People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1894 — Tennessee Democrats Nominate. [ARTICLE]

Tennessee Democrats Nominate.

Nashville, Term., Aug. ig. —'The democeatic state convention effected organization Wednesday afternoon. The committee was besieged with A. P. A. and anti-A. P. A. resolutions, and considerable time was consumed in disposing of these. Gov. Peter Turner was renominated by acclamation. The platform favors the maintenance of both gold and silver at a parity, and declares that the steady decrease in prices is due to the demonetization of silver. A resolution calling for a constitutional convention was defeated, and thereupon the two-thirds rule was abolished