Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-29
WILSON ENDORSED BY
CONVENTION PLATFORM
Platform of Dorsey Made Part
of Platform of Democrats
in Georgia

ny HAHLLEE BRANCH.
Journal staff Correspondent.)
MACON, Sept 26.-The Democratic
state convention this afternoon adopted
platform that carried four prominent
and vital features.
First-The administration of Woodrow
Wilson was unequivocaIly endorsed.
Second-The platform of Hugh Dorsey
upon which he ran for governor was
embodied in the platform of the party.
Third-A strong protest against the
effort to carry citizen of the state
without the bounds of the state for
trial
Fourth. Endorsed the Neill county unit
and second primary bill vetoed by Gov
erncr Harris and instructed the new
state executive committee to call future
primary elections under its terms.
The platform committee Immediately
upon beginning its deliberations found
there was a strong sentiment among
some OF the members of the COMMITTEES
against the endorsement of President
Wilson.
W. E. Simmons, OF Gwinnett county
protested vigorously against platform
that did not carry an endorsement of
the national administration. He threat
ened to bring in a minority report I'M
less this was done. He was opposed 10
any expression that committed the
party to Watson's domination and for
a time vigorously objected to the Sec
ton of the platform protesting against
taking Of a citizen outside the state
Tor trial in the federal court. He said
this was nothing but a bone thrown
TO Watson and he was opposed to Of
fering Watson any sop" whatever.
Mr.. simmons thought a break with
Watson was inevitable and that 1t
might as we'll come now as later. The
final agreement was to endorse Wilson
without equivocation and include the
Albert Howell, of Fulton. offered the
resolution indorsinE President Wilson
and at the same time introduced the
other resolution putting the convention
on record as denouncing any effort on
the part OF the national government to
take any citizen of Georgia into another
state for trial in the federal courts.
THE PLATFORM.
In addition to embodying the cam
paign platform of Hugh NJ. Lorsey, the
platform adopted by the convention was
as follows:
The Democratic state convention,
representing the expression Of the
white people of Georgia as pro-
claimed in the recent primary, here
by adopts and affirms as it's declara-
ton OF principles the platform
upon which the nominee of this con-
vention for governor, Hon. Hugh
NJ. Dorsey, went before the people,
receiving a majority of all of the
votes cast in the primary.
In his nomination the people have
already adopted the platform. which
we hereby reiterate as our declara-
ton of principls in all of the state
issues involved in.
We hereby ratify and endorse the
action of the state presidential
convention held in the city of Ma
con May. 1915, in unqualifiedly en-
dorsing the administration OF Wood
row Wilson as president OF the
United States and in instructing the
Georgia delegation to the national
convention to cast. its vote for his
denomination.
The Importance of this endorse
ment Is emphasized by the fact that
for the first time in many years
the opposition has struck a keynote
of sectional animosity, and is max
ing an appeal to sectional prejudice
unworthy OF the spirit Of national
fraternity.
We deplore and condemn the tend
ency to outside interference with
law, custom and tradition, belong.
to the state, and especially do we
condemn as dangerous and threat
ening to the liberties OF the citizens,
and usurpation of authority that
would take from the Jurisdiction of
the courts within the state for trial
in a foreign Jurisdiction, any citi-
zen OF this or any other state. Such
a policy is un-American and inqui-
ond fa e1fhSaryfva 0f finn
damental constitutional right guar
anteed to every citizen In the
United States.
We endorse the Neill county unit
measure passed by both houses OF
the recent general assembly, which
was vetoed by the governor and we
instruct the new executive commitv
tee to call all primary elections un-
der its terms.
Recognizing the obligation of a
prosperous and happy people
through their government to insure
the proper protection and care for
those of their number who may,
all other resources failing, become
dependent upon ii, the legislature
should create a special department
or board for their benefit. Such
board should have visitorial and
investigatory powers respecting
dependents and detectives and
should also be charged with the
collection and dissemination of data
concerning the treatment and pre-
vention of poverty and the devel-
opment Of public welfare.
In almost all of the other states
there are state boards for the per-
Torrance of such duties. These
boards have proved OF inestimable
value i'm assisting the legislature
and other branches of the govern
ment, such as counties and cities,
-all 0ronna Of rff