The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-03
INSTRUCTED FOR PARKER.
Il Hot Fight Over the Words ere
quest" and ''InStruct.'
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga, June AFTER RED
hot fight over the question as 10
whether the words request or IN
struct'' should be used in resolutions
favoring the nomination for PRESIDENT
of Judge Alton b. Parker, OF Ne"
York, those favoring instructions won
and the state Democratic convention
at late hour this afternoon adopted
the following resolutions by vote or
| 1876 IA to 157 "a which was then
made unanimous by the convention:
''Whereas, we believe that Judge
| Alton b. Parker, of New YORK, is tie
choice of an overwhelming majority
of the Democracy of this State as the
Democratic nominee for President
and whereas, it is the duty of this
convention to give force and express
sion to it's wishes
sResolved, that the delegates from
Georgia to the national convention to
be held in st. Louis, be, and they are
hereby instructed to cast the vote of
this State for Judge Alton b. Parker
as the nominee of the Democratic
party for the Presidency so long as in
the opinion of a majority of the dele
gates there is a reasonable probability
of his nomination, and that said dele
gates shall vote as unit on all queS-
tons as a majority may determine"
The resolutions as reported to the
convention by the platform and reso-
lutions committee were identical with
those adopted with the exception that
the word request" was used in place
of instruct" 1t was on a motion TO
strike out request and substitute
instruct" that the only bitter fight of
the convention was witnessed.
"Georgia's big four" is compose of
one Congressman, one farmer and Two
newspaper men as follows:
Congressman j. D. Maddox, Hon.
James M. Smith, James r. Gray, ed;-
tor of the Atlanta Journal; Charles X.
Pendleton, editor of the Macon T'ele-
graph. GeOrgias electors from the
State at large are T. Il. Folder, of At
lanta, and j. H. Estil, editor Of the
Savannah Morning News, Savannah.
Georgia.
The fight for definite instructions i'll
Georgia has been led by Editor Cray,
of the Atlanta Journal, ana EDITOR
Pendleton, of the Macon Telegraph,
both of whom We're IGNORED with
places on the big four.
Congressman J. G.. Irigg3 was de-
feated for delegate at large.
The Georgia Platform.
That part of the platform relating
in national affairs as adopted by the
convention is as follows:
1--WE rejoice that the opening of
the present national campaign finds
the Democratic party of the State free
from disturbing diSSenSions, firmly
resolved to retain control of our own
state administration and ready to CO.
operate vigorously with our brethren
throughout the Union in a supreme
effort to recover possession of the
Federal government, In common
| with the Democracy of our sister
states we view with great alarm the
| dangerous departure under Republic
| can administration from the cardinal
principles SO earnestly inculcated by
| the fathers of the Republic as to the
structure, powers and limitation of
our Federal government, and so re-
peatedly declared and enforced in the
platforms of our national Democracy,
and we now proclaim our steadfaSt
adherence to those principles as neceS-
sary in our judgment, to the preserva-
| ton of our Democratic institutions in
their simplicity and purity and power.
1--WE charge the Republicans with
establishing and maintaining an I'M
necessary, unjust and oppressive sys-
| tenn of Federal taxation, and we de-
mand relief for the people from these
| burdens.
1--WE charge them with great and
| reckless extravaganza in the expendi-
lures of the large sums needlessly col
! lected from the people by their eX-
cesSive protection of the favored
branches of industry beyond all pre-
| cedent or reason, and incapable OF
| justification or excuse.
Charged With Shelterin@ Thieves.
1--WE charge them with the existence
of fraud and corruption in the adj
ministration of many of their public
| trusts and with sheltering guilty in
| cumbentS from merited exposure and
| punishment.
| 1--WE charge that within the last
! few years under the Republican tariff
| illegal combinations of trusts and
| combines have been encouraged and
| fostered until SO multiplied in num-
Der and power as to excite the gravest
| alarm that honest competition is to
he .stified and finally crushed. We
demand that the Republican party
| shall be stripped of the power it has
so mercilessly abused. We believe
| that the times and conditions require
n change of administration, ana we
know the Democratic party may be
relied upon to undertake the task OF
purifying the administration.
1--WE demand a change of system a
change of administration, change Oh
measures, and men. and TO tnal anu
we earnestly anu
the people to rise in their reslstless
power and apply the remedies ready
to be furnished by the Democratic
party"
In that part of the platform re-
lating to state affairs it was recon-
mended that the Australian scorer
ballot system, or some similar sys-
tenn be adopted for all elections to
the State.
J ANTI-HEARST MEN TRIUMPH.
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