The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-15
FOR LOCAL OPTION
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS RATIFY
 THE PRIMARYs
Declare For the Sound Principles of the Party and Sends Greetings to the Democrats of
 the Country,

Nashville. Tenn. July 14-In a conven- tion remarkable for its size and the demonstrations, the Democracy of Ten nessee tonight formally ratified the will of the party as expressed in the primary of June 27 last.
 Following is the ticket. in each in- stance the present incumbent being re- nominated.
 Shelby County; Supreme Court, Benja- min D. Bell of Sumner County: Court of Civil Appeals. A. N. Lamb of Henry County; Railroad Commissioner, Frank Avent of Rutherford County.
 Governor Patterson was given a magnificent ovation when he appeared on the floor to thank the convention for renominating him.
 The platform as adopted. "reaffirms the time-honored principles of the par ty as handed down by its founder. Thomas Jefferson. and as exemplified by it's present geat leader and expon- ent, Hon. W. J. Bryan"
 It endorses the platform of the Ea- tional Democratic Convention made at Denver and pledges it's undivided and loyal support to the nominees of that convention. It says:
 Being in thorough sympathy and eaCCVIQ WlLni IflG GlOTL6 OI InC NALlOnhi Democracy to restore the government to its ancient moorings and to re-es- tabIish it on the old foundations of the rights of the people and the consent of the governed, we send our greetings to the Democrats of other States and pledge the electoral votes of Tennessee to its nominees for President and Vice President
 The plank in the National platform S-.HAA -rA., .uf Nf.A All is especially endorsed. On the liquor question the resolutions say:
 "we earnestly approve and endorse all the temperance legislation now on the statute books of the state and pledge our party to take no backward step on these questions, but to extend and apply those laws to all portions of the State not now embraced in their operation whenever the people of the communities to be affected thereby give their consent, believing they have the right to determine this question for themselves.
 we also favor the strict enforce ment of all existing laws relating to the sale of liquor and the enactment of such additional penalties as will effect ively prevent infractions by the with drawal and forfeiture of the license of those who are guilty of violating the laws"
 As to party nominations they say:
 We favor direct vote of the people by counties on the same day as being the fairest mode of expressing the pop ular will believing that such system will preserve the country as a unit of the State as was intended by the found@ CTS of the government and will afford the surest way to prevent fraud at the polls and strengthen and preserve the proportionate representation of the counties in party nominations"
 The resolutions further favor legfslas ton that will prevent the acceptance and use by public Ofiicials and others of passes. franks and free tansporta- ton, with such exceptions and limita- tions as the legislature, in it's wisdom, may see fit to prescribe; such amend ments to trust laws and the enactment of such additional laws as may be nec- essary to effectually prevent private monopoly and the oppression of the people in the control of the prices Of products of the soil or in unfair com petition fin business.