The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-25
RING RULE
Vii Not Be Submitted to by the Tennes.
see Democrats Who
DENOUNCE PATTERSON

And the Other Rinssters for At
tempting to Coerce the Suprem
| Court--Eulogics on the Late Sen
ator Carmack Elicted Prolonset
Applause.
Governor NJ. R. Patterson and tn.
State Democratic executive commit
tee were bitterly denounced Wednes
day at Nashville in speeches and res
olutions. by the largest mass meet
ing OF voters ever held in the State
OF Tennessee. called lor the purpose
Of protesting against the action oil
the Governor AMI executive commit.
tee in attempting 10 force all jud.
:ciary candidates to submit their
| candidacy in the general primary OF
June i. This action OF the commit.
tee was contrary 10 precedent and
resulted in several OF the candidates
for the Supreme Court and Court o,
Civil Appeals announcing themselves
as independent candidates.
The convention. at which more
than Ave thousand Democrats Of the
State were present. nominated full
judiciary ticket an: appealed to the
voters Of the State to refuse to par
ticipate In the primary on June 4.
Governor Patterson and the exec
utiye committee were "unqualifediy
denounced and condemned" Cor their
efforts Ito overcome and coerce the
Supreme Court Of the State in the de-
cision Of case pending before II" )"
this reference being to the Cooper
case
Eulogistic references to the late
Senator Carmack ELECTED proloree'
applause, while every denuaciary re-
ference to Governor Patterson was
greeted with great enthusiasm. The
judiciary tickets enoorsed were as
follows:
Supreme Court: W. D. Beard.
Memphis; NJ. NJ. Neal. Trenton; J. K.
Shields. Chattanooga; D. L. Lans-
den. Carthage. and Grafton Green.
Nashville.
Court of Civil Appeals: S. F. Will
son. Nashville: J. C. Higgins. Shell
byvilEe; J. N. Taylor. Lexington:
F. P. Hai' Dresden, and H. Y.
Hughes, =. well.
The following synopsis OF the dec.
laration Of principles was adopted
by the Convention:
That the people have the inaleni.
able right to alter. reform or abol,
ish any agencies of their own crea.
ton when those agencies seek te
thwart the sovereign will.
That the doctrine Of non-resist-
ance against arbitrary power is alb
srrd and sisvish.
That the independence Of the thre>
coordinate branches OF the Govern
ment is essential to the stability OF
The commonwealth and the freedom
Of the people.
That any attempts to coerce the
Courts in the exercise OF their prop
er functions is destructive OF peace
and safety and should be resisted
by al lawful means knows to fre.
men.
That the paramount issue before the
people Of Tennessee is the independ
ence and integrity Of their Courts.
That half century ago an amend.
ment to the Constitution was adopt.
ed. proving that day should be sp-
pointed for the election OF Judges
and Attorney General. seperate and
apart from the dag for election for
political Offices. so that merit anc
efficiency should not be obscured b.!
heat and strife Of political cam
Daign. and has always since been
recognized by both political parties
OF the State as wise nd patriotic
and as prompting sne independence
Of the Judiciary.
That the so-called State executive
committee. no. one Of whose mem
bers was elected by the people. and
majority OF whom were appointed
by the Governor. has attempted tc
-epudiate the we'll settled and safe
method OF selecting candidates 70:
the judiciary and has attempted Il
deprive the Democrats OF the State oi
the right to hold their own elec.
tions. to make their own platform.
and TO appoint the committees. and
being completely under the contTo
OF the Governor has adopted a plaI
designed to aid their master in hi:
attempt to coerce the Supreme Coar'
10 to perpetuate their own power
That by these acts OF usurpation tht
committee and the Governor have
disrupted the Democratic party an'
have given sufficien: grounds Tor re
pcdiating the committee.
That the committee be repud!afet
and the Governor denounced am
condemned for his effort to coerc'
the Supreme Court in case pend!n;
before It. and that endorsement b'
given Justices RearG. Shields ant
Neil. OF the Supreme Court. in re
fusing to submit to the un-Demo
cratic plan. and that condemnation
be given Judges Landsden. Hall
Higgins. Wilson and Taylor for thei
claims direct to the people.
That every Democrat who believe
in the integrity Of the judiciary ans
the right OF the people 10 contro
their own affairs. DC called on to re
fuse TO participate in the primir
ordered for June 4. and any o,he
Convention or primary ordered D
said committee.
Th,> rho candidacy Of the aboy