Show FIGHT IN INA A CONVENTION Tennessee Democrats Scrap Instead of Nominating a State Ticket REAL LIVELY PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNMENT FOLLOWED TEM TEMPORARY TEMPORARY TRUCE Teen May IThe gaThe stats state Democratic which met here to today day 7 to nominate candidates for governor an and railroad commissIoners adjourned at this evenin evening until ro 50 tomor tomorrow tomorrow row morning wIthout effecting temporary Organization It was decidedly the most turbulent body 0 of the kind that ever as assembled In Tennessee Free fights were numerous and it was with the utmost t dif difficulty difficulty that any record of the proceed logs could be made Adjournment was taken alter an understanding had been reached between leaders of opposing fac factions that the three gubernatorial can John I Cox Congress wan JUan Malcolm R H Patter Patterson on Judge John Johnt JohnR R t name nama four representatives who shall shaJI eon constitute a committee to de tide eld on a temporary chairman Before this agreement wets g effected the battle over ever contested delegations occupied the entire time of the convention The ery servIces Ices ol of the police pollee were necessary from i the outset I IWar War From the Start Vice Chairman W K Abernathy of the state committee called the convention to order at noon BOOn There as confusion from the Mart an and when the call 0 of the roll roil rollof of counties for sel tion or of temporary chairman b began alt the uproar steadily In increased creased Then Thes Dav Davison county was re reported ported a battle royal was on the wild em cot excitement prevailing The county was finally passed the contest going goin to the committee on credentials yet et to be named and slowly the proceeded every Dove nove marking a fresh contest Chairman Abernathy was as often onton swept aside by the tempest and nd with many speaking and sho shouting from various parts of the hail ball none could be recognized Once the chair chairman man laid down th the gavel and advanced to the front of the stage u as he said to make himself heard When he be Went back for forthe forthe the gavel Luke Lea ot of Davison county a Patterson supporter had bad It and was essaying to act as prodding presiding officer Aber Abernathy Abernathy nathy protested Lea was obdurate and aDd from then on there were ere two presiding officers and on the floor leor At length a council of war ar between the leaders brought about a temporary truce and adjournment followed |