The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-15
Democratic Convention Ratfes Action of People In Re-
 cent Primary
ALL STATE OFFICIALS
 RENOM|NATED BY VOTE
State Platform Indorses Administra- ton and Pledges Electoral Vote of Tennessee to the Ma
 tlonal Ticket.

Nashville, July 14-In a convention, re- nlarkable for it's size and the demonstra- ton, the democracy of Tennessee tonight ratified the will of the party as expressed in the primary of June 27 last. Follow ing Is the ticket, in each instance the present incumbent being renominated:
 Governor-Malcom R. Patterson or Shelby county.
 Supreme Court-Benjamin D. Bell of Sumner county.
 Court of Civil Appeals-A. N. Lamb of Henry county.
 Railroad Commissioner-Frank Avent or Rutherford county.
 Governor Patterson was given mag nificent ovation when he appeared on the floor to thank the convention for renom- mating him.
 The platform as adopted "reaffirms the time-honored principles of the party as handed down by it's founder, Thomas lief ferson, and as exemplified by its present great leader and exponent, Hon. w, J. Bryan. It indorses the platform of the rational democratic convention made at Denver and pledges its undivided ana joyal support to the nominees of that
 
 convention.
 Being in thorough sympathy and ac- cord with the efforts of the national de- mocracy to restore the government to US ancient moorings and to re-establish It on the old foundations of the rights of ths reople and the consent of the governed, we send our greetings to the democrats of other states and pledge the electoral vote of Tennessee to its nominees for President ana Vice President"
 The plank in the national platform with reference to employers liability is espeei- ally indorsed On the liquor question the resolutions Say:
 We expressly approve and indorse 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 operations, whenever the people of the communities to be ef- fected thereby give their consent. belev- ing they have the right to determine this question for themselves.
 We also favor the strict enforcement of all existing laws relating to the sale Of liuuor and the enactment of such addf- tional penalties as will effectually pre- vent infractions by the withdrawal ana forfeiture of the license of those who are guilty of violating the laws" W
 As to party nominations they say: we favor a direct vote of the people by coun- ties on the same day, as being the fairest means of expressing the popular will, believing that such a system will pre- serve the country as a unit of the state, as was intended by the founders of the government, and will afford the surest way to prevent fraud at the polls and strengthen and preserve the proporton- ate representation of the counties in party nominations"
 The resolutions further favor legisla- ton that will prevent the acceptance and use by public officials and others of passes, franks and free transportation, with such exceptions and limitations as the legislature in it's wisdom may see it to prescribe; such amendments to the trust laws and the enactment of such additional laws as may be necessary to effeotualiy prevent private monopoly and the oppression of the people in the con- trol of the prices of products of the soil or in unfair competition in business.