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TELE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION'S ATLANTA, TUESDAY, jtfNE 24,1884.—TWELVE PAGES.
CLEVELAND
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY'S CHOICE
Tammany Falls in and Makes
a Harmonious Sessien.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS IN OTHER
STAiES
SWELL THE CRY FOR REFORM AND AX
HONEST ADMINISTRATION. .
Saratoga, Jti ne 18.—The caucus of the coun
ty democracy and the state democracy this
morning nt \ o'clock adopted the following
resolution s
Whereas.* .....
Jug with the democracy of the state to name can
didates who shall receive the vote of every demo
crat and of a majority of the people for president
and Vice president oPflie United htote*. Is prepared
to make all necessary efforts and concessions to
assure the democnw’y of the state and nation, that
the regular organisation of the city of New York
has at heart the true and largest interests of the
Tarty everywhere,
Resolved, That the four members of
this organization upon the state committee 1k*.
and they are hereby appointed, a committee, with
full power to use all reasonable efforts, to secure a
harmonious representation for the city of New
York.
The member* are W. C. Whitney, Edward
Cooper, Hugh Thompson and John Keenan.
Adjourned.
The meeting of the state committee met nt
11 at the United States hotel. The doors and
tyindows lending to the room where the enm-
vmttee held its session was thronged with crowds
-of delegates onxious to hear the proceeding*.
At the roll coll of the delegates all the mem
bers were present save five. Judge Daniel
•O’Reilly, of New York, on motion of. Mr.
Bull, of Saratoga, was sergeant-at-arms of the
•convention. Tno committee then adjourned'
to distribute tickets.
* The Tammany delegation held a meeting nt
tho Grand Union hotel at 10:30. .John Kelly
presided. The credentials were .presented and-
General Spinda announced that at a confer
ence between tho chairman -of the county
democrats, Tammany and Irving hall respec
tively the representation of New York county-,
•should bo us followes: New York countyv
democrats 31 delegates, Tumnmny 31 dele-j
.gates, Irving hull 10 dolegntcp.
THE CONVENTION CALLED fTO'ORDER.
The general state committee was called to
order by Daniel Manning, of Albany. Wil
liam E. Smith, of Clinton county, was elected
temporary chairman, and addressed tho con
vention. The roll of delegates was then
' called. The names of 8. d.Tilden, Jr., and
John Kelly were received with applause.
Mr. Smith, on taking theelinir, said:
Gentlemen of the convention:—Wo have metto-
duy under circumstances whlr.li cannot fail to ho
encouraging to every person who desires the suc
cess of the democratic candidate at tho next elec
tion. The republican party, by its abandonment
ef those principles which see?'rest it tho confidence
of the majority of the people in tho past, have lost
many of its former adherents, while tho facts
which have been publishedduring the post dgu
years, ns to the means and methods by' w
republican success in tl»o lest national
was accomplished have-ns
bribery -urn
J democratic .
_j retrertchmentund
ITtatc governments, has'ietalncd all it
strength, and gained many recruits from t!
of Its opponents. The importance of tho pUMcal
issue* of the present cannot -be over-estimated,
and the |K*dtIon which the .democratic party will
ussume i the coming -canvass may be, toagrcui
extent, determined by-your action to-day. He-
ports from alL*parts of .the- oountry show that
thousands of —
delegation headed by William Purcell, (loud ap- I humorodly dismissing the tariff clause in the
pluuiw) a. tlio wul.r'.TcUciwl .lcIoiatM, platform. Tho convention, in > view of thi«
““ t# of »-Ijo«rno,l until 8:30. Ex-
from thu Kami' dWrtct beaded by Tliouni. t.. Mayor Coojmr, Judge Watcrbury, Mr. Stetton
IlarrUon, ami in the third district that headed by I and Mr. Ross, who was the author of tho tarril
John U. Bridges, as the regularly elected delegates I plank in the sub-comuiittee, each in turn
to this convention. I spoke for and against the clause. Finally th
Tho report \vn» adopted. The committee ont ,V« und nav , “ eru palled and resulted in:
permanent organization reported in favor of / edded m ^ orlty ngftiniit „ utt [ ng „ turiir
the continuation of tho temporary ofl.eera of in lho J nlo,foriii. Eaefi clause of tK-
the convention. 8m,th s name wos erected pI(llform , va , t { ml taken andadopted.
with applause. A delegate from each eon. The now stato central committie met nt tlio
grcssioual district was named a. vice-president, DniUH , st „ tc5 hoteI nt m i lln | gh t. William (,-.
und one as a secretary. The report t™ I Whitney, 0 f Xcw York, inn veil that Daniel
adopted. I Manning he re-elected chairman of the com
. THR rLATrdnv intboduckd. I mittce, and his motion was unanimously car
On introducing the platform and resolutious, ri( , d . Joh|1 0 ' Brion , of Dutc i u ..s, was re-elect-
Mr. helsoii X \\ oterlmry said that j ed secretary, and Edward Murphy, Jr., iv
date of the dnnocratic iiarty for pres dent cl , oai , n tr( -^ rcr . 1
must he what he caudidaie of the republican cutua tiik nKi.zo.Tios.
party Is not (loud applause); that he must Klowcr , VM lmdi „ ur i )c< i apparently by any
emphatically be what the candidates of the thought that tho result oflo-Aiy.-. convention
democratic party have been in the pa*. j, unfavorable to his chances at Chicago. He
have.ecn.und we nll know a. a matter of cl(|i that f „,. ly . two members of the dele.,
fact, in the political history of our countl^ | tlon are against Cleveland. He declined
£ nt < * ur,n 8 pcrio<l of more I ntt nm tlio specific number of delegates
than fifty years , the government of this I fn hu interest, but asserted
county was administered with honesty and th|lt Ch | c0g0 , vn< Vl!t needed to decide liis
with wonderful success, until it fell under the foiluro , opini £ llt of tho leading editors
control of tho ropublienna. After referring to I _| vell to night arc
the misgovernment of the republican P»Hy. Vforeph PlilitMr, of the Naw y ork World—
mid the opportunity now offered to the demo- j 1>8li „* vc Cleveland will have the full New
eratic party, Mr. Waterbury read the following y ork dl ,| cg „ tion nt Chicago. I think be will
re J 0 ’_hS5 >> in... I get the liomiuation. I think he ought to have
Resolvod, That tho democracy of the state of I ft . » 1A i: I1VA i 1A :♦ i, n w :ii ,»b‘ctc«l "
New York, assembled Vo appoint its delegate* to «• 1 b . 0l,0 '° »*»* * eli [ "“J "ffj*
the national convention of tne party, commits to I Charles W. McCune, Buffalo Courier. After
those delegates in association with the represents-1 all the apparent opposition to Cleveland two
tlves of the party from other states, the general I days ago, tho result of the
SS z v “ u,i thr.e ’ ho ." thot cltx rn"'
can be more iinpoitant than of a president of the I Im " inn.e
United States, whose character and * *’
THE STATE.
