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AND NAME GEORGIA'S DEL
EGATION TO CHICAGO.
FREE SILVER AND TARIFF
REFORM PARAMOUNT.
Proceedings of the Convention
Briefly Told. The Platform.
The Georgia state democratic conven
tion was called to order by Chairman W.
Y. Atkinson at 12 o’clock Wednesday in
the ball of the house of representatives,
Atlanta. The hall was filled to over
flowing, and the gallery was packed,
many :adien brightening up the crowd
with their presence. The district dele
gates were assigned to their places and
Chairman Atkinson opened the business
of the day with a speech, which com
manded close atteniion and was fre
quently applaudi d . At its conclusion
ho announced the convention ready to
proceed to the temporary organization.
Mr. R'-nder, of Merriwother, immediately
proceeded to nominate Colonel J. W.
Robertson, of the county of Habersham,
for chairman in a neat speech which was
greeted by applause. In the midst of ap
plause elicited bv Robertson’s name, Mr.
Clements, of Gwinnett, rose to nominate
Hon. Pope Harrow, of the county of
Clarke. Mr. Clements’ «p<ech likewise
elicited great applause. Hon Reuben
Jones, of Baker, seconded the nomina
tion of Mr. Barrow; Hon. Tom Grimes,
of Columbus, seconded the nomination of
Colonel Robertson and Mr. Smith 6ec
onde 1 the nomination of Mr. Barrow in
elaborate speeches. In a speech ringing
with eloquence and sound thought, Hon.
Martin V. Calvin, of U ehraonrl, sec
onded the nomination of Hon. James W.
Robertson, of Habersham. The roll of
counties then liegan:
The counties voting for Robinson were:
Appling, Baldwin, Bartow, Burke, Butts,
Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta. Daw
ion, Decatur, Dooly, Elbe t, Fannin,
Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gi mer, Gor
don, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Had,
Hancock, Ha'alson, Harris, Hart, Heard,
Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jeff rson,
Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Mclntosh,
Miriwether, Murray, Muscogee, Newton,
Oglethorpe, P.ckens, I’olk, Pulaski,
Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond,
Rockdale. Schley, Screven. Scalding,
Sumter, Talbot, Talliaferro, Taylor, Tel
fair, Terrell, Towns, Troup, Union,
Walton, Warren, Washing on, White,
Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Worth, Clay.
Total—l 44 12-15.
For Barrow: Appling, Baker, Bald,
win, Banks, Bartow, Berrien, Bibb-
Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Butts, Calh un,
( nmden, Campbell, Carroll, Catojsa,
Chatham, Chattahoochee. Chattooga,
( lHrke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Coffee,
Columbia, Colquitt, Coweta, Crawford,
Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge,
Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols,
Effingham, Emanuel, Fayette, Fra> klin,
Fulton, Glynn, Gordon, Gwiunett, Haral
son, Mart, Henry, Houston, Jsckson, Jas
per, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Laurens,
L'e. Liberty, Lincoln, Lowndes, Lump
kin, Murinn, McDuffie, Mclntosh, Meri
wether, Milton, Mitchell, Monroe, Mont
gomery, Morgan, Muscogee, Oconee,
Paulding Pierce, Pike, Putnam, Ran
dolph, Richmond, Scrcveu, Spalding,
Stewart, Talbot,Tattnall,Telfair, Terrell.
Thomas, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson,
Walker, Walton, Ware, Washington,
Wayne, Webster, White, Winfield, Wil
cox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Worth. Total—
-199 8-15.
CONTESTING DELEGATIONS.
When Clay county was reached, two
delegations answered and sent their testi
monials to the desk. From Fulton the
compromise delegation and the mass
meeting delegation were present, and a
contest was announced. Mr. Simmons,
of Gwinnett, made a point of order thai
no contesting delegation could vote until
it had been pa-sed upon bv the commit
tee on credentials. The chairman ruled
that those delegates whose seats were not
contested could vote.
When the result of the vote of counties
was announced lion. J. AV. Robertson
arose in his'place and moved that the
selection of Hon. Pope Barrow us tempo
rary chairman be made unanimous. Ths
was concurred in. Chairman Atkinson
appointed Hon. J. W. Robertson, Hon.
