The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-19
FULL JUDICIARY
TICKET CHOSEN
Tennessee Voters Condemn
Gov. N. R. Patterson.
AGAINST THE PRIMARY
Meeting mt Nashville Is in Opposition
to the Regular Candidates and
Those Named Will Run as
Independents

Nashville, May lS.-GOV. M. X. Iatler-
son and the state democratic executive
committee were bitterly denounce TO-
day Ia speeches and in resolutions by peg
Gaps the largest mass meeting of voters
ever neld in the state of Tenrassea called
for the purpose of protesting against the
action of the governor and .lo executive
committee in attempting TO force all ju-
dietary candidates to submit their can
didacy in the general primary of June 4.
rhe action of the committee was con-
trery to precedent, and resulted in sew
eral of the candidates for the supreme
court and court of civil appeals announc-
ing themselves as Independent candi-
dates.
Tile convention today at which more
than 5000 democrats Of the state were
present nominated full judiciary ticket.
and appealed to the voters of the state to
refuse to participate in the primary on
June t.
Governor Patterson and the executive
committee were unqualifiedly denounced
anc condemned for their efforts to over
come and coerce the supreme court
OF the state in the decision of a case
pending before it similar to the pardon
powers recently exercised. This, 1t is
stated, had reference to the Cooper
Carmack case.
Eulogistic resolutions in memory to the
late Senator Carmack ELECTED prolonged
applause. Every denunciatory reference
of Governor Patterson was received with
equal enthusiasm.
Patterson Condemned
The following ticket was decided upon;
Supreme court w. d. Beard of Mem
Ehis, M. M. Neil, Trenton; j. X. Shields,
Chattanooga; D. l.. Lansden. Carthage,
ami Grafton Green Nashville
Court Of civil appeals. s. L. Wilson,
Nashville; ]. C. Higgins, Shelbyville; j.
NJ. Taylor, Lexington; F. p. Hail. Dres-
den, and II. Y. Hughes, Tazewell.
The democratic primary of June 4
Will also nominate judicial tickets,
which means there will be two sets
of democratic nominees to be voted for
in the general election. Republican
leaders have declared they would not
put out ticket. The call under which
the convention met appeals to demo
Gratis Of that state, irrespective of past
! ffilia ations or factionalA differences, who
| believe in the independents and integ-
rity of the judiciary for the purpose
of taking such action as may be
deemed proper to uphold and sustain
the action of those candidates for
,udges of the supreme court and the
court of civil appeals who have taken
a stand for an untrammeled judiciary
and who have appealed to the people to
support them at the polls in August. -
The movement is in opposition to the
course of the democratic state con-
vention, headed by Governor Batter
son, which included the judiciary can
didate among those to be voted for
in the general primary of June 4, and
the resolutions adopted t"repudiate the
o-called state and executive commit
tee as undemocratic, arbitrary, tyran
nical and guilty of gross usurpation OF
power, not entitled to the support of
any democratic voter in Tennessee"
The resolutions further unqualified
iy denounce and condemn the governor
and his executive committee to over
come and coerce the supreme court OF
tile state in the decision of a case
ncnding before it." indorse and approve
the action of members of the two courts
who refused to subm.. their candidacy
for reelection to the primary called
by the state committee ana appear 10
all voters to refuse to participate In
the primary.
The convention was distinctly inim'
ical to Governor Patterson and he was
vigorously asailed and criticised by the
sneakers every such reference pelnS
received with greatest enthusiasm py
the large majority OF the delesates.
Eulogistic reference of the speakers
to the late Senator Carmack elclted
prolonged demonstration.
Joe " williams Of Hamilton coun-
tv was temporary chairman of the con-
yention and w. c. Caldwell OF Glib
son county, permanent chairman. b..
M. Enloe and H. Fl. Hannah, both
members of the state railroad com
mission, were dominant factors., ttO