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fIOBB IS FOR WATSON
HE MAKES A SPEECH IN
NEW YORK IN WHICH HE
REFUDIITES SE WALL.
A WATSON CLUB FORMED
Mr. Cobb Declares Chairman
Jones Made a Compact with
Populists Which Should
Be Lived Up To.
New York, Aug. 15. Hon.
Thamas R. R, Cobb, of Atlanta,
member of the Democratic campaign
committee of Georgia and a lieuten
ant colonel on the staff of Governor
W. Y. Atkinson, in a speech last
night, declared his allegiance to Bry
an and Watson, His speech was
delivored with all the fervor and
eloquence for which the gifted young
Georgian is noted, and that it had
full effect is evidenced by the fact
that his hearers immediately resolved
themselves into a Bryan and Watson
club.
The secretary of the new club, J.
Davis Lewis, is a tinplate manufac
turer who declares that he was a
McKinley Republican until he heard
Mr. Cobb’s speech.
I wired The Journal yesterday
that Mr. Cobb was to be given a din
ner at the Tuxedo by Dr, Samuel E«
Milliken. It was during the pro
gress of this dinner that his speech
was delivered. He spoke with such
emphasis that his words traveled out
of the open windows and attracted
large crowds.
MR. COBB’S SPEECH.
Mr. Cobb said in part:
I do not know or care whether my
sentiments are popular here cr not-
I speak from conviction and there
fore will speak boldly. lam a
Democrat, was born of Demo
cratic parents and have voted and
worked for Democracy ever since I
was of age. But in the south now
there are differences of opinion as
to what constitutes a Democrat.
There is a large sound money Demo
cratic wing and a large silver Demo
cratic wing. Then there is the Jeff
ersonian Democracy, called Popu
lists.
Now, some of these men are
against all nominees of Democracy
from pique; others are for Bryan and
Sewall, but the great majority of
Georgia Democrats will vote for
Bryan and Watson and I am one of
that number. Georgia will go for
Bryan and Watson because the
Democratic party indorsed Watson
through its executive head (Senator
Jones) at St. Louis. Thousands of
Bryan’s silver Democrats in Georgia
and through the south cannot under
stand how men can vote for a nation
al bank president for Vice-President
on an anti-national bank platform.
CALL BEWAIL A PLUTOCRAT.
Sewall is a plutocrat, a national
banker, a corporation king. Watson
is a statesman and a man of the peo
ple. Watson stands on a parity
with Bryan in intellect, courage, pa
triotism and service to silver.
I have wa’ted till now before de
claring my position, hoping Sewall
would withdraw and believing he
would. Watson canrot withdraw
for be was nominated to save his
party. Every silver man in the
Union would rejoice to see Sewall
get out. Watson spoke to 10,000
Democrats in Atlanta the other night
and they cheered bin to the echo.
The Atlanta Commercial and
South Carolina Headlight and other
southern Democratic papers have
declared for Bryan and Watson.
Every Populist paper in the Union
has atuck to the St. Louis contract.
Bryan’s own state has acted in favor
of Watson and the other western
Populists states have shown them
selves staunch toward Watson.
The Populists made the Democrats
pass an income tax law, when the
Democrats and Republicans had
failed to call for it in their platforms.
And, it would be law today if it had
aot been for the influence of a little
private gold.
Lastly, let me say that the south
Is not only back in the house of its
fathers and hero to stay, but we are
oot in the Union as servants and
(laves. We are equals with any
lection. The south gave Marshall
io the bench, Washington to the
iword Jefferson to pen
md Patrick Henry to America.
These four men did more than all
•thorn to make the Union what it is,
anl Watson is as pure and brave as
anyone of these.
THE FIRST BRYAN AND WATSON CLUB.
Mr. Cobb’s speech wrought the
little company up greatly and led to
the prompt and enthusiastic organi
zation of a Bryan and Watson club,
the first in the city.
