The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-06-06
TENNESSEE DEMOCRACY
dominates a Ticket and Adopts
Platform.
NO Reference to Revision of Constitution
or the Liquor Question, But the Uni
form Text Book Law Is Made
Party Charge.

form Text Book Law Is Made
Party Charge.
Nashville, May 29.-The largest |
State convention held by the Demo
crates of Tennessee for several years
assembled to nominate candidates for
governor and railroad commissioner
today, and judicial candidates tomor-
row.
James B. Frazier OF Hamilton coun-
ty, and ]. N. Mckenzie of Wilson were
nominated for governor and railroad
commissioner respectively without OPP
position.
The convention was called to order
at noon by Chairman Fitzpatrick of
the State committee. Prayer by DR..
w. B. Holmes was followed by the
reading of the call under which the
convention had assembled, and the an
nouncement by Chairman Fitzpatrick
that Joseph E. Jones of Weakley coun-
ty had been selected for temporary
chairman, with these temporary Sec
retaries: N. G. Robertson of Wilson
county, E. c. Knight of Overton, E. w.
Thomas of Humphreys and E. D. Han
cock of Rutherford.
Temporary Chairman Jones was es-
corted to the chair, and made a short
speech. He said the party was in good
condition.; that it Endorsed the splen-
did administration of Governor Nc
Millin; that the party was interested
in promoting education and improving
the tax laws; that the convention
should make a platform upon which
Frazier could be elected governor;
that the platform should say but little
about national affairs; that all should
agree to assist Teddy Roosevelt in
throttling the trusts; that all should
agree upon making tariff for revenue
only the paramount issue in the next
campaign; that 1--WE want to sound a
note that the war Spanish-American)
was for humanity and shall not end in
making slaves of a great people. We
want to blaze out a path and declare
principles" continued Chairman
Jones, upon which can be elected two
years hence a Democrat"
Under a call of the Congressional
districts, members were announced for
the committees on credentials, plat
form and permanent organization.
The platform committe was named
as follows: First district, R. L. Blew
ms, Hawkins; Second, u. F. Milton,
Knox; Third, D. F. Wallace, Warren;
Fourth, ]. T. Odum, Wilson; Fifth,
John P. Buchanan, Rutherford; Sixth,
Dancey Fort, Montgomery; Seventh,
]. G. Cranberry, Maury; Eighth, w. K.
Alternately, McNairy; Ninth, Finis
Garrett, Weakley; Tenth, ]. J. Will
Jams, Shelby. To these were added
the following by the chair: East Ten
nessee, A. w. Chamblis of Hamilton
and Joseph E. Sneed of Knox; Middle
Tennessee, A. B. Woodland of Lincoln
and j. NJ. Head of Davidson; West
Tennessee, E. L. Bullock of Madison
and John E. Wells of Obion.
Oratory In Afternoon.
The convention reassembled at 2
O'CLOCK, but the committee on creden-
tials announced it would not be ready
to report for an hour and then the
orators were given the floor. w. l..
Ledgerwood of Knox, Frank P. Bond
of Davidson, Ex-Governor James d.
Porter of Henry, Senator William B.
Claiborne of Haywood, Ex-Governor
John P. Buchanan of Rutherford, AID
jutant-General William NJ. Brandon
of Stewart, ex-senator w. c. Dismukes
of Sumner and Governor McMilIin
spoke.
The report of the committee on ere
dentials was handed in, seating both
delegations from Upton county and
dividing the vote. The committee on
platform being still out a recess was
taken until p. N. Immediately upon
reassembling at night the committee
on permanent organization reported u
w. Ewing for chairman and N. G. Rob
ertson for secretary. The report was
adopted and Mr.. Ewing made a brief
speech of acceptance.
The committee on platform then re
ported. The declaration went through
with rush and then E. E. Eslicb
made a highly eulogistic speech nom
mating James B. Frazier for COVER
nor. The nomination was enthusiast
ically received and Frazier made q
rouSlnS speech Oh acceptance. Inc
nomination of railroad commissioner
was then made and the convention ad
journed until tomorrow.
The Platform.
l.
The Democracy of Tennessee, assembled
IN convention, declares anew its fidelity t.
those great and enduring principles for thu
preservation of which it was originated
and which, throughout all its history, ha
striven to uphold.
The author of the Declaration of Inde
pendence was the founder of the Demo
cratic party. The political doctrines form
ulated by him are as vital today as whel
drst enunciated, and they must be pre-
served and perpetuated if the republic 4
TO endure
At no period in the country's hIstor
has the Democratic party been so neces
sary to the cause of free government an