People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
defeated, is untrue, as the Bib delega-
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defeated, is untrue, as the Bib delega-
ton will testify.
AS to the numerous statements made
by the papers in connection with their
comments about my resignation that
my brother, Mr. 1verson L. Harris, was
a populist, let me say that it may or
NAV not be n misfortune to have q
populist brother.
| am not by brothers keeper. nor is
he mine, and the intimation evidently
intended to be conveyed that he influ-
enced me to tender my resignation is as
contemplate as those newspaper
scribblers themselves.
had right to resign, and did so in
an honorable way
Now, you good democrats of Georgia,
OF all sorts and kinds. If that be trea-
son, make the most of it?'
Mr. Clay has given out a statement
with reference to the matter
He enters general denial of having
intimated or said that MIR. Harris must
have communicated with THE DAILY
PRESS.
He says he simply told the reporter
that he knew nothing about the resig-
nation.
The DAILY PRESS reporter called on
Chairman Clay at II o'clock.
Mr.. Clay says in his interview that
he knew nothing of the resignation
until THE DAILY PRESS reporter called
to see him about it.
The following telegram was received
from Macon at l o'clock:
MACON, Ga, September Is. = The
interview with Hon, Marion Harris
published in this mornings Telegraph
was sent to the Constitution yesterday
afternoon.
They failed to publish it this q. m.
Mr.. Harris feels that he has again been
treated unjustly.
Mr.. Harris letter of resignation is as
follows:
The Letter.
"MAcoN. Ga, Sept. 10, 1894. Hon. A.
S. Clay, Chairman State Democratic
Executive Committee, Atlanta, Ca
My Dear Sir: Please consider this as
| nv resignation from the state demo-
cratic executive committee, of which
| | have the honor to be member from
the state at large.
THE immediate reason that prompts
me to tender my resignation is the ac-
| ton of the committee, jointly with the
campaign committee on the 10th inst,
when it refused the request of Hon.
| Themes e. Watson, chairman of the
| populist state executive committee,
which request in substance was: That
in all those counties of the state whore
the democrats had control of the coun-
| ty government that the populists be
allowed q representative on the boards
of election managers, and in those
counties of the state where the popu-
lists had control of the county govern
ment the democrats be allowed rep
resentative on the boards of election
managers; that the democratic eXecu-
| tive committee recommend this and the
| populists would do the same, etc.
"You will remember that l urged
| that our committee ought to cooperate
with the populist committee in this
matter so as to insure fair election
and fair count in our elections; and |
did this without assuming or admitting
that our elections had been unfair in
| the past, or would be unfair in the APP
preaching contests, My line of argu-
ment before the committee was that in
! the first place the request should be
granted because it was right and II
the second place, it was good policy to
| grant | urged that it was good policy
| because we had an overwhelming ma
! iority in the state and could carry the
elections by a majority of from $4,000
to $4,000 and Furthermore, there being
a great many good citizens OF Georgia
who at least had suspicion that some
of our elections were not exactly fair,
democratic victory, no matter how
overwhelming, would never perma-
nently settle any issue in politics till
such safeguards were thrown around
| the polls as to free the result from the
semblance OF any such suspicion.
In this position of mine, of all the
members of the executive committee
who were present, none conceded save
yourself and Mr.. r. r. r. Cobb, and l
was the only member who voted ac-
cordingly when the matter was before
us in the shape of motion. Therefore
| the policy of the democratic party,
mean rather of the executive commit
and campaign committee, seems well
fixed in that regard and, since nay
views of the manner in which the cam
paign should be conducted are so radi-
cally at variance with those of my
| brother members, l feel that l can dc
no good by remaining on the commit
tee in fact. that would Ina n him