public reputa-1 a* Flower is concerned, and is nt present tho
tion shall give to tlio whole people the assurance of I most prominent candidate before the Chicago
nnhsnest, impartial and efficient ndifiln 1st ration I convention. He will have n large majority '
"ISrtwteimciSpi " u,plelon °' pv-reonal ends j,,, L . Xow y ork d .| cga tion there.”
Resolved, that as n declaration concerning the
matter of stato government this convention
adopts nnd affirms tho resolutions of the eonveu
CLINGING TO TlLDEN.
raeft system of labor in prisons,f R. i\ WyelilV, chairman of tho committee
’ }[. ..JJSJht ^mS?«22*2»n* I platform, submitted the following:
JSUJB? nl,r,fcht “dminlstratlun of • t|k . dl . mocnlc ,. t i T8 ,t„ tc „rinulidnna,
llesohvA,*That the dclegntes to the demoomtle
attonnlronvcntlon. to be npwlnlcl, nrc hereby ’.“'V,' Kf.
i.tntnlisA ntiltip 111,if r>iittvontlmi its n milt nis.l I **ltO tllC MlrY Oil tllC nrllllllUt pPOSpCCt UOl(
nmi 18*2, to which I Tl1 ® Lonlslmm PflegntM instructed
thiT|>eoplc oVthe state have given hearty approval: I Adhere to the Old Ticket,
that it recognizes the duty of the legislature to re-1 Baton Roitie, Ln«, Juno 18.—Thedemoeratic
spcct the popular vote of lss:i for the abolition o | state convention met nt II u. m. Ex-Governor
the contract system of labor ’
and that '*
the efficient
enior Cleveland.
Hesolvi ‘
national convention, to be appointed, are hereby
instructed to enter that convention as a unit, and i th
bnuhWl.iihrlr zlstor stnti, thewtore
drl^tSorai&naleoociiDvIn^tlmnlaDBofa debt I Kwu'ved, I. That wc nlllrm tko principles
utu_.iu or alttrnntooci iipung the place otkdili I *•-, party m handed down Innnoeir ancestors.n
the absence of both delegate and alternate from I ""'nu'iv'***' In the numerous national conven
the maloritv of°Ihc'ftelMoitton' a voK ' S That we hull will. ple.u,«Te the evidences
Tr, .nn ^:?V nf l h? , r^ninHm,. of fraternal union ns onuneMed by the demo-
^“dmg of the resolutions uns inter. I emtit- conventions lu nil the statesof ourcora-
ruptea by frequent apidause and earners for
Cleveland and counter cheers for Flower. The
resolutions were adopted unanimously.
THE DELEGATES APPOINTED.
li.inf Jslnontsii, <•!.: I ltn;i sii CJiizuim mikc mm ui aiiiwrTv u« *u-
Thc reading of the list of delegates to Chicago dlwtri cs. Kent* wo favor a Uriff for revenue
was next taken up, and when concluded it was I limited to the necessities of the government
fcuml thot the second district wen unrepre- I economically administered, and so adjusted In It*
rented. This led to a long discussion in the I applicoGon as to prevent burden*, c n-
attempts to fill it up. Tho delegates nro:
First district—11. W. Downing a*cl John H.
Sutton.
Second—Felix Campbell and JohnY. McKanc.
Third—'William C*. Klngsly wild Abraham I.
nry J.
nclO'
courage prrtteffdon and Industries at homo, and
afford just compensation to labor, but uottOTireate
or foster monopolies.
fi. Thot the tyneral goifornincnt should mre for
and improvcThc prent waterway of the reyrtiblic.
a. That thcxiom(nation of Samuel J. Tfiaenga
the standard tjearer of <*ho democmtle party
the coming camiNUgn If. not only essenuM'RH a rc-
Ninth John KennonandJohr-’M. I'ower.
Tenth—Hubert O. TlioiRpson and William K.
Travis.
Eleventh—John Kelly nnd John R. Fellows.
Twelfth—William C. Whitney nnd James
9* Donohue.
party whleh hehitsMXvcd with such flfielltr
the past, ami requests the delegates selected
this convection to
nests thu ilclcgntc* selected l»y
to present and sustain the views
herein expressed.
The'pUstform war adopted.
The convention elected E. A. BtiMu, B. F,
Jonns. A. A. Grimby and R. C. WIA1IIT dele
gates far the state nt- large. After electing
wi/Vra-. -1* | alternates, receiving the list of district dele
Fifteenth—reter Warn and Andr»*w Jackman. I ru . *\ .
Sixteenth—;Samuel J. Tfiden. Jr., and Geom I Wtroim; the electors, the conven
Williams. 1 1
Seventeenth—Francis R. CKbert and O, B. Par
ker. L
Eighteenth—Edward Mmphy and J. lloherk
in every stato of theoraiou
are anxiously awnuiug-tho result of this conven
tion. Trusting, gentlemen,dhat wise counsel may
prevail in your deliberations, I thunk you-far the
honor you nave coufcrred upon me.
rEREECTtm -OR&UUXATIOX.
The roll was then called, nnd the neeasoary
substitutions mode. Thoircles of tho state as
sembly were odontodtas >the rules of thacon
vention. A resofutia.n was; adopted providing
that the commRtee on cradentials be consti
tuted of one delega^ofroinvcoch congressienal
district, and that no member of said committee
shall vote upon any .question affecting hia«cwn
sent.
William C. Whitney,of .New-York, offered
resolution to the efioet thata committee, oam
K iedof a member from .each congressional
trict, be appointed to^elcct dolegatestothe
i national convention, four delegates and ftmr
t alternates from the stato .at large, two prasi-
«idential electors at large, aud ono elector frtm
each congressional 4Utnict.
