The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-10-30
LITTLE INTEREST
N THE ELECTION
CANDIDATES NAMES MUST &c
GIVEN ELECTION COMMISSION.
ERs BY TOMORROW RIGHT.

Frs BY IOMOhHOW NiGrT.
II all the electoral tickets THAI aau
been nominated in Tennessee t5a
ear should qualify with the Ba-r Of
Election Commissioners tho .Hsa
ballot in Maury county on Nov ur
be one of the largest thar the people
here ever voted. SO far four tickets
Of twelve names each have qualified
and the other two are expected natTs
tomorrow night, the last time u which
they can be received by the Commits
sioners.
Three candidates for Governor viii
% on the ballot, the Delaoca tf. lie
Republican and the sociaIi.t nami.
nees. The three other parto. which
nominated Presidential electors in
this state did not name candid ties for
Governor. There will be three caadt
dates for Railroad Commission and
the same number for the House Of
Representatives, TWO for Cong and
two for the Senate.
All of the local candidate have
qualified with the Commissioners Of
Election. The Democratic nominees
for the House of Representative,
Hon. w. T. Galloway and Capt A. A.
Lipscomb, we're this morning certified
to the Commissioners OF Election as
was the nomination of Hon, John A.
Greer, the regular candidate for the
Senate. Capt. Jos H. Russell, the
boiling Democratic candidate for the
Senate, has also qualified as has John
Hfldreth. the Patterson-Independa
candidate for the House Of Represen.
tatives. 1t had been expected that the
Pattersonites would get out another
candidate for the House and thus com.
pIete their Legislative ticket, but to
press hour this had not been done and
it. is now deemed improbable that Hi.
dreth will have a running mate for
Although tomorrow is the last day
upon which candidates can qualify
and have their names placed on the
official ballot there is very little inter.
est in the election and what there is
appears to be largely confined to the
contest for the Senate. The joint de-
bate has aroused some interest and
in this contest but there
Is little discussion of the Governors
race and less of the race for President
There is perhaps more apathy in
the county than was ever before
known so close to an election for
President. There has been only one
speech by Democrats or Republi
cans except by the candidates for
he Senate since the campaign opened
md it is probable that there will be
none. Gov Patterson completely ig
lored this section in the making Of
lis itinerary, w. T Kannard, me
for elector from this district
lad an appointment to speak on Fri
lay night at Spring Hill, but the date
vas cancelled and had he filed the
he would probably no,
lave had 20 people to hear him.
The vote in the county Is going %
,e light. 1t will not exceed 2500
Democrats, Republicans and all
There are 5000 persons who have
,aid poll taxes and probably 75O more
Who are exempt from this duty. otn'
RS will doubtless pay before the cleo
ion, but at the outside 1000 Wouu
,e a big estimate for those qualified U
-ote and if 5000 of the number should
'ote the politicians would be sur
,rised. OF course the DemocTau0
nominees will carry the county; tna'
S conceded, but the majority will az
,end on the size of the vote II SV'g
-otes should be cast the Democrats
would win by about 1000.