Washington. July 22.—The somite today con
firmed the nominations of iMinisters White to
Russia. Snowden to Spain and Beale to Greece,
Roumania ami Servia, alb nominated yester
day. Gyrus W. Field, son jot the recently de
ceased Cyrus W. Field, yvho was yesterday
nominated consul to Brunswick, Germany, was
also conn, med today.
THE THIRD PARTYITES.
A VERT EIVEIT CONVENTION LAST
WEDNESD't Y.
Enthnaiam and Harmony—Vox Populists
Rushed Things Through—Peek for Gov
ernor of Georgia—Other Candidates.
Tho first people’s party convention ever
held in the Empire State of the south was
called to order by Colonel 0. C. Post, chair
man of tho state cetrtral committee, last
HON. W. L. PEEK.
Wednesday morning at exacty a quarter-past
10 o’clock.
When Chairman Post smote the speak
er’s desk three successive blows with the
gavel and cried out. aloud, “This convention
will please come to order,” the murmuring
roar of conversational babel was instantly
hushed so that the ticking of the big clocks
on each side of the hall could be heard,
sounding echoes to each other and telling
how the moments flew.
Then he took a second breath and made
a. very good little speech to tlie convention.
Tlie speech was well received and fre
quently applauded. lie dosed by announc
ing that the executive committee had in
structed him to name Captain M. I. Branch
for temporary chairman of the convention
and Messrs. Oscar Parker and Eckard as
temporary secretaries. Here there was
more applause.
Down to Business.
Mr. James Barrett, of Richmond, moved
to proceed to business as directed by the
programme.
Mr. Ellington, of McDuffie, moved to
take up the apfißtaiUneut of a committee ou
credentials first. Carried.
The following is tho committee on cre
dentials chosen:
First District —J. T. Wilcox, of Burke.
