The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-06-13
BROWNLOW TO BE OPPOSED BY MACK
HENDERSON.
Circuit Judge Now Being GrOOmed for the
Race.
HAS SWEPT FIELD IN ALI HIS RACES
FALLS OUT WITH BROWNLOW.


Hon. Walter P. Brownlow will not on
ly be shorn of all power, bnt before the
fight is over will be deprived OF his
seat in congress.
Judge Mack j. Henderson is being
groOmed to oppose the "easy boss" in
the primary next spring and if the
Judge can be d iced to lun, he is al
most sure to make the. contest much
more interesting in the First district
than was the three -cornered race last
year Judge Henderson has vanquish
ed all foes by overwhelming majorities
in all elections in which he has hereto
fore been a candidate and is in the
opinion of many beyond question the
most formidable opponent that could
possibly be brought out against Mr..
Browniow.
One of the Evans leaders stated to
rennessean reporter this morning that
he had been informed on more than
one occasion by Judge Henderson him
self that he would run if he ever
thought the time was opportune. He
said that Judge Henderson had not
been given just exactly the treatment
he desired when there was talk of cre-
ating new United States judgeship in
East Tennessee and that he was warm
under the collar, Mr. Brownlow being
the object of his wrath. He thought
the time now propitious and believes
that Judge Henderson will announce
his candidacy at the proper time.
A forerunner of what is to come is
believed to be contained in articles that
are now appearing in weekly papers in
the First district. They are thought
to be feelers, and it is expected, if they
are, that the announcement of Judge
Henderson's candidacy will come later.
Plain Talk, weekly paper publish
ed at Newport, says: "How would.
Judge Henderson suit you as con-
gresham? He is being mentioned all
over the First district in that connec-
tion, and many people believe that he
is the best man to succeed Mr.. Brown
low We don't know how the Judge
feels about it, but we suspect that if
the crown was offered him, he would
not refuse He is very popular as a
Judge and we have no doubt he would
be as congressman.
This is republished in the Montgom-
cry Vindicttor, published at Sewer
VILE, and the Vindcator says in COM
menting on it: "When Judge Hender
son starts to run for congress there
will be something doing and you may
know that somebody is going to be
done for When he went up against
Gen. Rogers, in 1894, he swept every
thing before him and in 1909, when he
ran against Judge Hicks, he won the
race before the flush. Judge Hender-
son never runs for fun.
Notwithstanding the big victories
Judge Henderson has won in his other
races, the friends of the Easy Boss are
not alarmed at the outlook. They
point out that Mr.. Brownlow has him
self done something in the way of win
ming big victories, and point with con-
fidence to his last election when he
bwon over two opponents by majority
over the combined vote of both. The
friends of the present congressman take
this almost conclusive evidence thai
there is no more popular man in the
district than Mr. Brownlow and do MOI
believe that he can be defeated by any
body Just after such race as that.
The Evans men, however, have 4
strong belief to the contrary and it il
thought they will do all they can to in
duce Judge Henderson to enter tn,
arena. One Evans man expressed
the belief that Mr. Brownlow woul(
not run the race out, if opposed b!
Judge Henderson.
The judicial circuit over which Judg,
Henderson presides is located all with
in the First congressional district, ant
Judge Henderson In past elections ha
shown himself especially strong, it i
said, in the counties in which Con
gressman Brownlow has also beel
strong. Nashville Tennessean.