Dr. Samuel E. Milliken was elected
president and J. Davis Lewis secre
tary. The new organization will
hold a meeting during the coming
week to arrange for a campaign
speech by Candidate Watson at an
early date in New York.
Mr. Cobb, appreciating that his
speech of last evening will be provo
cative of criticism whether favorable
or unfavorable, has written the fol
lowing signed statement to The Jour
nal, showing the reasons which actu
ate his course:
To the Atlanta Journal. :
In answer to your request for a
statement from me in regard to the
opinions I expressed in New Y ork
at the dinner given me by Dr. Sam
uel E. Milliken of New York city, I
will say this: That what The Jour
nal publishes this afternoon is practi
cally a correct report of my remarks-
The occasion was social in its nature
but I was called on to express my
views as to the present political situ
ation in the south concerning national
affairs and I spoke what I honestly
believe to be the truth as to the po
sition of Georgia.
I have been for Bryan and Wat
son ever since Senator Jones com
mitted the Democratic party at St-
Louis and would have spoken for
that ticket in the Carolinas but
waited for Sewall’s withdrawal,
which every consistent Democrat
confidently expected, but when Mr.
Sewall announced at Madison Square
Garden that it was his intention to
stay in the race to the end jn spite of
the fact that the south and west desire
his withdrawal, in spite of the fact
that his candilacy will not add a
single electoral vote to Democratic
strength, in spite of the fact that
Senator Jones, the delegated agent
of Democracy had invaded the con
vention of another party and practi
cally pledged Democrats to Watson
in exchange for 2,000,000 Popiliets
votes for Bryan, in spite of the fact
that Sewall’s own son is speaking in
Maine against him, in spite of the
fact that he is a man of corporations
and trusts and the president of a
national bank when the Democratic
platform has absolutely declared
against national banks and in spite
of the serious fact that his selfish
obstinacy is actually endangering
the cause of free silver which he pre
tends to sincerely advocate, and ia
spite of the fact that here in the
east nearly every man out of 12,000
Democrats left Madison Square Gar
den when Sewall rose to speak, I
fait that it was time for every honest
Democrat in the south to repudiate
Arthur Sewall, the stumbling block
of Democracy, tho selfish plutocrat
who throws himself before the cause
of Democracy and the chances of
free silver..
MUST STAND BY THE COMPACT,
Whetheryit was wise for Demo
crats to send an agent to negotiate
with Populists I do not say, but
merally, legally and politically, the
Democratic party is bound to carry
out the deliberate contract of its ex
ecutive heal made beiore tho world
and for the valuable consideration
of 2,000,000 votes. And I shall
stand by the contract even if the
agent (Senator Jones) renigs.
Then too, as a white man of tho
south, my blood boils to hear this
Senator Jones damn white Georgians
as companions tit only for negroes>
Georgians who are his eqaa's every
other way than mentally and who are
infinitely his superiors in intellect as
illustrated by the blunders he com
mits as chairman of a great party and
the bungling denials he promulgates
which only prove and aggravate the
blunders he commits—a man who
has begotten the contempt of Repub
licans and called forth demands
from a Democvatio press for his im
mediate resignation. These things
made mo say what I said and as a
Georgia Democrat I will stand by
the sentiments uttered by me in
New York and particularly so when
the Populist party alone has been
brave enough to put a southern man
forward in a movement that depends
upon the southern vote.
The south is good enough to elect
eastern ani western men bit when
will .he south be good enough to
haveher sons elected? Not until she
stands by herself, not till she prefers
her own brainy, elcquent, patriotic
and learned sons (such as Watson)to
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA, GA., AUGUST 21. 1896
the pastern plutocrat who corners
gold with his brethren or contracts
our currency by his national bank.
(Such as Sewall.) I take Watson in
mine.
(Signed.) Thomas RR. Cobb.
WHY HE SPOKE FOB WATSON.
I asked Mr. Cobb this morning
whether or not he would remain in
the Deihocratic party. He said :
“I am a Democrat and do not ex
pect politicians to try to read me out
of my party. But if they should, I
will carry the question of my Demo
cracy before the people and let them
decide whether I am a Democrat or
not.”
