The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-17
Democratic State Executive Committee of Tennessee
 Calls Convention
PRESIDENTS ACTION
 TERMED ILL-ADVISED
Democratic Administration Indorsed, But Claim Wilson Fails to Under stand Tennessee Conditions.
 Liquor Fight Prominent

Nashville, March 1s.--Declining to listen to the suggestions of President Woodrow Wilson for harmony in the democratic party in Tennessee and indorsing the ad- mnlstration of Governor Ben ". Hooper. republican, the independent democratic state executive committee adjourned this afternoon after calling two state eonven- tions, both to meet on April %
 The first convention Is to meet at noon April 22 to nominate candidate for judge of the supreme court The second will meet at 3 p. m. the same day to take such action as they may deem advisable in regard to nominating candidates for governor and railroad commissioner" It was stated by speakers that the idea in holding two conventions was to have the nomination for supreme judge made apart from turbulent political convention
 Action 'Ill Advised"
 In touching on the harmony suggestions of President Wilson the majority of the speakers characterized the action of the President as "ill advised" and declared that he did not know the conditions ex- isting in Tennessee.
 The resolutions adopted said III part relative to the plea of President Wilson for harmony.
 ''We indorse the administration of Pres- ident Wilson, but we regret that he lis- tened to the importunities of certain rep resentatives of the national goSernment with reference to purely local and state affairs The independent democrats oi Tennessee have steadfastly refused to at. or national issues for state politics.
 The staunchest original supporters of President Wilson in this state, both for the nomination and for election were independent democrats. They sup ported him when the liquor gang in the cities were boosting his competitors for the nomination. They have stood loy- ally by him throughout his administra- ton. These facts thoroughly demon strate the incorrectness of the Presi- dents utterance to the effect that tho national democratio party snr aamfnisr tration is endangered by the independ cnt democratic movement in Tennes- | see.
 Hooper Indorsed Other matters carried in the resolu- tions were:
 We indorse the administration of Governor Hooper. He has given inde- pendent democrats no cause to regret that they twice wielded the balance Of power which made him governor. He has never proved untrue to any plank in the platform of the independent democrats. He has demonstrated the wisdom and skill of his leadership, but above all he has won the faith and confidence of the people"
 The committee warned the people against what the resolutions say is effort on the part of the liquor people to make 1t appear that the fight against "the lawless saloon has ended while the liquor people are busy trying to slip into the legislature the same old gang with a few new recruits of $ similar character. . It would be the helghth of reckless folly for the forces of good government to abandon tho fight on the lawless liquor interests now and put the friends of the saloon n cnnt rnl of fhn silnafin inn-i