The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-27
TENNESSEE FOE oLRVRLANp.
An Instructed Delegation Sent to the
Chicago Convention.

AN instructed Delegation Sent to the
Chicago Convention.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 26.-At 10 sc
o'clock to-day one of the largest conven.
tions ever In the state assembled at the state
capitol. Leading democrats and citizens
from all parts of the state were in attend
ance.
Mr.. Mcconnell, chairman of the state
executive committee, called the convention
to order.
w. Il. Griffin of the Obion Democrat was
elected temporary chairman.
Hr. Griffin made brief speech, and when-
ever he mentioned the name of Grover
Cleveland the convention cheered him long
ana continued.
committee on permanent organization
was appointed and the convention ad-
Journed until O'Clock,
AT O'Clock the convention reassembled.
1he committees were not ready to report
and speechmaking was INDUCED in for about
two hours. Then the committee oa
permanent organization reported for
permanent chairman W. G. Dismnkes of
6allatln speaker of the state Senate, who
IS Cleveland man, and J. II. Harris of
Knox, w. Ii. Peck OF Davidson and James
h. Hunter of Shelby for permanent Sec
retaries. Chairman Desmukes made a short
speech upon taking the chair. The
speakers during the afternoon were
all enthusiastic for Cleveland and made
speeches in accordance with these views,
which were enthusiastically received. At
4:3O o'clock the convention adjourned till s
O'Clock.
THE PLATFORM.
The convention renssembled at s o'clock.
The report of the credential committee was
adopted. The committee on platform and
resolutions reported and the report was
adopted with but few dissenting
votes. 1t declares against federal centrali-
zation; against bountles and subsidies; /;
against every species Of class legislation
denounces the course of the last
republican congress as wasteful
and extravagant of the peoples money;
condemns the passage OF the Mckinley act
condemns the reciprocity policy of the ad-
ministration condemns the attempt to pass
the force bill, and reckless granting of pen
slons, and favors a graded tax upon in
comes. The silver plank is as follows:
We favor currency of gold, silver and paper
convertible into coin, at the option of the
holder. and in such an amount as will
meet the business necessities of inter
nal trade and commerce among the
people; and we further favor parity OF
the two metals as the commercial unit of value
and as legal tender for the payment of all debts
puollC anu private. as cASL6u uDu6T the laws OF
the United States down to the Infamous and
surreptitious demonstration of silver in 1878 by
the Republican party; and we further favor
continued coinage of silver and gold bullion in
such manner as that every dollar so coined
shall be equal to every other dollar.
A plank declares the national bank sys-
tenn to be a monopoly
A plank instructing for Grover Cleve-
land reads thus:
We indorse the wise and patriotic admlnistra-
ton of Grover Cleveland as President of the
United States and recognize in MIN the great
leader Of tariff reform and express our continued
confidence in him, and hereby instruct the
delegates from Tennessee to vote as unit
for his nomination at the Chicago convention
which assemblies June 81, 30 long as his name
shall be b fore the convention.
Nominations for delegates to Chicago
from the state at large were then made, and
ex-Gov. James G. Porter was elected
by acclamation. The remaining
three we're balloted for and
are j. S. Bradford of Nashville, Jules
NJ. Taylor of Memphis and D. D. Anderson
of Knoxville. All are pronounced Cleve-
land men. The convention then selected
electors for the state at large.