Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-03
THE POLITICAL WORLD
The Platform of the Georgia Democrats
Endorses the Administration.
Nominations for Congress and Action
Parts of the Country.

The state democratic convention of
Georgia at Atlanta yesterday nominated the
following ticket: Governor, w. CT. Atkin-
son; secretary Of state. Allen ID. Chandler:
controller general. w. A. Wright; treasurer,
r. u. Hardeman; attorney general, J. Nj.
Terrell.
The platform was presented as the unani-
nous report of the committee. 1t reaffirms
the national and state platforms Of 1929
on the currency question says: I'VE de-
niand the immediate passage of such fegis-
lation as will restore silver to its constitu-
tional position as money metal, and will
secure at once the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver on parity, and give
to every dollar in circulation, whether coin
or paper the same debt-paying and pur-
chasing power
The platform further demands just and
equitable tax on incomes and Of the 10 per
cent state bank tax repeal
On the tariff the platform says: I'VE
congratulate the entire country upon the
repeal by this Congress of the federal cleo
ton laws, and now urge upon that honor
able body the necessity for the speedy en-
actment of the pending tariff bill in such
form as will insure for it the united sup
port of all democrats in both branches of
Congress and its approval by democratic
executive. We especially commend the
President and the House of Representatives
and our Georgia Senators for their patriotic
endeavors to have enacted as near as pos
sble a tariff for revenue only"
The platform opposes government owner
ship OF railroads, but favors enforcement of
laws providing for right and just control
Mob violence and lynch law are con-
demned. A resolution reported by the COM
mittee and unanimously adopted by the
convention tenders thanks to the President
Tor the appointment of an eminent Georgian
TO The cabinet, and commends Hoke
Smiths valuable services in the conduct of
the Department of The Interior
The same resolution has the following
about the President: I'VE have an abiding
faith in the courage, wisdom. honesty and
patriotism of President Cleveland, and ap-
preciate the difficulties confronting his adj
ministration in its efforts to remedy the evil
enects Of republican misrule and extrava-
gance"
Democratic Protest in Minnesota.
Secretary p. X Smalley of the Minnesota
democratic state central committee and of
the State Democratic Association rendered
his resignation to Chairman Cutcheon
yesterday because the committee at a meet
ing yesterday refused to indorse President
Clevelands letter to Congressman Wilson
on the tariff.
Chairman Cutcheon OF the democratic
state committee has also resigned, having
sent letter to Vice Chairman Marick, in
which he states his humiliation over the ac-
ton in refusing to indorse President Cleye-
lands tariff letter is too great for him to
continue longer at the head of the commit
tee.
Pennsylvnnians Approve Cleveland.
The Dauphin county Pa) democratic COM
mittee yesterday adopted resolutions indors-
ing President Cleveland's tariff letter to
Chairman Wilson, urging Congress to agree
promptly upon a tariff bill on the lines of
the democratic platform of 1892 and de-
mandirg in the name of the democratic
party a speedy and complete fulfllment of
the pledges of the democratic national plat
form of 1892"
Mr.. BreckinridEe's Opponents.
A special TO the Louisville Post from Lex
ington, KY, says: Politicians here are dis
GUESSING proposition of Mr.. w. c. Owens
to Mr.. Settle to have a poll of their strength
made in the Ashland district by impartial
methods and the weaker man to withdraw
from the race. Mr.. Settle declined the offer
saying that he owed it to his friends to stay
In the race regardless of Breckinridge's cam
didacy.'
Idaho POpulists.
Inc populist convention yesterday at
Boise, Idaho, made the following nomina-
tons: For Congress. James Gum Of Boise;
for governor. *. J. w. Ballentine of Bell
vue.
The convention declared against fusion
with the democrats by unanimous vote
The resolutions declare in favor of woman
suffrage.
Wyoming Republicans.
The republican state convention met at
Casper. Wyo, yesterday and nominated
Frank w. Mondell for governor.
Nominated for Congress.
The following nominations for Congress
were made yesterday: Fourth district, North
Carolina, w. +. Strand, populist; fourth
district, Mississippi, H. ID. Money, demo-
crat; first district, West Virginia, Il. b.
Doyener, republican; eighth district Texas
c. h. Bell, democrat; fourth district, New
Jersey, w. c. Barrick, populist.
Disappointing 10 MIR. Wise's Friends
Col. Tazewell Elicit received a vote at the
democratic primary held yesterday in Rich
mond. Va, to nominate a congressional rep
resentative from that district, which en-
titles him to tifty-siX delegates, while Geo
ID. Wise received eighteen. Col. Elicit
claims that this result will assure him the
nomination. While disappointing to Wise
his friends will not concede this.
Fusion in North Carolina.
The republicans who assembled in Raleigh
n. c., this week in such large numbers to
arrange for fusion with the populists yester-
day issued an address to their party, in
which they say the populists are ready to
cooperate with republicans in every honor
able way so as to cement into solid opposi-
ton to democracy all opposing elements
Cooperation, the address says, can be had
so as to present but one candidate for each
office to be voted for against democratic
dress continues, mot to make nomina lions
for any office until after action of the re-
publican state convention, August 80, being
satisfied the state can be easily wrested
from the democrats by the union of the re-
publican and peoples parties. We earnestly
Urge republicans who favor cooperation for
this purpose to every effort to have
county conventions and elect delegates to
the state convention who firmly favor this
line of policy for this campaign"
They Are Federal Officers.
w. l.. Barker of Osceola, nominated for
railroad commissioner, and John Whitfield
of Stuart, nominated for state auditor by
the democratic convention at Des Moines |
Iowa, Wednesday. will be compelled to de-
cline, as they are postmasters. The state
committee will fill their places.
Senator Smith and His Constituents.
Senator Smith of New Jersey has writ an |
a reply to Englewood constituents who crit
icised his course in opposing the Wilson bill |
and standing by the Senate bill. lie saws:
Il dasire only to say that opposed and still |
oppose the Wilson BILL first, because il con-
tanned each and every one of the most |
odiouS, inquisitorial features of income tax
alton ever devils I'd. and second, because, in |
nv Judgment, it would have made it impos-
sible for at least 30 per cent Of the manu-
factories within the borders of our state to |
continue or resume operations
1.-The Senate bill, en- the other hand, elimi- |