New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-07
Sherman, however, five are for Blaine, and five are
for Grant.
TENNESSEE AGAINST REPUTATION.

IENNENSElII AUAINCl MI bl1Al AC+'
THE RKPUBLCAN CONVENTION ADOPTS A sTRoN'
PLATFORM-ALvIN 6. HAWKINS NOMINATED Fol
GOVERNOR.
| NASHVILLE Tenn, May 6-The Republican State
| Convention reassemblcd at o'clock this morning
| The Committee on Resolutions submitted the fol
lowing platform, which was adopted unanimously
Resolrcd, That we heartily affirm our devotion to
the Republican party and to its principles as mere
t0fOre declared believing these principles TO De
| founded on political wisdom essential TO the pros
pcrity and equality of every citizen and to the Union
of tine States under the Constitutions ,.-.--.
| ResOlred That the bonds of Tennessee heretofore
| deliberately recognized by both tie Dcmocratlc
| and Republican parties rs legally issued ana Valu,
| is an Indebtedness binding i'll law and III morals
upon the properly and conscience OF the state ana
| that any attempt to impair the obligations or that
Indebtedness, or to readjuSt IT, or scale H. or III any
other manner to change the letter ana splrl VI tc
| contract. without the voluntary consent OF inc
bOndhOlders previous ly. fairly. and undeTstandmgy
| obtained is downright repudation' aud an act OF
| hgi-handCd dishonesty.
| ResOlrcd That any voluntary proposition from Our
creditors to take less than the face value of their
bonds i'll consequence of losses incurred by Our cii-
Gems during the War of the Rebellion should be
| thankfully and unhcsItatIngly accepted, ana the
new contract faithfully AID promptly complied
with, and We denOunco he refusal of the DemOcra-
tic party to accept the sixty and six proposition as
a refusal of a liberal and voluntary reduction; ana
we recognize in said refusal on overwhelming evil
dcncc that large majority of the Democratic party
intends to Tepudiato the bonded debt of the State
and thereby to subject State to the opprohTuln
with her creditors as of sacred invlOlabllity.
ResOlrPd hat the reasons prompting the Demo-
cratic party of Tennessee and other States OF the
South to repudiate the debts of their respective
States will, when logically carried out, prompt
them also to Tcpudate the entire debt Of the United
States and we hereby declare our solemn Judgment
to bo that as as the Tepudatng element of the
Democratic party has wiped out the debts of their
respective States they will declare in favor of reD-
dating tho, debt incurred by the Nation in pre-
serving the Union.
Rrgolrcd, That we renew our declaration in favor
of free common schools for the education of all the
children OF the State, heevlng that school houses
are cheaper than cOurt-houses and that intelligence
is the mother If morality and liberty.
RcSOiUcd, That recognize tho rights of the
lab0Ting men and women of Tennessee as deserving
of our most tender parental sOllcitude. aud we de-
nOunce oil hcGSlatiOn that dscTimnaes against the
poor and i'll favor of tho rich believing that the poor
should be protected and that labor the creator of
our wealth, and that there can be 80 permanent
public or private prosperity except it be based upon
perfect harmony between the labOrcr and the capt.
talist
ResoIrcd, That we are opposed to bringing convict
labor in unnecessary competition with free labor.
and to prevent this favor the employment OF
penitcntIary COuviCtS below certain grade on pub
lc works, and III improving public roads III the
State.
Resolrcd, That we are in favor Of law and order
and Oppnsed to mob violence that We demand the
impartial enforcement Of the law everywhere, aud
at all times; that We dcnOuuCc social OstiaCism be-
cause of political opinion standing reprOach TO
government rs calculated TO discourage |
the incoming of capital and labor and as dcstrct-
i've to the business prosperity OF our people, that |
We advocate all measures that promote peace, pro-
tect industry, encourage temperance and advance |
morality, and we pledge the votes and voice Of the |
Republican party to every good work that will benc-
tit the individual, buildup the State, aud strengthen
the Nation.
The Convention then proceeded to the nomina-
ton of a candidate for Governor.
The following names were presented: w. S. Gil
cuwaters. of Hawkins; a. VI. Hughes. of Maury:
Alvin :. Hawkins, of Carroll and Thomas G. Muse,
Of Madison.
After six ballots all these names were withdrawn,
excepting that Of Alvin :. llawkins Of Carroll Mr.
Hawkins was then nominated for Governor by ac-
amatiOn.
General George Nancy, Of Davidson, and 4. 4.
Taylor, Of Carter, wcro chosen electors for the
State at large.
The delegates to the Chicago Convention were rr-
Iuestcd to recommend for nomination for Vice
President Horace Maynard. The delcgates-at-largc
re L. c. IIouck J. VI. Thornburg II. II. Harrison
nd David Mum.