J. S. C., in Atlanta Journal.
The 1 Ith Congressional District
Meeting.
E iitor People’s Party Paper:
The Populist convention of the
Eleventh Congressional district met
in the court house. The meeting was
called to order by Chairman Morton,
after a few appropriate remarks. W.
W. Bennett was elected temporary
chairman, and S. A, O'Quinn tem
porary secretary.
Judge T. A. Parker made an ad
dress of welcome to the convention.
He made the grandest speech of his
life, strongly endorsing W. J. Bryan
and Tom Watson, also the State pro
hibition ticket. Jesse Thrasher of
Brunswick responded with an able
address.
W. W. Bennett asked that all lovers
of the country, Democrats and Re
publicans, join us to elect our min,
Dr. S. W. Johnson was elected
permanent chairman, and S. A.
O'Quinn permanent secretary. W,
W. Bennett placed in nomination
Capt. Ben Millikm of Jesup. The
nomination was seconded by Dr. S.
W. Johnson. Capt. Millikin was
nominated by acclamation unani
mously. A motion to reorganizo the
campaign committee resulted as
follows: Dr. Buchan of Dodge, J.
W. H,agan of Lowndes, W. A, Echord
of Clinch, J. S. Thrasher of G’ynn,
11. W. Reed of Glynn, W. W Ben
nett of Appling, —. Deal of Telfair.
S. W. Johnson was elected district
chairman.
The following resolutions were in
trod need and adop.ed:
Be it resolved by the People’s
party of the 11th Congressional dis
trict in convention assembled, tha.t
we endorse the national platform
adopted by the Peoples party national
convention as the true principles of
Jeffersonian Democracy, and as the
principles upon which a nation may
bui d an ideal government, giving to
all its subjects equal and exact jus
tice. We accept them as ground
work upon which we must build cur
national prosperity.
Resolved 21, That we especially
call the attention of the people of the
11th Congressional district to the fact
that the St. S mans convention which
nom nated W. G. Brantley for con
gress was organized by, and con
trolled, and engineered by the gold
bug sentiment of the district, that
15 out of the 18 counties declared for
the administration of Grover Cleve
land and his cohorts. That it is a
notorious fact that less than 1,000
persons participated iu the primaries
which elected the delegates to said
convention. That the silver men of
all parties refused to participate in
said convention for the reason that
they knew that the St. Simons con
vention wan'd nominate a gold bug
for Cot gress. That it is a notorious
fact that the convention which nom
nated Mr. Brantley, also endorsed, in
an u qualified way, the whole record
of H ury G. Turner, who is the
princo of gold bugs. That it is a
notorious fact that the convention
which nominated Mr. Brantley ra
fused to endorse that part of the
Chicago Convention which declared
for the recognition of the coinage of
silver, as demanded by the sturdy
yeomenry of our country. That it is
a notorious fact that the delegates to
the convention which nominated Mr.
Brantly assigned as a reason for
nominating him that his vie ws on the
money question were tho same as
those entertained by Henry G. Tur
nor. The following was adopted :
Resolved, That wo extend to the
clt'zans of Baxley our hoart-felt
thanks for their uniform courtisies
and hospitality during our stay in
their town.
Notification committee as follows:
Dr. Buchans, D. P. Young and J. S.
Thrasher.
Resolved, That the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the
Lownes County Record, People’s
Party Paper and tho Baxley Banner,
and all papers friendly tn reform to
please copy
S. W Johnson, Clrn’ii.
S. A. O Quinn, titet’y.
BRYAN’S WIFE’S ORDEAL.
CANDIDATE’S HELP-MATE
GREATLY CHEERED.
She Listens to Her Husband
Talking to the Half
Ehipt y Benches.
• Mrs. William J, Bryan made her
debut before New York as the
wife of the Presidential nominee of
the Democratic party last night. No
woman ever took part before in a
similar event of such size. It wasn’t
precisely unalloyed joy, and befcre
the end of the night Mrs. Bryan
showed that it had been a severe,
trying time.
For the first time Mrs. Bryan had
to give up her place by her husband’s
side on the platform. She had
come to New York expecting her
husband’s voice and word pictures
would electrify the plaoe. Instead
the famous voice was under a cloud.
She even had to listen to cries of
“Louder!”
SAW CROWDS HUBBY OUT.
Still more, the crowd in the seats
on the opposite side of the Garden
from her box began to hurry out
almost as soon as it became evident
Mr. Bryan’s voice was not in condi
tion. Before the man in whom she
she takes such pride had been read,
ing his speech ten minutes she had
to sit and watch a half empty house.
Then, too, the mere fact that Mr
Bryan had to read his speech was
another thorn in the flesh, because
Mr. Bryan only rises in favor wheu
manuscript is dropped.
WAS AN OBJECT OF INTEREST.
But there was salve and balm in
spite of this. Mrs. Bryan was an
object of interest only second to her
husband.
Two boxes, Nos. 43 and 45, had
been reserved for Mrs. Bryan and
her party. When Mr. and Mrs
Richard Bland arrived the received a
light reception and chesrs intended
for Mrs. Bryan. A dozin National
Committeemen filed into the boxes
intended for Mrs. Bryan and for a
time it looked-as if, after al), Mrs.
Bryan would oliry to her cherished
custom and ap'ear on the platform.
THE- GRAY MOUSE FORM THE WEST
Then she came. Leaning on the
arm of Mr. St. John, she toiled up
the sta rs and stepping into box No.
45 faced the cro»d that was cheer
ing this slight slip of a pale-faced,
large eyed woman who had come
out of the West to face this multi
tude, simply because on ae on a time
she fell in love witi a clever, ambiti
ous young man who stuck to his am
bitiovs determination to one day be
President of the United States.
It was a very white face that
seemed all big eyes, tnat the people
inquisitively devoured. Mrs. Bryan
bowed one’, twice to the audience,
rather stiffly, but smiled sweetly. A
third bow took in the National Com
mittee over just behind her, who had
been turned out of the box to make
room for her party.
HER IMPASSIVE FACE.
Then her face settled into an ex
preieion so very impassive that the
woman might have been chiselled
out of marble.
Mrs. Bryan holds her head very
high, with the tharply-chisellei chin
thrown out in strong relief. As the
cheers of welcome continued, her
eyes slow y swept the house. As it
went on, she grew still whiter and
was deeply agitated.
The g iwn she wore w is calculated
toincrsaie the effect of the gray
mouse from the country. It was of
a pale grass linen color, with hair
line stripes in black. The waist
was eimply gathered over a fitted
lining Across the front were rows
of fine black lace insertion. Narrow
black lace edge was sewn prett ly
up and down the front.
HOW SHE WAS DRESSED.
Mrs. Bryan already sets one sen
sible lashion. The sleeves of her
frock were small, with puffs at the
top.
There Was an open - work
small hat set rquarely on the head.
It had irridescent trimmings on the
brim. At the back and side were a
white aigrette with shiny green and
dark red roses. Tau-colored gloves
finished the very quiet costume.
Mrs. Bryan is not likely to set any
new fashion in hair dressing. Al
most invisible waves are worn on the
temples. The rest of the hair is
closely braided and coiled half low
at the back of the head.
After her ca ue a lovely woman
who missed by a narrow chance
standing in Mrs. Bryan’s place. It
was Mrs. Bland, carrying also a
large bunch of long-stemmed roses.
Mrs. Stone, wife of the Missouri
Governor and Mrs. Edward Macy, .
were in the adjoining box.
Box No. 45 was next to the plat
form, which was built so high that
Mrs, Bryan could just catch sight of
her husband’s head and face at
times.
WHITE WITH EMOTION.
During the reception that met Mr.
