The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-26
They Also Select Evan Howell, Pat
Lewis as Delegates TO Chicago.
TAR HELLER HOWLED DOWN
HE WANTED NORTH CAROLINA
DENIS. TO DECLARE FOR GOLD.
Radical Silver Plank Adopted by the
Watched by Detectives.

MACON, Ga-, June Z9.-Ine DemOcfduc
convention of Georgia has met and ad
journed. 1t was probably the most expe-
ditious work ever done in this State by
convention of such Importance. The con-
yention met at noon and adjourned at
O'Clock, having gone through all the rou-
tine within four hours. 1t was called to
order by Steve Clay, the chairman of the
State committee. The convention hall was
crowded from floor to ceiling. The day
was the hottest so far this year, and the
temperature of the house was up to the
top notch. Fortunately. there was no ex-
citement. and everything passed off like
the ticking of a clock. After addresses of
welcome from local representatives Clar-
ence Wilson, of Fort Gaines, was elected
temporary chairman, and the clerks Of the
last House and Senate acted as temporary
secretaries After the appointment of
credentials committee, whose work was
confined to the seating of three. contesting
delegations. Steve Clay was elected perma-
nept chairman and the same secretaries
continued into the, permanent organization.
The committee on resolutions and plat
form having been appointed, the conven-
ton went into the nomination of Cover
nor and State officers, with the following
result:
For Governor-w. Y. ATKINSON.
For Secretary of State-A. d. Candy.
State Treasurer,W J.; SPEEB
Attorney-general-y; w, TIE, TERRELL
Controller-W. A. WRIGHT.
Commissioner of Agriculture-R. I. NES-
BITT.
All the above were renominated with the
exception of the State Treasurer, who re-
tired voluntarily. The delegates at large
from the State are Evan Howell Patrick
Walsh. Pope Brown and II. I. Lewis. The
platform is as follows:
Resolved, That Congress has no power
to discriminate at the .mints against either
gold or silver as metals for the coinage or
primary money or against gold or silver
coin of the United States as to their debt
paying functions. Such discriminatons de-
prive the citizens of the use of one Kind
of standard money provided by the Consu-
tuition for the payment OF debts ana we
demand the repeal of all laws or parts OF
laws making such Determinations and the
restoration of the standard silver dollar 70
the rank of primary money which II neid
prior to 1sls.by opening the m,nts TO 1s sne
coinage of silver on a perfect equallty WITH
gold at the ratio of Is to l.
Resolved, That we condemn tnat nnan-
cial policy which necesstates the increase
of the bonded debt OF the country in time
of peace to maintain an unnecessary gold
reserve, or TO pay the current expenses OF
the government. We also condemn policy
which seeks to retire the United States
treasury notes, as they constitute an ab-
soiutely safe circulating medium based on
gold and silver coin ana baekes d by y,;nss ine
would not only intensity the present evil
of contraction, but place the exclusive
right to issue a circulating medium I'm the
control of concentrated money power and
above the laws and the will of the people,
and foster the federal doctrine of central
i financial control. Doctrine which is a
standing menace to our Republican institu-
tions and the liberties OF the people,, and
we demand the repeal of laws which clothe
a Secretary of the Treasury with the more
than imperial power to issue bonds and
Increase the public debt at his will and
pleasure without specific authority from
''Resolved, That we favor the payment
of the public debt as rapidly as prac-
by taxation, except so much as is requisite
for the necessities of the government eco-
nomically administered, should be honest
ly applied to such payment, and when the
obligations of the government expressly
state on their face the law under which
they are issued provides that they are pay
should be paid in gold or silver coin at the
convenience of the government and not at
the option of the holder of the obligation" I"
Resolutions were adopted condemning as
un-American and undemocratic any asso-
citation. political or otherwise. that Is gull
ty of illegal warfare and wanton persecu-
ton of citizens on account of religious
faith.
A resolution was adopted recommending
the increase of the number of Supreme
Court Judges for the State to six. The
only furry in the convention arose over the
selection of a gold-standard Democrat as
delegate to Chicago. The delegate received
an Overwhelming majority in his district
caucus but minority report was brought
in based on the resolution adopted at the
free-silver caucus last night to the effect
that none but true and tried free-silver
men would be allowed to go from this con-
vention or from any district. Speeches
that threatened break were made on both
Sides but the counsels of the conservative
element prevailed and the god1standard
man was sent rather than break into the
right of each district to name it's own dele
gates The fact that the unit rule will
prevail in all matters coming up at Chi
cago prevents any fear of q break from
the free-silver delegation at the national
convention.