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GEORGIA POPULISTS MEET State Convention Held In Atlanta and a Full Ticket for All Offices Is Put Out. TRAYLOR FOR GOVERNOR Barker and Donnelly Indorsed For Mead of National Ticket—List of Delegates to Cincinnati. Georgia Populists held their state convention in Atlanta Tuesday, adopt ed a platform, put out a state ticket and endorsed candidates for president and vice-president of the United States. THE STATE TICKET. The ticket put out in opposition to the Democratic state ticket of Georgia is made up as follows: Governor —J. IT. Traylor, of Troup. Secretary of State—Dr. L. L. Cleru metitfl, of Milton. Attorney General—F. 11. HafTord, of Emanuel. Comptroller General—J. T. Hol brook, of Franklin. State Treasurer —J. Wild Park, of Meriwether. Commissioner of Agriculture —A. 11. Tally, of Car rod. State School Commissioner—W. T. Flint, of Taliaferro. Prison Commissioners-—J. T. Dicky, of Upson, and S. C. McCaudless, of Butts. At the morning session the conven tion adopted resolutions endorsing Wharton Barker, of Philadelphia, for president of the United States, and natius Donnelly, of Minnesota, for vice president. The same resolution naming theso two as the choice of Georgia Populists for tho highest office in the nation, declared against fusion of any kind whatsoever with any other party. W. W. Wilson, of Gwinnett, editor of The Buford Plowboy was made chair man. Mr. Wilson is recogimed as one of the most active rnou iu the Populist party. The chairman announced that every body who went from Georgia to the Cincinnati convention would be bound by the introduction to vote for direct legislation and a national ticket made up of Barker and Donnelly. The delegation from the state at large consists of Colonel W. 11l Peek, J. P. Brooke, H. J. MoKnight, R. L. Muys, T. A. Hutcherson, Joe Bever ley, J. H. Traylor and M. D. Irwin. Following is the delegation appoint ed to go from the various districts: First District —W. It. Kemp, H. G. Edenfield, W. T. Mooring, D. C. Newton. Second District—L. O. Jackson, G. W. Crapps, J. B. Watkins, John Chastaine. Third District—L. D. Wimberly, Seab Montgomery, It. T. Bivings, George McNeal. Fourth District lt. B. Gaston, W. A. Lapp, B. Williams, James Blanton. Fifth District—J. lv. Hines, J. T. Laßoon, H. N. Cramer, W. F. Mc- Daniel. Sixth District—C. L. Barrett, J. W. Johnson, Dr. Glover, J. B. r lyus. Seventh District —J. E. Bodenha mer, J. W. McGauty, William Phil lips, W. F. Goldin. Eighth District—lt. E. Overby, J. J. Brown, A. J. Owens, G. T. Bright well. Ninth District—L. F. Sells, W. D. Hawkins, R. E. Guthrie, W. N. Gar net. Tenth District—o. 11. E'liugtou, W. J. Ileuuiug, L. 11. Rhodes, Mell Branch. Eleventh District—Ben Millikin, A. B. Pierce, B. B. Linden, W. J. Joiner. The following electors were choseu by the convention: From the State at. Large—J. A. Mal lory and W. L. Peek. First District—H. S. White. Second District—L. O. Jackson. Third District—F. D. Wimberly. Fourth District—lt. H. Hollis. Fifth District—J. It. Irwin. Sixth District —It. M. McFarland. Seventh District —J. D. Ferguson. Eighth District —J. It. Leard. Ninth District —A. G. Lamar. Tenth District —J. It. Hogan. Eleventh District—-J. E. Page. PER CAPITA INCREASES. More Money In Circulation Than Ever Hcfore In Our History. There is a larger total of money, gold, silver and legal tender, in circu lation today than ever before in the history of this country. This state ment is warranted by the “circulation statement” issued by the treasury de partment for April 1, 1930. For the first time in the history of the coun try the per capita circulation has crossed the §2O line, and the year 1900 carried the total for the tirst time past the $2,000,0.10,000 line, while tho amount of gold aud gold certificates iu circulation is larger than at the cor responding date of any previous year. PLATFORM ADOPTED The platform adopted is as follows: “Your committee cannot forego the expression of its gratification at the glad news which comes to us from every section of the state, showing the unshaken confidence and steadfastness of all true Populists in the People’s Party. As the fusionists who bevay ed the People’s Party and our own gallant chieftain, Thomas E. Watson, and thereby demoralized our hitherto impregnable band of patriots have themselves been shaken off and our lanks cleared and purified by their ex pulsion from our party, so have our once broken ranks been reformed, re vived by the spirit of loyal hope and confidence. “The day of the complete cleansing of our ranks from all mere office seekers, so fondly and confidently looked for at the national convention of May 9tb at Cincinnati, should mark an ora in our party’s history which we trust will lead on to eomplete triumph. “The People’s Party yields nothing in its opposition to licensed saloons as a public nuisance. The gospel of Christ is the solution of every human problem and the correction of every evil. We appeal to the Christians of Georgia to unite with us iu our efforts to suppress this monster evil, so long fostered and nourished by tha Demo cratic party as a means to acquire office at the expense of Christianity and to the degradation of man. “We believe that the state herself should keep possession of her prison ers and should employ them upon the public roads and not allow them to be brought in competition with