The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-26
AT MAJOR M'KINLEY'S HOME
An Avalanche OF Letters Expresses Con-
gratulations and Confidence
TeiIer's Friends Express Confidence That the
Boilers Boom Will Grow
PETER Thinks Otherwise and insists That
Neither PopuIlsts Nor Democrats viii
Adopt the Stray sheep-Po.
IIticaI Notes
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
MACON, Ca, June 25.-The Demo-
cratic convention of Georgia has met
and adjourned. 1t was probably the
most expeditions work ever done In this
state by a convention of such import
ance. The convention met at noon and
adjourned at o'clock. having gone
through all the routine within four
hours.
The convention 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
excitement and everything passed off
like the ticking of a clock.
Steve Clay was elected permanent
chairman. The committee on resolu-
tions and platform having been appoint
ed, the convention went into the nomi-
nation of governor and state officers.
governor by acclamation, and all the
other state officers were renominated
with the exception Of the state treas
urer, in whose place w. J. Sheer was
named
The delegates at large from the state
are Evan Howell. Patrick Walsh, Pope
Brown and II. T. Lewis.
The financial plank of the platform
is as follows:
Resolved, That congress has no pow
er to discriminate at the mints against
either gold or silver as metals for the
coinage of primary money. or against
as to their debt-paying functions-such
determinations depriving the citizens
of the United States Of one kind of
standard money, provided by the con-
stitution for the payment of debts, and
we demand the repeal of all laws or parts
of laws making such determinations
and the restoration Of the standard sill
yer dollar to the rank of primary money
which 1t held prior to 1873. by opening the
mints to the coinage of silver on per-
feet equality with gold at the ratio Of
16 to l.
Resolved, That we condemn the finan-
cial policy which necessitates the in
crease of the bonded debt of the country
to maintain an unnecessary gold reserve
to pay the current expenses of the gov
ernment. We also condemn a policy
which seeks to retire United States treas
ury notes. as they constitute an abso-
lutely safe circulating medium. based on
gold and silver coin and backed by the
wealth Of the country Such a policy
would not only intensity the present evil
of the contraction. but place the exclu-
sive right to issue a circulating medium
in the control of concentrated money
power and above the laws and the will
of the people, and foster the federal
doctrine of Capitalization and class gov
ernment through financial control, doc
trine which is a standing menace to our
republican institutions and the liber-
ties of the people, and we demand the re-
peal of laws which clothe a secretary Of
the treasury with the more than i'm
perial power to issue bonds and increase
public debt at his will and pleasure
without specific authority from con-
gress.
Resolved, That we favor the payment
of the public debt as rapidly as practi-
cable. All moneys drawn from the peo-
pie by taxation, except SO much as is
requisite for the necessities of the gov
ernment economically administered,
should be honestly applied to such pay
ment. and when the obligations of the
government expressly state on their
face, or the law under which they were
issued provides, that they are payable
in coin, such obligations should be paid
in gold or silver coin at the convenience
of the government and not at the op-
tion Of the holder of the obligation.
TIE only furry in the convention arose
over the selection of a gold standard
Democrat as a delegate to Chicago The
delegate received an overwhelming ma
jority in his district caucus, but a mi
nority 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 silver men would be
allowed to go from this convention or
from any district.
Speeches that threatened a break were
made ca 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 dis
trict to name its own delegates
TIE fact that the unit rule will prevail
in all matters coming up at Chicago
prevents any fear of break Of the free