The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-24
GOLD DEMOCRATS or GEORGIA.
FoRTY-THREE COUNTIES REPRE-
SENTED IN THEIR CONVENTION.

| No Congressional District Unrepre-
sented Among the 125 Delegates
on the FIoor-President CIeve-
lands Name enthusiastically
Cheered Whenever Mentioned-J.
Randolph Anderson Delivers
Strong Speech ON Assuming the
Permanent Chairmanship-A Full
Electoral Ticket Put Out.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept 23-Forty-three
counties, embracing all the congressional
districts of the state, were represented by
delegations in the convention of the ma
tional democracy to-day. The whole num-
Der of delegates on the floor was about 12o,
while the galleries of the hall of the
| House of Representatives were filled with
onlookers, some of whom were in sympa-
thy with the independent movement of the
| goldites, and some of whom were not.
Probably no political convention in the
| history of the state was composed of
more substantial class of citizens, and to-
| night, when their work was finished, the
delegates gathered about the hotels felici-
| tating themselves upon the strength dis
| played by their first hand in the game of
| politics. The business of the convention
consisted in the selection of electors from
the state at large and the eleven congress
sional districts for the Palmer and Buck
ner ticket, the naming of a state executive
committee, and the adoption of a short
platform, which is an endorsement of the
Indianapolis declaration and ticket. with
a further complimentary endorsement of
! President Cleveland
President Cleveland's name was enthu-
| siastically cheered whenever mentioned.
! A handsome crayon portrait of the Presi-
| dent was hung back Of the chairmans
| stand, which was draped with American
| flags, and when speakers took occasion to
| turn to this in their references the other
| wise dispassionate and calm delegates
| forgot themselves in their enthusiasm.
| The state executive committee, OF which
| j. Randolph Anderson of Savannah, by
Wrture of his position as chairman of
| the convention, is chairman win estab-
| lsh headquarters at Savannah, and at
| once inaugurate vigorous campaign In
| the interest of the Indianapolis ticket.
! The committee and the electors named
by the convention held conference at
the Kimball house tonight and discussed
the plans for the campaign.
| Upon state matters the national demo-
| Gratis will act as suits their individual
| preferences, most of those here to-day ex-
pressing themselves in accord with the
regular state democratic ticket, and their
only active fight will be for the national
ticket, for which they claim they will
poll 10000 votes in November.
The executive committee, in directing
the campaign, will keep this in view, it
being the policy of the organization to
take no part in local affairs.
National Committeeman Corrigan called
the convention to order shortly past noon,
the proceedings being opened with prayer
| by Rev. DIR. j. B. Roberts, local Meth
odist minister. In announcing the pur-
pose of the convention Mr.. Corrigan made
a few remarks, attacking the Chicago
| platform and candidates as undemocrat1c,
| and lauding the work of the indianapolis
convention.
The provisional committee reported Col
| D. b. Hamilton of Rome for temporary
chairman, and w. A. Matthews of Fulton
| county for temporary secretary. The re-
| port was adopted without dissent and Col
Hamilton, who is a direct lineal descend
ent of Alexander Hamilton, the father of
the federalist party, took the reins of the
/ convention but gave way shortly to j.
Randolph Anderson of Savannah, a lineal
| descendent of Thomas jefferson, the father
| of the democratic party. This coincidence
was the occasion of much comment
In his address to the convention, Chair
man Hamilton said: Some may fail to
| meet the crisis of our party, but true dem
ocrats, who love principle more than the
| spoils of office, who appreciate the time
| honored principles of the party when they
see them imperlled by error and paternal-
| ism; and the party's traditions trampled
| under foot the peace of the country, the
financial honor Of the government threat
ened will unite to purify the party and
guard its purity. The fundamental princi-
| pies Of the democratic party in all history
have been the liberty Of the individual,
| the security Of private rights, observance
of the laws and a stable money for the
| people's use The Chicago convention
| abandoned these principles and nominated
a man of little experience, who is not a
| democrat and who declared he would not
support the nominee unless on a silver
platform. a man who voted for Weaver,
the greenback candidate. The Chicago
| convention had no authority to surrender
the principles of the democratic party and
when it did so it ceased to be a democratic
convention.
"The plank for the free coinage of sill
yer at 16 to l under present circumstances,
means silver monometallism. No nation
at present can maintain gold and silver
at a parity Of 16 to 1, when the ratio is
Al to / in the market of the world. 1t
! means contraction of the currency, II
means ruin The Chicago platform pro-
noses to issue paper money without linz
il. it attacks the supreme court and would
make it the foot ball of political exped-
iency, and attacks the chief executive
who had the manhood to protect the
financial honor and integrity Of the gov
| ernment in accordance with the act Of
congress providing for maintaining a
parity Of the metals, and also In accord
ance with the platform on which he was
| nominated.
This threatened revolution like the mad
waves OF the sea, will soon die away, and
these faithful and devoted men who have
guarded the ark OF the covenant Will here
after receive the plaudit well done. ="
After the November election, we will float
the old banner to the breezes and invite
them back into their fathers house"
While the committee on credentials was
ont. the convention took a recess until
o'clock, when the permanent organiza-
| tlon was effected by the election OF Mr.
Anderson as permanent chairman. In
taking the chair. Mr.. Anderson said:
"This convention, Is in many respects, one
Of the most notable and significant assem-
bles that the history Of our state has ever
witnessed 1t is a political convention,
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