The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-12
The State Convention Has
Done Its Work.
Judge Turney Nominated OF
the First Ballot.
Only One Day Necessary for The
Convention.
a IsOusing Platform AdOpted-Nhe state
Executive COmmittee-Thc Bueh-
anan

NAsHvILLE, Aug. S.-[Special !
The Democratic GubeTnatOrial Con
vention held here yesterday was the
shortest on record. :,
Chairman Mcconnell called the
to order at II, aud at
O'Clock Yesterday evening the con-
ventinn had nominated Judge Peter |
Turney for Governor.
About 500 delegates were present,
and the convention was entirely
harmonious.
Hon. e. L. Bullock was made
Temporary chain man, and Geo. Ochs,
of tanooga, temporary Secretary
Chairman Bullock made speech.
The nomination of Judge Turney
was foregone conclusion, and the
convention resolved itself into love
feast. Speeches were made by lsham
G.. Harris, VIM. B. Bate, JOS. T.
Washington, Frank p. Bond, w. A.
Henderson, E. L. Bullock, Josiah
Patterson and Robert L. Taylor,
besides the speeches made in nomina-
ton OF Judge Turney:
The usual committees were ap-
pointed, and the convention ADJOURN
ed to 80 in the afternoon.
The convention reassembled at 30.
and the various committees reported
w. A. Henderson, OF Knox, was
made permanent chairman, and Geo.
w. Ochs, Secretary. Col. denoer-
son made short speech.
Chairman S. F. Wilson, of the plat
form committee, read the platform
which was adopted. The platform is
an able document, and its adoption
was received with applause.
Campaign resolutions were offered
and adopted, authorizing the APP
pOintment of campaign committees.
At $40 a motion was made that
the convention go into the nomlna-
ton OF a Governor and FRANK Z.
Bond took the stand to make the
nominating speech.
MI. Bonds nominating speech was
| a splendid effort, and it was ably
seconded by Arthur II. Marks, FULLY
Brown, w. l.. LedgerwOod, Llllard
| THOMPSON and ex-GOv. Taylor.
A formal ballot was then taken
and resulted: Turney, 1,497; Buch-
anan I5H, John NJ. Taylor 8, J. w.
Sparks Is, Benton McMillin 10. The
nomination was made unanimous
and committee appointed to notify
Judge Turney and escort him to the
speakers stand.
When the committee returned
with Judge Turney, he was greeted
with wild applause
| Some time was spent before the
cheering ceased, Lut when it DID
cease there was a perfect quiet and
the convention hung upon his words
as thirety men drink OF a fountain
of pure water. He appeared IN hne
health and his voice was clear anO
sOnOrOus.
He returned his sincere and heart
felt thanks for 1.-The honor OF this
nomination by the Democratic party
for Governor of Tennessee"
He had hoped that this lot WoulC
fall to another; but he had always
felt that it was the duty OF every
man to serve his country in any ca
pacity it might see fit to pace him
And especially was this duty tina
rested upon every Democrat.
"Your work." he said, "has jus
been inaugurated. l would not dis
courage you, but I say to you that W.
have fight on our hands in Whicl
every influence possible will b'
brought to bear to defeat Democrat.
in November. But with proper at
: tention, with due, diligence, we VII
majority against every kind of odds
81 know the party should be tru
to it's principles of conservatism.
1 1.-THE one great and only DANCE
ahead is an internal dissenslOn.
, 1--WE will make no war upon hin
who is straying, but will appeal t
him.
: 0The Alliance is good organiza
e ton, but when designing men con
vert it into a political Organizatlo
it should die. AS an aid to the la
= boring farmer il should be encoul
: aged. L.,
q "Go to these men. They are hon
i, est and sincere. Show them tina
:, Democracy is not the cause OF thel
depression. Show them the heay
e maud of the tariff robbery and VIII
d it's authors are.
O "For the past thirty-two years tn
-. Democratic party has been able I
Il do nothing in the way of relief les
II islatiOn.
r "Give us chance! We haV
= fought thirty-two years for posses
sion of this Government.
"Make this appeal. Show thes
,, facts. Talk to these men. Tell Thel
e the truth. They are reasonable an
Il an honest people.
81 never believed it was right
denounce men who differed with IN
e "Do this aud we will get them
e back. They will be in the forefroI
70 before November, and Democrat
y will 90 triumphantly into pOwe
J. not only in Tennessee, but in N
It tiOnal affairs.
n @The only thing separation can &
will be to ndangcr the Democrat
=, ticket throughout the Union. Il
IL Withdrawing they will simply put
II in the power of the enemies OF ID
d mocracy to do them harm.
>. 81 came before you simply to than
YOU for the honor you have col
% ferred. / hope you have not mi
= placed your confidence. L Will c
n nv best. / can do no more"
81 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
+. The list of Congressional distric
I, was called for members OF the sta
Executive Committee.
. The following names were reported
r First District-JOhn t. Essary,
Second District-Frank A. Nose
> of Knox.
y Third District-E Jarvis, of Whit
es Fourth District. n. MchenZl
Fifth District-Jas. G. AydelOtt,
Coffee.
sixth Distriet-James NJ. Head,
Davidson.
Seventh District-Frank Lande
of Maury.
Eighth DlStrlct-As %. LaillD,
Ninth District-W. H. Biggs,
Crockett.
mr. Upton.
OF Mckenzie, Aydelott, Biggs al
, Baptist are old members OF the cor
mittee.
The members from the State
large will probably be: w. II: Ca
- roll, of Memphis; Judge II. w. M
h. Cory, of Jackson; A. ID. Bright,
Brownsville; Judge c. w. Tyler,
Ie CIarksville; Tully Brown, of Mas
D. Vile; d. A. Carpenter, of Knoxvill
l. Maynard, of East Tennessee; al
Nixon, of Chattanooga.
Thanks were returned to the Your
N Mems Democratic club and to u
B. Chairman and Secretaries and Il
,r convention adjourned.
)r buchanan Meeting.