The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-04-24

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!, joining bands with those who have unit
! now regularly, constantly, strenuousl
: and madly opposed the accomplishment
e Of these great ends Of government
e Resolved, That we recognize in Gov
! ernor Ben w. Hooper a faithful publ
r servant who has in his official caree
s risen above the low station OF the parti
san TO the plane of patriot and servet
the whole people, and whose work il
faithfully and well done. He has proven
, himself worthy of continued confdenc,
and we endorse him for re- election anc
so instruct our delegates.
Resolved, That being mindful that
when Justice Buchanan, an appointee
Of Governor Patterson from among the
regular Democrats, demonstrated bis
honesty, we endorsed and supported
him, and it was with feeling of State
pride that the members of the legal
profession OF the city Of Memphis, from
among whom Justice Buchanan was APP
pointed, have with practical unanimity,
regular, independent and Republican,
endorsed Justice Sam G. Williams, an
appointee Of Governor Hooper, for an
election to the place on the Supreme
Bench, that he fills by appointment,
recognizing as we all do that he has
proven himself in his brief term OF
service to be an impartial and just
Judge, able and learned in the law, and
we therefore most heartily join with the
members OF the profession at Memphis
and with the people throughout the
State, irrespective Of party, in endors-
ing him for election, and we instruct
the delegates from Obion County to the
convention to be held at Nashville on
April %, 1914, to vote for and work for
the nomination OF Hon. Sam @. Will
liams for Supreme Judge. We further
endorse the Hon. w. P. Higgerson,
State Treasurer, George P. Wollen,
Comptroller Of the Treasury, and r. r.
Sneed, Secretary Of State. We recog-
nize officers who have ably, conscien-
tiously and faithfully discharged the
duties Of their respective offices, and
who as citizens have stood for good gov
eminent, law and order and for the
best interest Of the State OF Tennessee
in the administration OF the affairs OF
State. We, therefore, endorse these
public officers and favor their re-elec-
ton and pledge to them the same loyal
support which they have received at our
hands in the past. We declare ourselves
Tor Hon. w. G. Sadler, gallant Con-
federate soldier and business man Of
vide and successful experience, for
Railroad Commissioner and hereby in
'truct our delegates to give him their
support in the State convention OF April
%. We also favor the maintenance OF
he present election law enacted in 1907
ind amended in 1909, now standing as
,ur present election Law. We assert a
hat our present election law is just
md fair law in its operation, and the
epeal or amendment OF said law we v
re unutterably opposed to, and we
therefore, pledge ourselves to vote against '
nd refuse to endorse any candidate for I
he Legislature who favors the repeal or
to the same. c
Resolved, That we favor the reten- ]
ion OF the present temperance laws of
ennessee as they now stand on the Y
tatute books. We also favor the en-
ctment OF such additional legislation R
) will strengthen their enforcement. Il
Ve further assert that the temperance P
uestion in Tennessee is not settled but
live issue in our politics. Hence B
e declare without reservation that we "
. not favor or sanction any backward
ep in temperance legislation, but we G
) favor strict enforcement Of the
WIS against the liquor traffic. We W
Irther declare that we oppose the en- o.
,rsement, nomination or election OF n
ny legislative candidate who is not en- T.
natically or unequivocally in favor OF W
our temperance laws and Ell
Ieir enforcement. We also favor the B
OF national legislation for q
e protection Of prohibition States and IA
yor constitutional amendment to O.
is effect RI
~ L. MosrER, Chair.
ID. A.. DEAN.
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Delegates named to attend the State j
on the 22d inst. we're as