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Williams news., 1909-05-29

IT IS a high time for the enter prising citizens of Williams to re-
 organize the old defunct chamber of commerce, or else newly organize a live commercial club. A city of this size and importance should, by all means, have a live organization to look after it's interests The city has a supply of boosters, who, if organized and exerted their united efforts for the up building of the city could accomplish more than if trying it single handed. Under all circumstances steps to organize a club should be taken immediately. If ever, now is the time to do effect
 i've boosting for Williams. A new north and south highway to Grand Canyon is being planned; other towns are after it. New railroad
 Santa Fe division, and city beautiful movement should be looked after
 The other towns around are footing their own horns, Williams has to do likewise The time is ripe and the iron is hot, SO do it now. Who shall take the first step to organize
Williams news., 1909-05-29
The Border Magazine for Nav

May number of The Border, a monthly magazine published in Phoenix, has reached THE NEWS. It is one of the most interesting in magazine line published in the west. It is full of historical sketch es, stories of the west, poetry flow ing with the gentle rhythm oi mountain streams. and through il all a breezy tone that holds person to the west one loves so dearly The cover of this number is thing of beauty and merit. It is from the painting of w. M. Kreim. anc represents mountain lion spying at campers at their fire.
 One of the editors ofThe Border il Nauric" Salzman. William boy. The magazine has an oppor tuni,y to do much toward the de velopment of Arizona IL puhlishe topics of universal interest to th people of this territory and treat all sutJec's that will tend to en tighten the people of all othe climes, that they may know tha Arizona is not all cactus and sun baked desert.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

A NEAT circular describing the grand scenery of this city. and of its advantages n- a summer home for the tourist and full details of it's excellent climate would be a good investment for the business men to get out. Organize the "boosters club" and the very first order of it's business make arrangements for this circular.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

THE campaign of cleaning the back and front yards has began in this city. Keep up the good work until every inch of ground within the city limits has been thoroughly cleaned up.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

SMILES and not frown should be upon the countenance of every per- son in Williams when addressing 8 stranger Smiles will not be out of place when in company of friends and reighhors. and your own fam fly circle would too, appreciate them very much
Williams news., 1909-05-29

THAT advertising pays is fully demonstrated by those of local business men who continually ad vertise in THE NEWS. They get the business and are satisfied.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

NEW business houses opening up and old esta blishments increasing stock, etc is very good sign that Williams is the liveliest little city along the line.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

A flow of water four inches deeI and forty feet wide is now running over the Roosevelt dam and is in creasing rapidly.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

WIRELESS electric lights will soon be in general use says, metropol- itan exchange. Here in Williams the people are willing to take their chances on wire-lights if they were only connected with the street lamps,
Williams news., 1909-05-29

The population of Phoenix, based on the recent school census, is given at 10000, gain of thirteen per cent for the past year.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

THIS city has natural advantages all is ne. ded to develop them is some hustling by it's citizens.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

THE business men of Kingman are agitating the question of incor- porating the town.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

WILLIAMS LODGE, NO. 15, I. O. O. F. meets w every Wednesday night at s 200 o'clock in I. o. O. F. hall. Visiting brethern cordially invited.
 Jake Caufman. N. G.
 John Klock, V. G.
 H. A. Masac. Sec'y.
 Joseph Blumberg, Treas. WILLIAMS REBEKAH LODGE No. 10, meets every Friday night at 80 in I. O. O. F. hall
 Mrs. K. w. Williams, N. G..
 Miss Julia Sughrue, V. G.
 Mrs. Harriette Adams, Sec.
 Mrs. Lizzie Kennedy. Ire as
Williams news., 1909-05-29
SOCIETIES.

GRAND CANYON ENCAMPMENT, No. T. VI l. O. O. F. Meets every second and fourth Saturday evenings at I. O. O. F. hall. Visiting brethern cordially invited.
 H. A. Hicks. c. P.
 J. D. Raudebaugh, S. w.
 J. H. Hudson, Scribe.
 Wm. McCartney. Treas.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

- Ara5s' H55H:aos E E E, 2: E.. Meetings held every Tuesday evening. Visit ing brethern invited
 J. D. Raudebaugh, P. W. P. FEE. Fousha W. P.
 H. c. Sanders, w. V. P. w. Mccartney, W. Sec. J. H. Hudson. w. Treas.
Williams news., 1909-05-29

