The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-12-02
POLITICAL REVOLUTION
Subject Of Strong Article BY Robt
E. Pritchard in EIarper's.


see 5 political history The great metro
politan papers carry stories on ''sh'
bossism Of Tennessee politicians 2 Be
fore the election of November s it was
mostly speculation on the final outcome
Now it is the great revolution that ha.
taken place, the complete ousting d
Pattersouism aud the Patterson ma
chine.
The most recent article Of note on
this subject appears in Harper's Weekly,
which comes out to the public to-day.
1t is written by r. E. Pritchard, for
mer well known newspaper man OF Chat
tanooga. The article is entitled The
Revolution in Tennessee. The writer
gives an account of the Volunteer State S
political happenings from 1905 when
Jas. b. Frazier succeeded VIM. b. Bate
in the United States Senate and John i.
Cox succeeded Frazier as Governor. Mr.
Pritchard shows how the Democratic
resentment of the red-handed bossism
of Gov Patterson at we'll as his arbi-
trary pardoning Of the slayer of ex-
Senator Carmack enabled the Republi-
cans to carry the State. 2
In 5000 word story he starts back
with the death of Senator Bate and re-
counts all the probable causes that
brought on the revolution that elected
Capt Hooper as Chief Executive of the
State, and the grand climax Of political
events recently enacted
POLITICAL TRADITIONS BROKEN.
In the opening paragraph Of that ar
ticle the writer says:
Tennessee has brokon the political
traditions OF the solid South. While
the East and Middle West were regis
tering their protests against the tariff
and Roosevelt by giving Democratic
maiorities, it has elected Ben w. Hoop
er, young Republican, Governor,
1t was revolution against bossism
as represented by the present Governor.
Patterson, and its lesson is that the peo-
pie Of the State, though the majority OF
them are Democrats, will not stand any
longer for dictation, even If they have
to overthrow their own party.
To this revolution the writer says the
contributing causes have been the pro-
hibition question and the killing Of for
mer Senator Carmack. Speaking OF
Tennessee's political history, he con-
tinues.
The political history Of Tennessee
for the past five years has been as dra-
matte as fiction, and to understand the
conditions that have forced the State
into the Republican column it is neces-
sary to recall the conditions that have
existed since the death of Gen. w. B.
Bate, in March, 1905, just as he was
entering upon his third term in the
United States Senate"
Taking up the subsequent events in
heir chronological order, Mr.. Pritchard
the various causes that have
brought about the wonderful changes in
he political scenes Of this State.
Then in plain, simple words, he
peaks OF the young man who came
,ut of the West with a sword in one
iand and fire-brand in the other to
loud the political horizon, dwelling at
ONE length on the wonderful Joint de-
ate between Patterson and Senator
Speaking of the Guberna-
orial convention following Carmack's
efeat for the nomination, he says:
DIsGRACEFUL GATHERING.
''On May 30 of the same year the
convention met The !,
altering was disgraceful Pistols were
rawn on the stage Of the Ryman Au- !
itorium in Nashville, and there were !,
ghts almost without number. More
ian once murder was imminent. There :
ere many contesting delegations, and !
rough Cox seemed to be able to con-
o the temporary organization, the !,
suits depended on the disputed votes !
isorder broke out as soon as the con-
,ntion was called to order by w X. :
bernathy, the acting State chairman,
i'd the struggle came upon the selec-
or Of a temporary chairman. All el
ant well until Davidson County Nash n
lle) was. called i Patterson sup hi
,rter tried to cast the vote, which was 81
on the ground Of contest " Il
Speaking OF other events well known az
roughout Tennessee, Mr.. Pritchard Of
clares that the doom Of Patterson VI
a ia any form has been sealed. " as
len dwelling upon the results Of the St