Mr. Grady, of New York,Offered an smew ]
fluent that of the New York representation the
•county democrats have fourrpresidential cloeb-
ors and seven national delugttes, Tammauy
three electors and seven dolega'.es, and Irving
Hall one elector and two delegates.
Mr. Whitney accept**! tho amendment, nul
the resolution was adopted.
\ Ex-Senator Grady olliredjk resolution, that
In anv case where the delegatee of thu con-*
gressional districts were unable to agreo upon:
a hhoice, thev shall report tho fast to the com-}
miitec on delegates and electors,.who shall rv.-\
port their recommendations, in anv such cane,'
jpr the action of the convention.' Carried.
At 2:e3 an adjourament was takon until
p. iu.
The members from all ;the districts, except
New'?Tork, were asked to remain-to hand up
the names of their representative* from the
congressional districts.
7*E DISTRICT DELKC.AIBrt.lv PKHi.ION.
At the convention adjourned there r as call
ed, *by some oiy?, for three dyers for
Flower, and it met considerable response, but
the chairman promptly restoivM order.
The proceeding among the country mcm
bers, dtcr. '.hose from New York and 'King's
county bal retired, gave rise to a few items
of inUrost. A delegate from 8t. Lnwreje-o of-
erti a ra:!n*w to the effect that in all the
eongressiotia! oistrtVta where the seat* are
contested, ns annon shall he token consum
ing the appuintmen of electors, delegites
and meenbeci of the state committee uutil
such contests .are decided. The resolui on
’ was allotted.
The foilowitg resolution was -offerfd iy
«Colonel John R. Fellows:
Whereas. Contests have arisen concerning tl**
f.-vpresento«tJon oi the city of New York in-thli
convention, and
Whereas. The N?w York cnaaty democracy,
(heretofore recognised as entitled to the preponder
ance of representation, expresses a wlJlkigne«s to
* 4 encode something from what ft considers Its just
nVhts. to seevre a mare uniform stul efficient ac
tion of the democrats of this state, it Is liovby
hesolved, TLst the agreement of the represenu-
tion from the city of Ktur York be ratified by this
*-o:urentiou iudf. and that there be admitted
from the city of New York 31 delegaJe*. to be
named by the rcprescnUllres *jf the New York
«ounty democrats; 31 defrgates to be named by the
n presentatves Tammany hall, and 10 dclexatcs
to be tamed by the.reprvMnutivesof Irving hall,
and that the clerk placesuch names upon the per-
xr.r.nen* roll of the convention when made.
The resolution was adopted.
THE RVKXIXO SESSION.
The convention met again at 7 p.m.bnt as the
v vminittae on credentials and resolutions were
not ready to report a further recess was taken
i j»:30 and a second one to Up. m. At 9:15
chairman Smith called the convention to
t.r.ier.
Mr. Hcnyvof Albany, said he had been re-
.irU-d by the committee on contested scats to
r * - nt the following resolution:
Ired. That to the district of Kings arc recog
nize the sitting delegates as the regular elected
J n tip* second district of Monroe we recognize the
| tion ntyounied fr.no die.
SfiCHlGAlf FOl't CLE.VEW.ND,
Thf'ii'ppolntinciit of the State wad IHxtrlr
HelegiiteN.
fojviMfcn. Iiott Hlelcefison, of QJetroit, was
v.ry chuirinnu. Alter tho op-
pointnuMit of Ftio UHiml commRtoet, the con
vention took -tv recess until th'ti afternoon,
Dclegabie to Cuiengo have bi»cn chosen from
tho different eongrcssionnl distrv^t, and arc ns
Twenty-Fifth—Henry ff. Vowey and Iawrcuce J. I Ww*:
Fitzgerald. ^ I First district -Daniel J. t'owpan lend Johu liar-
Twenty-Sixth—John P.Stt nnd Klbert. ^—
James W, -Crreeix nud U. Winslo
sl« • foVct-d nuid 'Jionry tU
a. (lolleL
Twenty „ .
Twenty-Ninth—JohnTTbsiwgiui and Mich
Thirtieth—Not yet decided r
Thirty-First—Joseph HoiHon and Jonathan D.
love.
Thirty-Second—Solomac*Child and Daniel Iz>ck-
wood.
Thirty-Third—JohnsDL Wylie and David Miller.
Second—Colonel F. M. Ilollewey and John
Strong.
Th Ini—Colonel Mlehal 1. Shoemaker and Dcrlll
HnYS.nrd.
Fourth—Charles II. KunmartanS F. K. Stcvaus.
Fflth—Horace B. Peck and John'il. Wlthey.
Sixth—Mil. liogg and Arthur J Tidy.
Seventh—KUiottG. Stevenson and W. J. Brc
Eighth—James K. Wright anil Jcroino
Tanner.
Ninth—Rbitert R. Black am! Dave K. Sophcr.
Tenth-S) V. Fisher and C. 11. licck.
Eleventh—SVllliam P. Preston and John W,
Thirty-Fourth—CharicsO.dklurrny nnd James W.
McMahon.
After the list of the -delegates, ex-Scnator I P®w«ra.
OraJy propozod that Doraheiimr I Tho cnnTention 1» fully cttended nnd U
dnclinod to act, Oeneral ■fl.plnolu be appointed I 'cry enUiM«ia»tie. Tho preferonco of tho body
to fill hi. place. It wm carried after a long I'« iimni«thk»bly Cleveland oa prciidcntml
diKuaiion tailing nearly 'until 11 o’clock. Tho (candidate.
14th,22d and 30th di«tziokdflegate, were agreed I _ rteta tkkxki.kk raxvenTtox.
on an follow.: | K.aaTiiLZ, Juno 18.—Tho democratic atnto
Fourteenth district-Wm. 'O.Stahlncckcr and I convention mot here to-day,with Hon. J. D.C.
Georac D. Fmidfortl. I Atkin., permancut cb.irman. The dolegnte.
Tweuty-Kcond dLitrtet-tDaniel M«one nnd I t„ tho notional convention fica the .Into at
J&rkt—.nd mac* JJX5^0? 1 iSd“ , ibn ,, T l Ho«»! ,l Yhi
The delegates at large are Daniel Manning, [ delegates from tho congressloa*! district* urc
Edward Owner, Lester B. ’Faulkner and John I m foJtiows:
First-W. D. Dickson and John Ctock.
