Evening star., 1936-01-29
b0LTER PLATFORM
DEMANOSN0M|NEE
ON g PRINCIPLES
"Jeffersonians" AssaiI Rec.
ord of Roosevelt in Open
ing Georgia Rally.
CANDIDATE OF TRUTH"
URGED IN RESOLUTIONS
5000 Hear Talmadge Hit New
Deal Farm Program, Charge
Communistic Regime.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

STAN correspondent OF Inc SCaI.
MACON, Ca, January 29.-The
"JefferSonsian Democrats" meeting in
convention here today, had submitted
for their adoption a platform calling
for the nomination of Democratic
candidate for President who will put
into practical execution the provisions
Of the Democratic 1882 platform"
The platform, which undoubtedly
will be adopted. attacked the admin
istration of President Roosevelt and
the New Deal.
It said:
I'VE invite every patriotic American
to Join our ranks and aid us in bust
ing this Government from the con-
troll of Socialists and Communists.
I'VE accept, word for word, line for
line. the unfulflled parts of the ma
tional Democratic platform adopted
in Chicago in 1882.
I'VE recommend that candidate OF
truth and character be nominated and
elected who will put into practical exc
cution the provisions Of that great
document"
Candidates. Out.
The leaders of the convention de-
termlned there should be no attempt to
indorse any candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination.
This excludes Gov. Eugene Tai
madge of Georgia from such indorse-
ment at this time.
mi. Nf hA
Southern Democrats to uphold the
Constitution, which with Gov. Tai
madge Issued the call for the Macon
convention deemed It unwise to in
dorse candidates. There had been
talk of going on record for Talmadge,
fiery opponent of President Roosevelt's
denomination and reelection.
The revolt against President Roose-
welt and his New Deal f1ared up hotly
In the heart of the South today.
Speaker after speaker. including
Gov Talmadge and John Henry Kirby
of Texas, head of the Committee OF
Southern Democrats to Uphold the
Constitution, denounced in bitter
terms the Presidents failure" to
carry out the platform of the Chi
cago Convention in 1882.
To Support Faithful"
In their platform the Jeffersonian
Democrats asserted:
I'VE here and now declare that our
support will be given only to such
candidates as have kept that great
faith, The Constitution of the United
States We do not regard the occu-
pant of the White House as Demo-
crat."
The platform was interpreted to
mean that the JefferSonian Democrats
would go home and work for the Sc
lection of delegates to the Democratic
National Convention in Philadelphia,
opposed to the denomination of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The convention got under way at
l1:30 am, half an hour late.
Three thousand persons were in at
tendance, including the delegates.
There was circulated in the conven-
ton copies of the Georgia Woman's
World, published in Atlanta, attacking
President and Mrs Roosevelt for their
entertainment of colored persons at
the White House.
Officials Deny Part.
Officials of the convention denied
that the convention had anything to
do with the distribution in preparation
of the paper. An alleged photograph
Of Mrs. Roosevelt being escorted to her
car by Edgar c. Brown, colored. after
visit to address the Faculty Womens
Club Of Howard University.
The article in the paper said that
Andrew Jackson did not appoint
Negro assistant Attorney General of
the United States. did not have Negro
confidential clerk in the White House,
did not have Negroes attend White
House dinners, banquets and lunch
cons: did not have Negroes sleeping in
the White House beds" 1t continued
that President Roosevelt had done all
these things. 1t said that Roosevelt
had appointed more Negroes than any
Republican President this country has
ever had.
E. w. Porter of Kentucky, secretary
to former Gov. Ruby Laffoon, assailed
the New Deal.
Il get so burnt up on this thing"
he said. Il don't need any microphone
to speak to YOU"
The address of Gov. Talmadge was
broadcast to the country over the
network Of the Columbia BroadcastinR
Co.
Kirby was presented as the perma-
nent chairman of the convention and
launched into his address attacking
Roosevelt.
When he mentioned "Roosevelts
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