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FRIDAY. AUGUST 28 Vinson Named For Congress As the Sparta Convention Platform Adopted By the Convetion--McGregor Creates Con siderable Stir When He Announced That Pope Died When He Heard Vinson Was Elected on Platform That He Did. Sparta, Ga.—The nominating con vention for the tenth congressional nistriet convened in Sparta today and Hon. Carl Vinson, who carried eight counties in the recent primary, with 16 votes in the convention under the county unit plan, was nominated, nomination is, of course, equivalent to election. The name of Mr. Vinson was placed m nomination by Mr. J. D. Howard, bis campaign manager, while the nomination was seconded by Mr. L#. H. McGregor. Mr. McGregor created somewhat of a sensation when he said that when the pope at Rome heard of the nomination of Mr. Vinson on the platform on which he ran he died. A platform was adopted by the conven tion on the separation of church and state. The nomination of Mr. Vinson was made unanimous upon motion of Mr. S. L. 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Written by a war correspondent of international reputation who has witnessed practically all of the conflicts of nations dur jng the past twenty years. Don’t Fail t.o Read It! • A story without partisanship but which virtually recounts the terrific struggle now taking place in Europe—probably the great est in the history of the world. Our new serial. Watch for the issue with the first installment. It. Later Mr. Olive withdrew the nomination and the nomination of Mr. Vinson was made unanimous. Mr. E. O. Cooper, of the Richmond delega tion, was put on the executive com mittee. The following platform was adopted by the convention: “The democratic party of the Tenth Congressional District of Georgia, In convention assembled, in the city of Sparta, this 27th day of August. 1914, do make and declare the following platform of principles and policies: "We affirm our allegiance to those fundamental principles and traditions of the party which have inspired it since the foundation of the republic, and to those governmental policies set out and declared in the national democratic platform, which are not inconsistent with Democratic tradi tions. “We pledge our support of the present national administration of our government, and commend its poli cies and its efforts to redeem by prop er legislation the pledges made in its paltform. World's Greatest Clairvoy ant and Trance Medium Special Fee 50c & SI.OO “We observe with concern the vex ing problems confronting the govern ment as the result of the internecine strife in a neighboring republic, and of the almost universal war between nations, all of which bear friendly re lations with ours. We commend the offer by President Wilson of the good offices of this government in an effort the governments now engaged in the gigantic struggle which threatens to paralyze the commerce of the w'orld, stay the progress of Christian civili zation, destroy innumerable he man lives, and engender racial and nation al envies and hatred that will for gen erations embitter the relations of the nation., involved. “Relieving that the preservation of a pure white race is of supreme im portance, and that this cannot he at tained except by maintaining white supremacy in all the departments of the government, and that the filling of offices by persons of African descent tends to remove natural and social barriers between the races, we oppose the appointment of negroes to office, or positions either civil or mil itar departments: and such negroes now in office whose removal is pre vented by status or civil service rules, we believe should he so segregated, that thej’ will not be permitted to work or come in contact with, white officers and employers of the govern ment; and we opose the holding by negroes of supervisory power over the work of white employes. Gambling In Agricultural Products. “We believe that the buying and selling of agricultural products should he untrammelled, and that the producers of staple agricultural pro ducts should have a market free from artificial restraint or control, and to this end we favor legislation that will suppress the practice of gambling in such products under the guise of contracts for their future delivery. “Common experience discloses the fact that the so-called contracts upon the cotton, grain and meat exchanges of the country are hut filmy disguises of wagers made upon the prices of such commodities, and that these wagering contracts furnish a fictitious basis for the fixing of such fictitious contracts. Economy. “We favor an economical adminis tration of governmental affairs. We re xrd economy as next to honesty. The profligate expenditure of the pub lic treasury in the payment of exces siye and undeseryed pensions, and in the maintenance of a foolish militar ism, we heartily condemn. “The pension roll of the nation has become a roll of shame, and congress men vie with each other in their ef forts to plunder the public treasury in the name of patriotism, to pay pen sions to fictitious veterans who never felt the shock of battle, and to wid ows of marriages contracted in con templation of the speedy death of the pensioner. "We favor a full and searching in vestigation of the national pensions roll, and the purging from it of those who never bared their breast In their country’s defense. “While we, condemn the unpatriotic waste of the public funds in pensions on account of a war long past, we equally oppose the expenditure of money in preparation of wars of the future. Our geographical position freedom from foreign alliances ren ders it unnecessary to maintain a large army or navy, and we oppose the keeping in time of peace of a large army, or building a larger na\ y than is necessary to police our territory of waters and prevent (he landing of hostile forres on our shores. Rural Credits. “This country being an agricultural country, the laws should be so