The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-19
CLEVELAND THEIR IDOL
AND rARIFr REFORM THEIR MOTTO.
Aftcr n Momentary Conflict Georgia Declares
for the ES-President-North anu
South Carolina Conventions.

and tariff reform. An hour before Y o'clock
to-day, the time set for the opening OF the
State Convention. the doors Of the hall of the
House Of Representatives were thrown open
and instantly the engineers, who had
been Ia session there. fled out and
the delegates TO tho Democratic Con-
yention filed in. In half an hours time the
hall was filled 10 overfowing and the gallery
was packed. many ladies Frightening up the
scene with their presence. District delegates
were assigned t. their places. and for some
time a confused murmur of voices filed the
hall. Ii was but the humming of gathering
storm. and when it finally descended every
man within the auditorium was swept and
swayed by its power. At 1910 f. clock State
Chairman Atkinson called the convention 10
order. The first flash of the storm was seen
when tho name of Grover Cleveland and
David Is. Hill were mentioned.
RINGING TARIFF REFORM ApPEAI.
In calling the convention 10 order. Chair
man Atkinson made ringing appeal 70 the
[ Democracy OF Georgia. Il need nothing
more, said he, to assure me that the people
/ Of Georgia are loyal 10 the party OF JenersOn
and Jackson than to look upon this grand
| gathering of Democrats before me-
a few years a-O the people OF America IN
/ passing upon the issues of the two parties
declared that the Republican party must pass
away and the administration OF the Govern
ment's affairs must be entrusted to the Demo-
| cratic party"
Awaiting tie coming election, when
! this edict might be carried out. 1t has been
! heralded that the people of Georgia are ready
to desert the grand old party 10 follow after
/ teachings Oi-nOt wise men OF the last,
but wise men and women OF the West.
Vol fHA ~
the Democracy of Georgia. the committee
met in the Capitol and called on the
! Democracy OF Georgia 10 rally 70 the stand
/ ard Of the party The call was answered
from mountain 10 seaboard. and the result OF
4 the call was that such an enthusiasm was
aroused as has not been seen IN Georgia
/ for twenty years. This note of warning was
sent out 10 the pure and earnest and enthu-
slastc Democrats of Georgia, and we have
/ dem0raized tho enemy and are driving
/ them from the field. To continue the
work let me warn you that much
depends upon your action to-day. IL your
| action to-day Is wise and conservative much
I good will come from IT, Let me beg Of you -
DO concilIatory. rs much trouble and yexa-
/ ton have now grown out OF magnliying
/ minor matters and of the fact that there has
been q ceasing TO call attention to the TACT
that in the coming contest the question OF
/ paramount importance 10 be considered IS
! that Of tariff reform.
At the mention of those magic words
tariff reform the convention went wild
/ and mea shouted themselves hOarse IN ex-
uberance Of their enthusiasm.
TEMPORARY cHAIRMAN's SPEECH.
Mr. r. d. Ponder of Meriwether CHill
/ man, in an eloquent speech. nominated for
/ temporary chairman of the convention Col
! Onel John ". Robertson, OF the county OF
Habersham. The nomination was greeted
l.rrf na II fs.l
( lowed the nomination OF Hon. Pope Barrow,
by 1lr George A. Clements, of Gwnnett.
/ and Secretary Harden began calling the roll
| OF the counties. When the vote was counted
it was found to be- Barrow, 200, Robertson
1l2.
| Barrow, as he took the chair Il desire 10
thank you for the confidence you have Just
/ shown in me- Born upon the soil OF Georgia,
feel that / am az home IN Georgia. De
scended from mother and father born upon
the soil OF Georgia, descended fiOm grand
father and grandmother born upon Georgia
| soil and with five generations Of my ancestors
sleeping beneath the soil of Georgia, ! feel
that am az home in Georgia. As turn my
eyes 10 the right and TO the left and realize
that am standing in the Capitol OF our dear
old State feel like the Scottish chief who
exclaimed. Ny foot Is on my native heath
and my name is McGregor.
Continuing Mr. Barrow spoke Of the COM
mon enemy Of the Democracy and said We
presented % IL an unbrOken front on the
| question OF a reduction Of taxes, the enor-
nifty of which is the most crying evil. OF the
| tines
At the conclusion Of his remarks, Mr. Bar
row announced that the election OF secretaries
was in order. =,
/ deleeates-at-large. Four Cleveland delegates,
Nessrs. Smith. Query. Richardson and Du-
| bignon. received 200 votes 70 100 votes for the
/ Hill men. The delegation will vote sohdly
for Cleveland.
| SOUTH CAROLINA ALLIANCE DEMOCRATs
Co1rsn,1A, s. c., May ls.-The State Demo-
cratic Convention met at noon to-day and at
midnight IS still in session. Thirtv-tWo Of
! the thirty-fye county delegations were con-
trolled by the Alliance 4 caucus OF ALL
apce men held last night was attended
| bv an overwhelming majority OF mem
| bers OF the convention. Governor I'LL
man. who. although an Alliance man,
las been bitterly opposed TO the
| ub-Treasurv scheme and other Alliance de
| mands. was disciplined by the Alliance and
! constrained 10 say 10 tho caucus that II the
Alliance would Lot follow him he would
| follow the Alliance. This submission
10 the Alliance was tho only thing
| which preserved the Governors influence
/ with the organization which elected him.
/ The caucus determined upon the delegates,
the officers. tho resolutions and every detail
of procedure by the convention.
| Il noon to-day the convention was called
10 order 10y Senator lrby. State Chairman
w I Talbert. Of Edgeheld. recently State
! Alliance lecturer, and now candidate tor
| Conoress was elected temporary ana
permanent president The delegation
rom Oconee county were challenged for
having been elected on the Peoples party
platform. the convention which chose them
| having tabled a resolution 10 support the Ma
tional Democracy, but the protest was finaliy
/ withdrawn.
The committee on resolutions did not re.
port until Z. NJ. IL presented number of
resolutions. chief among which was series
embodying all of the Ocala Alliance
demands. announcing Grover Cleveland
a. n tool of the money kings OF Wall
street and protesting against his nomination
! by the National Convention or that Of any
man ike him. These resolutions
provoked an exciting, and at
| times almost rlo'ous eooslo'
the small minority of delegates opposed to
the Alliance -Tillman combination protesting
against the insult sought to DO placed upon
the ex-Presidont. But the caucus resolutions
| were finally carried by a vote OF z3l 10 ~
| by a somewhat similar vote the following
! delegates-at-large were chosen toyernor
Is. K. Tillman. Senator j. l.. NJ lrby.
State Alliance President j. William Stokes
aud ex-State Alliance Secretary w. ).
| Taibert. The two first are inclined T. Hlll,
| but will not vote for him unless he adopts