The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-05-19
RYE FOR GOVERNOR
ENLOE COMMISSIONER
CUSTER LAW APPROVED; CRUMP
DELEGATION SEATED
Declaration for Vote on Suffrage il
Tennessee in Platform. - Howse
: Delegation Deserted by Crump
Followers on Issues.

Nashville. May l7--In the .noisest
iaif3 most turbulent eoaventleA since
tisJ6 ths semoernts - 'Tenimssla l.ssl
night renominated Tom c. Rye for
governor and again put the stamp of
an almost unanimous approval upon
the custer law.
B. A. Enloe was nominated for rail-
road commissioner over 7. j. Walsh of
Gibson. The vote was 705 to 575. The
nomination was announced in the Wild
est confusion.
The Crump delegation from Shelby
after receiving the recognition of the
convention, swallowed the custer bill
like man. Six months ago the head
of this machine worked then defied
Tom Rye. Tonight they were forced
to gulp him down sweet morsel. 1t
was a bitter dose. They had to do it.
This was the price they paid for the
privilege of sitting in a convention of
democrats.
An effort to declare against the GUS
ter bill was defeated by l,195 to 145.
Hilary Howse, the ousted Nashville
mayor was bold enough to spring the
scrap. He is the controller of the
Nashville machine. He may have ex-
pected Mr.. Crump to stick to him. But
Crump didn't.
But Mr.. Crump is not lover of the
custer bill. He probably would have
swung into the Howse contingent if it
had not been for the contest from
Shelby This contest arose because
the haters of election thievery and bad
government in Memphis knew they
would be misrepresented if they per-
mitted the machine to go ioyously to
Nashville.
Delegates at large to the st. Louis
convention were elected as follows, the
four receiving the largest number Of
votes being elected.
Thomas r. Preston of Chattanooga,
$3.50; Austin Peay Of Clarksville, 1,021;
Judge J. Z. Richardson Of Murfrees-
boro, SlS; w. II. Hartford Of Nash
vile, 1856, G.. L. Berry of Rogersville,
556; +. j. Garrett Of Dresden, 772.
By acclamation, Messrs. Garrett and
Peay were elected alternates. j. Lon
Foust Of Chattanooga and Z. E. Es-
lick of Pulaski were named the other
alternates.
The platform adopted by the conyen-
tion tonight indorses the administra-
tion Of President Wilson, with special
reference to his craftsmanship in hand
ling the Mexican and European crises
and indorses special democratic meas
ures passed by congress during the
past three years.
It commits the party to temperance
and law enforcement and opposes the
repeal of liquor laws or laws enacted
to enforce them; it endorses the GUST
er law, advocates an equal division Of
election officers and approves the pres
ent primary law; provides for pension
ing confederate soldiers and widows
Of Confederate soldiers, favors abol-
ishing convict lease system and favors
removal of prisoners from the mines
and working them on the roads. 1t
favors a law prohibiting the issuance
Of free passes by railroads to any per-
sons except employees.
had been generally predicted, the con
vertion was o.e of the most exciting.
at times. Of any ever held ir the s.ate
Moss of the excitement vas csrsel
ever the fight from slieioy as TO which
delegation should be seate1. Several
personal encounters were pullcd off
in both credentials committee room
and on the floor Of the convention. At