The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-09
TAFT BACK OF PLAN
TO WIN TENNESSEE
Republicans TO Combine
With Democratic Faction
TO Elect a Governor.
PATTERSON FIGHT
MAY SWING STATE
Election of Secretary Dickinson As
Senator Part of
Project.

By refusing 10 nominate a judiciary
ticket the Republicans Of Tennesses
look thelr FIRST step yesterday toward
swinging that State into the Republi-
can column IN the November election.
50 FAR as local matters are concerned.
Their acti1n, with its Endorsement Of
/ the independent Democratic ticket for
Z the Supreme Court, means that an uu-
/ Outstanding has been reached wherehz
/ the anu-PattersOn Democrats wiz sup
| port Republican for the governOrshiD.
II any considerable BODY OF the n
} dependent democratic voters fogovv-rhs
/ adf1ce OF their leaders a Republican
/ governor VIII be elected in that state
I for the first time in twenty-five years.
I Hawkins was the last and only Repub-
Z lican governor OF Tennessee since the
I civil war
/ The Republican convention simply fol-
| lowed President -aft-s advice in indors-
I ing the indeDeD -ent Democratic judici-
/ airy ticket instead Of nominating one Of
/ their own
Plaun Formulated By Taft.
/ Il was about two months ago that the
/ Democrats in Tennessee split over the
/ judiciary The alleged intimidation %
/ the Supreme Court by Governor Pat
/ terson in the Duncan Cooper case start
/ ed the trouble When the split came,
{ President Taft called the Republican
/ leaders In Tennessee 70 Washington
I He told them they had the chance OF
I their lives 70 elect a governor. He ad-
vised them further not TO Ier that
Z chance slip.
/ The President urged the Tennesseans
I 10 90 home and lud0rSe the independent
] Democratic nominees for the Supreme
/ Court. BY doing this, ne said. they
1 could defeat the Patterson nominees
/ This would take place IN the August
/ election lu that state, he pointed out,
I three months before the time GOr the
I election Of a governor. He said the
\ anIi-PattersOn Democrats might be in
I dCced not 20 nominate a candidate OF
\ their own, but 20 support a clean Re
publican, il the Republicans assisted
n them In eIectiUE an independent Demo-
/ cratic judiciary ticket
N Scheme Works Well.
\ So far the Presidents little scheme
n for capturing Tennessee has worked
\ like q charm The Republicans took
\ his advice and the Democrats showed
n an eager willingness 10 make a trade
n The result, according 70 the present
/ outlook. indicates that a Republican
y governor VIII be elected in Tennessee
Z this fan.
/ Already the Republican leaders are
I casting about for q suitable caEdl-
4 dare, one who can command the sup
I port OF The best people OF the state
I Tennessee Republicans have not al
! ways nominated such q man United
{ States Judge Edward 7. Sanford, or
/ Knoxville, IS beng talked OF Tor the
/ nomination. Attorney General Foster
I =. Brown. OF Porto Rico, is another
I possibility Judge H H Haynes, OF
\ Bristol is a third, and AsbCry Wright,
/ or Chattanooga, q fourth.
n The Taft plan extends a little fur
n Their. il contemplate the election OF
u Secretary OF War Dickinson TO the
n United states Senate TO succeed Sena-
/. Tor Frazier. Dickinson. however, IS
N only a posi- billty as q compromise
n candidate. Benton NcMiIIin, formerly
n minority leader ID the House OF Rep
N rgsenraUVes and later governor IS
N being supported for the Senate by the
N Patterson people, and Frazier IS be
N INK supported by the Independents
II 10 the Republican members Of the
u LEGISLATURE can hold the balance OF
n power between the Democrats, they
N NAV be able 10 force the election OF
n Dickinson