The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-12
PATTERSON OUT;
SUCCESSOR WILL
Be SCRUTINIZED
Lite Likelihood that Inde.
perdeuis viii be Tricked
by Machine Politicians.
r publicans Are 10 Consult
President TAFT.
MUST HAVE GOOD CANDIDATE.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug. IA
tSpec.aD Governor Patterson last
nlght announced his retirement
from the race for governor This
leaves the field open for new
Democratic deal, but has so far done
little 10 relieve tho situation OF any
OF rs complications. The independ-
rnis. Who we're aided by the Repub-
leans not putting out a ticket for
supreme Judges. tacltly agreed to
support the Republican candidate
for governor and II Is not likely that
they viii Join the Patterson crowd
In naming candidate on the regu-
lar Democratic ticket.
II is practically certain the ma
chine politicians. who forced Patter-
ION TO resign. had everything Fixed
90 name his successor. 20 he man
equally satisfactory to them. before
calling on him to retire from the
race. and anybody they put out will
be carefully scrutlnlzed By the indie
pendents.
Ready for Convention.
The Ryman Auditorium has been
secured for the Republican state
convention Tuesday II was the
orig nal,y intention to have the ses-
slons Of the convention IN the hall
OF the house OF representatives at
the capitol. but workmen are In
charge there. making certain i'm
provements, and this makes Il Inn
possible TO. occupy this hall Just now
for public purposes. The convention
will be called TO order AZ II next
Tuesday morning. than In the
10 man Auditorium.
Nothing more definite has yet be-
come knoWn as 10 who will be
choice for gubernatorlal candidate.
The Republican leaders. who are In
Nashville today. reiterate the state
ment previously made by them. that
there is no probability OF any con-
test in the convention over the noml-
nation. Conferences among the
leaders continue TO be the order Of
the day and Il seems az assured that
a decision In the matter will be
reached certainly certainly By Mon
day the day before the convention
meets The leaders are reticent,
however. and are not disposed to
give any forecasts concerning who
will be the choice OF the convention.
The Possibilities.
The story has appeared that the
nomination Is most likeiy to go to
Hon. Foster V. Brown OF Chatta-
nooga. Who Is now the legal represen-
tatie OF the United States govern
mcnt in Porto Rico II has been
further stated that Mt. Brown has
endorsement OF the administration
at Washington However this may
be. there Is evidently strong oppod-
tion Ia Mr. Brown In the ranks OF his
own party. some OF the leaders being
cutrpolen against his candidacy,
While there are many Repub-
leans who have not entirely agreed
with Judge c. McIIenderson in all
his part, alignments, Il appears that
he would develop great strength
we're his name presented TO the con
yontion
Hon. r. S. Sharpe. now chief
posionico inspector, has a strong fol-
loving. and the same is true of Hon.
Jas Fowler OF Knoxville. and of Hon.
Newell Sanders OF Chattanooga.
There Is no dlscounting the
strength OF Hon John w. Overall,
now United States marshal in this
district. The fact Is Mr.. Overall has
great strength for he has by far the
largest instructed vote. The total
vote in the convention will be SIS,
nece sary to choice. 29i. Mr..
overall now has III Instructed
votes. and his friends claim he has
90 more at command, making total
of eG1. Mr.. Fowler has some 90 In
structed votes, and his friends rely
upon his ability to secure 80 more
on the first ballot, a total of 1850.
Hon. Asbury Wright OF lockwood
has A number of instructed votes also.
The instructed strength Of Mr. Over
all makes II appear that he may hold
the kew to the situation. Il is
known. however, that he would not
stand in the way OF entire harmony
in the convention. and this seems to
be the attitude OF all the others
whose names have been mentioned
in connection with the nomination.