Show tito the largest gathering ever rose to ensemble AM An at t nashville nashville IennA lenn april ja the republican tate state convention which met to day to is the large larget t gathering of laicans ever assembled in the bbate judge lewis sheppard bh eppard was chosen tern horary c chairman permanent organization mab effected by electing G W winstead of knox ville ahe platform adopted renews the bartys devotion to reci proc ity protection sound finances progress be and human liberty demands a readjust st ment of the tariff so as to afford krotec tion reas reasonable and a equate calls for reciprocity agreements condemns the administration of president cleveland endorses endors esthe the N nicaragua lcara guit canal deni demands anda tile the early adoption of a policy that will bring the war in cuba to an end and for an appropriation by congress congre ss tor for the renn esiee bee centennial exposition rhe file financial plank Is as 08 follows we are unalterably oppose opposed to lu any scheme s that will gle give to this country a 1 depreciated and debased currency we favor the uie ube of liver aliver as an but to the extent only that its parity with gold will be maintained and in conie consequence quence are opposed to a tree free and unlimited and dent loisage ot of silver at a ratio of 16 to i we believe that ever american dollar should be an honest one hundred cent dollar doll ar at al wasand wa aasand s and everywhere every where 11 rhe platform also alio the dele gates gales for mckinley tor for president and for it C evans of fennessee renn essee for vice president E J sandford Sand tord of knoxville H C evans of chattanooga and JC J C jeffreys jeffrey were elected delegates to st louis by acclamation on the second ballot ernest caldwell of shelbyville Shel byville was elected fourth delegate defeating defeating atin g JC J C napier colored of nashville nash ville all the candidates candidate before the votes were taken were required to appear and pledge the convention that they hey would abide by the instructions in letter and spirit the convention tonight selected J T settle colored allen alien b h late colored lafrain r tyree ree ro bolor lorLd d and J P smith alternates and then adjourned |