The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-22

Congress amid the acclamations of
the entire convention. There was
10 opposition of any description to
his candidacy, and his nomination
was made unanimous. The conveD
ton enthusiastically endorsed Sena-
tor w B Bate for re election to
the United States Senate. A demon
stration of the most pronounced
kind followed the reading of that
part Of The resolutions aud showed
plj thar he Goovea-iu ~ rot
- favo. If 6rngo, Wc .Ine.'r an
IA.
convention V Gated 90 or.
der OF Chairman nunter at I1.30
O'clock. Secretary @. P. Smlth
read the formal call for the conven-
tion, after which L II. Jackson was
LACED in nomination for temporary
chairman. He was elected without
opposition. Will Scruggs, of Fay
cite county, and Floyd Bringle, of
Upton county, were then elected
secretary and assistant secretary of
the convention without opposition.
A motion to make the temporary
organization permanent then pre-
vailed.
Upon the motion of ]. w. Dur
ham, of Shelby county, a committee
on resolutions was selected by the
convention as follows: g. L. Fitz
hugh and K. D Mcclellan, Shelby
county; E. E Wilkes. Hardeman
county; G.. A. Stainback, Fayette
county; r. H. Green, Upton county.
This committee then retired to
frame up a set of resolutions.
A committee on credentials was
asked for and selected by the various
delegations as follows: Hugh Simon
ton, Upton; r. w. Smith, Harde
man; H. F. G. Buford, Fayette;
John Dickinson and w. A. Mcneil,
Shelby.
This committee shortly afterward
reported that there were no contest
ing delegations and that the dele
gates as submitted from Fayette,
Upton, Hardeman and Shelby
would be allowed tt stand. The
report vas adopted unanimously.
The committee on resolutions
then announced its readiness to re
port, and Chairman Fitzhugh read
the following:
"Resolved, By the Democracy of
the Tenth Congressional District, in
convention assembled, that We ex-
press our hearty approval of the
course of our distinguished repre-.
sentative. Hon. M. r Patterson,
whose high order Of ability and IN
swerviug fidelity have caused him
to rank among the most Influential
members of Congress, and have
made for him a record of which his
constituents are justly proud, and
which give promise of a public
career of even greater usefulness
aud brilliancy.
owe especially congratulate him
upon his recent mastery speech, III
Which be portrayed with telling eff
feet the countless idlUsyncracIes, the
dangerous instability rhe bInuder-
Tag lnrompetency ana Infinite unfit
ness Of President Roosevelt for the
exalted position 10 which. by an
ever to be regretted accident, he
was so unfortunately elevated.
Resolved, That the people of
the entire State of Tennessee are to
be congratulated on the able,
economical and fearless administra-
ton of Gov. James B Frazier, who
by the unanimous voice of his party.
will again be chosen as its trusted
and i~nvincible leader, and to whom
we pledge our uufalteriDg loyalty
and support.
Resolved further, That we ex-
press our patriotic pride in the
career of Senator + w. Carmack,
who, by extraordinary intellectual
force and courageous craftsmanship
has become a leader of national
power and distinction.
''Resolved, That we enthusiastic-
ally indorse the candidacy of that
grand old soldier and rue Southern
statesman, the Hon. William B.
Bate, for reelection to the United
States Senate.
eve indorse him because at a
time when political charlatinasm and
chicanery are so often resorted to
by those seeking preferment, he
has always and under all circum
stances been a conspicuous type of
the noble leaders of the old school
We indorse him because at a time
when bribery, boodling and official
vice prevail TO such an alarming ex-
tent, when the trail of the serpent
is found in the very halls of the
national capital, we need the stall
character, the unfiincbing
courage and the uncorrupti ,le in
of William B. Bate as a bull
against further corruption
and political d%ebauchery in the pub
lie service. We indorse him be-
cause at a time VIXEN the spirit of
war and conquest has caused US to
drift away TO some extent from our
constitutional moorings he has al
ways been rue to those basis prin-
Of government and lofty ideals
alone have made this the
greatest of early republics. We
lndorse him because of his fidelity
md IouoI+u tO his Ctato oo6 his OuD