Bryan, Mrs. Bryan’s face grew
white again with emotion At firs - ,
the applause gave her face a tri
umphant expression. As the hurrah
kept up, tho eyebrows contracted)
and into the eyes came an expres
sion repeatedly that said plainly,
“You shout now, but what will you
do at the polls next Novenber?”
When the big roll of official noti
fication was handed to Mr. Bryan
and the speaker said impressively,
‘May God’s blessing attend you and,
Ills omnipotent hand crown you
with success.” Mrs. Bryan’s eyes
teemed riveted to her husband’s
face. As she watched the applaid
ing crowds her eyes grew darker
with moisture, and it seemed as if
she would almost wring from each
man a promise to vote for Bryan
this year.
APPLAUSE WHICH DIDN’T COME.
As the people kept leaving in
streams Mrs. Bryan p'ainly showed
her unhappiness by the increasing
pallor of her face.
As the hoped for applause for the
speech failed to come she began a
peculiar nervous arranging of the
lips that is a trick when she is espe
cially wrought up and disappointed.
When Bryan scored his points she
watched the audience and then
turned her eyes again to him as if
waiting to see how the crowd would
take the next point.
As he. dropped his manuscript
more frequently and scored oftener,
' the pallor left the wife’s face. Dur
' ing the peroration Mrs. Bryan’s eyes
never left the speaker’s face except
i to watch some applauiing enthusi
. astio group.
Bat when the end was oome the
I tension hardly held tight enough
and if the speaker wasn’t nervous,
his wife plainly showed she was.
THEY SHAKE HER HAND.
Many people insisted on going
into the box or holding up a hand
and shaking hers. “I hope I’ll see
you in Washington next time,” and
similar expressions were heard, and
Mrs. Bryan forced a smile as if the
strain of the week’s travel and the
release fron the tension of the madi
son Square Garden meeting had
been too much for her.—N. Y.
World.
Our State Ticket.
With this issue The Southern
Star places at its masthead the State
ticket nominated by the Populists
and Proh'bitionists of Georgia as
their convention which was held in
this city last week.
For ten yeaas past The Star hat
advocated Prohibition, Morality and
Reform. It has labored unceasingly
for the cause of right. We have
waited patiently for a polit cd party
in Georgia to endorse and place in
their platform a Prohibition plank
and waited in vain until at lost one
has been found brave enough to do
it.
The Star expects no spoils or
gains. We firmly believe that our
State ticket will be elected if each
and every one residing in our borders
who believe in ‘ God, Home and
Native Land” will vote as they pray.
The time, thank God, is at hand
when the honest sons of toil and the
brave Prohibition cranks have joined
hands in the work of Reform and of
ridding Georgia of the wine curse
which has for years blighted her fair
name.
The fight is on—
Let the watchword ba :
Seab Wright for Governor, Pro
hibition and Victory. Southern
Star.
Madison County.
The Populists and all in favor of
reform are requested to meet in Dan
ville at the court house in Madison
county on Tuesday, Sept. Ist, for the
purpose of putting out a candidate
for ordinary and any other business
that may oome before the meeting.
Hardman W ade, Chm.
W. S. Sanders, Secretary.
Gold—tha m >ney of the r’ch. Sil
ver—th» money of the poor. And
that is the reason the rich are clam
oring for the gold stan lard and the
people are demanding the free coin
age of eilv.T.—See?—People’s Ad
vocate.
Semi-Annual Statement for the six months ending June 30, 1596, of the con
dition of the
AWaltaalLildosuiaMtop’iiy
Organized under the laws of the State of Georgia, made to the Governor of the
State of Georgia pursuant to the laws of said State.
