The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
MAURY DEMOCRATS.
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silver and gold, at the ratio Of Ietol.

silver and gold, at the ratio of is tol.
Bird. ReSOtDed, That we have watch ed
with great deal of solicitude the march
of the money power, and that we think
1t is time to check its advance. That it
( is gradually corrupting the very foun-
dations of our government, and that
there is tendency to legislate i'm favor
OF the few rich against the masses of
the people, which we condemn and de-
plOre.
4th. ReSOlUed, That we believe that
the Democratic party is the only party
that has always stood guard over the
rights of the people and against mo-
nopoly, and we condemn any attempt
to drive it from its course by what we
supposed its leaders, and demand re-
| turn to the true principles of the party.
Resolved, That the delegation from
Maury County vote as unit upon all
questions which may come before the
convention.
We endorse the financial policy and
votes of Senators Harris and Bate.
We further endorse with pleasure
the Hon. f.. w. Carmack, for his able
editorial advocacy of bimetalism and
his brilliant championship of the free
coinage of silver; and we hereby in
struct our delegates to the State Con-
vention to vote unanimously for Sena-
tors Harris and Bate and the Hon. E.
I'W. Carmack, for delegates at Large to
the Chicago Convention.
We hereby instruct our delegates to
vote for Hon. S. f. Wilson, M. M. Neal
and r. NJ. Barton for Judges of the
Chancery Court of Appeals.
We endorse the Hon. Robt. L. Taylor
for Governor of Tennessee and instruct
our delegation TO the gubernatorial con-
vention to vote for him.
The above resolutions, without
any speech making, discussion or
opposition, were unanimously
adopted.
The only contest of the day was
for the endorsement of this county
for delegate to the Chicago conven-
ton. The two candidates were n.
B. Cheairs and f. d. Lander. The
committee on Resolutions made
majority and minority reports. The
majority report, signed by three of
the five members of the committee,
w. j. Webster, j. H. Courtney and
Sam Holding, favored the selection
of Mr.. Lander. The minority re-
port, signed by VIM. Ballanfant,
favored Mr.. Cheairs. Mr.. Green
law, the fifth member, straddled.
James A. Smiser, Esq, in an elO-
quent and earnest speech, moved
the adoption of the majority report.
This brought fourth several motions
to table, to amend, in lieu, ETC., and
the convention was in wrangle for
an hour. Finally vote was had on
Mr.. Smiser's motion, and resulted
in Is noes to IA ayes, the noes repre-
senting the Cheairs element, the
ayes the Lander forces. More votes
were cast than the delegates were
entitled to, and another ballot was
about to be demanded, and the
mercury was rising rapidly, when
Mr.. Lander addressed the Chair and
said that rather than his friends
should become involved in per-
sonal controversy and unpleasant
wrangle, he preferred that his name
should be withdrawn and the mi
norty report endorsing Mr.. Cheairs
adopted.
Mr.. Smiser then withdrew Mr..
Landers name and seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Cheairs. Before
this motion was put, however, Mr.
CheairS was called for and asked to
declare himself on the money ques-
ton. He responded to the call with
a neat and appropriate speech, and
having declared himself an ardent
friend Of silver, was unanimously
given the endorsement Of the con-
ventiOn.
The following resolution was
applauded and unanimously
adopted:
ReSOlUed, That the Democracy Of
Maury County in Convention assembled
endorse the manly, courageous anC
patriotic action of their former fellow
citizen, Hon. f. w. Carmack in resign
ing his position as editor of the Com
mercial Appeal of Memphis, and be it fur
ther resolved that a committee of three
be appointed by the Chairman to re
quest this distinguished advocate of the
rights and liberties of the people t.
address this convention.
A committee was appointed t.
wait upon Mr.. Carmack, who wa,
known to be in the city, and invite
him to address the convention
They soon found him and his ap
pearance was greeted with applause
, He spoke for about half an hour in
his usual brilliant, earnest, witty
? manner, to the constant delight anC
entire satisfaction of his audience