The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27
The Democratic State Convention
and the Result.


the proceedings Of the Democratic
Convention which nominated Judge
James ID. Porter, DR., as Il candidate
for Governor. We shall eadeavor to
give these proceedings, together with
the eloquent and timely speeches OF
Hon. G, A. Henry, Col. Jno. i. House,
and others, in the form Of an extra, so
as not to trench upon tho limited space
we have in the Home Journal for the
publication Of other and indispensable
matter.
We will only say this week that in
the convention which nominated Hon.
j. ID. Porter we're assembled The ablest
Of men from every county in our State
in fact, it was an asscmblage of the
craftsmanship, the journalistic ability
and the political tact and talent and
solid patriotism Of the whole State.
And that there was such a combination
we will only refer to the platform
adopted, which we shall publish m our
next. Suffice it, pro tempore, to say
that il is Democratic and Conservative,
1t covers 4 ground upon which all men
opposed TO Capitalization and Radi-
caiism can conscientiously stand. 1t
preserves the State Honor and advo.
Gates q low rate Of taxation. 1t re.
quircs n strict construction Of the
Constitution Of the United States as TO
powers not especially delegated; that
the workingman shall receive full re.
ward for his labors opposes all INC
nopolics and ring combinations iavors
the adjustment of useless offices OPP
poses the present odious style OF ma
tional banking system and the Infamous
civil rights bill. All this, was an
nounced as the platform Of the party
by the representatives Of the Demo
cratic and Conservative people of Ten
nesscc in convention assembled.
And now, We want to say a word or
two as to the nominee. His political
and personal character may be found
IN an article which We publish IN this
weeks Home journal, and we hoist his
name, cordially, at the head Of the edi-
torlal column Of Il paper.
AND NOW:
The nominee is not our choicc--0f
course not! 1t is known to many that
we favored the nomination of Chanccl-
lor Albert S. Marks. Our efforts in
this direction were not I'D captandam,
for we, Individually, have no political
ambition in Franklin county, or else
where, to conserve, and in this con-
nccti0n wish to state ouI perfect and
unaIloJad independence in politics,
and Chc llomc journal, a~i"r n con.
troll shall never sell itself to any man
OF any party. If we mere to do so, we
could not stand up before honest men
and proclaim oursclf a Democrat. We
supported Judge Marks because we
knew him To be q Dcmocrat-n0t a
rampant one, but sound, safe, unflinch.
ing. And he stood tr%ansccndantly
above any man, whose namo was be
fore the convention, in point Of genius
and ability, and power to cope on the
stump with Maynard if he should be
(as he will) the nominee Of the Radi-
cal party. But.
"There's n proud mod.sty in merit!
Avcrsc from asking"
and this merit in the man of our choice
was the cause of-we were about to
say deteat, but to him il is no defeat
To as it is. 1t is no defeat to him
because he made no effort to get the
nomination, OF forward his interests in
this direction, and while we commend
his idea Of propriety in this respect We
can but regret that he is not to
be our next Governor. And yet,
30 hald il is for true worth to go un.
known, even i'll this age of grasshop,
pers, when great cattle like Haynes,
Henry, Harris, and others, 'lic under
tho shades of the mighty oaks and
chew their cuds in silence" that Al
bert S. Marks developed more strength
than any other man before the CoEvcn.
ton, and his name was Withdrawn
(untimely in our op:nion,) when he
stood next to the man who was nomi-
mated. All this in face Of the fact
that common consent had given the
candidate to West Tennessee. But
there was a floating vote to determine,
which was ready to 60 for A.. S. Marks.
Even Col. James d. Bailey, who is one
OF the tablest and best known men in
the State, and who, after Gen. Marcus
j. Wright, was our next choice for
Governor, did not reach the vote of
Chancellor Marks until other candi-