Second-'T. W. Henderson nnd Ijh!. Cawood.
Third--John If. Savage and Joseph Johnson.
Seventh-*-Lucius K. Polk and 1
Eigtuh-lf. W. McCarrynndl!
Ninth-*! . P. Bond andT. K. Richardson.
Tonth-fi.uke E. Weight and D. K. Reddick.
Tho committee adjourned uutli 7:30 o’clock
C.. Jacobs. Their aUemsdcs-me William Dor-
sheimer, Robert, A. Titiw, »C. A.' Parsons and
W. A. Poulier, respectively. The electors at
largo aro Oswald Ottendo^fer, 6f Now York,
aua William Purid, of Rochester.
THE MTATE OrflOGKR.
Samuel Hard, of Albany, nominated the
present incumbents of thc-court of appeals, ... w
Charles Andrews und Charles A. Ra]>elfo for I this evening,
re-election. , I. wahiiingto.v oohsip.
Surragalo Calvin maffo speech favoring W*.ibimto8, 1). C., Juno 18^-rSpccinl]^
Judge Hard’, nomination. :Ho eulc.giztwl Cleveland .lock continue to riio in Wnah-
.Tudgo Andre.-.,and .aid tho-t:mc bad to come | ngU >n. Ifo 14 now nlmo.t univoraally regar-
forgnt "wo .(fro democrat. amlri.o nhovo I ded a. -Clio probutdo nro.idcnfial nominee,
party faction..- He took hi. Mot amid groan. I Opinion, of hi. .trongth nnd ovail.bility aro
andhirae., ... I practically ununimou.. Mr. Eaton .aid to-
Mr. Bachua, of Green eounty.tpokeoftho lha t ho iaby all odd. the mu»t available
mantle of ehority that Snrrogato Colvin | m an the domocrat. liave, and that hi. nomi-
.vant.-d to put -around the republican party, I nation would iu.uro Connecticut ami .weep
*“* "'* t h - democrat. th. w««.t. I Xcw Y, wk | y „ no hundred
„ , ... . , , „ . tbou.and. Morriwin". friend. have
**' ^®ratoga, tunminnied Ru-1 recently boon canvassing hiu chances
tv w. 1-renthon.lor judge of the eourt of up- f„ rt | 1( . .eeoud place on tho tieket. Morriaon
t * a I himself is tamposing their enthusiasm by a*-
ft'renthorn’s name was^withdrawn. | miring them frnnklv that he has no proaiicct
Budges Andrews Atid Rftpello wsire .nomina-1 0 f the nomination ’for vice-president. While
tofloimid loud applauoe.
McDonald is continually talked of, ho is re-
Si.'. Whitney, of tf*w York, offeecti .the fol-I g„ded here «« by nd mean, certain even of
.... the .econd place, itoadly 1. Highly commend-
RtMoh'cd, That *0c state committee be autborlz-
wi-^ii^vV^^-^hich-T^r^-ta^id i y , b r -y ^ °^ o, ‘
o>mm:ttcc, or any eleeteicl or other tUhst. I October eleetwn would probably be
Caet.cd.
Henator Grady tnovnl that the eofeventiimf,
adiousir sine die.
• , given
second ulsce with Cleveland.
Both houses appear to be working with a
determination to adjourn on the 3d o/ July.
PrMaptly carried At llK and in ten Canutes I The appropriation bills will be pushed through
the bah was empty. I tiext week, and very few other matters *ill be
Cleveland max! to one. I considered.
The «cnva«» of Che Cteveland men here
ahow. iteir claim 4o be that the delegrtion
THE CHICAGO PRIMARIES.
from thi^convention gne. Pi Chicago three to | Cn.tvr Ilarrlaon Given n Koomfortb.Cov-
ne in fav/r of Cleveland. A'any Flower men I er.or.Iilp,
oneede Oi-iveland’. m*ority, but don’t admit I Cvcaoo, June 18.—The primaries for the
that it in e, on two to one. ' I electkin of delegate, to the first, second and
now we iholctiom want: rainaan. I third end fourth congreasional district, to the
The comirittee on reMlntio.s, which drew J demoeratis convention were held here Iz.t
ap the platferm, met at 4 o’cloch at the United j evening, and resulted in the rhoire of men
Katm hoteL Xeleon J. Waterbary wm elected 1 who will send delegatee to the state demo-
Cuairman. Two labor pertie. presentr-d reao-1 eratic couvention favoring Mayer Harrivin’,
lution. »nd made speeches, praying th.t the ljuomin.ticn for governor, and his choice a.
democratic party insert in their platform time ] one of the delegates at large to the nstional
principles of ceforra in the priaon contract I democratic convention. The four district con-
.y.tem and cheep labor question nfiieb would I vention. Will *)so cbooM district delegates to
insure the vote ai the tabor party fv a demo-1 the natVinel con vention, hut it
cratie president. The f"I!owiag .uL-committee I cannot lie »a.l from the result of the primaries
of five were apptintad to draw up the plat-I what the instruction., if any, those conven
form; Messrs, r’rscci. L. Bteteen. Chairman; I tion. will give a. to the presidential
Judge V. C. Calvin, J. 8. Row, E. Arabrow I As the voting was about
and R. _B. Grant. They remained eat until I at one of the polls ir
nominee.
begin
property executed, if property carrleil out the | president. Under this leadership, unless vra
putm"rn |«r™ 1V Tl!m"i“: V l 2g wthh ramem ^"Zrarry “the c’n ‘L'- ‘JT
tion that it is nlMolutciy necouary that you select I. .V* wc , a }\ c *) rr F l ‘ ,p r °hntry ti iumpIiAntly.
the very best men to renm-eut the state of Utorgia 1 -Hou. A. G. Bacon—I am in favor nt making
ami thu democracy of (jeoiRia in that convention. | tho fight on Luc issue of a rjean camlidato «C
For twenty years, follow eiiizcns. wo have sufibred general reputation nnd governmental reform.
