New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-07-27
PAT T[RSON LONE TENNESSEE ISSUE
Carmack Shooting, Cooper
Pardon and Prohibition
Veto Fail to Daunt Him.

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have been forgotten and the Democ-
racy Of Tennessee united if Carmack
had not been editor of a newspaper.
Defeat left its sting, and one inof-
fensiye looking article poking fun at
Colonel Robin Cooper's ''zWeibund"
changed the whole course of Tennes-
see politics.
This caused the shooting Of Car
mack despite Patterson's effort to
calm the Coopers and the natural
Juror into which the state was thrown.
The Memphis Scimitar came out
with an editorial which charged Pat
terson with being responsible for Car
mack's murder and practically said
that he had arranged with his friends,
the Coopers, to do it, because he could
pardon them, while If he did it himself
there would be nobody to exercise
elemency in his behalf.
What Patterson might have done If
left to his first impulses will never be
known, for his friends and advisers
prevailed on him not to send any mes
sage to the Scimitar
Vetoes Temperance Bill.
Four months later the Coopers were
both found guilty, and the jury fixed
their sentence at twenty years in pris-
on. The country at large pretty much
agreed in this verdict Appeal was
taken to the supreme court, and the
case was held up for year.
In January. 1909, the legislature, by
a vote of nearly two to one, passed
state wide prohibition bill. Governor
Patterson promptly vetoed it, saying:
''In the name Of temperance refuse
assent to an Incorporate measure
which will cause more evils that it
pretends to cure, and in the name Of
morality will not sanction a law that
will foster hypocrisy and invite eva
sion and deceit in the people"
The courage Of the man was shown
by the fact that his inaugural was due
to take place within ten days. On Jan.
q he took the oath of Office for the Sec
ond time, and. as his prohibition veto had
infamed the popular mind in Tennes-
see, he made dramatic appeal to the
people. inviting them to put him on
trial in the courts or In the senate sit
ting as court Of impeachment if
they thought him guilty of the SIAN
ders that had been circulated about
him. He was never tried
So the governor was reinaugurated
his administration ran on for more
than year. and things We're becom-
ing comparatively quiet in Tennessee
when the supreme court handed down
a long decision granting Robin Cooper
a new trial but affirming the guilt of
Colonel Cooper.
Governor Patterson did not wait to
read the decision. No sooner did be
learn its purport than he seized par
don form and signed it. This set
Colonel Cooper free and made it prae,
tically certain that Robin would never
come to trial.
The people had expected Patterson
to help his friend Cooper, but they
snap his fingers in the face Of the su
preme court. And in that moment
was born the issue which is to deter
mine the result of the gubernatoria
election this fall.
Judges Fight Back.
Hitherto the nominations for the su
arate convention, so that they should
not become involved with the polite.
Of the state ticket. According to som,
Of the Judges, Patterson intimated t.
the supreme court that he would ik,
to have the Carmack case decided il
favor Of tire Coogers, and when tn,
court refused to accommodate him b.
sent them EDru that he would not Civ
them convention this year, but woqll'
make them go into the regular part,
primaries for their nominations.
Three Of the Judges retaliated tn
way which be little expected. The,
refused to go into the primary and dc
clared they would run independently
The judicial election comes In AL
gust. The other nominees will b
voted for in November The boftfn
judges ask for Republican and inde
pendent support in August in the hop
Of defeating Patterson's nominees 1
exchange they will throw their inft
ence and strength against Patterso
and the rest of the Democratic stat
ticket in November.
MANY FISH WALK ON LANE