The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-26
GEORGIA FOR SILVER.

Macon, Ga, June % The Demo-
cratic State convention was called to or
der at II o'clock by Chairman Steve CLAW.
j. w Wilson, of Clay county, was made
temporary chairman and Chairman CLAY
of the State executive committee made
permanent chairman and reelected CHR
man of the State executive committee
The following State house officers were
renominated in Il bunch this afternoon:
Governor, w. y. Atkinson; secretary of
state, w. b. Gambler: attorney, j. NJ.
Terrll; commissioner of agriculture. II
Il. Nesbitt: comptroller general; w. A.
Wright
w. !. Speer was nominated for State
treasurer, the present incumbent. II. L.
Hardeman, retiring
The following are MISUNDERSTANDING to
the national convention: Evan =. Howell.
Patrick Walsh, a. l.. Lewis, Pope Brown.
Col. j. w. Robertson, of Habersham
county is chairman of the committee on
resolutions The platform declares for
the free, unlimited and independent coin
age of silver at the ratio of is to /
The convention was probably the most
expeditions ever held in this State by Il
convention of such Importance. The CON
vention met at noon and adjourned at 4
o clock, having gone through all the rou-
tine within four hours. The day was the
hottest 50 far this year, and the tempera-
ture OF the House was up to the top
notch. There was no excitement. and
everything passed off like the ticking of
Il clock.
The platform declares that Congress
has no power to discriminate at the mints
against either gold or silver as metals for
the coinage of primary money, or against
gold or silver coin of the United States as
to their debt paying functiOns-such dis
ordinations deprive the citizens of the
use of one Kind of standard money, pro-
vided by the constitution for the payment
of debts and we demand that the repeal
of all laws or parts of laws making such
determinations and the restoration of the
standard silver dollar to the rank of pri-
mary money which it held prior to 1873
by opening the minis to the coinage of
silver on II perfect equality with gold at
the ratio of rs to l.
We demand the repeal of laws which
clothe Il Secretary of Treasury with the
more than imperial power to issue bonds
and increase the public debt at his will
and pleasure without specific authority
from Congress.
The payment of the public debt rs rap
idly as practical is favored and declared
that when the obligations of the govern
ment.. expressly state. on their face or law
under which they We're issued provides
that they are payable in coin or in dollars
such obligations should be paid in gold
| or in silver coin, at the convenience of the
governments and not at the option of the
holder of the obligation.
The only furry in the convention arose
over the selection of Il gold standard man
as Il delegate TO Chicago. The delegate
received an overwhelming majority in
his district caucus but IA 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 he allowed to
90 from this convention or any other dis
trict
Speeches that threatened break were
made on both sides but the counselS of
the conservative element prevailed and
the gold standard man was sent rather
than break into the right of each district
to name its own delegates. The fact that
the unit rule will prevail in all matters
coming up at Chicago prevents any fear
of Il break from the free silver delegation
at the national convention.