The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-08-24
RANK AVENT
NOMINATED
,0ArIc CHOICE FOR RAIL.
N.Y. VIZ COMMISSIONERS BY STATE
COMMITTEE.
,,wl BRYAN ENDORSED
liz FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

brssksn. Senators @
s,i.r. Gov. Cox and Ex-eovs. Tay-
and McMiIlin Invited to Speak
ian campaisn-Joint Debate.
,rorv 10 general expectation the
ao-otic state Committee at its
i.'sg wednesday nominated a can
sor the vacancy on the Tennes-
po,lroad Commission, Frank
!. Secretary of the Commission,
me committees choice on the
y ballot After effecting NOM
.,on for commissioner the COM
,.ao proceeded to deal out harmony
MOE chunks, making every effort
relieve any recalcitrant Democrat
.nv excuse for failure to give
.,cpet his enthusiastic support.
a..o,utions we're adopted inviting
william ]. Bryan to come to
.,assee to speak during the COM
campaign; indorsing him as the
n mocratic Presidential candidate IN
n also inviting Senators Carmack
I Frazier and Gov. Cox to take the
linn for the ticket this fall In ad-
t,on a resolution was adopted d.
Sting the Chairman of the commit
- .nnoint a committee to attend
prvan reception at New York and
invite Mr.. Bryan to speak in this
late.
Gov Cox was singled out for special
|DOors. the Chairman being directed
\ annoint him one of the members
i ,ba committee to wait on Mr.. Bryan
n inform him of the action OF the
hate Committee. Ex-Govs. Taylor
In McMillin were also invited to
H. the stump in Democracy's cause
Resolutions Of Sympathy
The committee convened at noon
En- Chairman Morrow presiding, and
IN the fourteen being present in per
In Almost Immediately after con
|,aning resolutions expressing sympa
INV with Mr.. Patterson on the death
h his wife. and also expressing the
srrov of the committee in the re
|eeut death of Railroad Commissions
Mckenzie we're presented and unan
|rously adopted. The committee ther
rent into secret session, representa-
es Of the press being excluded.
An adjournment was then taken un
IN $50 o'clock in order to enable K
h. McClain. of Lebanon, candidate
abr the nomination to present nj
claim. AT the hour mentioned thu
committee re-convened. Col. P. Z
pickard. of Ashland City, and Judg'
Frank Lynch. of Winchester, with
drew from the contest. The candl
dates before the committee were
Judge NJ. D. Smallman, of McMinr
Vile; Frank Avent, of Rutherfor
County: Senator E. G.. Toilet, of Cum
berland County; H. G. Evans, of Maur
County R. P. McClain, Of Lebanon
q. c. Atkinson, of Montgomery Cour
". On the fourth ballot Mr., Aven
was nominated.
Harmony Prevails.
Before the committee met 1t locke
like that there would be anything bu
harmony in evidence, it being undel
stood that ]. Frank White, the FRS
District member, had resolution !
his pocket declaring in favor of a col
yention on the ground that the con
mittee was without authority to non
mate; and for the further reason tns
the party shuld be given an oppo
tunity to declare in favor OF tarifr r
form; to indorse William J. Bryan;
state its position clearly and unequ
yocally in the temperance issue, an
to declare against race track ga'
bling.
This resolution had been typewrl
ten and it would have caused two ia
tons of the party had it been presen
ed It is understood, however, thi
members of the minority discourage
the Introduction of the resolution ar
for this reason it was not presente
In the course of a speech to a m
ton to indorse Bryan, Gen. Brande
declared that the Nebraskan was nea
er to the hearts of the people of TIE
nessee than any other Democrat, WI
the unquestioned choice of the par
Of the State for President, and Close
by predicting HIS nomination and eie
ton. The resolution to indor'
BRYAN was passed without a disser
g vote. The Carmack-Cox-Frazi
solution was also unanimouslT adol
ed on rising vote. The committ'
also by unanimous vote demanded
Joint debate between Messrs. 2;
terson and Evans.
First Ballot.
The result of the FIRST ballot wa