The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-19
THECLEVELAND FACTION
Wins tho Day at tho Georgia State
Democratic Convention.
AFTER FIGHT. FOR ORGANIZATION

ihl Unu tuc EN-IrcSnuoHt uct ocnus'
oTin tho Speech of tho Temporary
[ Chairman, Who Truthfully Says
that tho Matter with tho Democrats
is that They Have Lost Sight of tho
Issues In the Contest Between Mon.
ATLANTA, GA, May lS.-Tho Cleve.
land and anti.C Cleveland forces wcro
early a.tir this morning. Tho anti.
Cleveland delegates met during tho
forenoon and selected james Smith, Of
oglcthorpc, J. NJ. Duprcz, Of Bbb, Evan
P.Howell, OF Fulton, andratrick Walsh,
OF Richmond, us Their candidates for
delegates at large to the national con-
vention. Tho Cleveland candidates
were Dupont Gucrry, OF Bibb, A. 7.
Richardson, OF Fulton, i. G. Dubignon,
OF Chatham, and James NJ. Smith, Of
0glethorps. Chairman Atkinson, Of tho
state committee, called tho convention
TO order promptly at l2 o'clock aud
urged the delegates to be harmonious,
concliatory and conservative in tho
action of the day.. In his speech, no
briefly alluded to both ex-President
Cleveland and Senator Hill.
He said: The trouble which affects
and perplexes US now is due to the fact
that we have ceased to called attention
to the fact that in tho coming contest
the great question oftarif must be the
question upon which the battle is to be
fought lproclaim il here that the issue
upon which We must win must be rep.
resented by candidate who will be de-
clared to be true to that principal OF right.
[Cheers If, insthe coming election,
that is done Georgia will by MI over
whelming majority elect, Il he is the
nominee Of the party, that great ex-
President. Grover Cleveland. Great
enthusiasm.
"Shc will, il he is the nominee OF the
Democratic party, elect BY an over.
whelming majority the great senator
fran New York. David Bennett Hill.
prolonged cheers.
''The Democrats OF Georgia do not
worship at the shrine Of men, but at
the shrine Of principle, and with those
principles we will win in This contest
with any true, capable Democrat nomi-
mated at the national convention"
[Great applause.
The test fight OF the day took place
over the election OF temporary chair
man OF the convention. The anti
Cleveland faction;nominafed4 Hon. John
W. Robertson and the Cleveland dele
gates nominated cx-United States Sena-
tor Barrow. The nomination OF each
OF these men was seconded by hall q
dozen speeches, and twas \ loug time
before a ballot was reached. lHA
A hall ahonr==cwasacons,nnad in the
roll Observation-Disclosures in vic
tory for the Cleveland men by the cleo
tion OF ex-senator Pope Barrow as tenn
porary chairman by q majority OF over
fifty voles.' Ere the call was completed
the anti.Clcvelnnd men courlcously
moved 10 make Burrows election unan-
imous and. this was done amid great ap-
plausc, Chairman Barrow was intro
duced by his recent competitor Mr..
Robertson, who said hewas q better
presiding officer than himself, but not
better Democrat.
w. A. Harris and Mack Hardin were
chosen secretaries by. acclamation and
the Cleveland forces followed up their
victory by moving that the temporary
chairman be declared permanent chair
man. This was done by Acclamation,
the anti-Cleveland people not demand
ing roll call
AT the opening OF the afternoon scs-
sion, the committee on credentials /, re-
ported that there were contested dele.
cations from the counties OF Clay and
Fulton. Immediately Mr.. Simmons, of
Gwynett county. presented the follow
ing substitute for tho committees re-
port: sS .t4s !st 3 NH
REsolrcd,; That tho delegates from
Fulton county, known as the com.
promise delegation, and hich is equally
divided in their choice for president, be
entitled to represent said county
lApplause] ssyteg5-i E6
After long wrangling the roll call was
taken and the report OF the committee
adverse TO the compromise delegation
and fayorableto the Cleveland doleya.
tion was adopted by vote of III to
l57. The convention now proceeded to
the chief business before 1.-THE sclec.
ton OF delegatcs.at-large to the M.
tional convention. The roll call lasted
over an hour, and resulted in sweep
ing victory for the Cleveland ele-
ment.5 Richardson, Guerry, Dubocnon
and Smith, all Cleveland men, wcro
declared the delcgaies-at-lnrge..
Aftera recess of fifteen. minutes, the
distric! delegates 10 the national con.
vcntion were reported by the various
congressional districts and approved BY
the convention. "a. h
Tho platform adopted declares for
government control oftpostoflices de-,
laands free and unlimited coinage OF
both gold and silver; demands an in.
crease OF the circulating mediums: de.
mands IN income tax and correction
in the present pension system. %
Immediately after, tho adoption OF tho
platform, Hon. Hoke Smith, OF Atlanta,
presented the following:
"Reaolrcd, That we endorse the wise.
able and patriotic administration OF
Cleveland MS President OF the Unitod
States, and recognizing him as the great
leader Of tariff reform, express in him
our continued confidence. s 5.sa
"Resolred, Further, that the delegates
from Georgia to Chicago be instructed
as a unit.
On demand OF Hon. Patrick Walsh,
Of Augusta. the resolution was divided
and the first part adopted without any
great opposition. 49,.
n ~, tha ,ooopJ ho-o,,..