The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-04
TWO CONVENTIONS ID BE HELD TODAY PopuIiSts and Socialists Assem-
 bIe In Atlanta WARNER HILL FOR HOWELL Governor Terrell commutes Sentence of a Negro Who Was to Be Hanged
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 Atlanta News.

Atlanta. July 3.-(Special.)- state conventions will be held here tomorrow by the populists and the socialists of Georgia. It is said that both will put out state tickets for governor and state house of- ficers. The populists propose to meet Ill the hall of the house of representatives and the socialists in the senate chamber. Today when Joe Hall of Bibb proposed that the house should meet tomorrow, which Is the Fourth of July, somebody said something about the populists hold ing convention in the hall, he remarked, ..Oh, we'll 1 reckon the afternoon will do them just as we'll" It is not known just what these conventions will amount to- though the populists expect good delega- tions They will prove of wide interest In view of the pending political situation
 Hill May Go on Stump.
 In reply to questions today Warner Hill, chairman of the state railroad commls- sion, said he was seriously considering the proposition of going on the stump i'll Georgia in behalf of Clark Howell for governor MT. Hill said since the attacks made on the railroad commission by Hoke Smth, and particularly upon himself and Joe Brown, he had received numerous let ters from all parts of the state urging him to take the stump in the campaign, both in behalf of MT. Howell and in de- (fense of the railroad commission. He is now seriously considering the matter and will reach some definite conclusion within the next day or two.
 Governor commutes Sentence.
 Governor Terrell today on recommends ton of the prison commission, commuted from death to life imprisonment the sem tence on Will Jones, a negro, who was sentenced to be hanged in Murray county on Friday of this week for the murder of Will Starr another negro. in a railroad camp there.
 The governor also pardoned John Dalton of Gwinbett county, who is serving term of six years In the penitentiary for train wrecling. Dalton has practically com pleted his sentence and was pardoned es pecially on account of the fact that he has tuberculosis.
 Governor Terrell today offered a re- ward of s1Oo for the arrest with proof to convict of Zach Jordan, wanted for the murder of Albert Brown at Divsboro last December.
 Only Lot of Hot Airt
 Senator Murphy Candler of DeKalb county today vigorously denied the re- . nprts published today regarding the propo- stion to divide DeKalb county out be- tween Fu1ton Rockdale and Gwinnett for the purpose of getting better roads. It is only lot of hot air, he declared. He said it appears to have originated with a DeKalb county newspaper man, who wanted to get up a sensation.
 Wants Georgia Monument.
 General Stephen D. Lee, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, Is in the city for the purpose of going before the legislature and urging the pas sage of bill now pending to appropriate s50,0O0 for Georgia Confederate monu- ment In the National park at Vicksburg. He will no doubt, be invited to speak both before the House and Senate.
 NEngines Are Demolished. A Seaboard Air Line and a Western and Atlantic freight engine ran together head on in the yards near Simpson street this 'morning, both engines being practically demolished. Dan Miller a fireman, had both legs broken. and was taken to the