The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-15
REORGANIZATION
is EFFECTED BY
TENN. DEMOCRATS
Convention Names New Elk.
ecutive Committee And
Adopts Its Platform.
Patterson Committee Calls
For Convention.
WHICH is THE REAL PARTY?

! Nashville, Sept. 15.-After the In
dependent Democrats in convention
yesterday endorsed B W. Hooper for
governor the Patterson executive
committee issued a cali for a con-
vention at Nashville October 6. for
delegates elected at county mass con-
ventions. October 3.
At the convention yesterday COM
plete reorganization of the Demo-
cratic party was effected.
Roll Of congressional districts was
called and the new executive COM
mittee was named, with two mem
bers from each district.
First District-John II. Caldwell.
of Sullivan, w. J. McShane, New
port.
Second District. II. Bundren, of
Jefferson. w. A. Owen. of Campbell
Third District. b. French, of
Hamilton, II. II. Horton. Franklin.
Fourth District--M. ]. Swafford,
Of Rhea, n. Fisher, of Smith.
Fifth District. Z. Vanden, of
Rutherford. W. W. ogilvie. of Mar
shall.
Sixth District-A. NJ. Leach. OF
Montgomery. James b, Newman, of
Davidson.
Seventh Dlstrict-T b. Johnson.
Of Williamson. Jonas Amos. of Mau-
Try.
Eighth District--w. II. Bridges.
Of Madison. o. c. Barton, of Henry.
Ninth District-E. r. Rice, of
Dyer. Wallace Wade. of Gibson.
Tenth Charles Miller, OF
Hardeman, John 7. Walsh. of Shelby
The Platform.
Following Is in fun the platform
adopted by the insurgent convention
today:
I'VE. the representatives OF the
Democratic party of Tennessee, act
Ing by authority derived directly from
the people. do declare our allegiance
TO the time-honored principles of
national Democracy. We believe in
A government OF the people. for the
people and by the people; and. In
order to perpetuate that kind of gov
eminent. through the usual politica,
agencies, We declare that party com
mittees. party nominations and par
y platforms should only be made by
direct and express authority of the
people, through primary elections, or
ielegated conventions.
eve denounce the usurpation OF
party authority in the name of De
mocracy by the Patterson machine
and we condemn its efforts to dis
franchise Democratic voters of this
state, and thereby to establish an
autocracy under the name and in the
yuise of Democracy.
eve condemn the course OF Gov
Patterson in appointing, by himself
or his agents. members OF the state
Democratic executive committee from
he state at large. We favor the Sc
'ection of the state Democratic exec
gressional district, by the delegates
thereof, respectively, to this conven-
ton. and oppose the appointment or
selection of any members thereof
from the state at large.
"The independence and the integ-
rity of the three coordinate depart
ments OF our state government
should be preserved in all their con-
stitutional limitations, and we de-
nounce the action of the governor in
attempting by the use of his political
machine to control the action of the
Legislature and TO coerce the supreme
court in the matter of case pending
before II.
1--WE demand the enforcement of
the laws by executive officers charged
with the duty of law enforcement,
and we condemn as false to their
trust all such officials as attempt to
nulhfy the laws and defeat the legis-
llatiye will by their non-enforcement
Endorse Prohibition.
A Eve endorse and declare for the
: retention and maintenance of the
four-mile law and its various amend
lments. prohibiting the manufacture
land sale OF intoxicating liquors IN
: this state and We condemn the efforts
n Of Gov. Patterson to discredit these
laws and an other officers charged
with the duties of enforcing them
We contend that these laws have