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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1896
Page
3
The Populist State Convention nominated EAB Wright for governor and unveiled a full state ticket. Ovations greeted Mr. Watson as Loyal supporters cheered the lineup.
Georgia populists met in Atlanta for a two day convention to organize, nominate a full state ticket, and endorse a platform. Seaborn Wright was nominated for governor and a slate including J A Parsons and W O Sibley was chosen, with Watson and Hines leading speeches on unity and reform. The platform backed anti corruption, prohibition, convict-lease reform, and railroad ownership by the state.
The Georgia constitution requires a governor candidate to have six years residency. Dr. J. B. Gambrell, resident only three years, could not be nominated. In the resulting vacancy, convention leaders chose Seaborn Wright as the alternate candidate for governor.
The New Orleans States, once a staunch southern silver and Democratic platform paper, declares support for William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall in the upcoming election. It argues southern Democrats face a choice between free silver and political vagaries and warns of force bills, tariff abuses, and a feared era of Negro domination if the regular ticket is not backed.
A Jacksonville dispatch reports a split in the gold standard camp as J. P. Fisher and J. F. Welborn resign under pressure. The state executive committee appoints R. A. Burford and F. B. Carter while silver leaders accept the move, abandoning plans for a rival ticket.
The rally in Georgia drew about 8000 people at Moody Tabernacle. Judge J. K. Hines presided as Howard of Alabama urged unity for the People's Party and Bryan Watson ticket amid roaring cheers and a wild ovation for Watson. The crowd pressed to greet him, and Seah Wright praised Bryan and Watson before adjournment.
Li Hung Chang visits London to honor General Charles Gordon killed at Khartoum in the Sudan. He plans a wreath at Gordon's tomb, acknowledging the British guest role and mourning the 1885 siege. The ceremony marks Sino British respect for the fallen general.
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