W. L. Bender and Hon. Hoke Smith ns
» committee to escort Hon. Pope
Harrow to the chair. As Hon. Pope
B irrow reached the speaker’s stand
Colonel Robertson, advancing from
the top sifcp to the desk strctch
id out his haud to the conven'iou with
diunity: “I am a stra gor to a part of
V u, hut I thank God that Georgains are
neighbors and a 1 demoents Hre friends.
(Applause.) I have the honor to present
to you as jour presiding officer a man of
more abil ty iu the chair ihan my-elf,but
not a better democrat, Hon. Pope Bar
row, of Clarkb county. Mr. Barrow was
receive l with great en'husiatm and ac
knowledged the honor of his eh ction
in a speech which w.s frequently ap
plauded. It was an argumeut for
tariff r form and Grover Cleveland.
At 'he conclus on of his address Chair
man Barrow stated the convention would
proee. d to the business of permanent or
ganiratio ».
Hon. W. H. Fleming, of Richmond,
moved that Hon. W. A. Hariis, of
"Worth, Hun. Mark Hardin, of Bartow,
aud H"n. Henry H. Cabani»s, of Fulton,
be made clerks to the convention. These
gentlemeu were unauimouslv elected.
Mr. Most 8, of Coweta, brother of the
congressman, moved th.ta committee on
erode rials, consisting of one irorn each
congressional distiict be appointed. This
motion was carried.
lion. L. F Garrard introduced a reso
lution which went to the commi’tee on
platform and resolutions, and was after
wards adopted as the platform of the
convention with sorao slight changes.
Hon. L. F. Garrard, of Muscogee, then
offer- d a resolution providing that a com
mittee, consisting of one member from
each congressional district, be appointed
by the chairman of th.' convention, to be
known hs the “ciinniittec on platform
and resolutions,” to whom shall be re
ferred all resolutions submitted to the
convention. This resolution was adopted.
The chairman then announced the
member* of the > ommittee u« < r. <1 » ial
an 1 the convention then adjourned, on
motion, until 3:30 o’clock.
AFTER THE RKCBsa.
The delegates ate a hasty dinner, but
tl in :nb r> of the committee on creden
>i os were engaged in hearing contesting
<leh gatiors and did not even get a sand
wich. Back through the rain the dele
gates trudged from the hotel. The
spectators filled the galleries before the
hour of re-assembling came. Chairman
Barrow’s right arm was somewhat rested
when he picked up the gavel and brought
it down with a resounding rap promptly
at 3:30 o’clock. As the convention came
to ' rder Chairman Tiny Rucker, of the
credentials committee, got the eye of the
chairman and RBked for twenty minutes
more time to finish bearing the contests
from Fulton and Clay counties. The
time was granted. Scab Wright, of
Rome, was the next to get the attenti»n
of Chairman Barrow, ‘T desire to in
quire,” said he, “when the committee on
platform will report. There are a great
many pcopie who want some things in
that p ntform and they want them very
much.”
"The committee on platform has not
tier n appointed,” the chair stated The
clerk then read the following as the com
mittee: First congressional district, B.R.
Harris, of Wayne; second, W. C. Gunn,
of Randolph; third, J. B. Torresser, of
Lee; fourth, Louis Gnrrrrd.of Mu*cogee;
fifth. Hoke Smith, of Fulton; sixth, R.
VV. Pat erson, of Bibb; seveoth, J. W.
Maddox, of Floyd; eiuhtb, Hal Lewis, of
Greene; ninth, Mr. Pike, of Jackson;
tenth, W. H. Fleming, of Richmond;
eh venth, B. P. Jones, of Lowndes. A
delegation from the first announced that
Mr, Harris, of Wayne, is a resident of
the eleventh distnct and not of the first.
Mr. Branham, of Bulloch, was substitu
ted for Harris, of Wayne. A motion
was made that further debate be limited
to five minutes for each speaker and this
was carrii d. The committee on resolu
tions and platform prepared to rotire and
a doz"n deb gates w ith platforms started
to their manuscript.
DRAFTS OF PLATFORMS.
Captain Fred Foster, of Morgan coun
ty, handed up the following and had
them read: Resolved 1 That the bank
ing laveß be so changed and amended as
to permit the issue of currency based on
state bonds of approved value, on the
same terms as such issues are noVv allow
ed and guaran'eed by the general gov
ernment on United States bonds.
