The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-09-07


James B. Frazier, OF Hamilton.
Electors by Districts.
First District-Baxter Taylor OF wash
ington.
Second Dlstrict-JOhn w. staples, OF
Roane.
Third District-J. ]. Lynch, of Franklin.
Fourth District-W. 3. Faulkner, OF Will
Fifth District-A. B. Neil. of Marshall.
Sixth District--M II. Meeks. of Davidson.
Seventh District-R. B. Williams, OF Law
Eighth Distrlct--Thomas G. Rye, of Ben
Ninth District-W. w. Craig, of Crockett.
Tanth District-W. II. Carroll, of Shelby.
THE CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK.
The first Monday in the month
and the last Monday before an cleo
ton, is always big day in politics,
and last Monday was no exception to
the general rule. There was thu
usual brag and bluster, which sounds
loud but means little. For those
who know anything about elections
know that the loudest takers are
the least effective workers. The
campaign managers were very busy
here, as they were doubtless in all
the other counties of this Congress
sional district. Their work consisted
not so much in what was actually
done, as what was planned to do;
and the friends of that man did the
best work, whose plans will carry the
best.
The HERALD does not know the
plans, the hopes or the feelings of
the managers for Mr.. PadgetS's OPP
poneuts. How heavy are thei hearts
beneath their smiling countenances,
we shall not undertake to say. We
can Soy this, however,i in all truth and
sincerity. II their expectations are
rs high and their hopes of success as
sanguine, as are those of Mr.. Padgett
and his friends, then one side or
the other Is doomed to dismal
disappointment next Saturday;
somebody's hopes will hit the earth
with dull, sickening thud.
What will happen in politics we
cannot most always sometimes
tell" 1t may be that Mr.. Padgett's
managers are lacking ia knowledge
~and experience; maybe they do not
know their business; possibly their
well laid plans will gang aft aglee."
For instance, what does Ben Cheairs
know about Maury County politics?
Has he ever managed anybody's
campaign successfully? Or has he
any friends, who when he is perso-
nally assailed and threatened with
political ostracism, will rally to his
standard ana stand by him when
danger threatens? Is his judgement
and influence worth anything?
And another novice at the BUSH
ness is Maj. John T. Williamson.
Maj. Williamson, it is true, has a
stack of letters as high as your head
from trusted lieutenants in every
county in the district, but-dues the
Major know who to write to? Does
he know the political wire pullers OF
the district, and can his figures be
trusted?
And +. H. Hatcher, Esq, what
of him? IL there ever was a
man in this community whose time
and talent and means were at the
service of his friends; II there ever
was man, seeking no office, asking
no public favors, who upon all occa-
sions gave ungrudingly of his time
and money, that man is Fred
Hatcher. But does he know any
thing about politics, and can he give
q reason for the faith that is in him
and has he any friends who will
hear him for his cause. Is he a
competent witness to speak as to re.
suits?
And Jonas Amis and Nelse Wool
ard, novices from the country, some
how they got interested right early
In this contest, and the "hoof-beat;
OF their horses" with all due apollo
giles for use of the expression) have
been heard few times. Do they
know an election booth from hol'
In the ground?
Now we will not give all their Sc
crets away, but the point is this, anC
then we are done. These gentle
men, Que and all, prophesy that IL
the primary election next Saturday
Mr.. Padgett will carry certainly
four, probably FIVE, possibly six, o
the eight counties in this Congress
sioual district. They prophesy
further that he will lead his neares
opponent, not less than five hundred
probably q thousand votes. Some
OF Mr.. Padgett's friends have 4
figured this way; that whateve
vote he gets In Msury county, viii
be his majority. His friends ar
confident of his nomination nov
and they expect him to be; stronge