The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-04
CANDIDATES FOR
COUNTyOFFICES ARE
HAVING FIELD DAY
CROWD SMALLER THAN USUAL
FOR MONDAY BEFORE ELEc-
TON. BUT INTEREST KEEN.
MANY CONFERENCES ARE HELD
Politicians Appear To Be "Op In inc
Air And Hard to Get Line on
The situation-Everybody's Race
is the Usual Comment.
Mondays Daily.)

smallest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
crowd" ever seen in Columbia. This
is the general comment on the size OF
the crowd here today. But as small
as the crowd is it is very busy one.
The political leaders from the several
sections of the county are practically
all in the city and they are all as busy
as bees.
What the crowd lacks in size Is
made up in the interest that is mani
tested in the election. Probably never
before in the history of Maury county
has interest in a county campaign
been livelier than it is now. And never
before have the political wiseacres'
the knowing one and the prophets
been more at sea than they are Just
at this time.
With only four days intervening De-
tween this and the great battle OF bal
lois every one who takes an interest
in the election is seemingly 'up in the
air" They don't know where they
are at It is generally admitted that
| it is every ones fight for any ONCE
If there are any of the candidates VINO
have a lead pipe cinch' they are not
acting like it today On the contrary
every one is hard at work and their
friends are as active and busy as bees.
The corridors of the court house
have been thronged from an early
hour this morning with the local politl-
clans the friends of the candidates
and the district workers. Very few
who pass through the doors OF that
building have escaped the buttonhol-
ing of some candidates or some, OF
their friends.
This present contest is unique In
many respects. 1t is the first known
| in this county in years where some
candidate las not had a walkover or
been without opposition. Six years
ago there was no contest for trustee;
four wears ago there was none Tor
County Court Clerk and two years age
there was no fight for Trustee. THIS
year. however, there is field full Tor
every Office in sight. OF course all Oh
the candidates are expressing the ut
most confidence in their ability to gel
above the frod But then they are mol
willing to rest upon their oars but are
going after every vote in sight. Con
ferences, street corner discussions
boosting, buttonholing, personal ano
political appeals, trades, tramcklng
etc have been the order of the day
In many of the back Offices there have
been meetings between district lead
ers. which, if the results we're known
might give the public some idea Of
what Saturdays result will be. But
all conferences, discussions and traces
are of course kept quiet.
i It is not the policy of candidates anc
their friends to take the public into
their Confidence, Schemes Matched II
back Offices lose some of their Ell
,fcacy when they become public prop
erty.
The feature of the day has been the
effort of the friends of some of the
candidates t. create a boom fol
them. 1t has been their purpose u
create an impression upon the crowC
here today that their man has clLch
There are lenty of voters all over the
county who would like to vote win
ming ticket. II candidate can con
vince this element that he is sure
winner, he has played a good stront
card.
But 1t is any mans race. fner'
will be little known until after tn
polls close on next Saturday night
Not till then will the public be aoi'
to accurately "size up" the situation
: In the meantime politics will be boil
ing and sizzling during the next fou
days.