The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-14
REGULARS NAME
GEO. N. TILLMAN
UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATE NASH.
WILLIAM TO LEAD PARTY FOR
THE SECOND TIME.


NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 13-Hon
George n. Tillman. the distinguished
Nashville lawyer, on a statewide pro
hibition platform. was nominated By
reclamation for governor Of Tennes
see yesterday by the republican state
convention, and in a stirring speech
which evoked wild cheers at every
point. he accepted the nomination.
Thus is insured for the first time
since the old populist party passed
out of existence in Tennessee, a
three-cornered fight for the governor
ship of the old Volunteer state, with
Governor Patterson, the democratic
incumbent, opposed by two republi-
cans, both running on prohibition
platforms, while the Governor stands
on a platform favoring no further ad-
vance against the liquor power ex-
cept when and until the people Of
each city vote the saloons out
Both the republican platforms how
ever. while they declare for statewide
prohibition, do not explicitly declare
for the wiping out of breweries and
distilleries, and therefore, they will
probably not be molested.
The Chattanooga convention which
nominated Asbury Wright favored
the extension of the four-mile law to
every city and county in the state,
and this law simply prevents the sale
of liquor, and not the manufacture of
it.
Mr.. Tillman's speech was a digni-
fed and manly utterance, typical of
his high character and standing as a
He said he would resort to
no abuse or mud-slingfng, that his
appeal would be to the reason and to
the hearts of the people.
Strong on Prohibition.
He came out strong on the prohibit
ton plank, which it is evident he in
tends to make the dominant issue in
he campaign. He attacked with his !
trained powers of logic, the local self
government plea as applied to the
liquor question, and declared that if |
GOV. Patterson's interpretation was
correct, the liquor question would
nave to be re-opened in every county
n the state from which it had been
lriven; that the four remaining coun
les that sell whisky cannot be given
lights that have not been given to
'ther sections.
He denied that he had ever favored
he force bill, and denied anyone to
how any utterance of his wherein he
lad ever expressed his approval of
hat measure.
Mr. Tillmans appeal to the con-
ciences of the citizenship of Tennes-
&c for honest elections, by picturing
be spectacle of church members stuff
ng ballot boxes, was especially
trong. and was loudly applauded
He said that if he was elected gov
rnor he would not use his Office to
btain a partisan political advantage,
ut that if his party did win favors it
ould have to win them only by the
onest, faithful and conscientious dis !
large of the duties of the office,
hich it would be his endeavor to do =
He touched on the Importance of
aintaining and preserving the for
It's, and suggested the establishment
forest reserves by. the state, by the
lrchase of mountain lands and lands =
the head of streams and water
urces.
The platform adopted by yester- d
US convention simply reaffirms the
publican platform of two years ago,
zen it declared for the extension Of :.
e four-mile law to the whole state. -