The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-03-20
Davidson County
Independent Democrats
rleet In Mass Conven-
ti0n and Take Decided
Stand.
Hooper and Williams.

The independent Democrats Of
Davidson county met in mass
convention last Saturday and
ad opted resolutions calling for
an early convention, endorsing
Hooper for Governor, Judge Sam
@. Williams, of the Supreme
Court for reelection and an In
dependent Democrat for Rail
road Commissioner. Judge John
A. Pitts was the leading speaker
of the convention. Judge Pitts
said that were he called upon to
lay down what he believed the
independen. Democrats Of Ten
nessee stand for this year would
be in substance:
/. Maintaining fusion of tenn
perance and law. enforcement
voters of all parties.
2. That we stand for the same
things in state government that
we have stood for since 1909, and
that while we cordially..welcome
to our ranks all voters who have
not heretofore acted with us, we
will not stultify ourselves by
abandoning our principles.
8. The time for uniting the
Democratic factions in this state
will come when the Regular fac
tion shall have fully and finally
renonnced it's allegiance to the
liquor interest, when all the is
sues that have divided US have
been fully and finally settled and
every open saloon banished
from the state for good and all.
A. His fourth suggestion in
full is:
I'VE favor especially the main
tenance, intact and without
amendment, of the present elec-
tion laws as enacted in 1907 and
amended in 1909, and pledge
ourselves to vote against any
candidate for the Legislature
who will not commit himself
positively and unconditionally
to vote against any change in
these laws. We believe these
laws are just and fair, and fully
realize that fair elections are
impossible when the election
officers of the state and counties
are dictated by q political ma.
chine, and there can be no peace
or harmony in the party so long
as any faction seeks to change
these laws at tevery opport unity. .
5. Cordial endorsement of the
official course and administra-
tion Of Gov. Hooper.
8. Proper regulation and equal
taxation of railroads and other
public service corporations, anti
pass legislation, fellow servants
law, abolition of infamous abuses
lin back tax system.
The resolutions adopted de-
clAred for q PARTISAN judi
ciary, renewed allegiance tc
Jeffersonian Democracy, which
principles are guiding the splen.
Ibid administration of President
Woodrow Wilson, reviewed the
accomplishments Of the indepeu.
dent Democrats of Tennessee,
endorsed Gov. Hooper forre-elec.
tion, Judge Sam @. Williams fol
election to the Supreme bench
and an independent Democrat
| for Railroad Commissioner, and
urged the State Committee Il
call the State Convention al
early a. possible to nominate
candidates for state Offices.
II the independent Democrats
ItAke Rrst action in the state
leaving out the nomination Of al
independent or the endorse mem
lof Hooper for Governor, Ant
Istand FOR Democracy ia the na
ltion, and prohibition. homes
Igoyernment and fair elections ii
the state, they will wonder WHY
any voter, protesting to stand foI
temperance, economy and law
reinforcement can object to follow
ling the independent lead.