▁Georgia , ▁with ▁its ▁erst while ▁political ▁opposition ▁– ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Revolution aries ▁( SR s ) ▁and ▁the ▁Sk h ivi ▁( “ Be am ” ) ▁Party . ▁Each ▁party ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁one ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Dam kom ▁( h ence ▁the ▁organization ’ s ▁alternative ▁name , ▁the ▁Par ity ▁Committee ), ▁which ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁cha ired ▁by ▁a ▁Mens he vik . ▁G og ita ▁P agh ava ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ; ▁he ▁was ▁shortly ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Nikol oz ▁K arts iv ad ze , ▁who ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁secret ▁police , ▁Che ka , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁K ote ▁And ron ik ash v ili . ▁Through out ▁its ▁existence , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Dam kom ▁was ▁Y ason ▁J av akh ish v ili ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁accord ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Dam kom ▁en vis aged ▁the ▁over throw ▁of ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁regime ▁through ▁a ▁nation wide ▁u pr ising , ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Georgia ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government . ▁The ▁Committee ▁maintained ▁close ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Georgia - in - ex ile ▁though ▁its ▁" Const antin ople ▁Bureau " ▁based ▁in ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁Committee ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁military ▁center ▁cha