The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-09-20
ADDRESS OF JUDGE
HOLDING A FEATURE
OF THE CONVENTION
GOV. HOOPER A SPEAKER BY IN
VTATloN AND SPEAKS OUT
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE.
The new COMMITTEE IS CHOSEN
The Name of Patterson Acted az an
ADMINISTRATIONS Opposes the
Back Tax Laws and Proposal to
Repeal Temperance Laws.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 49,
The speech of Judge Sam Holding, of
Columbia, following his election as
chairman of the democratic mass
convention, was one OF the. features
of that great gathering. In his clear
and forceful way he aroused the as
sembled audience to high pitch Of
enthusiasm, and his voice carried to
the utmost of the big auditorium.
Like red flag in front of mad
bull, the name of Malcolm R. Patter-
son was projected into the arena, and
the pail of Pattersonism proved as
powerful slogan as two years ago,
the determination to have none OF
him or his ilk being most emphat-
ically pronounced. The liquor plank
of the regulars platform, the machi-
nations of the back tax system, and
the alignment of all the forces of evil
as alleged, on one side, were other
topics upon which 1t was evident the
delegates held decided and unani-
nous convictions.
Following the adoption of the plat
form and the endorsement of Gov.
Hooper, the convention demanded
that their nominee be called to the
platform, and when the latter appear
ed he was given the greatest ovation
of the day, the delegates rising in
their seats and cheering for several
minutes. The Governor addressed
the convention for about thirty min.
utes, paying in no uncertain Ian.
guage his respects to what he term
ed the firm of Patterson, McMillin &
Co.
Upon the motion of Newt White, of
Giles county, new state executive
committee was selected to conduct
the campaign. After the committee
was named, two being selected from
each district in the state, Mr. White
offered a motion to the effect that
should the committee see fit they
would be allowed to select their own
chairman outside the membership.
This was carried The committee
elected is composed of the following:
First district, R. M. Rogan, Rogers
Vile; E. C. Reeves, Johnson City;
second, T. W. Kellar. Knoxville: W..
iG. Lenoir, Philadelphia; third, w. G..
M. Thomas, Chattanooga; S. M. Alex
ander, Winchester; fourth, Alfred AL
good, Cookeville; B. NJ Mace, Leba-
non; fifth, T. E. Hord, Florence; j..
wv. Powers, Manchester; sixth, 0 G..
Sprouse, Springfield; j. B. Ezell,
Newsom; SEVENTH T. B. Johnson,
Franklin; j. G. Woodland, Giles coun-
ty; eighth, A. H. Askew, Jackson;
James A. Robbins, Mckenzie; ninth,
George w. Everett, Trenton; Thos.
Steele, Jr.. Ripley; tenth, S. s. Pres
ton, Memphis: R. H. Green, Coving-
ton.
The platform as adopted set out
fully the principles for which the in
dependents stand. 1t was severe
arraignment of Pattersonism ami the
predatory liquor interests. 1t con-
demned the back tax system and the
manipulation and manipulators there
Iof. The regular faction was con-
demned for its inconsistency in CEN
surfing party irregularity, and then
fusing with the whisky republicans
in the last legislature in eiecting a
republican treasurer and the attempt
to repeal the prohibition laws and
the election laws.
In part Gov. Hooper's address fol
lows:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen Of the
convention:
81 came down here few minutes
ago in taxicab, having been notified
that l might be wanted. The chauf-
feur asked me if he must take me to
the front door or the back door OF
the auditorium. and | told him that
when | went into an independent
democratic convention | always went
in the front door. AS soon as ] get
to the front door / met tall, hand
some intelligent fellow. He said, 81
am so-and-so'-I will not tell you his
name. He said: I was an applicant
for the wardenship of the state pris
on. / didn't get it, was for you
for governor, and am for you again |
Just the same as il I had been APP
pointed warden of the state peniten- |,
tiary And so at the very thresh- |
hold of this convention, at the very
door of this auditorium. met with |
that enunciation of loyalty to prin- !
ciple characteristic of the independ-
emit democracy of the State of Ten.
nessee. (Applause.)