The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-03-17
WILSON HARMONY
PLEA DlsRE6ARDED
iHpEpEsaDGnr DEMOCRATS or
rsn.EssEE SAY PRESIDENTIAL
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ENDORSE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
Resolution Adopted Supporting the
PsesldsRt, But intimatIns that He
Had No Right to interfere In states
Poiities-one 10 Local the othe'
National.
ENDORSE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
(Bv Associated Press.)

(Bv Associated Press.)
Nashville. Tenn. March 17.-Declin-
ing to listen to the SUGGESTIONS Of Pres |
ident Woodrow Wilson for harmony in
The Democratic party in Tennessee and
endorsing the administration of Gov.
Ben W. Hooper. Republican, the In
dependent Democratic Executive Com
mittee adjourned after calling two con-
ventions, both to met on April %.
The first convention is to meet at
noon on April %, to nominate candi-
date for Judge of the Supreme Court.
THE second will meet at 8 p. m. the
same day to take such action as they
may deem advisable in regard to nomi-
mating candidates for Governor and
Railroad Commissioner"
1t was explained by speakers that the
idea in holding two conventions was
to have the nomination for Supreme
Court Judge made apart from "tur-
bulent political convention"
In touching on the harmony sug-
estions of President Wilson the ma
jority of the speakers characterized
the action of the President as "ill-ad-
vised" and declared that he did not
know the conditions existing in Ten
neesee.
The resolutions adopted said in part,
relative to the plea Of President Will
SON for harmony.
Purely Local Affairs.
1--WE endorse the administration OF
President Wilson but we regret that
he listened to the opportunities Of Ger;
ain representatives of the national gov
, ernment with reference to purely local
and state affairs. The Independent
Democrats of Tennessee have stead
fastly refused to sacrifice State issues
for national politics. The staunchest
original supporters of Presiden Will
son in the State, both for the nomi-
nation and election, were independ-
ent Democrat. They supported him
when the liquor gang in the cities were
boosting his competitors for the nomt-
, nation. They have stood loyalty by
him throughout his administration.
These facts thoroughly demonstrated
the incorrectness of the Presidents
information to the effect that the na-
tional Democratic party or administra.
ton is endangered by the Independent
Democratic movement in Tennessee"
Endorse Hooper.
Other matters carried in the resolu-
tion were:
I'VE endorse the administration OF
Governor Hooper. He has given Inde-
pendent Democrats no cause to regret
that they twice welded 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 an
effort on the part of the liquor people
to make It appear that the fight against
the lawless saloon" has ended
while the liquor people are busy try
ing to slip into the Legislature the
same old gang with few new recruits
, Of similar character. - 1t would
be the height Of reckless folly for the
forces of good government to abandon
the fight on the lawless liquor inter
ests now and put the friends Of the
! saloon In control of the situation"
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