The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-09-11
POLITICS TN TENNESSEE.

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politics in this State. Tennes
scans are fond of this sort d
thing and they derive a keer
intellectual pleasure from it, ever
where they are not personally
interested. Already .'feelersn are
being put out and alignments
made, and campaigns projected.
The bale fires will soon be brightly
burning, and the messengers will
be carrying the cross of FIRE from
hill to hill.
Speculation is afoot already in
the Senatorial race. AS Senator
Carmack's term does not expire
until 1907, he is more or less an
onlooker in Vienna, and the
chances are that he will hold
aloof from the contest for Senator
Bates seat, unless certain conhina-
tions should be formed which
infringe upon his preserves and inn
pair the symmetry of his own
political fences. The chances are,
however, that he would prefer
Senator Bate to be his own sue
cessor; but it remains to be seen
whether he will go to work
actively to bring about that re-
suit. There can be little doubt
that he is to-day the most power
full politician in the State, but he
probably knows that it is not
good politics to NEEDLE in business
that does not concern him direct
ly or indirectly. He is the un-
known quantity at present in the
senatorial contest to select Senator
Bates successor, and clrcum-
stances of course will dictate his
course in the future.
The only avowed Senatorial
candidates are Senator Bate and
ex-Gov. McMillin. 1t will be an
animated contest between these
two gentlemen. Gen. Bate is a
veteran campaigner and he has
always had an immense hold upon
the Democracy of Tennessee. He
has, however, reached an age
when age is apt to be factor in
any fight he may make. In the
case OF Senator Harris this made
no difference; he was master
of the situation until he died.
Should Gen. Bate retain his
vigor there can be little doubt
that he will be a formidable
Another strong factor
in his favor is the cordial support
of x-Gov. Bob Taylor. There is
no more popular man IN the State,
and in case Gen. Bate should not
Tor any reason be candidate, we
IAN hardly doubt that the auther
IF 1.-The Fiddle and the Bow
Will himself leap into the arena
Ind merge the Bate following with
lis own, If that be possible. The
Hon. Benton McMill1n, how.
yer, has signed for the cam l
,ain. Twenty years service in t
Congress and two terms in the I
chair have made S
1ov. McMillin one Of the best t
quipped public men in Tennessee. c
lie is man of democratic manners Q
md genial address, and he knows !
he A. B. C's of politics himself. t
lie is an effective speaker without n
,eing a great orator, and he has I
lead full of common sense. He is
,igorous, aggressive and almost q
brilliant at times, and he has |
-ctive supporters all over the State Q
Who will omit no effort to see him '
elected.
There is naturally no little
interest manifested in the future
# Gov. Frazier. He has been N
Governor now for the better part
# the year, and he is still more or
ess of an unknown quantity. In E
ONE quarters it is intimated that o
lie would like to be Senator of E
he United States himself, but he !
would be handicapped as long as O
lie occupied the governors chair. a
furthermore, if Gen. Bate should .
or any reason fail to be candi-
late, we do not imagine the
Governor would stand much chance !
n a contest with McMlllin and
Bob Taylor. Already his ad-
is the subject of no
title controversy in the press. :
Nome of orr esteemed conteYn. }