johnson of Dallas said Joe Johnston had stood for the people, but that he was for Joe Johnston first. He told of Govern or Johnstons connection with the conven- tion of 1892, and said he had framed the thirteenth clause calling for a constitu- tional convention and that Governor John- ston had recommended a constitutional convention in his first message to the leg islature.
 l.. H. Reynolds of Chiffon told of the efforts to have a constitutional convention and of the appeals made to Governor John- ston to reconvene the legislature for the purpose of repeating the constitutional con vention act. He appealed to the populists to adopt the resolution.
 The motion to adopt the resolution was carried by rising vote, MT. Johnson of Dallas voting no.
 Mr. Spear said as the convention had endorsed the dispensary he wanted the money to be derived from that source di- vided equally between the common schools and the old Confederate soldiers. This was embodied in a resolution by MT. Johnson of Dallas and the resolution was adopted. The platform as amended was on motion adopted as whole.
 MT. Spear of St. Clair moved the ap- pointment of a committee of five to select state ticket, The resolution prevailed and the chair appointed on the commit /tee Dr. G. B. Grove of Jefferson, chair man; MT. Askew of Fillmore, MT Newall of Tuscaloosa, MT Wood of Jackson and MT. Mccain of Calhoun.
 The State Ticket
 The committee retired to prepare its re- port When it returned Dr. Grove, chair man, submitted the following ticket:
 For Governor-S. M. Adams of Chiffon.
 For Secretary of State-T. w. Powell of Cullman.
 For Auditor-M. W. Whatley of Clay.
 For Attorney y-General-LeRoy Watson of St. Clair.
 For Treasurer-A G. Duke of Chiffon.
 For Commissioner of Agriculture-J. M Askew of Fillmore.
 For Superintendent Of Educatioh-J. II Porter of Coosa
 The ticket was nominated by rising vote.
 MT. Johnson of Dallas moved that the state executive committee be reorganlzec and that it be composed of one member from each congressional district ana Una the member from each congressional dis