The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-08-08
GEORGIA'S DEMOCRATS.
A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC STATE
CONVENTION.
A Ticket Nominated and Platform Form
ulated--Every County to Elect Dele
gates on the Same Day.

The Georgia democrats met in conven-
ton in Atlanta lact Thursday and nomi-
mated state ticket, and adopted a plat
form of principles on which to elect
them.
The convention was the larges1 ever
held in the state, and there was no lack
of enthusiasm.
w. Y. Atkinson was nominated for
governor by reclamation, and theipresent
state house officers will serve for the next
two years. The only contest was for
secretary of state, and A. D. Gambler
defeated w. A. Clifton for that nomi ma
ton by a vote of 1876 to 149.
In the platform the president was COM
plimented, and the coinage of both gold
and silver was demanded.
A resolution was also adopted return
ING thanks to the president for calling
the Hon. Hoke Smith to a place in his
cabinet,
Another resolution was passed cloth
ing the executive committee of the state
with the power of ordering primary cleo
tons or mass meetings, as the county
executive committees may determine, for
governor and state house officers, on the
same day throughout the state, under
such Irregularities as said state conven-
ton may prescribe.
The convention also expressed in a
resolution an abiding faith in the courage,
wisdom, honesty and patriotism of Pres.
ident Cleveland and its appreciation of
the difficulties confronting his admins
tration in it's efforts to remedy the evil
effects of republican mlsrule and extray-
gance.
w. W. Dews, of Cuthbsrt and W. Fl.
Love, of Triton, were appoined members
of the state executive committee OF
second district.
The only sensational incident of the
convention occurred when Steve Clay
was put in nomination for the chairman
ship. Delegate Trox Bankston, OF Ca
toosa county, arose and stated that the
charge that Mr.. Clay had aided
and abetted fraud in the Fannin
county primary should be investigated
before he was placed at the head of the
democratic party in Georgia. Instantly
pandemonium reigned in the hall, and
the scene was one of intense excitement.
Quiet was finally restored, Mr.. Clay was
declared elected, and he assumed the
gavel.
Terrell county was represented in the
convention by E. L. Rainey and VIM.
Kaigler. Judge Griggs and Colonel Dick
Marlin were also there, and mingled
among the immense crowd in attendance
HERE is THE PLATFORM.
The platform, as adopted, is as follows:
eve. the representatives of the demo-
cratic party OF Georgia, in convention
assembled, declare our unfaltering faith
in the principles which brought the par
ty into existence under the wise leader
ship of Jefferson, and which gave victory
to the democratic party in 1892 under
the mastery leadership of Grover
Cleveland. We declare anew our deVo
ton to the fundamental principles OF
sound democracy; that the federal
government is one of limited powers
derived only from the constitution; de-
termined opposition to all centralizing
tendencies: strict adherence to the
doctrine of local self-gOvernment, ana
of the rights of each state to govern it.
self and exercise all functions of govern
ment not delegated in the constitution
of the federal government; taxation only
for the purposes of government honestly
administered; gold and silver, the money
of the constitution as primary money;
equal and exact justice to all men, and
the courageous and faithful discharge
of official duties.
s'We denounce the socialistic, paternal
and centralizing idea now sought to be
propagated in our midst as dangerous
and destructive heresies which, if sue
cessful, would dethron9 liberty and
enslave tie people.
"We hereby approve of and reatflrm
our allegiance to the principles of the
Georgia state platform of 1892, and OF
the platform of the democratic party
adopted by the national convention in
1892, and especially do we insist upon
those parts re,ating to the tariff and
currency Upon the great question OF
currency, we reiterate the principles and
purposes of our national platform, in
dorsed with such unparalleled unanimity
by the people in 1892, and urge upon
our senrtors and representatives in con-
gress, and upon our president, speedy
repeallof the hibatory tax upon the
issue of state banks.
'sWe demand the immediate passage
of such legislation es will restore s:lvea
to it's constitutional position as money
metal, and will secure at once the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and silver
on parity, and give to every dollar in
circulation, whether coin or paper, the
same debt paying or purchasing power.
ave fuLher demand a just and equita-
BILE tax on incomes.
''We guarantee to the people of Georgia
a continuance of wise and honest ad-
ministration of state affairs inauguarated
and maintained by the democratic party,
and which has secured to the people of
Georgia for SO many years the blessings
of good government.
1--WE are opposed to the governmental
ownership of railroads, but we favor and
will enforce laws providing for rigid and