The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-07
WOULD KEEP LIQUOR
QUESTION OUT OF RACE
Platform Adopted Says Let the Leg
islature Settle Prohibition Cues
tion-RepubIicans Severely Scored
BY Speakers.
(Bu Associated Press.)


Nashville, Tenn, Oct. limited
States Senator Robert L. Taylor was
yesterday nominated for governor by
the regular Democratic convention,
although the senatorial term does not
expire until 1912. No other name was
presented to the convention, the de-
mand being for Taylor and no one
else. Senator Taylor at 7 p. m. ap-
peared in the convention hall, and
after an ovation, accepted the nomi-
nation. Several men were named for
railroad commissioner for West Ten
nessee, but all declined, and final ac-
tion as to this office was deferred
until after the candidate for governor
mad been chosen.
| In the main, the convention, which
was largely attended, was harmonious
throughout, though there was a little
breeze when Senator Toilet endeav.
ored to have the platform amended
as to the liquor question. The Toll
lett amendment provided for a ref
erence of the liquor question to vote
of the people, but the amendment was
finally voted down, the platform be-
ing adopted as originally drawn, and
the temperance plank reading as fol-
lows:
The Temperance Plank.
"The Democratic party has at all
times been the consistent friend OF
temperance reform in Tennessee and
other Southern States. All progress
sive legislation on the subject has
been enacted by the Democratic
party. But it is an economic and
moral question. 1t cannot rightfully
and should not as a matter OF fact
be made the football of political ex
pediency, nor allowed to become {
party question. There Is NO place IL
theory as there Is none in practice
for division along party lines on thi
question. Men in all parties diffe
widely as to the means to be adoptes
and the course to be pudsued In ad
vancing this cause. 1t is a question
which must and should be settled b.
the members of the legislature an,
7, BY the voters OF Tennessee in thei
selection and election,
"We therefore declare that the ten
perance question should not be a
issue In q gubernatorial campaign.
Controlling Issue.
"The great controlling issue in thi
campaign is whether Tennessee sha
be turned over to boss-ruled Repul
iican machine In q bargain by whic
: the public offices of this State ar
4 sought to be treated as merchandis
for barter and sale between polit
clans and party bosses. The repudi
tion of this humiliating attempt
barter away the honor of the Stat
n is the first duty of every patriot
j Tennessesn.
"We favor and demand the e
forcement Of all laws that are, or ma
hSlSdlISI DS pldCSO upOu lu6 SIdJu
l. books of Tennessee on all questions
Trusts are condemned, the declar
IS ton of the Republican State platfor
in favor of Confederate pensions b
al ing declared an acknowledgment tn
'e the Republicans thus confess that Il
r Confederates were not traitors al
'e that the war was not a rebellion.
,; Parole Of Convicts.
se A parole system for convicts is 1
e. vored. The platform is mainly q
e. voted to State affairs.
Is N. G. Robertson, former Sta
IL chairman, and w. o. Vertrees, cha
o. man of the recent Independent Sta
Democratic committee called the &C
at vention to order Jointly, and Joe
be Williams, who was chairman of t
ed independent judicial committee
May, was temporary chairman. K.