GRAND CANYON LODGE No IA, K of F., V Meets every Thursday evening in I. O. O. F. hall. Visiting brethern cordially welcomed.
 F. E. Fousha. c. c.
 A. D. Adams, V. c.
 K. M. Reese. K. of R. and s.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25

civil appeals, chancellors, criminal and
circuit judges and attorneys-general,
all party nominations of candidates
hereafter in this state, made for offices,
county, state and congressional, elec-
tive by the electors of the state, or for
offices created by the constitution of
the state, elective by the general assem-
bly, in joint session, shall be made in
and by a primary election, held for
each political party, in the manner, at
the times, and under the requirements
prescribed by this act; and unless this
act is complied with, party nomina-
tions falling within the terms of the
same shall not be placed upon the Off
cial ballots provided for by the laws Of
the state for general elections; provided,
however, that this act shall not apply
to non-partisan candidates, or to per-
sons desiring to become candidates in
dependent affiliation, who did not, at
the general November election, next
preceding the primary, cast more than
ten (10) per cent. of the entire vote of
the state.
And provided also that this act, as to
nominations for county officers other
than legislative members, county exec
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25
elective by the general assembly in joint

elective by the general assembly in joint
session"
The office of United States senator is
not elective by the people, nor is it Gre
ated by the constitution of Tennessee,
but by the constitution of the United
States, and it is not, therefore, embrac-
ed in the act even had the legislature
the power to do so,
The first mention directly or indi-
rectly of the office of United States SEN
ator is found In subsection 3 of section
38, which section deals with second
primary where nominations for other
offices have not been made in the first,
and the only reference there is that for
the office of United States senator and
those pertaining to the entire state the
county executive committees shall not
count and tabulate the vote.
Continued on second page.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25

utive committeeman and delegates to
state conventions to be chosen as here
after directed, shall not apply when
county executive committee, or the
party it represents, not less than forty
days prior to the first Monday in April
designated by this act as the date of
the first and recurring Biennial prima-
ry election, shall have provided for
nominations for such county officers
by some other legal method than that
prescribed by this act, but this proviso
shall not relieve the county executive
committees from the performance of
such duties as may be otherwise pre-
scribed by this act,
This section excludes the judges of
the supreme court, of the court of civil
appeals, all inferior judges and chan
cellors and the district attorneys of the
state, entirely from the opperation of
the act.
BY the same section, nominations for
all county offices may be made by the
county committee, and if this is done,
in the language of the bill" By some
other legal method than that prescrib-
ed by this act, all the county officers
also are exclnded from its terms.
1t is plain therefore that the title of
an act which purports to establish a
compulsory primary system Of nomi-
nations, and then excludes in the body
the numerous and important offices,
actually excluding a larger number
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25

date has gone to great expense of time
and money, and all his efforts may be
thwarted by a false charge before
partisan board, who can refuse to place
his name upon the regular ticket at the
general election.
To leave the candidate and the peo-
pie whose choice he is, in this predica-
ment, to substitute the will of the board
for the will of the people, is such a
subterfuge for overturning party NOM
nations, such travesty and mockery
of justice, as to deserve rebuke of every
right-thinking man.
If charges are to be made they should
be made in the courts and tried under
the forms of law, for the people have
established these tribunals and clothed
them with this power and has given it
to these alone.
The unprecedented power given to
these boards is further increased by
giving them the right to name the can
didates to be voted for at the general
election, they decide that the names Of
those nominated by the people shall
not 60 on the regular ballot.
Poll Tax.
Under this primary law as a prereq-
uisite for voting poll tax must be paid
as under the general election law, and
in my opinion this provision imposes
an unusual and unnecessary hardship
upon the voter and will prevent large
number of people from participating.
This is the first attempt by the legis-
lature to limit by such requirement,
the right of member of any political
party to express his choice for party
nominations, and | believe it is an un-
constitutional requirement.
Under the constitution of Tennessee
''there shall be no qualification attach
ed to the right of suffrage, except that
each voter shall give to the judges OF
election, where he offers to vote salts
factory evidence that he has paid the
poll taxes assessed against him."
The terms "right of suffrage" and
selection as used, have no reference
to the choice of its exercise by mem.
ber of a political association or party
in the mere naming of candidates fol
office.
But if the legislature has the right tC
impose this limitation, it must apply
it to all or the law is partial.
Does this primary law again make
exceptions in this particular
Without question the exclusions are
more numerous than the inclusions
For under some other plan of nOmina
tions all the state officers expressly ex.
cluded from the operations of this law
a poll tax would not be required,
In nominations for county officers
under rhe primary law, payment o.
poll tax would be necessary, or if some
other illegal method was employed
by the county committee it would moi
be.
So instead of having a uniform pri
mary law applicable TO all officers, as
some people have been led to believe
our party nominations are to be thrown
into confusion, with exceptions here
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25

