The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-18
THE eugERNAToRIAL QUESTION.

THE eUBERNAToRIAL QUESTION
The Herald is just out of one hare
fight. and with little comfort, and W.
have no disposition to get into another
one; and certainly in this guberna
torial contest the Herald will not be
partisan; for, frankly, candidly ant
honestly, we do not think it 10 the
best interest of the Democratic party
or the State of Tennessee to nominate
either of the leading candidates for the
Office of Governor Another feature
we wish to state plainly. The Herald
has no 'favorite" hid out in the
bushes. We are not grooming any
dark horse. So what we shall say in
this article or on this subject at any
time, will be purely in the interest of
party harmony and party success, as
we see it.
Mr.. Patterson's friends are insisting
that the delegates to be chosen in this
county next Saturday snail be in
structed to vote for him. The opposi-
ton to Mr.. Patterson are preparing to
make the fight for an uninstructed del
egation. Mr.. Patterson says that is
Cox trick" Mr. Patterson is wrong
about that The proposition did not
originate in the Cox camp. 1t came
from the opposition to Cox; and his
friends, finding themselves not strong
enough to contest the question, have
simply submitted gracefully to the in
evitable.
Now the truth is, and we say it with
out meaning to be offensive, this coun-
ty does not look with favor upon the
candidacy of either Of these men. A
good many have preferences as be-
tween the two but large majority
of the democrats of the county are not
for either of them We believe that
statement to be absolutely true. We
believe it is so generally accepted, that
it will not be seriously controverted.
Now then: If the people as a whole
do not want either of them, why should
their special, partisan and particular
friends try to force either of them
upon the party in this county?
1t is well-known fact that the fight
in the convention will be to harmonic
the party upon a more acceptable can
didate than either of them; a candi-
date against whom so much has not
been said, so much bitterness and
prejudice engendered To win that
fight against Cox and Patterson in the
interest of the party, much, very much,
depends upon organizing the conven-
ton. Because, it is plain to any one
who will take the pains to study the
figures, that the uninstructed vote,
and the contested vote, will either de-
feat or nominate Mr.. Patterson Now
in voting upon these contested cases.
is it not best for the party at large
and would it not more nearly reflect
the wishes of the democracy of this
for an uninstructed, non-par-
tisan delegation to take each case up
and decide it fairly according, to the
facts, than to have a partisan delega-
tion to decide it according to Mr.. Pat
terson's interest?
Why should Maury county tie itself I
up to Mr.. Patterson, when it is more
than probabale that some name will
be presented more acceptable to them?
The people of Maury certainly can
find trustworthy men whom they can
trust to go to Nashville and do what !
is right and fair and just And the
people in our opinion are not In the
humOr to be further instructed"
against their will and against the best
interest of the party. We sincerely
hope enough interest will be taken in
this contest to protect the best inter-
ests of the party, and to prevent the
tieing up of the delegates Of this coun-
ty, so that when they get to Nashville
they will be able to act fairly and
for the best interest of
the party and for the general good.