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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
1
Democratic gubernatorial convention erupts in Nashville with packed halls and traffic, as delegates from Shelby and Maury clash over credentials. Controversy looms with Patterson faction contesting seats, roll calls, and appeals disrupting proceedings.
A chaotic session at the State Democratic Convention in Nashville featured contested counties including Davidson Shelby and Giles as Paterson forces clashed with rivals over temporary roll calls and a disputed chair. Delays, yelling and a near riot halted progress with Robertson County protests triggering dual presiding figures and an adjournment until morning.
At the Nashville convention on May 30, J C Bradford of Davidson was elected temporary chairman after a conference committee report. The Credentials Committee elected J M Taylor Caldwell and R C Armstrong Cox-aligned, with a split vote on the first ballot and a second ballot tie. The day saw charged expectations and claims of Cox-Bond control amid a looming adjournment for further credential reports.
A Tennessee reader from Sylvia reports years of facial and arm eruptions, tried by several doctors, found relief after months of Cuticura use, praising the soap as the best complexion aid for soft white velvety skin.
A Kentucky note from October 16, 1905, lauds Cuticura Soap for cleansing and ratifying the skin and claims it cleanses long standing skin diseases where other remedies failed.
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