The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-17
WHAT IT MEANS
Pauerson's Defea. Hay Give Tennessee
to the Republicans
IN The NEXT ELECTION

But the Democrats. Though Willing
to Adopt Desperate Measures to
Get Kid OF Patterson and His
Methods. DO Not Contemplate IL
innate Surrender OF the State.
who do not understand the political
situation in Tennessee. which Zach
McGhee makes perfectly plain in a
letter 10 The State. He says the
triumph Of the independent judicial
ticket in the election on last Thurs
day means the beginning OF the end
Of what has come to be known as
"Pattersonism" in Tennessee. The
partizans CT Gov Patterson have
been calling their organization the
Democratic party and hence trying 20
create the impression that the cleo
ton OF the Patterson judges. as We:
as the election Of Patterson himself
in November. Was necessary to the
| salvation cf the Democratic party.
The Independents or ant:-Patterson
been declaring that the only saliva
ton OF the Democratic party and
more especially OF Democratic prin-
cipleS in government was the defeat
Of Patterson and the complete de-
struction OF the Patterson machine
To get rid Of Patterson these Dem
oc:ats have got TO the point where
they are desperate and have employ
ed desperate means. In talking one
day 70 one OF the Independent Demo-
cratic leaders and campaigners in
east Tennessee. rather vaguely sug
sested that r.mors were afoat 20 the
effect that :ne Republicans were be-
ing encouraged TO vote with the anti
Patterson men by the hope OF elect
ing a Republican governor did
not want to come right out with
il. fearing that such thing as a
deal with Republicans was Of 100
delecate a nature for a campaign
manager to admit. or even to dis
cuss "oh. we make no bones OF II.
he declared. suddenly. as he saw how
delicately I was trying 10 broach the
subject. I'VE have told the Re2ubli-
cans that if they will help us defeat
patterson's judges and not pu: up
any Republicans tor judges We would
not nominate an independent Dem
ocrat for governor"
II that agreement is adhered to
by the Independent Democrats.
there will beyond all question he a
Republican governor OF Tennessee
next time. l: is not at all certain.
however. tha: there will be no In
dependent Democrat nominated FOR
governor. Those men in east Ten
nessee are willing TO carry out their
agreement to the letter. but there is
a strong disposition in middle and
west Tennessee 20 nominate Demo-
c-at against Patterson. not indeed
with any idea OF electing him. for
they. too. are willing for the Re-
publican to be elected. but because
they know :ull we'll that there are
large number OF Democrats who vii!
not under any circumstances vote for
a Republican.
The fear is that unless there is
another Democrat running Patterson
will be able to get these votes by his
powerful appeal 10 partizanship. The
strictly partizan Democrats. who are
Democrats on prejudice rather than
on pri.-iple. but whose prejudices
are strong also against Patterson.
| vii! have another Democrat 10 vote
for. Thay will be assistant Repub-
leans" though. Il voting for q Re
publican for governor against Pat
terson constitutes being Republi-
can. 1t IS q subterfuge. and these
men who propose doing il admit that
1t is. but. IS ] have said. they are
taking desperate means to get rid Of
Patterson.
The anti-Fatterson men had entire
charge Of The election machinery in
this election. Heretofore Patterson
has had nj the machinery in his
own hands The an.i-Patte.son men
have always declared that Patterson
uever fairly defeated Carmack TWO
years ago. bu: that he was counted
in. Whet1e! this be true or not.
there was majority Of anti-Patter-
son Democrats in the legislature.
which majority was extended by i
coalition with Republicans in;o
enough TO rass the new election Law
over the so .raoTs veto.
BY this cc~ ,Aw 'ha le-is.aiG q
selected the Zlec'loa commissioners |
and anti-e. tte-son me2 were APP
pointed. :3'.!e Patterson people an
ticipated :hel. .,Ieat and sof re:dy |
TO cry fraud reivr: :he eleci!o when
they made iona request fcr re-
pIesentati- on tie :,!eciuct ..;:Ja
boards. This request vas refused.
and since ,here were 20 Patterson
aInerents &C he lection boarcs. !,
is not specially remarkable tha; the
cry Of frs III ahorlG be Set 'p by
those who we defeated.
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