The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-01
MOST TURBULENT GATHER
ING EVER IN TENNESSEE
Continued from Page One.

$3.50 O'Clock and for more than two
and one half hours thereafter the con
vention was a disorganized mob ap-
parently without head or definite pur-
pose, the only APPARENT aim of the two
factions being to prevent dispatch of
business. The Patterson delegates
were much more numerous than the
Cox people, and more demonstrative.
Seeing their champion, Luke Lea, with
the gavel, delegation after delegation
bearing aloft the county emblems,
crowded to the platform, while every
delegate in the assembly rose to his
feet. Then ensued a great Patterson
demonstration, showing the determin-
alton of his supporters to effect his
nomination regardless of all technical
rules of procedure,
Gov. Porter Suggested.
In the meantime the cooler heads
on each side got together and attempt
ed to agree on ex-Gov. Porter for Tenn
porary Chairman. While the negotia-
lions were pending Luke Lea put viva
voce and declared a motion to elect
Gov. Porter carried and appointed a
committee to bring him to the hall.
The negotiations fell through, the Cox
leaders refusing to sign the agree
ment. Gov. Porter came, however, I'M
der misapprehension that he had been
selected by both factions. Learning
after a stay of about three-quarters of
an hour that no agreement could be
reached, Gov. Porter left the hall in
disgust, stating that he would not at
tempt to preside unless satisfactory
to both sides.
Finally after another delay of an
hour and a half, marked by scenes
just as disorderly, but less noisy, than
those which had previously ensued,
an agreement was reached between
the leaders and the convention adj
iourned The delegates on both sides
an adjournment, as both |
factions were evidently exhausted. |
or not similar scenes will |
characterize today's deliberations can
lot be known until the body meets.
every good Democrat solicitous of
,arty success doubtless hopes matters
will be adjusted amicably today.
Votes of the Counties.
There were few surprises in the
ote as revealed on the various roll
alls, although all counties did not get
n opportunity to be recorded. De
atur and Clay and DeKalb counties,
f the uninstructed vote, went with
'atterson, while Greene county's 81
otes were found in the Cox column.
ii of the Bond vote except two in 6
arter county went with the Cox fac {
on, while Loudon, another of the I'M I
lstructed counties divided it's vote
oane voted with the Cox faction. Had
he roll call been concluded with all
lie counties contested excluded, there
little doubt that the Cox-Bond fac
on would have controlled the tenn
orary organization.
One factor that added to the con-
lsion and created additional disor-
or wf.s the presensce in the conven-
on of an unusual number of dele
ates totally incapacitated for partici- 7
alton in the proceedings owing to n
too frequent partaking to the flowing
)wl There were occasions which
lowed evidences of having taken too
UGH strong drink. There were times .
hen actual trouble seemed imminent,
1t the presence of members of the
,lice force in goodly numbers and
e activity of the Sergeants-at-Arms
evented any serious clash, although
ere was a fight in the Shelby dele
ton, two or three on the rear of the
age and several attempts made to
ing about a rough house. That
ere was no serious difficulty, and
en- bloodshed, is a wonder to those
10 witnessed the proceedings.