Resolved 2. That it is tho true policy
of tic- demi cratic party so soon as said
party shall get control of the national
government to have removed by comiie
tent national legislation tho restriction
now existing which prohibits the national
banks from taking real estate as securi y
fir loans.
Resolved 3. That state and national
banks as to taxation ij: put upon the
s in.e footing under the laws.
These resolutions were referred to the
committee on platfoim
Colonel Garrard, of Muscogee, handed
up a longer set of re olutions endorsing
the free coinage of silver, opposing the
concentration of federal power, declaring
thut » surplus in the treasury is a glitter
ing ti nipt a inn for thieves and p ui.der
■ rs, opposing government control of the
telegraph und telephone, demanding
economy in the administration of the
government, tariff reform, the abolition
of the tax on state banks and the inaugu
ration of asta'c banking system,demand
ing an income tax, the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the peo
ple, diclarirg against dealing in futures
in agricultural products and agricultural
implements, an increase in the volume of
currency to at least SSO per capi'a, en
dorsing Georgia’s railroad commission
laws, declaring against the alien owner
ship of land and the force bill. When
the freo coinage resolution was read the
convention yelled its approval and went
wild. And there was a similar scene
when the banking resolution was rend.
Later, these resolutions of Colonel Gar
rard’s were substantially adopted as the
p'n’form. Colonel Garrard’s resolutions
went immediately to the committee on
platform.
FOR FREE SILVER.
Hon. M. P. Carroll gained the floor
and sent to the clerk’s desk the follow
ing resolutions;
R> solved, That the democratic party
of Georgia favors the free and unlimited
coinage of silver mined in the United
Stab s.
Resolved 2. That the delegates elected
to tne national convention be instructed
not to vote for any delegate not favoriag
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
These resolutions were received with
thundrous applause, which lasted for
s me moments. They were referred to
the committee on resolutions.
The order of business of the convention
was then adopted.
A resolution by Mr. Mcßride, of Har
alson, very similar to that of Mr. Gar
rard, was introduced, and after being
rear! was sent to the committee on plat
form and resolutions.
THE CLAY COUNTY CONTEST.
Hon. Tinsley W. Rucker, of Clarke,
chairman of the committee on credentials,
came in and reported as follows: “We
have taken up the contest from Clay
county, and, after investigating the facts
in the case, have decided to let. each del
egation east one vote with the conven
tion; in o'hcr words, to divide the vote
of the county between the two delega
tions ” This was received witli applause.
The o airman then put the report of the
committee before the convention, and it
wr.s adopted.
TIIK FULTON CONTEST.
The interest of tile delegates and spec
tut rs was cent'red in the contest betwe-n
the two delegations from Fulton. The
gal cry w.s peeked with people interested
in the announcement of the result. “In
the contest from Fu'ton county,” Mr.
Rucker w< nt on, after the Clay corn tv
contest was out of the way, “our com
mitt e has decided that the twelve dele
gates elected by -he miss-meeting of
Slav 14th are entitled to seats in this
convention.”
This little speech was received with
applause by the Cleveland coutingeir.
and long cries of dissent fr >m t e a- ti
Cleveland delegates. II >n. W. E. Sim
inons, of Gwinnett, obtained the floor,
and read the folio»ing as a substitute
f- r the report of the committee on er
dentials: “That the compromise dt-lega
tion from Fulton couuty be seated
Considerable d scussion was elicited ov< i
the contest, but the matter wss final!
settled by a vole of counties. The vot
bcieg announced, the substitute was de
clared lost, and a vote was taken on
adopting the committee's report seating
ihe straightout Cleveland delegation
irom Fulton. This was carried and tne
delegation was seated.
NOMINATING DELEGATES.
The chair announced that the conven
•' would nr reed tot e uomina ion •
delegates for the state at Urge. The
nominees were: James M. Smith, of
Oglethorpe; Fleming G. dußignon, of
Chatham; DuPont Guerrv, of Bibb; F. 11.
