The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-09
BITTERLY ASSA|L
 ! SHIELDS STAND IN | TENNESSEE CAUCUS
DenunciatiOn Comes Over Protest of Governor Rob erts, Who Fought Move
 to Bitter End
Bv Associated Press

By Associated Press Nashville, June 8.-Democrats iron all sections of Tennessee assembled 1T nounced the stand taken by Senator John K. Shields of this state in vot- ing against the League of Nations as presented to the Senate by President Wilson. The denunciation came over the protest of Governor Roberts and his supporters, who opposed the move and fought it to the bitter end, but were unable to stem the tide agains' Senator Shields, motion to table the amendment to the party platform, IT which the denunciation was contained being lost by a vote of 1,279 to 914 The Shields faction bitterly fought the adoption of the resolution, but art CT motion to table had lost the con- vention adopted the resolution by an almost unanimous vote.
 The women of the state taking part in their first state convention played
 large part in the Shields condemna- ton and it was due to them that Da- vidson county, the second largest dele gation, changed 1t svote before the roll call was announced and voted to cen sure the senator.
 Delegates elected from the state al large to the San Francisco convention were: Mrs. Guilford Dudley of Nash vile, Col. Harry S. Berry of Sumner county T. R. Preston of Chattanooga and Senator K. D. McKellar. The stand of the latter in voting for the peace treaty was heartily approved as was the administration of President Wilson and his leadership of the party I~ <@ tla fnttr datn a large two delegates from each of the ten congressional districts in the state were selected. The delegation was un- instructed as to a choice for President but instructed to place the name o1 Gen. L. D. Tyson of Knoxville before the convention as a candidate for vice president
 CAUCUS ACTION Following was the action of the democratic caucuses of the ten con. gressi ional districts this morning, pre-. liminary to the convention: First district J. A. Susong. Green vile, and J. H. Caldwell, Bristol. Al ternates: George L. Berry, Rogers vile. and John M. Jones, New Port. Second district: Mrs. R. E. l.. Mount castle, Knoxville, and Judge Sam John. son, Maryville. Alternates: w. K. Nc Cure Sr., Knoxville and Miss Fannie Cox of Knox county.
 l Third district: R. L. Kirkpatrick o Polk county and John L. Willias O Warren county. Alternates: George L Harwick of Cleveland and c. F Hutchinson of Sparta.
 l Fourth district: o. K. Holladay Cookeville, and J. T. Baskerville. Gal
 latin. Alternates: c. E. Snodgrass ant | r,- JIy Boswell.
 l Fifth district. ". C. Houston, Wood bury, and Thomas N. Greer, Shelby ville. Their wives were chosen as al ternates.
 Sixth district: Hill McAlister. Nash vile, and A. M Leach, Clarksvi1le. Al ] ternates: Miss Della Dortch, Nashville
 and Mrs. J, A. Long, Springfield.
 Seventh district: George B. Will
 Lynnville and Clarence W. Turner
 Humphries county. Alternates: Thoma l P. Peebles, Columbia, and Judge Doug las Wikle, Franklin
 Eighth district: Mrs. Neil Wright Huntingdon, and Claude Bushart. Al ternates: Arch Patterson and Mrs
 Bertie Owen.
 l Ninth district: Judge W. H. Swig l gart, Obion county. and William Kin
 ney, Brownsville. Alternates: G. W Moss, Dyer county, and J. D. Denney Gibso ncounty.
 Tenth district: Miss Cahrl William
 and Judge Julian Wilson. both O. Memphis. Alternates: Charles Mile
 and Boiling Sibley.
 l NOMINATIONS APPROVED
 The caucus nominations for congres sional delegates were later approved b the convention.
 In it's platform declarations the COT ivention, besides condemning the stand c Senator Shields and upholding the ao ministration of President Wilson, advt
 cated the creation of the office of tobacc commissioner of the United States, urge that there be no backward step in ten |perance legislation and favored adequat relief of ex-soldiers.
 The administrations of Governor Rol erts and George N. Welch of the publi utilities commission were indorsed. RI lfication of the suffrage amendment Va urged
 The platform declaration regardin
 Senator. Shields was as follows: | "We expressly disagree with and d'' sent from the action record of our senle
 senator John K Shields, on every ste I. he has taken with reference to the treat of peace and League of Nations, and es
 press our humiliation at the associate
 
 he has formed with Senator Lodge an
 associates with reference to the Leagt
 of Nations. Not for the purpose of UT kind criticism or harsh judgment at tr faction of our senior senator in these r lspects. but for the purpose or reservin
 to ourselves the fundamental rights levery American. we do here and now ''
 struct him as to our will and wish r'
 garding the covenant of nations an treaty of neace This instrument, whic
 Is still pending before the senate. au Senator Shields still being member , that body, will be called upon 10 Iai
 further action with reference tnere' and therefore we instruct him, as It
 our highest privilege to do. to rever' his action on this proposition, and in II future to faithfully sustain the adopti. , of the League of Nations and the trea, of peace as written and presented, witl
 out amendments or reservations Decision Adds Impetus to Dry Law Enlbreemer