Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-08
Regular Democrats and Com
bined Forces of Independent
Democrats and Republicans
Will Settle Political Scores
TAYLOR AND HOOPER
LEADERS OF PARTIES
congressman and a LegiSIa-
ture viii Also Be Selected.
Railroad Commissioner Will
Be Elected
tBy Assoois ted Pressl .


NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. Ten.
railroad commissioner from west Ten
nessee, ten congressman and a legisla-
ture, which in turn will choose a sue
cessor to United States Senator James
B. Frazier. of Chattanooga. The con.
test is between the regular Democrats
and the combined forces of the indepen-
dent Democrats and Republicans. Unit
ed States Senator Robert L. Taylor,
Democrat. is standard bearer OF the reg
ular Democrats and Capt. Ben w. Hoop
er, Republican. of Cooke county, is the
fusionist leader.
CAMPAIGN is CLOSED.
Senator Taylor wound up his cam
paign today at Jasper, calling on the
voters of sequatchie Valley to rally to
the cause OF Democracy. Captain Hoop
er made his last speech today at Taze-
well, in east Tennessee. sounding again
his slogan of enforcement of law.
on the strength of the judicial race
in August, when the independent Demo
cratic candidates, aided by Republican
votes swept the state by 10000 major
ity, Hooper has been a decided favorite
in the betting. He is a successful law
yer of Newport, but before he was nom
mated by the Republican convention to
the rank and file of the voters, beyond
has own section, was unheard of.
Senator Taylor VINO was hit upon as
a man best able to harmonic his party
after -elae Withdrawal of Patterson as a
ossIt IrYfl cnt1~ a "a
every man. woman and child in Ten
nessee. Both have traversed the state,
speaking to good crowds. Since the
withdrawal of Patterson, a number of
the Independent leaders have come back
to the organization, but hundreds of the
rank and file have stood firm and will
go down the line tomorrow for a change
of politics in the governors mansion.
a CLOSE BATTLE
Should Hooper be elected, it will be
by a smaller majority than that of
the independent judges in August
Should Taylor will the winner, some
of his ardent followers will be agree
ably surprised, it is believed.
For the position of railroad commits
sioner. the incumbent, B. A. Enloe, flu
sionist. is opposed by j. w. Thomas,
Democrat, of Dresden.
In the race for congress, Sam r. Sells,
Republican, is opposed in the First dis
trict by Cy II. Lyle, Democrat
In the Second. eX-Congressman n.
w. Hale is striving to defeat his sue
cessor, r. w. Austin, both Repubii-
cans.
Judge John 4. Moon, Democrat, in
the Third, is having his seat contested
by Mai c. r. Evans, Republican. The
indications are that Moon will win.
J. T. Odom. Independent Democrat, is
opposing Judge Cordell Hull, Democrat
in the Fourth.
Congressman w. c. Houston, in the
Fifth; J. w. Byrnes. Sixth; L. p. Pad
gett, Seventh: Finis Garrett, Ninth, and
George w. Gordon, Tenth, all Democrats,
are unoppOsed.
Eugene Murray, Republican. is after
the seat Of Congressman T. w Sims,
Democrat, in the Eighth.
The only matters of interest in con-
nectior with the legislature, are the
fate OF the prohibition and election laws
and the next United States senator.
Should the regular Democratic organiza-
zion control. an amendment or repeal of
the laws would not be unexpected. No
matter which side controls, the identity
of the next senator is an open ques-
lion