Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-06
While Delegates Shout, Smith
Accepts Nomination.
NOMINATED r. r. COMMISSIONER
There Was Considerable Debate Over
the Platform, Especially that Part
Relating to Adoption of the South
Carolina Primary Plan.

but one hitch, that involving the state
court of appeals.
Hoke Smith was unanimously nom
mated for governor by acclamation,
amidst wild enthusiasm, which almost
shook the great Macon auditorium.
This was the principal feature for
which the people were waiting and
they kept calling for Hoke Smith
throughout the proceedings.
Sometimes trying to howl down the
other speakers in the hope that Mr..
Smith would the earlier be brought
on to the platform. 1t was nearly
o'clock in the afternoon when J. l..
Anderson, Of Atlanta, arose to place
Mr.. Smiths name in nomination be-
fore the convention. The appearance
of Mr. Smith a few minutes later COM
Dletely eclipsed the enthusiasm which
greeted the mention of his name by
Mr.. Anderson, and it was some min
uCes before +lr. Smith could be heard.
The assembly rose to greet him and
saluted long before they allowed him
| to proceed.
That Georgias next governor has
set for himself hard task, and that
he fully realized this, was clearly ev-
idenced in the address HOke Smith
made accepting the nomination. The
strong appeal to the people not to
put in an independent candidate
where the officeholders of the pres
ent general assembly refuses to sup
port the views of the party, evb.
denced his deeper fee8ing that the
Georgia legislature might not hurry
with the reform policies which he
has put forward. He urged the dele
gates present to see their representa-
tives and senators and urge them to
stand on the platform upon which he
was chosen governor, and then if they
refused, ask them to get out. He
said this ought to be done now. He
declared that the speaker of the house
and the president of the senate should
be men in accord with the platform,
and believed. after looking over the
lists that his supporters already had
working majority in the general as
sembly.
The keynote Of Mr.. Smiths speech
was that everybody holding state Of
flee in connection with the administra-
ton should be in favor of and in line
with the reforms which he has advo-
Gated so that they may be put tirough
without delay.
Here is in brief the story of what
the convention did Tuesday.
Congressman T. w. Hardwick. of
the tenth district, was elected tempo
rary chairman; H. H. Cabiness. of
Fulton, and E. L. Martin, of Bibb,
were elected temporary and the per-
manent chairmen and hence chairman
Of the new state executive commit
tee. The executive committee of Full
ton county, headed by J. E. Maddox,
as chairman, was declared to be the
regularly elected committee and will
stand as such.
N. J. Norman was declared elected
solicitor general of the Atlantic cir
Nult OfNA CllC plOCCoJ VI l<lNl SSIOIl
Kenan, who contested the election.
The platform as introduced and read
by James R. Gray, chairman of the
platform and resolutions committee,
was adopted with only one change,
the majority rule as to counties, SEN
atorial and congressional districts be-
ing stricken out.
The state court of appeals amend
ment was indorsed, but the convention
took no action regarding candidates
that being left an open matter for
the new state committee.
A resolution was adopted favoring
legislation which will prevent liquors
being carried into counties which have
voted in favor Of prohibition under
the local option law.
A resolution was adopted endorsing
James R. Gray and his services in the
recent campaign and recommending
him for national democratic committee
man. Hoke Smith was nominated for
governor and other state house Off
GERS were nominated in accordance
with the result of the recent primary.
S. G. McLendon, of ThomasvilIe.
former city attorney for the Plant sys-
tenn of railways, was nominated for
railroad commissioner to succeed Jo-
seph M. 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 named within the next few days bv
Chairman A. L. Miller. Hooper Alex.
ender, of DeKalb, was made vice
chairman of the state committee. The
convention then adjourned sine die.
Many new changes were proposed in
the platform w.Nch forms an interest.
ing document in state politics.
The morning session was consumed
to organization and in routine work
and at L o'clock the convention tooR
a recess.
Following the recess the convention
reconvened just before o'clock, when
the report of Fulton county's execu-
tive committee and other matters by
the credentials committee was made
and adopted 1t was then announced
that the platform committee would not
be ready to report for some minutes.
''Seab Wright, Seab Wright" was
the one crv on he convention tongue.
Cries for all others were shouted
| down, and Mr. Wright, coming to the
platform told how Floyd county was
carried for Hoke Smith Then Mr..
Nri0ht introduced Rauhan- Arnold. Of
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