The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-12
TO NOMINATE PRESIDENT.
Strong Sentiment for VIM. J. Bryan, and
Delegates will Instruct for Him.

Delegates Will Instruct Tor Hin.
In the exsitement Of the preliminar-
les, which ate fashonning the fight for
the Gubernatorial nomination. Ten
nessee democratic seem TO have lost
sight of the fact that there will be two |
state conventions this year, one to rat
ify the peoples choice for governor and
state off GERS, and one to select dele. |
gates at-large to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention at Denver next
July. The convention upon which de-
ponds the fulltillment OF Tennessee
democracy's com mission at Denver will
be held at the State Capitol June II.
That convention will also elect twelve
democrats to represent Tennessee in
the electoral college. Hence all Of the
significance in early polite this year 10
not confined to the state primary and
the state convention, which will ratify
the will of the people expressed In the
primary, though, OF course, on account
OF the local interest involved naturally
it commands most attention.
There have not been any names men,
toned in connection with the delega-
cation which will represent Tennessee
at Denver. 1t is the custom to select
four of the most prominent democrats
in the state from the state at large.
The United States senators, the COVER
nor and congressman sometimes con-
stitutes this delegation, although Judge
John X. Shields, OF the Supreme Court
was one of the delegates to the st. Louis
convention in 1904 1t 10 not Of all I'M
likely that the gubernatorial differ
ences will figure prominently in the
fight for supremacy in nsmiag the
democrats to represent the state at the
National Convention, however, there
are some who declare that nothing Of
this nature will be injected into the
convention, the democrats preferring
harmony rather than preference in such
matter as nominating q candidate for
President.
Sometime last fall, George Blake an
nounced that he was candidate for
delegate from the Sixth District, and
shortly after this announcement Mr..
Omohundro announced that he would
like to accompany Mr.. Blake to Denver
These have been the only candidate
that have manifested q desire to 20 to
Denver, but it is probable that there
have been other announcements in
some of the other districts. No men
tion has been made of any electors, but
these will probably be announced be-
fore many weeks go by. According to
the provisions of the EConstitution nc
elector shall be:a federal or state officer
and therefore the electors must be &c.
lected from the rank and file Of the
democracy,
1t is everywhere conceded that IN
overwhelming majority Of Tennessee
democrats are in favor Of William j
Bryan for the presidency. Upon vari
GUS occasions they have manifested
such desire. and the State Committee
went 80 far as to express the opinion
that he represented the choice Of the
people. For over q yeas, and espec
tally for several months it has beer
evident that Mr.. Bryan would have the
instructions of Tennessee delegation
if he desired it. All of the party lead
, ers in Tennessee have recognized this
and whether promoted by desire Il
, remain in the band wagon or not, they
have accordingly been very outspokel
in their praises of Mr.. Bryan's worth
Nash vile American.