The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
Party NOMINEES Quits the
Field In Interest of
Harmony
PATTERSON AGREES TO
SUPPORT THE NOMINEE
Statement Is Issued to the Public By
the Governor In Which He Lays
Forth the Facts That Caused
His Withdrawal


Patterson tonight withdrew from the
race to succeed himself as governor of
Tennessee. Governor Patterson was the
nominee of the regular" faction of the
democratic party, and has been bitterly
opposed by the independent statewide
prohibition democrats" who. In coalition
with the republicans, elected a state ju-
dietary last month, defeating by a ma
jority of more than 10000 votes a ticket
for which Governor Patterson made
strenuous campaign of the state.
On Wednesday next the independent
democrats meet here in state convention.
a majority of the delegates coming In
structed to vote for the Endorsement of
B. w. Hooper, the republican nominee
for governor.
Governor Patterson, in his address an
nouncing his withdrawal, declares he will
not be an obstacle in the way of his
party's success at the polls. nor will ha
willingly contribute in any way to the
possibility of success of the republicans
In Tennessee. He withdraws In the in>
terest of harmony, expressing the hope
that democratic factions may get to-
gether to prevent the loss of the state
In November.
He makes reference to interference OF
a republican President in Tennessee poll
tics. In an interview following the Is
suance of the statement, Governor Pat
terson declares that he has no personal
preference in the matter of a democratic
nominee and that he will take the stump
for him whoever he may be-
Governor Patterson's political career
has been a stormy one including his de-
feat of former Senator e. w. Carmack
for the gubernatorial nomination in a
sensational campaign, followed by the
killing of Carmack here by the coopers.
their trial. which attracted nation wide
attention, and Pattersons pardon of D.
b. Cooper within few minutes after
his conviction was sustained by the SUI
preme court.
Pstterson's Statement
GOV. malcolm r. Patterson gave the
Associated Press representative the fol-
lowing signed statement tonight:
''To the Democrats of Tennessee:
Il became a candidate for the third
term contrary to my personal wishes.
partial Judgment, believed l would GER
tainly win where others might fail, and
that l owed an obligation to them, ~
party and the ideas 'h
and | yielded my jt faef atl 4affs-
alton with reluctance n-t tfta s4t i
tions have arisen VIII ai t25 ffs
I could forsee, whicl arfs fa
my further candidac isasiNa KS !
to them and the demo ps s.
when the opposit saFa
the shape of a refu zfer 1fA
mary called by the $ etFf
mttee I proposed, sar Bea 4:ifn
would offer against r So a#iz-r ulni
select his own methor aad ina Z go
ination with an equal tEsa 1 81 asA
of election. There rH5 could A5ts
be, the slightest exc1e 81 a4sa tniA.
If the party was to SIS 1sTt
izaton and not disint 10 shi-if
and factions; but Il a1Q tiaa -
rejected. l was dec as cefftl,s
for governor withou arNq srt
since then ! have O f4et e rsis rag
nomination as to eheH Yhag ~
was the choice of II Hir hz isl3taE.
ing that all men who "a u aetlilE
would recognize the - ta#
jority to rule and no. rai
sonal spleen to oyerri FL cts
rules of justice and p de
All Things Are rnIr
But to the minds of my ungenerous
opponents all things were fair as means
to the end of my political destruction.
Guilty and unnatural political coalitions
were forming and had been formed to
bring this about The basest appeals
were made and the foulest ISLANDERS cir
culated. Even then l did not believe that
any considerable number of democrats
could be betrayed from their allegiance.
but that time would soften asperties and
lead them back to a just realization of
their own duties and the plight in which
the criminal folly of their leaders would
leave the party and state.
$50 it was, when rumors of my with
drawal were given currency 1 promptly
wish to serve my party rather than my
own ambition.
Now 1t seems certain that my opinion
shared by friends was not justified and
that the continued appeals to passion
and credulity have found lodgment,
which neither fact nor persuasion can
change, and that so long as l remain a
candidate a considerable number of DEM
ocrats will not affiliate with the party.
and while not large, comparatively, 1t
is enough to imperil democratic success
in November do not wish 1t said that
my desire for office is responsible for this
condition, or as furnishing an excuse to
indorse a republican candidate by the So
called independent democratic convention
soon to be held in Nashville.
MY conclusion is that / can best serve
my party and state in this emergency by
voluntarily doing what my enemies have
so persistently demanded. |, therefore.
return my nomination to the democratic
party | notify both the state executive
committee and the Independent democrats
ic committee that am no longer
candidate for governor.
Plea for Harmony
I'm taking this step our party should
not be left without capable leader,
and 1 hope that with harmonious ac-
ton another candidate, wholly unob-
jectionable, may be named and such
platform adopted as will insure party
co operation and success.
"It would be an unmixed evil and
reproach to Tennessee for the re-
publican party to get control of our
state government and 1t Is especially
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