Mcliardson, of Fulton; Evan P. Howell,
of Fnlton; Patrick "Walsh, of R ehmond,
and Janies Dupree, of Macon. The first
four had been nominated by the Cleve
land element the last three, with
Colonel Smith, were the nominees of the
anti-Cleveland element. Now came the
tog of war. Thta was looked upon aa tke
contest between the Cleveland and anti-
Cleveland strength. The voting was
iiveij. and spirited, when Chtbtnafi
Boykin Wright, of the Richmond del
egation, arose and stated that in
tho interest of peace ar d li r
inony and to show that th< re was no
hostile feeling he would move that the
four genthmen who had received the
highest vote bo nominated by acclama
tion. This set the convention wild.
Chairman Barrow put the motion and
it was carried with a prolonged shout as
from one throat.
Messrs. Smith, dußignon, Richardson
and Guerry were declared elected. When
the roll call had stopped the v. te was,
Smith 276, dußignon 240, Richardson
184, Guerry 169, Howell 147. Walsh 128
and Dupree 143.
Mr. L. F. Garrard, of Muscogee,
moved that the delegates from the state
at large be allowed to select their own
alternates. This motion was carried.
Hoke Smith then introduced a resolu
tion endorsing Grover Cleveland and l is
wise and patriotic administration, cc.
He also introduced the foilowhg: ‘Be
it resolved, That deli gVes to Chicago be
instruct'd to vote as a unit.” Both these
rcsohitb ns were referred.
As to th<‘ regular order of bu-incss, a
recess of flfrein minuPs was takcu to
allow the congressional districts to select
their delegates. At the expiration of the
fifteen minutes all the caucuses had ended
but that of the fifth district. It was half
jra-t v o clock wiien Ciiainu n Barrow
called the convention to order at the end
of the short recess. He announced that
the reports of the districts of the names
of delegates to Chicago would be ie
ceivcd. There was a murmur of excite
ment in the hail.
It had been whbperrd around that the
Cleveland raei would attempt to scratch
the names of HUi rm> whcr> they were pre
sented by the fffSsricts as delegates :o
Chicago, and a hot fii/ht w s expected.
The first distr ct was called for, and
Hon. Mr. MrGie, of Tattnall, sro e to
report, the action: of the caucus, ’ie re
ported the following name* fo: delegates
slating that they were both distinguished
citizens of Georgia, and pronounced
Clevr land non; George A Mercer, of
Chatham WH lain CHI on. of Chatham.
Alternates: Hon. A. G. Smart, of
Emanuel; Hon. N. P Wade, of Set even.
The m mes had hardly beeu read befo><
II n. Seaborq Wright, an ardent unti-
Clevcland man, arose and moved that
they be eleceil by iicctam dion. This
was done amidst api lause.
Tmc WARRING SECOND.
lion. Bill Ilnrri-, of W rth, announced
from 'he ch rk’s desk that a rtp rt from
the second district cam us was in order.
Hon. Richard Hobbs, of D nehertv
county, arose and annnunc d the fol ow
ing Daßies as delegate'': James M
Briggs, of Terndl; John Tiiplett, of
Thomas. Alternates: John G. McPh ul,
of Worth, and L. A. M. Colins, of
Mitchell. He moved tl at this delegation
be elected by acclamatiou. This was
done »mid cheering.
The third district was then announced,
and W. O. It graham read the following
names as the choice of the caucus for
delegates: Bascoin Myrick, of Sumter;
C. C. Duncan, of Houston. Alti mates
—O. J. Wi lis and C. J. Latbmp. He
moved tbeir election by acclamation, but
at this moment a minority report was
presented naming Hon. B. L. Ross and
Hon. W r . M. Hawkes, of Sumier, as del
egates to Chicago. Appended to these
names was a Btiuement iu writing giv ng
the lensons of thesigners for submitting
n minority rejP®fc*.One of tho reasons
was that three! counties were not repre
sented in the ameus, and a motion to
postpone tho c'ucus was voted down.
The signers of the minori y report had
been informed that these absent from the
caucus would not have voted for the
names presented by the majority report.
Now came on the biggest, bitterest, hot
test fight of all the convention, ihe
greatest confusion reigned. Every dele
gate from the third district was on his
feet, in chairs, on tables and everywhere.
Not a word could be heard.
The minority report was signed by the
delegates from (rawford, Houston,
Twiggs, and Stewart. Hon. Scab
Wright moved that the delegates from
the third district be allowed to retire mid
sclict their delegates. A number of gen
tlemen addressed the chair. Mr. Wright
withdrew his motion. Red-hot speech, s
were made, and matters were ouly quieted
when Mr. Forrester, of Lee, who pre
sented the minority report, came forward
aud withdrew it.
