The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1906-10-25
LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR CALDWELL.
No Likelihood of BPOwnlOw and Taylor
Getting Together Patterson Will
Poll StrOng Vote in First.

Caldwell, the democratic nominee Tor
congress in the First district, and
Brownlow and Taylor, both Of whom
claim to he the nominees of the repub-
lican party for congress, has developed
peculiar conditions everyone is ready
to admit That the conditions that
exist in the First district are very pc
culiar is proposition that no one will
deny. How it will terminate no one
can tell until the election decides who
has secured the greatest number of
votes, but the democrats are more con-
ident every day.
A visit to the district will convince
anyone who wants to learn that the
breach between Brownlow and Taylor
is beyond repair, and that any ques-
ton of a compromise is never thought
of seriously by those who are at all
familiar with the conditions that exist.
Out of it all, however, the followers of
John Fl. Caldwell, the democratic nom
inee, say that this is the one chance
for democratic victory, and that while
the fight is going on between Brown
low and Taylor, they propose to elect
their man.
The democrats are not trying to se-
cure any republican votes, claiming
that they will be satisfied if they can
poll the full democratic vote of the dis
trict. The result is the democrats are
not taking any part in the fight be-
tween the two republicans, but they
are busily engaged in keeping up the
repairs of their own house, and expect
to profit by the fall Of the house that
is divided against itself.
A staff correspondent of the Sentinel
has this week made tour of the First
congressional district and investigated
the congressional situation.
AT Newport, in Cooke county, there
was considerable reticence. There was
no trouble, however, to get Taylor re-
publicans to declare themselves fol
Mr.. Taylor, but none of them claimed
any democratic votes for him at the
November election. The Brownlow
men were little bit inclined to think
that Brownlow would divide the demo
cratic vote with Mr.. Caldwell, and they
would give as their reason that Mr.
Brownlow had done as much for the
democrats as be had for the repub
icans.
At Greeneville the first man ap
preached was a democrat. He sale
that Taylor would not get "look in.
eff you really want to know wha'
the conditions are in this town." ht
said, make inquiries, and you vii
find that Taylor has probably about |
dozen supporters in the whole town
and it would not surprise me il some
of them voted against him on the day
of the election"
This man said that he did not know
how Mr.. Brownlow stood in the coun
ty, except that he knew he was grea
deal stronger than Taylor. He sale
that Mr.. Caldwell would carry the
county, and that he believed he woult
carry the district.
A few minutes after having talked
with the democrat who, by the way, i
a prominent one, and one supposed I,
be we'll informed on the political situ
alton of the county, Taylor repub
lican was met, and told what had jus
been stated.
"Now as to the statement" he said
"that Taylor has only a dozen sup
porters in the town | want to say tha
l can count more than that numbe
without having to think, and II yo'
want proof that they are for Taylor,
will take you to them, and you can &c
their statement, and in the whcl
county think Taylor will beat Brown
low"
Don't you think that Taylor an
Brownlow will get together before thi
: fight is over, and before the election j
November ?"
cit will never be done" was his n
ply, and he said it in manner to COL
vince one that the fight between th
two factions was to be fought out
the bitter end. He was asked what /
thought of the chances of Mr.. Cali
we'll to profit by this fight between th
two rival republicans.
"Of course, you know" he said,
do not believe Mr.. Caldwell can |
elected, bnt If the democrats ever hs
chance for victory this should be Il
golden opportunity for them, and I b
lieve that Mr.. Caldwell will carry th
county"
When asked what he thought of Il
chances for Gen. Patterson to car
the county, he said he did not thin
a. there was any doubt about that II
factional fight, he admitted, won
very materially help the chances of q
state democratic ticket in the Fin
D district
!, "The situation in johnson City
;ms m peculiar. Mr.. Brownlow's home
only seven miles from johnson Gi
and is in the same county. It "
:, claimed in Johnson City that ions
u boro, Mr.. Brownlow's own home, "
] against him, while johnson City is
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