The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-27
STEPHENS NOMINATED FOR GOV
ERNOR,
And Hardeman for Congressman at
Large.

And Hardeman for Congressman at
Large.
The State Democratic Nominal"
ing Convention met on the 10Th inst.
and organized by electing Captain
Harry jackson, President. After
considerable discussion, the majority |
rule was adopted by 1914 votes,
against l64 for the two-thirds rule.
On assembling the morning of the
second day of the convention, Hoo:
A. 0. Bacon withdrew from the race
for governor. The vote for Hon. A.
II. Stephens was 325, the balance
scattering. The nomination of Mr..
Stephens was received with APP
plause. The present State house
officers we're nominated without OPP
position. Goldsmith for Comptrol>
Ter !; Speer for Treasurer; Ander'
son for Attorney General, and Bar
nett for Secretary Of State.
For Congressman at Large, the
vote stood as follows: For Harde>
man 2l7; Barnes II; Carlton 90 ;
and Daboey 10. Judge Hall and
General Young we're not put in nom"
nation. Before the vote was sn-
nounce Hardeman's nomination was
made unanimous.
The convention was little stormy
on the first day, but after the adoP
ton of the majority rule perfect bar
mony and good feeling prevailed.
The party 10 strongly united and
big majority will be pOlled for the
democratic nominees.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the following, which wa' UNI
animously adopted.
Resolved. That the Democratic
party of Georgia, through its sc-
credited representatives assembled,
reaffilms with ell emphasis and fer
vor the time honored principles ex>
pounded by the cages Jefferson and
Madison, and illustrated and enforc'
ed by the pure and able men who
have, by their teachings and practi-
cal enforcement Of their political
faith, advanced the glory and pro,
NOTED the prosperity of this Union.
Resolved 2. That we will renew
our exertions to give fresh and in
creased power to the operation of
these principles, being we'll assured
by actual experience and the teach
ings of history, that the triumph OF
Democratic doctrines and methods
brings peace and prosperity to the
people, and insures honesty and
vigor in the administration of the
Government while the exclusion of
the Democratic party from the pub
lie administration encourages con
tempt for the Constitution, opens
wide the door for a ruinouS waste of
the public treasury, eDgenders
fagitious disregard of responsibility
and begets a lamentable indifference
to that common fraternity which
should unite us as people.
Resolved 3. That we charge the
present administration with an un>
digniGed, partisan and corrupt in
reference with local elections, with
a prostitution of executive patron
age in States, for the purpose OF ex'
tending its lease of power and un>
der color of the collection of internal
revenue, with setting on foot armed
raiding parties, who ranging at
pleasure through whole communi-
ties, subject the inhabitants to arbl'
trary arrests, often involving the in
uocent in loss of liberty, property,
and even life itself.
Resolved 4. That we cordially
invite and earnestly solicit every
good citizen of Georgia to unite with
US in the effort, by all honorable
means, to restore the ascendancy in
the Union of the party of the Con
stitutiou ; the party which subordi,
mates its policy, its measures, and
it's aspirations to the requirements
of law and the exactions of elevated
morality, and by the administration
of Justice equal to all, brings peace
to the communities, thereby secur-
ing to our common country the sa
wing efficacy of a political faith and
practice which have so signally res
cued our beloved commonwealth and
placed her upon such an enviable
eminence.