The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-05
HARMONY PREVAILS
DAVIS AND MGRAw CONTROL PAR
KERSBURG CONVENTION.
The Former Gets Everything He
Wants as to National Affairs,
and the Latter Gets State
Organization.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Aug. An the
Democratic State Convention today
Henry G.. Davis, candidate for Vice
President got everything he desired
that had any bearing on national. af-
fairs, and Col. John T. McGraw, as
candidate to succeed United States
Senator n. b. Scott, got everything lie
wanted on the State ticket and in the
State organization.
There is no question about the con-
vention being almost unanimously in
favor of the white supremacy posi-
ton, and yet at the request of Mr.. Da-
Wis it was kept out of the platform,
receiving only ST votes out OF 94t
Senator Davis not only spent the night
with members of the Committee on
Resolutions, but he was with the COM
mittee this forenoon.
Senator Davis did not attend the
convention today. but was busy at MS
hotel, even after the platform was
disposed of, in arranging for the cam
paign He will remain here until to-
morrow night in conference with state
Committeeman, candidates and others.
The contest in West Virginia this
wear is for a full state ticket and menu
bers of the Legislature that Will next
winter select the successor OF united
States Senator Scott. and Colonel Nc"
Graw is now generally regarded as a
formidable candidate for Senator II the
Democrats control the Legislature.
Huston Fitch of Huntington, until
recently a Republican in the Depart
ment of Justice at Washington, ad-
dressed the convention and announced
his reason for supporting Parker and
Davis causing one of the most rouS-
ing demonstrations of the convention
The platform adopted follows:
Following is the platform as adop-
ted:
The Democracy of West Virginia in
convention assembled declare:
l. That we endorse the platform
adopted by our national convention at
st. Louis and pledge our united sup
port to the candidates of that conven-
ton, Judge Alton b. Parker a safe
guardian of our property and politi-
cal rights and Henry G. Davis our hon
ored fellow citizen and trusted coun-
sellor.
2. We arraign the Republican party
in this State for it's waSteful eXtrava-
gance in appropriations and its corrupt
and fraudulent use of the machinery
of elections.
3. We believe that efficient and hon
est government can only be secured and
maintained by combining the right of
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tide citizens of the State. and we be-
lieve that the strictest legislation
should be enacted to contine the right
OF suffrage to this class. And we es-
pecially denounce the action of the
States Republican executive and its
legislative majority in disregarding
the mandatory and clearly expressed will
of the people, annouced by the adoption
almost two years ago of constitutional
amendments requiring the legislature
to enacta registration law which would
preventing illegalN voting-l We deelare
that thee cryingsfvil in our Stats and
the greatest menance to our civic veal
is the debauchery of the ballot by
means of repeating and Illegal voting,
which is and has been systematically
carried on in many counties of the
State by u ring of corrupt Republican
officials. State and federal. and which
is rendered possible by the systematic
importation of Illegal negro voters in
toa skissssSsH djV gtts Republican par-
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amendment.
4. We condemn the present special
and extraordinary legislature, called by
Il Republican governor upon a hollow
pretense of tax reform designated for
the purpose of enacting into laws hy-
brid bills concocted beyond the limits
of the State, with the intent not to re-
lieve but to deceive the people.
5. We declare that the Democratic
party now, as it always has been, is
in favor of a uniform system of taxa
ton, so arranged that it will bear
equally upon all persons alike. But
believing this may not be attained in
the fullest and fairest sense under the
present constitution we aDprOye the
enactment of Il law providing for
call for convention to frame a new
constitution for the State.
q. We recognize that capital and la
Dor are dependent upon each other and
that each has sacred rights which they
are entitled to and must have equal
protection before the law.