The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-19
FRIENDS Of HOOPER
SURE He WILL WIN
Rival of Patterson for Ten
neSSee G0vernorShip Is
Much Praised.

BRISTOL Tenn. Aug 19.-Capt Ben
5amiC W Hooper who was nominated
ct tn. Republican convention al Nash
Niiie this week as The party-s standard
rearer IN The rzCe for governor .of. Ten
neSsee- and yao may be elected. due In
spIt n the Democratic party and
TIE fact thoc he wiu receive the su-ro-t
OF TIE majority faction. is a typical self
made man
sen Hcc7er was picked up CT the
streets of the CITY OF Knoxville about
thirty wears ESQ waff His father
had died. leaving him uernness. He
was thrown out into the world ana vas
WanderiI z simIassIv- He was placed in
an orpha mage and there remained until
large en5uch To enter school. It vas q
Baptist orpAauaEe- Later in life he
took advantage Of an opportunity to re-
pay IL de ATTENDED Carson ard New
man College. at Jefferson city. and was
graduated he began the practice Of
law and soon acquired a reuunera1ivg
practice He WIS d captain in the
Spanish--1r1sricsn war. and served four
years as assistant United States district
atIc~@ey- He vas a fearless and viEor-
Gus prosecutor and attracted much AT
tentioE.
N~-f~o ~--G-n - W pualage-
Captain Hooper acquired money and
plenty Of IL A year ago the orphanaEc
al Knoxville. which had taken him I'm
was burned down He wrote a check
fer $1,000, which he gave. uncondftion-
. ~ toward the erection Of another
tULdinE-
That Captain Hooper will be the next
sS GEeInor OF tennessee IS regarded as
almost certain, and his friends believe
mat ne VIII measure 10 wei 10 the re-
SponSlbllitieS OF the hiCh Office
me democratic party in Tennessee is
spilJ over the assassination of Car
mack the leader OF the prohibition
AtIces- ana the pardon OF his murderer
SLJeT COW teton which was granted by
GoNeTloT Patterson his friend and 10
htfcal protege- before the ink was dr.
on the decree OF the supreme court az
frming COOperS sentence of twenty
years N the penlteutiaTy-
PattersOn's committee reuominateE
MIN for a third term the Democratic
oppoS 'on refusing TO have anything 70
90 VIII him he put Up @ ticket for
the supreme court and court Of civil
appeals and stamped 10 the regular
temperate ticket intending 70 defeat
the present court IL IS charged, be-
cause IL convicted Cooper The result
was Q landslide for the old court
AZ hnoNy1lIe- n q speech, he said &c
would rather support a straight Re
publican than a crooked Democrat
and this has become the slogan OF The
Democratic opposition, which is SUP
Hooper Good In Debate
Vigorous and powerful in debate.
Hooper Is expected 20 meet Patterson.
the hitherto champion OF The platform (
Hooper IS said 20 be one Of the strong
est debaters in the state while Pac-er-
sons ability on the platform is con
ceded- The Republicans are making a
campaign for the enforcement OF the
prohibition laws and pTedged 10 10 back q
ward step on the temperance question. 3
while Patterson is pledged 20 local OF
ton and q platform declaring the pres
e1t laws vicious
To win Hooper must be 5000 votes
stronger than his UaTgy- so u Is at once
6een that he cannot draw parry lines. .
hut must get his support from the Dem
OCraJS- The Republicans helped tLe
anrl-Pa TIeTSOD Democrats elect a free
and untramueled' judiciary, and 5he
Democrats are now expected 10 help
elect an antl-FGLrerS0u governor Pat
tCrSOn viii be the issue with the Re