The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
MOST TURBULENT GATHERING
EVER SEEN IN TENNESSEE
AUDITORIUM PACKED AND MANY FIGHTS
OCCUR.
Gubernatoria1 Convention Equals the Fa
nous Kentucky Assembly When Goebel
Was Nominated.
says the Nashville American ::

says the Nashville American:
The nomination for Governor in the
Democratic Convention rests upon the
decision of the contests in Davidson
Shelby and Giles. II is not believed
to be possible to sustain the alleged
contests IN Dickson and Williamson.
If these five counties ale given to Pat.
terson he will be easily the nominee.
If nor, he will suffer defeat. The votes
of these five counties with what he
now has,, will give him 673, or thir'
teen more than a majority, not consId-
ering the contested delegations from
| Williamson. Smith. Hickman and
Lawrence, the uninstructed votes of
Roane, and Greene, or the seventy
four votes of Judge Bond
Never probably in the history of
political meetings in this country,
certainly net in Tennessee, did there
ever assemble a noisler, wilder or a
more disoTderly gathering than the
first day OF tho State Democratic Con-
vention, which convened at the Ry-
man Auditorium on Tuesday at noon,
proved tn be. The scenes which char
acterized the session simply beggaI
description; for the last half of the
session there was not even a mblance
OF order. To say that pandemonium
reigned does not describe it. A gath
ering which was designed to be great
deliberative body having for its puT-
pose the nomination of the next Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, soon
degeneIated into wild, bowling, ex-
cited and belligerent mob.
After a continuous session of more
than six hours the convention ad-
journed until 10 O'CLOCK today without
having accomplished anything. So
far as the parliamentary status Of
affairs are concerned the convention SIX
hours and ten minutes after it was
called to order was just where it was
when the gavel of the presiding officer
first fell. Efforts to elect a temporary
Chairman utterly failed, the conven-
ton heing unable to get TO the point
where the question OF determining the
Guardianship could be settled.
Worn out and exhausted with the
long session, hoarse with almost con-
slant cheering, jeerlng and Kisses;
disguised with the scenes which they
had witnessed the delegates at $40
o clock agreed to an adjournment until
this morning. 1t the convention should
agree upon the selection of a Chair
man today business can proceed, other
wise the same scenes that character
lied tuesdays session will be renewed
and the END of the affair may be long
way off, as neIther side shows any
of yielding.
Worse than GoebeI Gathering.
Probably the only convention in the
political history of this country that
can properly be compared to that Of
Tuesday is the now famous Music Hall
which nominated Goehel
for Governor of Kentucky in 1899.
Those who witnessed 10th conventions
agree that the Tennessee body proved
to be the more demonstrative and
of the two. Angry passions
were aroused. bad blood was ent
gendered and then delegates wrought
up to the highest pitch of excitemen
during Tuesdays convention.
The conditions which existed Tues
day are due to the peculiar situation
that confronts the Democratic party
In this State. Never before did con- i,
vention assemble here which was so |
largely attended or in which so much !!
feeling had been engendered between |
the two factions contending for the |
of the party. AS a result |