When the lively skirmish was over the
fourth district was cuiled. Hon. L. F.
Garrard, of Columbus, and Hon. L. P
Mundeville, of Carroll, were named for
the fourth.- Alternates: .Mr. 8. H.
Christopher, of Marion. Mr. Mandevillo
was not present and his alternate was not
selected. These delegates were elected
by acclamation.
Mr. Joe Jones, of Douglas, reported
the names for the fifth. They were Hon.
George Hillyer, of Fulton, and Hon. M.
A. Candler, of D.Kalb Ho announced
that the caucus bail authorized them to
set. ct their »«n slteruat s. The two
w.nt through by aecama'inn.
U»u. G W. Gustin, of Bibb, read off
the deh gates from the six'h and th. v
went in by acclaniali. n. They are Fird
Dismnke, of Spalding; R'ehard Johns n,
of Jones. * It. mate —Ed J. Heagan, of
Henry; R. W. Patterso ■■, of Bibb.
Tl en came the -eventh with W. W.
Vandiver, of Bartow, and T W. Glover,
..i C bb. Alternates—i. R. Jackawav,
f Cb. rokee. and J. K Barton, of Poik.
Gus Fite, of B rtow, su'd hat both the
egat s were aga-ns Cleveland. He
thought the aiU'ma'e- should at least be
tor Cleveland, This created more ug ta
tion. but the delegation was electid as
originally r. ported.
tlou. H. T, Lewis, of Greene, reported
harmony in th eighth and the fo 1 wing
delegation to Chicago; Fred C. Foster,
Morgan; W. B. Burnett, of Clark . Al
ernates: John P. Share n, of Ebert;
D. C. Alford, of Hart. This delegation
•vent through bv acclamation.
lie cho.ce . the caucus from the
•-th disiicc is as lollow-: James R.
'own, of Cherokee; Lewis Davis, of
lab rdinni. Alternates: W. W. Stark,
I Jackson; W. 8. Fiud ay, of Gwinnett.
Adopted by arc amadou.
The tenth district reported, E W.
iarret', of Richmond; \V. O. Mitchell,
f Tal afe ro Alternates—F. E. Eve,
f Columbia; Benjamin Alm.nl, of
Ta'co. k. Elected by acclamation.
Ihe delegates from the e'eventh were
• ported a-follows: Walter T McArthur,
f Montgomery; Thomas W. L.mb, of
•lynn. Alternates—B. P. Jones, of
Lowndes; J. Q. McDonald, of Ware.
his Us' delegation went in with a
whoop, and the convention turned its
.Mention to e ther things.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
To the grac.ti. atioa of the convention,
’he committee , n credentials came in at
his m .ineut and announced that it was
eady to rep. it. The following platform
w ,s read:
1. Resolved, Ths* we, »hn Jem.'era's of !
Georai , in comet 1< n assembled, reaffl m our j
avodo# to tbs urn*.honored prinacpie* of our '
history and party. W* bshrrs that tte pnn
'elegiited by Ihe people ►herald be etrictly oon*
ciuetl ; that the autonomy at state. and the
rights of Irral - If-govi ruttaet and home Rile
•Uould e zealously guar e l ; that to money
sliotll.t bo taken f.nm the people under any
pretext for other than pnblic purposed ; that
tiie strio est ■ com my should be exercised in
all Rorernmen al c xpenditnres, whether local,
sta e i r national; that legislation should be
confined to the legitimate objects of the gov
ernment ; tliai pub ic office is a solemn public
trnst.
2. We believe that the same care and cau
tion slu.nlil b u.ed by the government, bo h
state and national, in th expenditure of publio
money as is used by prudent men in their own
private affa rs.
3. Vi e believe that the right of taxation was
deleg-a ed to the govirnmint, both slate and
ationai, to be u-ed only for absolute neces
sities. and any other use of this power is dis
honest and tyran ioil.
4. A surplus revenuo in the trrasury is a
glittei iug pr xo to i e sought after by political
thieves and plunderers.
5. We are uucorrpromis ngly opposed to the
enlargem nt and comen traton of federal pow
ers j to the usurpation by the central gov
ernment to he functions of state ; o bonn'ies
and subsidies in ev ry firm; to every species
of class legislation and government parmer
ship w th private enterpri-ss ; to the whole
theory and practice of | atimalism.
