The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-07-03
NEXT YEAR IN TENNESSEE.

NEXT YEAR IN TEN N Eoo
The Teunt ssee republicans, according
70 the news from Nashville, have agreed
upon a victim to be offered up 10 the
pubernatorial fight next year. his
name is Hon. oster V. Brown, OF Chat
tanooga, a very clever gentleman barr
ing his politics. Very pretty stories are
afloat in regard to the harmony IN the g.
O. o. ranks in this state. The factions
have compromised their differences and
the Evans and Brownlow lambs are now
living down togesh.r 10 the same pas
ture. A "treat, of peace" has been
made. Under the treaty" the Evans
faction, after having been spanked all
over the state by tho astute Brownlow
and his follow ers, consent to surrender
the party organization" to the first dis
trict congressman. Quite magnsnimous
In the Evans faction to be sure;-to sur
render something ii has not had IN SIX
years! But even more humorous than
the s.surrender of the organization" by
the Evans faction is the 'condition" I'M
der which the surrender" was made.
It was that oDe plank in the next State
platform should call for flair elections!
The spectacle of bne followers OF ID. Clay
Evans, who used to buy and import ne
goes by the hundreds into Chattanooga
from Georgia and Alabama to elect
him to congress, who wanted to place
Gordon of Federal Dayonets in the
hands of deputy marshals around the
ballot boxes of the South. in order that
Southern republicans might steal tine
elections In the Southern states, =
demanding "fair eiectiOns" Is about
the funniest thing tnat we have
noticed in quite a while.
EVIDENTLY the republicans are pro-
ceeaing upon the Old adage that the
early bird catches tue worm. TO
nominate their candidate for Governor
year ahead of campaign year Is
new with Tennessee repu b.
licans. They evidently think that 1t
will require great deal OF running
to get there. And they are right. IL
will require more running than Mr..
Brown can do. In fact, Mr.. Brown
ought to have been nominated about
thirty years. ago. The nomination,
Of course, is an empty honor. The
party has no more CHI nee
to carry Tennessee than the democrats
have to carry Pennsylvania. But
being the republican nominee Tor
Governor puts one in line for a rat
Federal office at the hands OF repuo-
lican national administration. That's
the only reason it is desirable. And
it is especially desirable to MI.
Brown, for he Is very hungry for PIE,
having been out of political Joo
since Judge John A. Moon took his
seat in congress away from him.
And the story goes that the repuo-
licans have also decided TO make a
fierce fight In the various congress
sional districts." This means some
thing doing in the Seventh. Cnl.
Arch Hughes, OF Columbia. will proba-
bly, pe the nominee in this distrlcE'
Va stated some time ago that ne
thought he would make the race ana
+hat he would challenge Congressman
Padgett to joint canvass. Ooiohei
Arch il one of the best runners IN
Tennessee. He runs tiue race, ana
Is good campaigner, but he never
gets anywhere. But he's redoubtabie
the man is yet to be found VINO VIII
sav that Colonel Arch is afraid OF
race, He IL run at the drop OF a hat
When it comes to running for ONCE
he's what a base ball fan might term
a professional; that is 70 say ne
has acquired consummate, skill by long
practice. And there's not republican
in the Seventh district who has had
more practice IN the exciting pastime
OF running for Office than Columbia's
genial postmaster. Colonel hughes Is
confident of his ability to make things
exceedingly interesting for Congress
man Padgett.
BY the way, appropos to the seveupn
congressio nal district, word comes by
grapevine that ex Congressman Oox.
OF Franklin, is feeling mighty
peart" these days. a gentleman who
keeps abreast of people and things In
this section, and who had reason to
know something Of what he was
saving, stated to the Herald the other
day that he had heard that Colouel Cox
was grooming himself for re-
entrance into politics, and that ne
might again go after the place OF con-
gresham. This is about the most iu'
teresting news that has reached tins
section for some time. Should the gal
liant Colonel again Jump INTO the night
there certainly would be something
dong In this district.
But we were saying something about
tue fierce fight the republicans were
going to make next year, weren't wet