free labor, and that reformatories be established for juvenile criminals. “We declare in favor of improving and extending the public school sys tem to the end tbi t all our people can receive good common school educa tion. We favor the adoption of a uni form system of text books to avoid the burdens put upon our people by fre quent changes in our school books. “Sales of spirituous liquors for medicinal and mechanical purposes, to be regulated and controlled by law, upon equitable basis to all citizens. “We favor an amendment to the constitution of this state providing for an initiative and referendum aud the imperative mandate in legisla tion, submitting to the people for rati fication or rejection all important leg islative enactments. “We indorse the platform adopted by the People’s Tarty at Omaha in 1X92 aud at Cincinnati in 1898. “We emphatically condemn the con vict law passed by the legislature of 1897 as being the enactment of a sys tem more iniquitous than the old lease' act. “We emphatically condemn the prac tice becoming so prevalent of pub lic officers accepting free passes from railroad corporations aud franks from telegraph and express companies. We intend this condemnation to the exec utive, legislative, and judicial branches of our state government. “We denounce the present fee sys tem and demand that all public offi cials, where practicable, be placed ou salaries proportionate to the depressed financial condition from which the la borers of the country suffer. We de clare for a free ballot and a fair count and pledge ourselves to the enactment of laws securing this to tvery ’egil v oter. “We favor the Continuance of pen sions to needy aud deserving Confed erate soldiers and to the widows of Confederate soldiers. “We denounce the Democratic party for its extravagant administration in creasing the burden of taxation upon the people from year to year, until the people groan under the oppression of high taxes. We pledge ourselves, if given power, to roduce the burden of taxation by curtailing the extravagauce of the government. “The People’s Party hereby empha sizes its disapproval of present method of electing the circuit judges and solici tors general by the whole people of the respective judicial circuits.” JUROR PENN ARRESTED. He In Chnrgpd With OfTrinsf to Sell Ver dict In Will Case. An Atlauta dispatch says: Juror T. ,T. Penn, whose failure to report at the courthouse Monday morning cre ated a sensation, was arrested Tues day at Mouticello, near the dwelling of. his brotht r. As so on as it was learned from the evidence in the Loouey-Bradley trial Tuesday afternoon in which direction Penn was gone, telegrams were sent out to secure his arrest. Peun will probably be given a speedy trial for contempt by Judge J. H. Lumpkin. WAS LEGAL EXECUTION. Garruttng of Porto Rican Murderers Dis eased In lVatltlitgton. Beyond the mere announcement that five criminals were to be executed at Ponce Saturday for murder and out rage, General Davis, the governor of Porto Rico, made no representation to the war department on this subject. The officials are concerned about the situation, mainly because of the meth od chosen for the execution of these criminals—the garrote. But itr is explained that neither for the enforcement of tho death penalty, nor for the repulsive method of execu tion are the military authorities re sponsible. These are the results of the continuance in the island of the Spanish legal methods, according to the officials there. Some of the Wash ington officials heartily wish that it were otherwise iu this particular case. There vs, however, a marked indispo sition 'to take any official action that will tend to incite the latent jealousy of the islanders over any encroach ment by the national government upon their cherished customs and laws, hence the hesitancy to act in the present instance by commutting the sentence of the criminals. GIVEN HISTORICAL NAMES. War Department Regli-iintes Batteries at 8 xitliern Points. The war department has given his torical names to the batteries forming the new sea coast defenses. Those at southern points are: Port Royal, S. C., on St. Helena, Fort Demont. Savannah harbor, Georgia, at Fort Screven, Battery Habersham; at same fort, Battery Brumby. Key West, at Fort Taylor, Battery DeLeon; at same fort, Battery Osceola; same fort, Battery Seminole. Tampa bay, Florida, Egmont key, Fort Dade; on Mullet key, Fort De- Soto. Pensacola bay at fort Pickens, Bat tery Worth; same fort, Buttery Cul lom. Mobile bay, at Fort Morgan, Battery Dearborn; at same fort,Battery Bower. EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE. Soldier* Away From Home Are Prone to Tire of Life. According to advices received by the New York World, from May 1, 1899, to April 1, 1900, there have been 83 suicides in the armies of the United States, nearly every one due to in sanity. During the same period nearly one thousand soldiers have been shipped from their various posts in Hawaii, Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines to the military insaue asylum in Wash ington. Of these about 90 per cent have come from the Philippines. Since December 1 last there have been 29 suicides there, all due to in sanity. BLOCKED BOER RESOLUTION. Mr. Payne, Republican Floor Leader of House, Made Objection. In the house Saturday Mr. Richard son, of Tennessee, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the