tees are empowered to canvass returns
for county offices and members of the
Legislature, the senatorial and floterial
committees, returns for the state senate
and the congressional committees, re-
turns for members of congress, while
the state primary boards canvass re-
turns for governor, secretary of state,
treasurer and comptroller, and exercise
general supervision and control over
all.
That any candidate who bribes an
elector, directly or indirectly, shall suf-
fer punishment is proposition upon
which all can agree, but after a nomi-
nation is made to authorize the unsuc-
cessful candidate, or any other person,
to prefer charges to be heard and de-
termined by board without the right
of appeal, is such concentration and
usurpation of power by the legislature,
which properly belongs TO the courts,
as to condemn the law under consider
alton, if it had no other demerits.
Who would offer under this law as a
candidate, if any one from vicious mo-
tives of disappointment or malevolence
could prefer charges of corruption to be
determined by partisan political
board? If the charges are false no pun
ishment is prescribed for the man or
men who make them, nor is the sue
cessful candidate who is thus irrespon-
sibly charged with corrupt practices,
the right to have judicial determine
ton Of the issue in the courts and ac-
cording to the forms of law.
The charges may be manufactured
for sinister purpose, after the candi-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25
SENDS A RINGING
MESSAGE OSENATE
BILL PASSED OVER VETO
Wthout Giving Any Consideration
to Message and With Little
knowledge of Measure.

To the Honorable Members of the
Senate: Senate Bill, No 265, bill TO
be entitled an act to establish COM
pulsory system Of legalized primary
law for political nominations, to create
the agencies for its operation and to
penalize its violation.
Senate Bill, No 270, an act to amend
an act entitled "an act to create state
board of elections; to provide for the
manner of their appointment, their
term of Office, their compensation, and
to define their duties, and powers. !"
Passed April 8, 1907, approved by the
governor April IL, 1907, and being chap
ter of the printed acts of 1907 are pre-
sented to me for my approval.
Senate Bill, No. 26S, an act to amend
an act entitled "an act to create COM
missioners of elections in every county
in the state, to provide for their man
ner of appointment, term Of office, and
to define their duties and powers" !"
Passed April 8, 1907, being chapter 436
of the printed acts of 1907, are present
ed to me for my approval. These meas
ures are correlated, forming a group of
laws starting with party nominations
and ending with party elections.
Senate Bill, No. 2G5, or the compul-
sory primary law, provides for the elec
tion of two primary boards by the gen.
eral assembly in joint session, one of
the boards TO be known as the demo-
cratic board of primary election COM
missioners, and the other as the repub-
lican board of primary election COM
missioners.
These two boards are clothed with
full power to assume control under the
provisions of the act of party nomina-
tions.
Senate Bill, No 270, provides for the
election by the general assembly in
Joint session, of a estate board of elec-
tions,n and senate bill No 266 provides
for the appointment of county election
commissioners by the state board, who
shall conduct the general elections.
1t will be seen that the two boards
desive their authority from the same
source, the general assembly, and the
county commissioners derive their pow.
er and authority from the state elec-
tion board,
With this brief statement of the ere
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25
Senate Bill No. 265.

This bill purports to establish conf
pulsory system of party primary law,
and if it was we'll considered, equal
and just in its operation and practical
BILE, l would approve it, but as it is
neither, | disapprOve it. If it aided in
the purity of the ballot and tended to
record and preserve the will of the
people, it would be my duty to give it
the sanction of my office, but if, under
the pretense of safeguarding popular
rights, it is in fact the breeding ground
of fraud and the lurking place of dan
ger to which the people are to be led
only to be betrayed, it is my duty not
only to withhold by sanction, but to
expose it to merited condemnation.
The first objection to the measure is
that while pretending to be compul-
sorry system of legalized primary for
party nominations as expressed by the
title, it is not, but makes nominations
for certain offices compulsory, leaves
others to be voted for without compul-
sion, and excepts others entirely from
the provisions of the law.
Section | is as follows:
Be it enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Tennessee, That except
ing the offices of judges of the supreme
court of the state, judges of theScourt Of
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25