| from the raiuadminlstnittonand misrule of tlio re-1 fr v ttW \', )r k nresenu Gnv..rnnr n..«. .u„aL
. ^ I bellovo P he will be the Lrougc.t^
HER CONVENTION MEETS AND ADJOURNS, j box, the sanctity of courts anA tho plaluoat pro l nominated and elected. * - ’ ba
visions of a writ ten constitution have been set General A. R. Lau'ton is not in the city
Uhidc.and trampled under foot. In their practices, J imnomihle m cni bin vinw« r„
in theirappoinUonts, we find corruption every’ I ,m PS25 , J 10 gct lna ' ,ows - Hi thocow-
wliere. A democratic house of representatives in I n *I? n °* Bt , ron A> 8up|wrfrr of
A «i . * * 1 , n 1187Ccommenced tho great work of reform by try- I Mr. Bayard, and it is probable that he U st«M
otlOfl and Harmon OUS oes- I ,nK to iV ,cov V* r ftnd expose the frauds, crimes and | for that gentleman.
m w iiui iiioinuuo vjl/o I corruntious that existed. Thev on v nartiallv sue-1 iw... S
sion of Georgia Democrats
corruptions that existed. »u>r iwtialljr sue-1 lhm. fi. p. Howell-I think that Clevctami
their ' blows’ fell only upon Sie I •" ,h,, *' r " n ff c * t , 1 > mn that can he nominated,
mountain top*. The mountain, toj»s «« would certainly carry New \ork and New
I were uncovered, but the great mass of the motin- I Jersey, and I believe can be elected. I think
tain and the great plain below, filled with corrun- | the best thing tho democrats could do would
I tion and crime,'nra* left uncovered and uuexposcd | i lp „ n , n inni« him
I lllalnrifnM'nit mmtlnmim 18 <w lst/8 . I 10 110111111010 IUn1.
SELECTS DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL .. ...
1 great work Inaugurated by Iho house of represent-
CONFERENCE
MHO WILL SUPPORT NEW YORK’S FAVORITE
SON FOR PRESIDENT
loft mtcaptaed and umiiinlshcd by them. (A» I ought to nominate him.
I pin use.] Wocan do this, fellow citizens, wc can do | fr.. tl T » « W n n i-_with nmnni.
I this through the pem*eful Instrumentality of the I . 7 0B "' , “ Mweat With the present lignti
ballot box. The opportunity will soon Ik* afforded. | More mo, my choice is Cleveland nnd Me
We have the power if we linY’e but the nerve nnd | Donald. C levelnnd can carrj
tlie eoumge to do it. Let us drive from power the I McDonald can-carry Indiana,
republican |w»rty and Install the democratic party. | TM r second dihtrict
We will ♦.urn aut fraud and reinstall virtue. Tlie Xfl> T r, tn....
American people, fellow citizens, deserve, and I Mr* John It. Triplett, of Thomas—-Tin. se©-
they should have, lust what the democratic party I 0, ‘ J district Is squarely for Cleveland, as far as
only can give—an honest government honestly 11 have understood. This corresponds with my
administered. AH that I have to say is that the | choice which is Cleveland. For the kmnrI
P 1 "--" 1 » m for McDonald.
eluded, Mr. Peeples, of Gwinnett, moved that I jbff 0l *r cue from New \ork. New Jersey col
j.i ever Known in ucorgia. | tho temporary s.!eretaries be made permanent fonneetieut and of nominating the man tlisj
It was called to onler at 12 o'clock nnd nd-1 secretaries. The motion prevailed. I *kink beat able to carry those state*. It
journed at half-past two. Mr. Bush, of Mitchell, presented a resolution to lne now that Owwwt Cleveland m
Thu sentiment of the convention Wa*over-1 SlatricifoitdemMtatlo platform, 011 ' ^ r<>m
whekningly in favor of Governor Cleveland 1 w " •*
Wednesday's was the shortest conven
tion ever known in Georgia.
as tho most available candidate sinec Mr. | voice, inquired
Tildcn declined to run. Most of the delegates
THE THIRD DISTRICT.
Mr. Ben Russell arose*, and in a very solemn I. ^. on ; r " ; , T *J
roice'inquired* ^ | land affords n* our beat ebanee and that witk
Mr. Cbalrmn,.—I would like tt, know what •“
V — •— B“— I ,b>innerniii. nlatlhrm l.f” I ho is Iho host man tho rest of the country wilt
elected pronounced themselves for Cleveland, Tk# q llery Laa graded with applauM and n , ' 0 1 me [’} w i' h ,V V u!? P " ,ld h ° W ‘" b “ nom! “ t -
•iikI <1,0 niiltiAKml nnlninn ti.. I .. _ 1 .11 * •* ... , • , I 11! on tlm first bailor.
and the universal opinion of the convention I motion was made to table the
was that it was best to send them without in-1 "’as done.
affliction. It was determined before tlie I. Mf- nuMoll. of Muscogee, presented the fid
' ' tion which-H ,,n tho fl "* lM,Uot -
’ I Mr. C. C. Duncan la not in the oily, and hi.
entud the fid- I v * ew * could not ho obtained. Most of bin
county delegation nro for Bayard.
THE FOURTH DIHTRICT.
resolutions and commit'tlie partv to no pint-1 *»t«anit lourattonmrea from the state at lame to I Judge F. M. Longley—My peraonal r/.oko
f n't 1 1 * * / . 1 | the national deinoeratln convention at Chicago. I would tie IUYard and if my vote wouWeloetthn
lorm. Inc delegates nl mast without exccp-1 und that the delegntea from em*h coiigresslmml | nrosident 1 would name him, hut I would not
tionns tar as known are opposed to making K-t enf.-in casting my vote for his nominati^
tlie tariff tlie leading issue in tho ca m pa fen I eonveu tion. | for I believe that Governor Cleveland h th®
nnd ro to Ghkxuro with some verv nlaln talk I Mr. Russell «ihl I10 thought the state of | stronger man and will give 11* a more certaAn
l T T 1 , . Georgia should not object to putting on four victory. I am therefore fur Cleveland,
for tho western whlaky ring who haw at-1 Alenin from each district. It could do no I the fifth district.
tempted to force this issue on the party in I harm mid tho young men should be allowed I Judge Goorgo Hillyer—It looks to mo as if
ill-advised shape and at the wrong time. . to go on and get aeqUfintod with tho proud- I there was nothing for us to do but to Dominate
*ri, rt .... 1 I nent inoinbers of the iiartv. I Cleveland. I am more than satisfied with that.
Tho first resolution that was offered was Mr g| niInons> 0 f Gwinnett, moved to strike I lie Is n great man with a clean record and has
tallied without debate in a summary manner I ol ,t four delegates and four alternates for tho I never been beaten and I bellevo will tuny
and the conventiod impatiently hurried for-1 distrirtt* and insert two. I Now York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
impatiently
ward to the election of delegates. This was
accomplished in one roll-call nnd Ow couven
tion then adjourned sine die.