following resolution: “Resolved, That this house views with deep interest the heroic struggle of the republics of South Africa to maintain their independence and here by tender them our most profound sympathy in their unequal but gallant struggle.” “That resolution should go to the committee on foreign affairs,” ob served Mr. Payne, of New York, the floor leader of the majority. “Did I understand the gentleman to object?” asked Mr. Richardson. “I did,” replied Mr. Payne. BOER PRISONERS ESCAPE. Fourteen Get Away From the Jail at Simonetown. A determined attempt to escape was made Saturday by the Boer prisoners at Simonstown and 14 of them succeed in getting away. In the coufusion one of the prison ers was killed and another was wound ed. One man was recaptured, but about 14 are missing. Otis Coming Home. General Otis has been formally re lieved of the command of the United States forces iu the Philippines and of the Eighth army corps, and is schedul ed to returu to the United States this month. Andrews Goes to Nebraska. An Omaha dispatch says: Pro fessor E. Benjamin Andrews, former ly president of Brown' Universi ty and since 1898 superintendent of the Chicago public schools, has beeu chosen chancellor of the University of Nebraska by the board of regents of that institution. Admit Stealing Boodle. Albert G. Roberts and William Dun can, Jr., in the criminal court at Kau sas City Wednesday pleaded guilty to stealing §32,000 from the Barse Live Stock Commission Company, and were sentenced to three years and six months each in the penitentiary. TARIFF FIGHT IS AT AN END House Takes Last Step In Launch* ing Porto Rican Measure. BILL PASSED BY SMALL MARGIN Democrats- and Little Band of Republicans Made a Valiant But Fruitless Struggle. A Washington special says: The last act in the Porto Rican tariff bill fight, so far as congress is concerned, was enacted by the house Wednesday evening when the measure, as passed ia the senate, carrying with it a civil government provision, went through according to programme by a vote of 161 to 153. The result was expected, but up to the last the Democrats and the little band of Republicans who dared to stand for the opposition put up the gamest fight they knew how. The galleries were crowded and every mo ve in the play was watched •with deepest interest. The crowd stayed until the final vote was taken. It was a notable day at the capitol. As the bill originally passed the house, it was a simple bill imposing 15 per cent of the Diugley rates on goods going into Porto Rico from the United States and corning from Porto Rico into the United States. As amended by the senate and agreed to by the house all restrictions on goods coming into the United States from Porto Rico are eliminated and certain foodstuffs and other arti cles which heretofore have gone into Porto Bico free by executive orders are excluded from tbe operations of the 15 per cent duty imposed ou goods entering the islands from the United States. A complete scheme of civil govern ment for the island is also attached to the measure. Upon the final vote nine republicans voted against the bill: Messrs. Heatwole, of Minnesota; Crumpacker, of Indiana; Lane, of Iowa; Littlefield, of Maine; McCall, of Massachusetts; H. G. Smith of Michi gan; Warner, of Illinois; Fletcher, of Maine, and Lorimer, of Illinois. Two Democrats, Messrs. Davey and Meyer, of Louisiana, were paired w ith Democrats in favor of the bill and one Democrat, Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylva nia, voted for it outright. Mr. Devries, the other Democrat who voted for the original bill, voted iu this instance against concurrence. Mr. Stallings,Democrat,of Alabama, was the only member on either side absent and unpaired. The vote came at 5 o’clock after a very interesting and at times exciting debate of five hours, which covered not only the bill, but the special order under w hich the house acted. Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, the minority leader, aroused great enthu siasm among the Democrats by read ing extracts from the original opinion dated February 22d, of Law Officer Magoon, of the war department. Mr. Magoon, he said, was but a subordi nate officer. But what would the couutry think of the seerrtary of war who had demanded that he reverse his opinion? (Prolonged Democratic ap plause.) Mr. Dolliver, of lowa, ridiculed the importance attached by the Democrats to the opinion of “a law clerk who thought he could overrule the great lawyer who presides over the war de partment.” Mr. Payne of New York, the floor leader of the majority, closed the de bate with a vigorous speech in which lie said the proudest act of his life was iis connection with this bill from start o finish. (Prolonged applause on the Republican side.) At 5 o’clock tbe house, uuder the terms of the special order, proceeded to vote with the result as stated. The result was greeted with Repub licau cheers. The Hawaiian bill was sent to conference, and at 5:45 p. m. the house adjourned. LEE IN COMMAND. Departments of Haimva ami Final- Del Rio Are Combined. President McKinley issued an order Wednesday merging the departments of Havana aud Pinar del Rio, Cuba, uuder the command of General Fitz hugli Lee, with headquarters at Que mados. The change will take effect May Ist. Silverites Elect Delegates. 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