The Washington times., 1910-05-18
MURDER IS AN ISSUE
IN FIGHT FOR VOTES
Integrity and independence
of Tennessee Judiciary
at Stake.
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Senator Earmack 10 take +bs. z+,,-,, -
support OF Patterson as against E,,a-,s
and this despite The fact that Carmaclx
already had been defeated for che Sen
ate by Governor Taylor, who had the
support Of both Patterson and Cooper
Cooper maintained his place as The
chief adviser OF Governor Patterson
and was known -=roughout the state ae
the man behind the governor He man
ageq Patterson's successful campafcn
against CarnaCk. and wes the chez
counsellor Of the anti-prDhfbitfO1 1e~iS-
lative campaign
Former Governor Cox was elected 70
the state senate in 1913. He had Loe1
most bitterly denounced bv T5efts-SC1--,
and Cooper and had supported the Re
publican candidate. Evans. even Trffia
sTa.s rs B17+ eill SCi65a9 goyeTnor OF the
tnaS L1e pFoHibitionIstS prOba bly, we're n
control OF the legislature, needed Co.'S
vpts He set 70 work and succse5eS II
sTeCinE a reconciliation T,o-v-os.S - u
teTsou and Cox
OF this reconciliation, Cauusc5r vz-ots
an edinn a1 IN which he described
ColonI cooper as the great diplomat
% the Zweibund." he said that IN 80
reconciliation Of Cox and Paffe-zC-,
Colonel Cooper had welded the wooden
handle to the pewter spoon. had made
OF ann y aIeT TO agree, and had achieved
the seemingly impossible. on the dav
TINS editorial was printed, Colonel Coon
er sent word 70 Carmack that his name
must not appear again IN the columns Of
the Ien1eSSean, and that he would hold
Carmack personally responsible for anv
rurthsr reference to him The Teunes-
sean. the pext morning. had an editorial
which again referred 10 Colonel CO0Der
as the great diplomat OF the Zves-
bund-"
Senator Is Killed.
That afternoon, late, as Senator Car
- l.
lady, and was standing talking to her
with his hat IN his hand While thus
engaged. he was accosted By Colonel
Cooper and his son, Robin, and was
killed
The Coopers were tried IN the criminal
court OF Davidson county, were convict
ed Of murder and their punishment was
assessed at imprisonment for twenty
years.
The case was appealed TO the supreme
court o. the State A few weeks ago
the supreme court decided the case.
affirming the verdict Of the lower court
as 70 Colonel Cooper by a vote Of three
10 two. and reversing the case as 20
Governor Patterson ar once granted \
pardon 20 Colonel Cooper Justices
Shields, Neil, and 8IcAliIsIer voted 20
affirm the conviction OF Colonel cooper
while chief Justice Beaus and Justice
Bell dissented. The Robin Cooper case
was reversed By Chief Justice Beard
and justices Bell and AICAlhSterr with
Justices Shields and Nell dissenting.
IN Tennessee the five justices OF the
supreme court, the I'VE judges OF the
court Of civil appeals, and al other
judicial officers are elected for terms
of eight years All the judicial terms
expire this year. and successors TO al
Of the Judges VIII be elected at The
state election on the ursI thursday IN
August II has been the custom IN
Tennessee to nominate judicial Candl-
dates At conventions held al a separate
time from the conventions 70 nominate
candidates for political Offices
Asks Separate Convention
All Of the supreme judges, except Bell
united with other judicial candidates
70 ask the State executive committee to
car seDarate convention TO make the
judicial nominations
The Democratic state executive com
rafrtee met early in April while the
Cooper case was still pending before
the supre7e court That committee
disreEarded the petition Of the judicial
candidates and ordered a primary for
the selection OF Democratic candidates
for the judicial positions as well as for
governor, United States Senator. and
other state officers
The primary plan provided that pri-
mary electors should be held in each
county on June {. 70 instruct delegates
10 the State convention which was 70
make the nominations The plan fur
Their provided that the county primaries
should be held By subcommittee ap-
pointed by the state committee, and not
by the local party authorities Il went
still further and provided that all OF the
delegates TO the state convention from
al Of 1he counties should be selected
By the state committee, and not by the
local authorities or By the people This
plan, Of course. gave the state com
mittee power 10 make the platform and
10 select its own successor In the state
convention even in the event that the
Patterson faction was defeated in the
county prlmaT e.
Primary Denounced
Immediately Chief Justice Beard and
justices Shields and Neil. together with
four members Of the court Of civil ap-
pesfs all candidates for reelection, re
pudiated the action Of the state com
unittee and denounced the bogus pri-
mary- They announced themselves as
independent candidates Tor election
without regard 10 party
United States Senator Frazier State
Treasurer ReaB Z Folk and many
Il Chew Chase HeightsII