The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-06-28
The Largest Assemblage OF Dem
Oerats Ever Witnessed in
the State.
Gen, w. IL. Bate Nominated for
Governor.
Withdrawal OF State Credit DEM
Oerats and Call for Another
Convention.

numerical strength Of the ConVeh-
ton was, however, due to the tact
that some few counties sent very
large and unwieldy delegations.
There were twenty counties each of
which had only one delegate pres
ent, while some other counties had
scores of delegates on hand.
The floor of the House of Repre-
sentativcs was crowded almost to
suffocation, and very many dele
gates had TO stand during the ses-
sion. The following is n synopsis
Ofthe proceedings of the Conven-
ton by telegraph:
NASHVILLE, June 2O.-The Con-
vention was called to order by
Messrs. Childress and Wallace. T.
NJ. Mcconnell, of Hamilton county,
was elected temporary Chairman.
The COMMITTEES on credentials and
organization were appointed.
The Convention adjourned till }
o'clock.
Immediately upon assembling Of
this afternoon session the committee
on permanent organization reported
Col. Josiah Patterson, of Shelby
county, n law tax man, as per-
manent chairman, and Neil :.
Brown, jr., of Davidson and f. b.
Wade, Of Rutherford, as secretaries.
They were elected unanimously.
The committee on credentials made
a report taking the combined Viii
son and Wright vote as a basis OF
representation. a committee on
platform was appointed. Col. Pat
tersOn, on taking the chair, made 4
speech was received with great APP
plause. Speeches were made by n
number of gentlemen, among these
was Hon. :. +. Wilson. He re-
commended harmony and said that
he would use his influence in elect
ing the nominee of the convention.
His speech was one of concession
and applauded.
NASHVILLE, June 21.-At 2:30
D. m, the Committee on Platform
reported. A majority composed of
p of the committee reported in
favor of settling the debt proper at
1906, and the rest ut 80 3 for ten
wears. and 50-4 until matured.
The second report, headed by Mr..
SnOdgrass, composed of six of the
committee, was the same in sub
stance except to leave the railroad
bonds until out of litigation.
The third report to settle at 50-4,
signed by one of the committee.
The fourth report, to stand by the
6O-6 settlement, and signed by two
of the committee.
NASHVILLE, June 2l.-Aiter four
and half hours Of amending and
voting the folLsWing platform was
adopted by an overwhelming ma
jority:
PLATFORMS.
Four different platforms were re-
ported by the committee. We give
them below:
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.
The Democracy of Tennessee in
State convention assembled, de-
clare
First. That the Democrats of
Tennessee, with their majority of
the popular vote, are the rightful
guardians of the honor and good
name of the State, and that they
willingly accept the duty and res
possibility of preserving them from
faint or suspicion, and that it is
equally their right and duty to set
tie its Indebtedness.
>. That while we accord to all an
honest difference of opinion, we re-
gard the enactment of the 6O-3-4-5-
6 bill rs unwise, because it is, in
our opinion, not in accord with the
views of the people.
3. That there is a portion of the
State debt, such rs the bonds issued
for the building of our Capitol, for
the purchase Of the Hermitage, etc,
and commonly known as the Estate
debt proper, with accrued interest,
the validity of which has never been
questioned by any portion of our
party. We consider this rs a valid
and sacred obligation of the State,
and favor the payment of the same
in full, less the war interest.
4. That we tender to our cred
itors a settlement of the remainder
of the State debt by paying one
half the principal and accrued in
terest at the rate of 3 per cent. per
annum.
8. That we are unalterably OPP
posed to every species of monopoly
As destructive OF liberty and the
best interests of the people, and to
this end we favor the establishment |
IF a commission, the object of which |
hall be to regulate the tariffs
by the railroads of the
State, so as to put and end to the
unjust discrimination by said roads
n favor of through, as against local
reights.
6. 1 hat we favor the time-hOnored
doctrine of instruction, and recog
lize the right of the people at all
lines and upon all questions to COM
nunicate their views to their repre-
z. That we favor an efficient pub
ic school system and the liberal
ducatiOn of all the children of the
state.
s. We arraign the Republican
,arty for its venality and eOrrup-
ion i'm the administration of the
tate and Federal Government,
nd for its total disregard of all civil
srvice reform, and do hereby de-
Iare our unqualified opposition to