The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-03

state, there seems to be no doubt.
The victory returned by the people
next Thursday. therefore, promises
to be decisive.
In figuring out what the result OF
next weeks state election will be. It
is safe to say that the former sup
porters OF Senator Carmack will cast
their ballots for the free and indie
pendent judiciary. Those who sup
ported the present Governor in the
last memorable gubernatorial pri-
mary will probably. as a rule. re-
main steadfast to the cause of their
leader In tho Carmack- Patterson
primary there was a majority of
only few thousand for Governor
Patterson. Aligned with the indie
pendent Democrats in this fight.
however, are a large majority of the
IRepublicans of Tennessee. This ma
jority will be more than sufficient to
overcome the aforementioned Pat
|terson lead, assuming the Demo-
cratic vote is practically the same
next Thursday that II was in the re-
cent gubernatorial primary. Thus
viewing the situation, a victory for
the free judiciary seems ABSURD. II
Is undoubtedly true, however, that
the Patterson forces have lost at
least a small portion OF the strength
held by them in the Carmack-Patter-
son primary elestion. Figuring,
then. on no more than an even break
las between the Democratic voters
OF the state in the coming judiciary
election, a victory for the independ-
ent ticket seems assured with the
lRepublican majority, which will GER
tainly go against the administration
forces. The fact that the Repub-
lican vote was a factor seriously TO
be considered and much TO be feared,
has been evidenced from the first by
the tactics adopted by the admins
Itration Democrats. first in their In
Ieffectual effort to secure the nomina-
ton OF Republican judiciary
ticket. and more recently, through
the agency OF the Hon. Jesse NJ.
L.ittleton and others OF the dlssatis-
fed minority element. to make in
roads into the Republican majority
which has lined up with the indie
pendents.
While the old Carmack and Pat
terson strength may be accepted as
a basis. perhaps. on which to figure
the probable result OF the approach
ing election, the original allgnments
In the campaign now so near a close
having been much along these old
lines. there have undoubtedly been
many changes. There are innumer-
able new alignments In this cam
paign. Many OF these are so mixed
that Il Is impossible to figure accur-
ately the result There are. for IN
stance. many Patterson men who
will certainly vote for at least some
OF the independent candidates for
Judges. The independents and adj
minlstrationlsts both make claims
to many changes to their side. Both
assert that the situation looks better
TO them each day. Discountlng the
claims OF the politicians and accept
ing the situation as Il now appears
from the viewpoint OF an outsider.
there are undoubtedly very encour-
aging indications for the indie
pendents.
Negro Vote.
| The negro vote Is an uncertain
quantity In the pending campaign.
Il is a well-known fact that the Pat
lterson people have been making
strong efforts to marshal the full
strength OF the negro vote In this
state. The negroes have been regis
tered as perhaps never before. They
have again been made more or LEES
OF a factor In n Tennessee election.
II Is conservatively estimated that
there are from i2.0O0 to $4,000
negroes in Tennessee who have been
voting IN state elections. There
NAV be more this year owing TO the
Unusually heavy negro registration
In some sections. While negro news
papers claim the Patterson ticket
will receive practically the entire
negro voting strength this year. this
is denied: although II Is admittedly
true that a majority OF the negroes
will support the administration nomi-
neos.
The operations for the first time
\ IL