I’rincipal Office: 333 and 335 Equitable Building. Atlanta, Georgia:
I. INCOME DURING FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1896.
Gross amount paid by Members to the Association or its Agents, without
deductions for commissions or other expenses are as follows :
Balance $ 3.793,75
1. Membership fee $ 810.00
2. Annual dues 19,414.50
Total paid by memberss 20.224.50
7. Cash received from all sources, viz: I . L.X T. Co 1,283.32
Total income 21,507.82
Total 25,301.57
11. DISBURSEMENTS DURING FIRST SI X MONTHS OF 1896.
1, Losses and Claims (See detailed Schedule filed
with Annual Statement in office of Insurance
Commissioner brought down to June 30, 1896) $ 2,016.89
3. Commissions & Fees retained by or paid to Ag'ts $ 12,457,70
4. Commissions and fees retained by or paid to
Officers and Directors 250.00
5. Salaries and Traveling Expenses of Managers of
Agencies and General Special & Local Agents 535.78
6. Medical Examiner’s Fees, whether paid direct, by
members or otherwise <300.00
7. Salaries and other compensation of Officers and
other office employes 1,500.00
8. Rent 8158; Taxes $274.49 432.49
9, Advanced to Officers and Agents to be paid out
of future Sala ies or Commissions 515.00
10. Advertising 8306 73; Blanks and printing. $206.63 ;V1
11. AH other items, viz: Postage 875: Traveling ex-
penses 8350; Office supples $35; Incidentals 896 551..00
Totai Expeneses footing of items,3 to J 1,517,05'.'.: 3
Total Disbursements § 19,076.22
Balance 0.228.35
111. INVESTED ASSETS
6. Cash in Office $ 80.00
7. Cash deposited in Banks on Reserved Fund Ac-
count. State Savings Bank 91.47
U. L. & T. Co <5,625.00
All other deposits, Security account 426.88
Total.s 6,223.35
. Agent’s Balances 465.00
9. All other assets, viz: Office Furniture 1,150 00
Total 1,615.00
Total Net Assets.s 7,838.35
IV. CONTINGENT ASSETS.
8. Annual payments or premiums due and unpaid
on membership in force§ 1,507.15
8. All other assets, viz: Real Estate, Loans, Stocks
and Bonds 50,000 00
Total assets $ 51,507.15
V. LIABILITIES.
9. Amount of all other Liability, viz: U. L. &T. Co $ 4,199.94
VI. EXHIBIT OF CERTIFCATES OR POLICIES—NUMBER AND AMOUNT.
Total Business Last Half of 1896*
Number Amount.
Policies or Certificates in force Dec. 31, 1895 843 $ 933,500.00
Policies or Certificates written during first half of
the year 1896 266 390,250.00
Total I,JOB 1,323,750.00
Deduct number and amount which have ceased to
be in force during first half of 1896 172 153,750.00
Total policicsor certificates in force June 30’96 936 $1,170,750.00
| Losses and claims on policies or certificates unpaid
June 30th, 1896 none. none.
' Losses and claims on policies or certificates in-
I curred during first half of the year 1896 9.0 82,016 8(1
i Total 90 2,016.89
I Losses and claims on Policies or certificates paid
during the first half of the year 1896 90 $2,016 89
Business in Georgia During Last Half of 1846
: Number Amount
l Policies or certificates in force Dec. 31st, 1895 783 $ 777,250.00
Policies or certificates written during first half of
1 he year 1896 220 855,250.06
Total .. 1,003 1,132,500.00
Deduct number and amount which have ceased to
be in force during the first half of 1896 .... 146 127.500.00
Total policies in force June 30th, 1896 .. .. 857 1,005,000.00
Losses and claims on policies or certificate unpaid
June 30th. 1896 . . : .. .. none. none
Losses and claims on policies or certificates in-
curred during the first half of the year 1896. 78 $1,814.57
Total\ . . . 78 1,814.57
Losses and claims on policies or certificates paid
during the first half of the year 1896 78 $1,814.57
A copy of the Act of Incorporation, duly certified, is attached to the Annual
Statement in the office of the insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF GEORGlA—County’ of Fulton :
Personally appeared before the undersigned John M. Porteous who, being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the Secretary of the Atlanta Mutual
Life Insurance Company and that the foregoing statement is correct and true.
John M. Porteous, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 17th day of August, 1896.
W. J. Mai. lard, Jr., Notary Public, Fulton county, Georgia.
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