Tire Convention Meifio.
THE BODY HAS a SHORT BUT I ¥ PORT AW SESSION AND
ADJiriWNS.
Just ns the hands of the clock Ftooil together
Colonel J. IT. Kstill, chairman oi the state exe-;
Mr. Calvin, of Richmond, submitted the | Mr. W. C. Parker, of Campbell, soys lio i*
following: | for Cleveland.
Resolved, as an amendment hi the election of | the sixth dieta-ict.
niqmtes at large, that the four candidates who | Benator Gust in was not in the city, aud w«
1 'the highest number of votes shall he do- W( , ru una ble to get his views. Senator Rmtth,
| claivd the delegates atlnwc. nml the four c-andl- | friend iu the eonventiou.
rinrnu mu ui'h-Rnu-H iibinrKv. iuhi iuv tutir numi- I ,„i,„ ks.
dates who receive the next largest number of votes | wl, ° jy 0 * •H 11 a Y' v< .t, . v - v 1 .».* l'
shall be declared nUcnmtcs to the delegates nt I says 1ms is tor the muu that ’Now \ ork thmko
luruc. | is strongest, und his opinion is tliat ClevcuiMt
Home objection to this plan of eleetion was I is that man.
raised. I Mr. Matthews, of Upson, could not be seen,
„ _ .. ... Hcveral resolutieii* were introduced hut nono | hut his friends say he Is for Cleveland, pm-
eutive committee, oalled the convention toor-q ofthem found universal favor, and at Inst tlie I vided New York names him ns her choice,
dor with a sharp rap of tho 'gavel that foy j convention voted to go at it in it simple old I * hkvexth district,
upon the desk of iho speaker of the hoaae of I wav and elect delegate fiom the state «l large. I Mr. F. R. Colyar yvos not in the city, hut
I Nominntioiis were Nieclnred m order nud | 8<-n*tor Tatum, who represented him, say* he
repres 11 tames. I Colonel M. A. iVutdler uomiimted JIou. Rufus I h square out for Cleveland union* the Here
Colonel Kstill n£drcssed the eonvetition I K. Letter, «»f Snvniitinh. ^ I York «lemocrney should declare against him,
briefly on tbo-objccts nnd ww.k in hand. He I Mr. W. H. Harrison uuminated Hon. A. 0. I beliuviug that no is the strongest- iiinu for tine
said as lie would 'doubtless be followed by -other I Bneon, of Bibb. 1 d<‘mocrats.
speakers, the temporary e>inirmnn and the I Jloti, Rufus C. Lester arose and said he was | Mr. M. Pwlnell could not bo found, a.r^l
oiinirmaii, he -did not deem it necessary to I extremoly obliged for tlio honor conferred, but I therefore his views could not ho presenti«L
make any <*xlended rema^Ks. The first husl-1 tho delegation had decided on another gentle- ! the eioiitii dihtrict.
ness in order, he annoumed, was the election I man. Ho Iselioved lie could receive the in- | lion. M. P. Reese—My personal preTervnem
of n temporary .president, I dorsemont of tho delegation without opnosi- | for tho presidency would i»<* Mr. Bayard^ boC
Mr. Bush, of Mitelioll,-cro»o and said: I tion if he droired it, but under no conalderu- 11 believe that Mr. Cleveland would U tlw
(t atVor*ls me great ptnasuee tu present the l tion coDjd ho nSloif the use of hil name. I strongest nomination that- we. could make, tt
* V. Idying* ton, of tie county I Colonel Gaudier withdrew the name oTColo- | wo were going toebxdn president by OUT vote!
^-wporurv <-)i«irnmii.' * I ncl J>*«t<*r and substituted the name of Hon. | should sav Bayard, but ns the country nt 1 arp*
Mr. J. I-’. Boss sugge^tial tht’ nan**-of Hon. I A. It. Lawton. [lias to elect I think Cleveland is tliesufeca
A. 0. Baoon. I Judge George Ilillyer, of Fulton, Digninated I nomination.
Ho hud .hardly-done ^0 wheh Major Baron I Cojitmu Evan P. Ifowcll, of Atlanta. I the sixth DUTOtCT. *
appoaTod at-one of the-side doors nuti said: I # Mr. Rankin nominated General P. M. 11. I Hon. W. K. Simmons, of Gwinnett^—Mjf
« 4 I was ont'Df the bad, hut I iindr.retand my I Young. | ehoieo Is Cleveland and McDonald. ItWwniff
mi mo has 'been suggested for (ho temporary I Colonel 33111 Harris nominated Hon. Pat I lived in Indiana 1 should prefer him for tlui
chairmanship. I think those honor* should I Walsh, of Augusta. I second place. My personal preference (or
go Hr<.nnd .jii tin* jiurty nud a* four years ago I I Mr. Miller, of Houston, nominated Hon. | president would bo Bayard, but I tliink Clove
was bonoretl Avith tlio;pr<*sideuey *>f the iron-I Charles-C. K'fhboo,of Pulaski. ^ I land is the strongest man to nominate,
vention I 'beg,‘while-J thank you gentlemen, I fleastor Jones seoondsd the nopiination of | Hon. W. J. Pike—I am for Cleveland sim
who do in e'the kind we** that I inaydo allowed I General Young. •Senator Peoples socondc<l | noinn good western man for viee-pre*i<lenf. I
to dechno it-iu favorof some other gentleman | the nomination of Major Baron. Mr. Falligaut | think the democrats will make a mistake if
oftbcoonwraiiion. ((Applause.) I spoke warmly in seconding the nomination of | they do not nominate Cleveland, *
Mr. Roes then arose aud said that he with-I General Lawton. Mr. C. C. Smith seconded I tn .. Kni , nttTnrrr
dreu* the name of Major Bseou, frit lie did so I the nomination of llofl. Pot Walsh. Benator I w »r p Arsor)g v ou mirv tint
withra^ta J |taB} ? , .n .«o„Jc,l th. n .mta«tlon of Mr E. ^trMihi Jutfc^WaTd ^51
Mr, Livingston was then elected temporary 11 • Howell, Mr. Kstes nnd Mr. Ben Itus- 1 t ® i nt
chairman .and 'Messrs. Bush, liopkins and I sell likewise seconded this nomi-1 .» ** »• j D r Barka—Mv miinbrn
w,r, • " i,ik,1 '“ c “' ,o condu<t L ‘ * ,ho s^«fn ud .*f r.ra. H u D wr» n
On taking'thechLir Mr. Livingston said: I C'ahsniss seconded tho nomination of Major I f f Few York New fersev and
- 1 thn’i’/you forthi. honor .“Si I now «k Bn«m. . Mr. Hinc, of W^ingtan, raronjed ^at iv!'.’ adopts
you to.preceed wltli tho huainths in hand with | the DMMMtfeD. . I pi,,.!-- ,i,„ v nmi*nt ;«
tho nti.iu.t iltanahfli. I ho,HI yon will liavo Mr. Ulllor withdraw the name of Mr. M jj.^ x ,* r . (V-voinn.l «■». th..VtLnwrat' man m
greatMate'of Gtorgla,"“thMIhw pJwfr nnd Thocall ofthoco.intloathen iiroreodo.1,onoh J,'X m‘K^'d a' rarest Stak Oie*oSSw
rnfioonraito eoiltrol tho national convontion, I oountjron tlio rail ofltniinniM announcing how I ,i,.i,.,,, 1 tlon«hnnld vote'aa u unit nnd t
may work outpKKl. Tbo ebair 1. now randy It. vote wa.1o ho recorded. 6 tohTSnfd J ^?tL mlfiritr C
to entertain nny proposition that 1. in order.’’ I Wheu Bpaldlug county iva. ranched General I - wo.n ciinn loior
On motion of'Colonel Bill Ilarri., of Worth I Young aro«o nnd announced the withdrawn! of I W t.iio th. .