than it includes, is misleading and de-
ceptive.
When the act was first introduced
all these officers were embraced, but
when it came up for passage an amend
ment was offered and passed, which
excluded them, and if the amendment
had gone further and excluded all 9TH
ers, it. would have been fortunate for
the candidate and more fortunate for
the people.
But assuming the act is fair, why
should any office be excluded?
If the desire was TO remove the
judges from politics, it was a worthy
one, but under our constitution they
can not be removed, for they are elec.
tive by the people, and some form Of
nomination must be provided if they
offer for election as party candidates.
But the law is partial even as relates
to the judiciary, for under our constitu
! tion justices of the peace and judicial
officers, and these are not excluded.
But why should the attorney-genera
be also excluded?
No such reason can be given as il
the case of the judiciary, for they pos
sess no judicial functions whatever
and are not judicial officers under the
constitution.
What was the legislative intent wher
the offices of register, county cour
clerk, trustee and sheriff were also ex
cluded?
Is there any valid reason why thes,
should be omitted, and legislators
members of the state senate, of con
gress, and other officers should be re
tanned? Are not these distinctions un
reasonable, partial and eapricious?
Shall |, as governor, approve an &C
whose purpose is SO manifestly contra
ry to the true spirit of equal legisla
tion?
Some other method must necessaril,
be provided for the nomination of tn
officers excluded, and if this is done w
will have two or more sets of primar,
laws added to the cumbersome ant
complex machinery of the act now un
der consideration.
Referring again to the nomination
for county offices, ! shall call your al
tention to the last clause of the act un
der consideration, which repeals al
laws in conflict with it, in whole or
part, and suggest the question hoy
could nominations for county officer
be made by county committees b
"any other legal method" as prescrit
ed by the first section.
With all other methods repealed
what method is there left?
Will not this situation of itself dC
stroy all party organization and lGav
both candidates and the people in
maze of uncertainty?
Committees Delegates How Nomination
are Made. S
Although obscure, it may be inferre
from the act that the present count
committees will, under the supervisio
of the primary boards, assist in col
ducting the initial primary to be bel
on the first Saturday of April, 1910. A
this, nominations for governor, conn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25
Ask Yourself the Question,

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mentwhen you have rheumatism? We
feel sure that the results will be prompt
and satisfactory. 1t has cured others,
why not you? Try it. 1t costs but q
trifle. Price 25 cents; large size, so
cents. For sale by II. g. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25
DEMEANOR
IMPRESSED JURY
STORY NATURALLY TOLD.
No Disposition to Hasten or Take
Advantage-St Story Graphically
Told by Hugh H. Huhn.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb 21.-The trial
of Col. ID. B, Cooper, Robin Cooper and
John Sharp will be resumed in the
morning. Sunday passed uneventfully
with the defendants. The Jail was
thronged with visitors, and the cells of
the three were filled with flowers.
Friends in all walks of life paid their
respects to the those are now so consI C
uously before the public. Interest in
the outcome of the trial is keen, and
since the testimony of Robin Cooper,
giving the story of the defense to Il e
world at largefor the first time, this H.
terest has increased. Robin Cooper
made decided impression in giving
his evidence, not only on the jury, but
upon the minds of the court and cOun-
sci. The dignity with which each
question was answered, the Difference
shown the court, the discreet observa-
tion of the rules Of evidence, all COM
mended him to the attorneys conduct
ing the trial,
Demean0r on Stand.
Time after time the occasion was pre-
sented when he might have answered
a question asked and brought before
the jury certain matter which, in the
course of things, would have been
eventually excluded but which would
have left behind a lasting impression
on the mind of the jury. In each in
stance he reserved his answer until tie
ruling of Judge Hart was announced.
He never sought at any period of his
examination to volunteer any informa-
tion without it was solicited by coun-
sells question.
Tomorrow morning Robin Cooper
will again take the stand. The hope
of the state now lies in breaking down
his testimony. If he maintains himself
under the cross-fire with the same
equanimity and answers with the same
franknsss he will be dangerous wit
ness for the prosecution.
In adopting the simple manner of
giving his testimony Robin Cooper has
come very close to the jury. There is
an absolute absence on his part for any
strained effect.
Mrs. Eastman, in giving her evi-
denee, became theatrical. She jumped
to her feet, clapped her hand to her
hip as if to extract a gun and showed
how his revolver was drawn by Sena-
tor Carmack, .Grasping the pistol in
Continued on second page.
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limitations there, restrictions without
reason, and back of it all the ominous
and menacing power of election boards
to declare and fill vacancies in party
nominations.
No Pledge from Voters or Candidates.
The omission to require pledge from
the voters to support the nominees is
another serious objection to the prima-
ry plan, and neither is there a require
ment that the candidates themselves
shall be pledged to support their sue
cessful competitors,
Before casting his ballot the voter is
required to do many other things, TO
some Of which have already alluded,
but this simple requirement of good
faith is not eXacted.
This might have been an omission
when the primary law was introduced,
but on the passage of the bill in the
house an amendment was offered and
voted down requiring the voters to
pledge themselves, and some reason
must have existed for this action, tho
none is diclosed in the bill itself.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25

'How old is BELIEF"
"Twenty-four her last six birth
days." Boston Transcript.
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Nomination for U. $. Senator,

Another feature of the primary law,
furnishing an additional evidence eth
er of lack of due consideration or ute
rior purpose, is found in lis reference
TO candidates for United States senator.
Referring again to section /, it en-
braces with the exceptions already
named, nominations for offices, county,
state and congressional, elective by the
electors of the state as for "offices Gre
ated by the constitution Of the state,
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alton and general purpose of these
laws, let us examine them more in de-
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