The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-15
Independent Democrats
lndorseRe ublicanC an
didate for Governor.
A FORMIDABLE
t r I U M v IRA T E
Republicans, Prohibitionists and
Independents Are Lined Up
solidly Against Regular
Democratic Nominee, Who J.
Is Backed by Patterson
Machine.

Nashville, Tenn, September 14.-rns
Independent Democrats of Tennessee
to-day indorsed the candidacy of Cap.
tain Ben w. Hooper, Republican nom.
inee for Governor, and further Gu,
loose from the Regular wing by refer.
ring the latter's harmony resolution to
the new Independent State Executive
Committee without discussion.
Thus was organized formidable
looking triumyirate to campaign for
Republican Governor. consisting of
Independent Democrats
and Statewide Prohipitionists. The
Independents and, Prohibitionists are
so closely allied as to largely overlap
in thir membership
The possible break in the solid
South, outlined in to-days convention.
extends only to one Office, the COVER
norship There is a .'gentlemen's
agreement" between the Independents
and the Republicans that neither -,arty
will invade the others safe legislative
territory. and this, the Independents
say assures a Democratic Legislature.
No Opposition.
There was no opposition in the con-
vention to the program of the leaders.
An attempt was made to suspend the
rules and nominate Hooper by accla-
nation but this was ruled out OF or
der by the permanent chairman, r. r.
L. Mountcastle. national Democratic
committeeman for Tennessee.
Platform resolutions We're then
adopted and nominations made IN rap
i'd succession by unanimous rtslns
votes The resolution on harmony
| reads as follows:
we recommend that the resolution
|, I,terson convention be referred, u the
state committee elected by this son-
vention for proper answer In accord
ance with the action and nominations
of this convention.
The pardon of Senator Garmdck
slayer was denounced repeatedly py
the speakers. which was received Win
shouts of approval. Temporary Shaii-
man G. T. Fitzhugh, of Memphis
brought the audience TO It's feee wheNl
he said of the Carmack-Cooper case.
"when the highest court, despite his
(Patterson's) efforts to coerce IL hau
handed down decree which branoeu
his closest friend and chief poltlcai
adviser as murderer, he spat upon
and trampled under foot this 1uds 'ieii.f
which was in accord with law anu JUS
tice and which met with the apptoNai
of the civilized world,
The convention ended Win GaPta.i'
Hooper's address. The Repuplcan eah
didate was frequently interfups. interip
cheering and, applause
Snealsinp OF the combination OF Re-
nnblican and Independent Democrats
he said:
"While the sequence OF events Is uii
iprecedented in Tennessee po!lllcs; ~
contains no deep and hidden lHsali,ttS. ts',
It would be ss,e sXilemses sranse law and order
to be divided in this cohtest ss,s ss,ot's
tional party lines.
~ Pictures t,.s.ssd conditiensii tn ih,s state
for the last four years what was per-
haps never seen in SoutheLn Sol, M
before. the assembling Of Vicious ar,d ND
criminal elements OF az. - an nm
scrupulous organization, an .ntenslneu
imitation of the Tammany pemoenaSs penn .sns
Of New york. and the Repuol.cuh tt.ss ..,
Of Ph!ladelphia, We ". :, risd nase nnaer sa foot
and then heard the chief executive =.
the state publicly proclaim from ,oas
end OF the land TO the eotner tIas 1 I..e ,,o,,,
seen the pardonlng power OF ,lne Gos, sos,
ernor converted into a political sasss.
and used for the FINANCIAL en.icaiiisa. .ica1 -,
OF his henchmen and the poittlsai as
Seen the streets or our state CAPITA,
crfmsoned with the blood OF poAtleal
martyrdom We have seen the dee.-
sions OF the courts OF THIS stase s sIsa ,.Ssrs
the very climax Of inramy IN bo!e
and braZen attempt TO coerce the ~
preme Court into rendering judsInsns
politically adyantag,eous: is,,sn 70 .he aoS,
etsgr me a. nIattorm adopted says IN part
ave denounee the usurpatlon i ol
party auth ority in the name ol Demo
racy by the Patterson machine, and We
onS condemn M its efforts to .distrancaise
iSamocratic voters OF this State,
Action Denounced.
"The independence ana me ~ dr,ss., r,,sa,,ts
OF the three co-ordina;e departIn,,entss r.
az our state government should ps
preserved in all their consitutiohat
limitations. and We denounee tne ~.
ton Of the GoyeTn9T IN !, asleit1t's chin 10 oon
troll the action of the Legislat tufe anu
coerce the Supreme Court IN the ma'-
ter Of a case pending before ~
tention and maintenanee q a. the ~ tonf, y,
mile law lthe Prohibition law ana ss iss
Various amendments, pronipiuHs ,irs
manufacture and sale Of ihtoNieasst,.e .l,,.s .,,s
LIQUORS IN this slase ana ras,erson ms Is
discreait these laws and OF Az othet e
otioials chargea. With the epaes =
enforcing thes, i..a, &. {,
pointed M byT the independents to-day
mat this evening and referred the Eess
uiar harmony proposal 70 9 ccnmilssa
OF three with instIHSuoNsR ~
The Regulars tonight organized to
aeht II out with the fusionlsts az
along the line,
Atlantic City Has a4i6i.
washington, p, CT, SepteinpMsr 81 T. ~,
The populatiou of ATLANTIC CttN,s
ITS '4i, AL. an increase OF s6.623 or
"a. per cent, as compared with 2I,SsS
in 1900. sll