county, Mr. Murk A. Ilardln.'Mr. II. H. Cob- life name nnd moved tho election of tho other .m.nJu. 1 wa. racclvcd Rmid hTIfr -TfeZS
null, nnd Mr. John C.'Canj|iia'll were elected four gentlemen by acclamation. The motion I .. jL Tno | di an J „il„ r K retirana ol Horn.
I d. d tarwn fctfeSftJiM r mS rf Borne
r.?~5. “ 8 i** dln * I that Cleveland would be nomin.tcd. Iti.
Ilr. Jqrdnn, of Uanceck, {ireaented a re»o-1 elected vlvn voce,
lutinn jiruriding tlint the iinino. of delegate, lie I wan called the record etood
.cut to tlin.carctary’adok. The rnolutlon | Howell .......
paiicd, and tho namr. were rant up,
not known whether or not thl. aentiment mam
EJ ,“"T "zrzrz: m fmcral In lloin"
Mr. r. II. Brewster, of Coweta, presented a I ’.V.IH I
resolution jiruviiling for frcoinmitteo on ere-1 Young”’".””™ I
deutisls. | The delegate* at large were then declared I Tli« Ilonnl of Visitor* Mnke Report of Wluc
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
Colonel Harris said he thought there was no I to be:
necessity for a committee on credential* ns I Hon. Evan P. Howell, of Fulton.,
there wero no contesting delegations and he I jjon. A.o. Baenii.ol Blhb.
believed three-wo. not n mu, on the Boor who J|™; a
wn. iiat agoMldemorrat. I On motion of Mr. nu.h the following alter
Mr. Bruwztor then wilhdrcvr hi. rc.ohl-1 were .elected vlvn voce: General P. M.
n_a_.c i. ii . , IB. Yonng, Mr. J. H. »ttU # non. 0. ft Kib
Mr. BobertG. Mitchell made an .Meedingljf ^ nnd ft. A .
nilogWIe ajicech, nominating lion. William E. I tiik dwtkiit
nE; i 'il! ; ,rt.!,TT.r^ hB Jjr n 1 'p"V" ^'^".i'' 1 Th. convention then went into th. .ketton I “ •>« lw< ‘" ‘■“"t-mnry
hi. derotloi; to the «tata yd tothe party Iu the , )f d „|„ gn |,, H {riim d |„ r | l . u . A , th „ l, * e , Yci» rt *. <, ‘ ,v - r everything
They Found—Tlirlr Keconimemlntlott.
The hoard of visitors to the fitat<* univrrriitjr
liavo in preparation their report, which will be
submitted to tho governor in n day or two.
The board have hau nn unusually industrioiM
and attentive ses*ion and haVo rnoile, so they
consider, the closest examination of pn|x>ra
that ha* ever been made. They have elvzti^
“ system of reports. Heretofore
have
dark hour* that succeeded the war.
Colonel ilarri* second<*«l the nomination in i
lively speech tliat was cheered
0 tri’J~ ?‘ , ‘ it | h * r** 1 *?^ II timVinw conramwl at thfe wort, nnd wheiiTt I n »Gon of the' kHoImIIc .tending among dm
countenance Urn Ilayc. fruud were loudly I WM cono | qded th , Georgia delegation from th* I *ad.nto. In coiitaquenc. they dtvotod Uwfr
“ft Innel Omiih <r.. »tate at large anil from the dblricl. .lood a. I tlm e to that work.- They fuimd the in-
eolonel Hmitn was unanimously elet ted and | | stitution in n very flourishing condittou.
w.» conducted to the cbnlr by a committee F|r „ ,., ngra ^ nnnl ,||„ r |et-IM«at«, J. I. They found however tliat tho faculty are
com pored of It era. Mitehell, Unrn. tad I Sweat of Clinch, R. ft. Grubb of Mcfnioah; alter I overwork.il nml will reeumincnd the ciuaxm-
Gaudier. , nau». J„K. DartolUlynm J. C Dell of Hctcvhi. ment of the faculty. Home of tlie iniicra .uh-
Ili. appearanoe Inthe ball «w the ilgnal | «».»»«« qn« [ ul^G^Vrjyly.*?; Jm»«« I milled to the board were pronounced *
for the wjjdret. cWrara ji,d enthudrem wC eh ^Sg$2 Slllo^KSj * remarkably fin, order, but thj boord dire,
wan continued .ntll ho aivl aiiecnded tin. I ilouldlngof llrookM. f ered a lack of attention to minor mailer, miefe
•tend and Mr. Uvuigaton arora to introduce I . ... - - -
him. The introduction wae the aignal fur I
another burat of applaure for the old reldier. I Jon of fe* 1 * 1 ”’ " 11 “»™u, J. r, nai-1 a g ,, D ' era i average in raholenhip an they
THE cimailiv’a anuen. I Fourth conrnmlonnl dfetrlet^Dclegate.. P. M. I would have liked to do. Tbi. defect they co».