0. We, wi o have within a gencratb n seen
cieeticua poned bv the tap of a drum, and ihe
judicial powers of the sia e usurp d by courts
mar ial, and a ltgi-laiurc seized by a miliiarv
clerk, and the legal y elected represents rives of
ihe pe pie turned out or office to make by force
a sub oivient maj u ity. bav no desiie to take
any eli nees on toe politic al future.
7. We consider the government control of
posioffice■ as necessary auii proper, because the
seal • f the let'er isrotectsthe private affairs of
he ci z<-n from governmental espionage, but
wejw ■st except m the regulat o r of prices
agalmt extending ihis eontiol over telegraphs
aid eeleplii nes. and placing in our m dst a
horde ot office holde rs who will only
b e Min liable to naiioud laws snl may
at any time, by the will of th moioritv, or.
as oltcn happens in our fede>al affairs,
by llie wi lof a minority, be turned imo spies
and informers! Whi owe o po e gove rnme n
tal owneiship of eai roaels we onde rse our sta'e
railr > d commission laws, and demand that ttie
p wer-e of the .ntor ta railroad commission be
alarmed so as to provide a “rigi I, honest and
jus c uitrol ’of a lroael transpo tation.
8. We demmd the fre c and nn imited coinage
of bo h silver or gold on a parity wiih eact
eth rto the end that the money of be people
ball bo such in quan'i y and qu lity aB wa*
orig nelly contemplated by 'he c nstituth n.
9. We denisnd thatth- piohebi ory 10 pet
cent tax on stale b nk issues Ire stricken out ot
the nation 1 hank law. and when this Is done,
wed r i bat a uniform system of banking be
pr vM <1 for b the legislature of Georgia,
with a flexible; expansive st..te bai k cunency
We further den a"d tl a' the prohibition in the
r atioi at hoik law a aius* accepting real e st-te
as seeuri y for oans hall lie str eken there
f am.
In. Wo -’ernawd that the nm nnt of ihe cir.
cul ti n medi'im he sp eddy increased on a
s ui d basis ■ufficien’ lo meet the need- of the
003 e ti y.
It. We demand 'hat eongresssba l passsucb
lavß&swill effeetnallv prevent the dealing in
fn mes of al a -ricul ural nd mechanical pr
dnetio s; providing a stringent sy-tem of pro
ceelnre in tria a hat wi 1 sense p'ompt co vio
lion, and impe'singsne' penaitiesass l a 1 secure
the most perfect compliance with the law
12. Hein ying in the doc'rinesof equal rights
to a 1 and sp rial privileges to none, we de
ni a d—
a. Tliat our national legislation shall be so
flamed in the future’ a- to not build up one in
dustry at the exp nse of anon er.
b. We re; aril as the most important issue
befe r be | eoplc a reform of the present in
iquitous 'ariff and we dee and a removal of ihe
exi ting h nvy tariff tax fri m 'he necog-ities of
life, that the p or of onr lard rnu-t have.
c. We further den ami a just and equitable
syste m e f g a dilated tax nn income.
d We believe tba 'he money of Ihe coun'ry
sh nlel be kept s much as possible in the hands
of the peo le, and hence we den a'd that all
nat oral and state revenue shall be limited to
the necessary ext eus s of the government eco
n mieally * d lion stlv administer d.
14. We demand retrenchment and reform m
the exprn ilure in the national revenues, and
especially a correction of th ■ present pension
sys em which ’es's like a mmmoth war tax on
our section of the nnion.
15. We therefore, in a spirit of mutual con
cession. eeff.r th s, onr platform, to the demoo
racy of G orgia, and prav thiet a divine provi
dence mav incline our hearts to wisdom, ju-tice
and moderation.
The free coinage plank again came in
for he rty cheering. Strange to say not
a word of debate followed and the plat
form was put through with a rush.
THIC UNIT HULK DEFEATED.
Il was now nearly 8 o’clock. There
was hut little more to do. Adjournment
was close st hnnd . Hoke Smith’s reso
lulion endorsing ex-President Cleveland
and another iustiucting the delegation to
Chicago to vote as a unit wire read.