framed as to encourage the millions engaged in agriculture, and to protect them in the pursuit of their calling. W'e believe (hat the laborer in every field of human endeavor should have protective statutes which will guar antee him the fruits of hiH efforts. “Agricultural lands being oLr chief source of wealth, and subject to hut slight fluctuation in value, have ever been regarded as a choice security for debt. We therefore favor the estab lishment of a system of rural credits, and of land banks, and the lending of money by the government upon the, security of agricultural lands upon long time, and at a low rate of inter est. Rural Mail Servioe and Parcel Post. “We favor an extension of the rural mall service, and the parcel post sys- FHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. CREATOR OF SHERLOCK HOLMES PLEADS FOR MURDERER London. —Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has found lime in the midst of war excitement to put before the public a plea for Oscar Slater, the man con- Mlemned for the murder of Miss Gil christ in Glasgow. He says a recent sheriffs inquiry savors of Russian rather than Scottish jurisprudence. The creator of Sherlock Holmes carefully analyzes the evidence against Slater and shows just why lie believes the man should he set free instead of being put to death. tom, regarding them as powers of in fluence in the development of rural America, and as a means of checking the tendency to Increased urban pop ulations at the expense of rural com munities As a means of extending the usefulness of the rural routes, we favor the furnishing of aid by the government to the states In th< build ing of such highways as are used by the government for its mail routes. "We believe that the parcel port, is yet in its Infancy, and thal it ought not to lie throttled by rules enacted by statutes which require the labor ious and uncertain process of legisla tion to arrange; but believe that some responsible head, such as the post master general, should lie given large and extensive powers of regulation over it, thus permitting it to develop as the necessities of commerce re quire, and preventing its being ren dered useless by competition of the express companies. Rules of Congress. “In view of the fact that the Im mense amount of legislator that ts continually presented for passage In i congress renders it necessary thut a j large part of legislative work be done |by committees of the congress, wo j believe that the rules of congress should be so changed as to permit the calling of an aye and nay vote on all matters before the committee, and (he keeping of a record of such roll. Church and Stats. "We Te-afflrm with fervor and sin cerity the democratic principle that the affairs of the church and the state should be in fact as in theory, forev er separate and distinct. The doom of America's liberty, America's in stitutions and America’s priceless constitutional privileges will have been sealed Ihe moment her govern mental affairs become dominated by men whose supreme allegiance is to to that church which disputes the au thority of a secular government, and whose hi :h priests arrogate to them selves the vice-regal powers of heav en. We oppose the granting of public funds to any sectarian purpose, no matter under what guise it Is pre sented. Immigration. "We favor the enactment of more rigid immigration laws, such that will tend to bar from our shores undesir able alien populations. The recent wholesale embarkation of foreigners residing in America for return to their home countries for the purpose of taking part in the wars which Involve the continents of Europe and Asia, strikingly proves the fact that a large element of our immigrant population have never become American in their sympathies, and that their presence here is but for the purpose of ex ploitation of our resources and oppor tunities, and that most of them still harbor a purpose to return to their own lands. Life Tenure of Office. "We hold that It is tin-democratic for any office to tie filled for the life of the Incumbent, arid we oppose the life tenure of federal Judges. "We believe that the system should be abolished, and the constitution so amended that some reasonable limita tion should tie put on their terms of office; we hold that the right of Im peachment Is too uncertain and Inad equate a protection to the people against a tyrannical Judiciary. County Unit System. “We believe that the county unit system is the best and safest plan for the nomination of congressmen, and the only system that Is In accord with the democrctlc custom and tradition We affirm our allegiance to that sys tem. "We believe that the candidate for congress fiorn this district should al ways he selected by ttie ballots of the i legal electors in the district, and that his nomination should nsver tie left to the whims if the nominating con vention "Where no nomination Is made in j the first primary a second primary should be called In order that the electors of the district may express their preference between the two j leading candidates. “This convention Instructs the ex ecutive committee appointed j,y it make no rule or regulation governing the congressional election Inconsistent with this declaration. "We commend to the people of this | district the foregoing platform, con- I fldently believing that they will ap prove It at the polls, and that *he ' adoption of the policies contained In j It wHI redound to the interests, hap piness and contentment of all the j people ” 25 per cen off on Boys' Suits and Joints; buy how,,at F. 0. Msrtins’. SATURDAY SPECIALS Toilet Paper £7; 7 Rolls 25c Kidney Beans 7, 2 3 cans 25c Baked Beans Alluminum Fry Pan FREE with can A. & P. Baking Powder /. . .50c A. &. P. Old Virginia Sugar Cured Hams, pound 23c Boneless Breakfast Bacon, the best, pound 28c Snowdrift Compound No. 5,60 c; No. 10, $1.20; No. 20, $2.40 Best Rio oa_ Coffee, lb. . 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