The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-06-06
STATE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION AT NASHVILLE

thursday ana anna enthusiasm
and stirring scenes nominated tht
Hon. James b. Frazier, of Chatta
nooga, for Governor, and Hon. j
Neil Mckenzie for Railroad Com
missioner.
The convention, though held in
an off year, was largely attended
by enthusiastic Democrats from all
over the State East Tennessee,
the home of Mr.. Frazer, doomed up
with large county delegations com
posed of representative men. Chat
tanooga honored the gubernatorial
candidate by sending the largest
delegation of Democrats~to Nash
vile that has ever attended State
convention in the capital city.
While the Democrats were of one
accord on the question of nomina-
tions, there being no contest what
ever, they were badly split upon
the question of platform, and
many of the leaders are somewhat
disgruntled over the result in in
dorsing the principles as set down
in the platform of 1900.
Some few of the delegates who
possess big golden bellies were in
favor of dropping national affairs
and adopting platform bearing
only upon State matters. This
contingent was willing to indorse
the position assumed by the Demo
cratic members of Congress, but
the reaffirmation of the platform of
1900 was rather distasteful 20 them
The silversides from the rural dis
tricts were in the majority and
easily adopted the platform insisted
upon by Mr.. Frazier Senator Car
mack, Representative James d.
Richardson and other members of
the national Congress.
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
The State Democratic judicial
convention was harmonious and ex-
peditious in the transaction OF its
business, concluding the work be-
fore it in few hours. The at
tendance was not as large as that
of the gubernatoridl convention the
day before, but there was plenty of
enthusiasm.
Nomination speeches were limited
to five minutes, and when these had
been concluded John X. Shields, of
Hamilton, John S. Wilkes, of Giles,
w. X. McAlister, of Davidson, NJ.
M. Neil, OF Gibson, and w. D.
Beard, OF Shelby, were formally
nominated for the Supreme Court
by reclamation. Judges Neil and
McAlister were designated as the
for the State at large.
There was but one contest, that
for the West Tennessee place on
the appellate branch, and this was
hardly contest, as Taylor won by
a vote of nearly two to one over E.
S. Mallory, of Madison county.
The committee on credentials re-
ported in favor of seating both del
egations from Upton county and
the vote, as was done in
the case of the gubernatorial con-
vention.
For the Court of Chancery APP
peals nominations were made as
follows: r. NJ. Barton, of Hamil-
ton county, for East Tennessee; S.
f. Wilson, of Sumner, for Middle
Tennessee; John M. Taylor, of
and e. S. Mallory, of
Madison, for West Tennessee.
Messrs. Barton and Wilson were
nominated by reclamation and the
roll call between Taylor and NAL
lory showed an overwhelming ma
iority for the former. Taylor's
nomination was made unanimous
and the convention adjourned.
NEW STATE COMMITTEE.
The various congressional organ
izations elected executive commit
teemen as follows, there being sew
era1 warm contests:
First District-John l. Cox, of
Second District-A. S. Caldwell,
of Knoxville.
Third District-W. H. Hartford,
of Estill Springs.
Fourth Distr1ct-John S. Denton,
of Cookevllle.
Fifth District. G. Aydelott, OF
Sixth District-W. M. Brandon,
Of Dover
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