Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-07
voted IN favor OF prohibition under
the local option law


the local option law.
A resolution was adopted eniorsir'
James X Gray and his services in the
recent campaign and recommending
him for national democratic committee
man Hoke Smith was nominated for
governor ana other state house OH.
GERS were ComNated in accordance
with the result Of the recent primary.
$. G.. Mclendon. OF Thomasville.
former city attorney for the Plant sys.
TEN OF railways. was nominated for
railroad commissioner "a succeed Jo-
seph NJ. Brown. whose term expires
In October, 1907.
A new executive committee was cho.
sen consisting Of four members from
each congressional district, and eleven
members from the STATE at large. to-
be- nam ID within he next few days by
Chairman A. l.. Miller. Hooper Alex.
ander, OF DeKalb. was made vice
era pan of the state committee The
convention then adjourned sine die.
Many new changes were proposed Ia
r. % iitrrmsv n forms an interest.
ing document In stase politics.
The morning session was consumed
70 organization and In routine work.
and at O'Clock the convention toOh
recess.
Following the recess the convention
recOnyened just before s o'clock, when
the report Of Fulton coun,y's execu'
tive committee ald other matters b,
the credentials committee was made
'us 'nen announced
that the platform committee would NJ
b. ready Ia report Tor some mlnu'oy
"Seab Wright. seab Wright" was
go rnyenfiru tongue
Cries for all others were shouted
down. and Mr. Wright, coming to the
platform told how FLOYD cuun y Wa
.''. ri FOR Hoke Smith Thon Mr.
Wright introduced Reuben Arnold.
Fulton. and Mr. Arnold made AN earn
est speech. principally against rings"
Then there were calls for "Bcrncr;
Bob Berucr. Of Monroe" and he re-
sponhed in few eloquent words. ia
which he Endorsed Hoke Smith as
the greatest N living men, aud urgei
him as a coming democratic president
Of this great republic.
James -. Gral, chairman 81 the
platform and resolutions committee
read the platform a. adopted by tlr
platform committee amid The general
cheers. hrst for Gray and then for
tea ures of the platform.
The first row In the convention
cAmo on the question OF the South /
Carolina primary plan.
DIR Goss. Of DvKalb. said II the !
South Carolina plan Was good Tor |
state houGe officers. II was good tor l
all others. and he moved tina, II b. |
applied 20 them
Mr.. Wright. ot Richmond. opposed |
this on the ground that che counties
and congressional districts should be |
allowed local self-government.
Judge George Hillyer. Of Atlanta.
favored the mo ION of Dr. Goss on the
ground that II the majority rule was
good In one case Il vas good In all.
Mr. Underwood. Of white. callei for
order In tee convention. There was
too much disturbance. he said
There vas . long debate a. 10
whether the majority or the plural
ny rule should apply TO countles. sen.
asoriai districts AMI congressional Dis,
'r'cts There uas much disordsr
darins the discussion, FINALLY Il waa
decided IN strike ont % The platform
al rsfsFeuee 10 legislative. eoagrrs.
sioaal ADD coaniy primaries. leaving
there 10 The respective executive CON
mi'iesa Without bindiRG tAsm By ga,
se Nm of tn oouvvaiioa. Wiki thss
Mature stricken oat ;hs platform Vas
'hsa afns5tce A. a whpis By aaAnlnlsas