Colonel Smith .lood fur a moment until the l/iniley ol Troup, and J. II. M.rthi of Tali.ot; jldered due to the crowded labor, of the pro-
cheering reared and then raid: altatnatiw, L. jfaadwffpofCanoB.<1. W. WU-1 frarar.. Tlie work of I'rafrarer White and tho
GenUemcn olthe convention and fellow eltl- "kioh mrnrniJmnal dUtrlct-W C Parker of 1 » l ' or «‘t" r ) r . »> Profcreor Chnrbonnlcr
ran. I thank you very kindly for the honor (wiwl™X,wTl*llycr of^FulmniaitXfei, K K rt 'uGy prairad.
which youJiavecmifriTciloiiime My experience a* I a Mm-m-v of Douglas W T. Dftksoii ofllenrv I —
- prraMlUK um« r .over a drtlWftra bodT dWriSiuSfeStS"?: W.
In re-1 onwln of I 1
., ... . , of each di.trict wa. called two name, fur del-1 n «-tad wuli the niana(«ment uf the
onin.tionln a tw0 for ol tern, to were .ubmltted ‘mn.out thu lioard u|kmi looking into the few
r <?’ »'»> ratified by the convention. Very little *>«"<* ‘hat they were rctrleted to an ciami
s reiutai vo i ... .1,1. I i.nt i'»n of the M'holnstie itnmlimr BrnAiivtlu)
CONSOLIDATING DEPOTS.
amonnts almost to nothing an<J I liespcak In ad- I«: tut In of Ilfiih ahdJ~ KF Mult hews of' I'tison
.gnedme? tt chavc aMcmbled hera Untay K-n-1 ^'nari',100.1 4
t emen to select delegates to tho natlunnl demo-1 ■n,i j. w (Vilvarof Dsds* Mlternates. t J i i <■ i • ■ • ,
mule convention wl.Wii.to meet In thccltyof r,® T n VK««w W TObfemaifKInTd ' hu«il/<-"5»Kcrl in making an al.
('Ijlmgo on the r.th of July next, then and thereto I Ytchth roncrra.ional dfetrlrt-Iirhg.tn M p I hundred f.et to their depot. Tim
►elect candldatra lor tlie l-mhlcncy wilkra. It.T. Iicwfeof Crconf: altcmati-, iuvommo<late the bu.im■*» of th
and vie. . prreldaiey ^ of . the bmieit g. y owo | Kranklinand J. J. C. McMahan. | railroad, it lieing the intent:
Tho Central nnd tlio West Point to Use fhr.
Hume Depot In Future.
Tlio Central railroad has a largo force of mm
dltion of two
do
West
it. !>. Yow of Franklin and J. J. t'. McMahan. I railroad, it being the intention to coiiHolidi
Jre},- the two de|»t. a. -eon a. th- addition la coi
son, \v. R, Hlmmori* of Gwinnett, alternates, J. 1*. I . | s ,_ I • * tvnoia «.tn n i.
Cqbbof Gilmer, W. P. l-ileeof I.umpkln. 1 “
Mam <•« ivould If light met < e-y. But a «hort time
bra thl. duty would.Uve ken an euy one and one
great ploomre. Kemt reenu have «n»;ta It e 11|. iwn»M ft^alhiiijf^^untjr^and K I ready for the change by tho ti
v |f > .|,l,au^tfii^arara'll^ult<^ Weh«Tc I of Burke; alterMMi. Jamn W. ItarkMtale I July. Thin will make th ■
gr.i! <l<>t speetrn that ever was presented »o | ^ Lincoln, and C. II. Cohen of Kirbinond. | j.Ai A* In„rr.i■
I The resolutions of thanks were passed I or 1
citizens, and placing his refusal "on the ground'of | f n<1 the vention adjourned sine dle^bavingL-^ i
• ■—^ ’ —i ' been ill session two hour* smi a half..
II be
iddl.*
Inability to discharge the duties of the offli
Is the first on record. The great Julius
thrice refused the people, hut finally accepted It.
Washington hiut«m refused acrown, but accepted
Talks With the Delegate*.
Central raiinjad
it in th<* state, it being not lcaa
hundred feet long.
The present West Point dcitot will lx* u«e4
bv the Georgia railroad. It is expected that
tne road will use the lower <]<-]>->c U»
receiving freight, and th<* present u<'ursiu
' delivering freight, or vice v. n
The delegates at largo were the first talked
cannot arapt in. | *° b T T "' Gok.titctio*. Below are the view,
ISkM
road depot for
I This eonsolidat
Whitehall street fro
i freight train*. Only
| the Weai F
■utject, and one that ahould be left ta the I lb. box bunting >mon. At the iam. lime fu«r offlcl. to yure Injury!'’ I Sunot too eirnStly Im . . t v
Chicago convention. Wneral debate then I or five hundred ticbats were scattered on the press upon this convention the Importance Ini Hon. Patrick Walsh—It is my opinion that I The freight d*
folowed as to whether this I floor. The attaeking party claim that the box Iu selection of delemstes to that convention to ob- tbf best man that we can nominate is Clarfo | train*
tariff plank should be incorporated J was stuffed. The judg« claim that the tickets ***/?, Uct, ? en _ ,an< i' He has never been beaten. He carried 11 ft h
and adopted^ -nie hour for tte meeting of the were thrown on lb. flow by one of th. Intrn- oSHllp. one bmS» 'in tlmtSSl Vork by m,(KM majority, and I holier, net have t„ .bit! it, trai
convention, 7 o'clock, passed, and still the I der*. The box was lakeit up and held for in- 'vention may perpetusu- the power of fticrcpubii- can carry it again. I think w.? sl.ild n»uu- | ti.. yard tb.* problnn
conunittee on resolution* were bd^ly but good re*tigation. can piuty for the next twenty year*, and yet If nate Cleveland and some man '
ill i
i the b
tho pc
« krifling by the
so -ituutd-U tliat tha
*h through th** «*ity.
ng*- so that it wouki
al th*‘ low*-r ••mi mt
Whit-hall or.>-a*g