This made violent confuaion. The chair
put the two resolutions, and declared
them carried. Colonel Simmons appealed
from the decision of ihe chair. He
ha 1 no objection to a‘> endorsement of
Grover Cleveland, but protested against
the unit ru e. Other speakers in turn got
the floor. Col. Pat Walsh held the en
di raiment of ex-Presideut Cleveland to
he pr> pi r, but said he; “I would suggest
th it the latter part of that resolution ia
n. t juilii ious.” The "unit rule” part of
th ■ tefloUtion was finally withdrawn.' A
motion w- s made to endorse direct trade,
it wss curried and the convention ad
journed sine die.
AT MECKLENBURG.
Grand Celebration of (he Original Do
elaration of Independence.
Friday was a great day lor Charlotte,
S. C. Probably at no time in the history
of the city lias such a large crowd been
gather d together at one time. There
were fully 40,000 people on Mickle iburg
soil, to celebrate the 117th anniversary
of 'he signing of the Mecklenburg declar
at, a of independence. The day was be
gun with the firing of a salute. The de
coration- were conspicuous in all direc
tions, and no city ev.r g ei-ted a celebra
ti nin a more t uly festive attire Sena
tor D ivid B. Hill, of New Yoik, was tlio
orator of th day. With Se ator Hill
i-ri- S nstore Ransom and Gray, Con
iii s mm Au-tio Latbrop, of New York,
ongns-mau S. B. Alexander, of North
Car line Cong essinan H. li. Rockwell,
<>l Elmira, N. Y., Hoi. Elias Carr, of
North i aro ina, and Ju ige Daniel F. Mc-
Munn, of New York.
At 11 o’d ick here was a military pa
ra le aud review. There were 1 OdO
troops in line. The procession was
l eaded by Colonel Anthony and staff,
followed by the. Fourth reg'meut band,
i hen cam ■ the Fayetteville Light lofan
ty, the Cabarrus BUek Boys, the Co
lumbia Zouaves, the Southern Stars, the
Greensboro eon piny, the Concord drum
c rps, the Shelby com; any, the Dailar
Guards, the Naval Batta ion band the
Hornets’ Nest ltifl men, the Queen City
Guards, the Ch rlotte Naval Battalion,
divisions of the Gatling gun, Hotchkiss
gun and torpedo corps and the Continen
tals. Senator Hill delivered the oration
at the auditorium in the afternoon. Five
thous md peep e were in the building.
He was introduced by Senator Hansom,
and his name w s greeted with prolong d
cheering. The senator reviewed »be
history of the Mecklenburg declaration
of independence and hi* speech was well
received.
Failed Because of Big Salaries.
Tne Fraten al Circe, a beneficiary or
der of Baltimore, has a membership ot
20,000, who have been p yiug |2 JO per
month ca the piomise of receiving
fl.OOflfon an investment of #2OO in three
j are. The i ourt, ordering liquidation,
ays that tbe assets divided would not
exceed #I.OOO. Tbe cause of tbe failure
i* large salaries.
A Smart Young Man.
Smart Young Man—“ Good morning,
Mr. Bullion!”
Mr. Bullion (irascible old gent)—‘“Uni
—nh ! Good morning. Remarkable dog
you have with you."
“Ya-as; Siberian bloi d-hound; terribly
savage; takes this ox-chain to hold him
If anyone should even look cross me
this dog would tear him to pices—vis,
indeed. I’m going to have him killed.
Too dangerous you know.”
“I ih >uld -ay so.”
“Ya-as; mu tdo it in the interest of
humanity, you know. By the way, Mr.
Bullion, your daughter has accepted me.
and I have called to ask your consent.”
He got it.
A Considerate Child.
Small Boy—“Mamma, didn’t you say
las’ week you wanted the butcher-knife
an’ th’ hatchet sha'penedt”
Mis Suburb “lndeed I did. B'ess
his little heart 1 how thoughtful you are.
They are both so du l as to be useless.”
“Well, I’ll take ’em around to the
sharpener’s for you."
“How sweet of you to offer to do such
things for yourinnrama, my little cherub.
I’ll wrap them up for y u.”
“No, don’t wrap them up. I want
them to sh w. There’s a boy out there
waitin’ to lick me, but I gue-s w’en he
sees me cornin’ he’ll go home.” —Street &
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