The herald., 1896-05-08
IN THE FIELD OF POLITICS
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delegates at large. The convention then
ratified the district selections for dele
gates.
This closed the business of the con-
vention and 1t adjourned sine die.
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May THE
Largest Democratic state convention
ever held in Tennessee has met and ad-
journed. 1t was free silver convention
from start to finish. Nothing of i'm
portance was done until o'clock to-
night. when a vote on contested delega
ton reports showed that the free sill
yer men proposed to grant no quarter to
the handful of sound money Democrats
A. Is. Woodward of Fayetteville, c. M
Banks of Chattanooga were chosen cleo
tors for the state at large. senators
Isham G. Harris and w. b. Bate, E. W.
Carmack of Memphis and T. NJ. McCon-
nell of CHATTANOOGA were chosen dele
gates from the state at large to Chica-
so.
At 4 p. m. the convention reassembled.
The committee on credentials not be-
ing ready to report, speech-making to
wild and disorderly convention filled
in the time until after O'Clock. when a
recess was taken. Some of the speeches
We're very bitter and abusive of Presi-
dent Cleveland, but were not received
with decided approval.
Chairman Shields called the conven
ton to order at S o'clock. The report of
the credentials committee was made
and because of a tumult and disorder
was not adopted until after a wrangle
and roll call
The platform contains a strong free
silver plank as follows:
We demand a restoration of the
money of the Constitution by law pro-
viding for the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver as full legal
tender money at the ratio of 16 to l, re-
gardless of the action of any other ma
tion."
The platform also demands laws, state
and national making gold and silver
legal tender for debts and prohibiting
contracts discrimina ting against either:
the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on issues
OF state banks, tariff for revenue only
ana an income tax. The administration
of President Cleveland is not mentioned
and only referred to by inference.
EX-Gov. r. NJ. Taylor was nominated
for governor by reclamation.
CARRIERS CALL
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Senator Car
ter, chairman of the Republican national
convention, today gave out the follow
ing:
WASHINGTON, May The men,
bers of the Republican national COM
mlttee are requested to meet at the
Southern hotel in the city of St Louis
on Wednesday. the 10th of June, at l.
o'clock noon for the purpose of preparing
the temporary roll of membership and
designating temporary officers for the
convention and for the transaction of
such other business as may require the
action of the committee. 1t appearing
probable that an unusual number OF
contested cases will be presented to the
committee for consideration in coEnec-
ton with the preparation of the tempo
rary roll. it is deemed advisable to call
special attention to the following clause
in the call for the conventions
"All notices of contests must be filed
with the secretary of the national COM
mittee in writing, accompanied by print
ed statements of the grounds of contest
which shall be made public. Preference
in the order of hearing and determining
contests will be given by the committee
in accordance with the dates of fling
such notices and statements with the
secretary.
All persons desiring to present matters
for the consideration OF the committee
under the foregoing clause are requested
to be prepared to present their cases on
assembling of the committee on the
date above designated
Prior to June communications should
be addressed to the Sc 3 ,tary. in care of
the Arlington hotel. " dshington. d. c.,
and thereafter in care of the Southern
hotel. ST Louis, Mo.
(Signed) THOMAS II. CARTER,
Chairman.
]. H. MANLET. Secretary.