The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-17
rnE REPUBLICAN, VOTE

The REPUBLICAN NCtE
Il is evident that all Of the ReDub-
Ihcans win not follow the advice Of
the state Committee and support the
Independent Democratic Judiciary tick
ct A number OF the disafiected ele-
ment will support the Patterson ticket
They would have done that In any
event. Even had the question OF nom
mating a ticket been submitted to a
convention of the Republicans and de-
cided, as it would have been, just as
the state Committee decided the Is
sue, these same Republicans would
have voted the Patterson ticket. II is
very PROBABLE, however. that a bolt
would have been organized and the
rump convention would either have
nominated an alleged Republican tick
Ell or would have endorsed the Patter-
son gang.
While large majority OF the white
Republicans, probably eighty per
cent, will support the Independent
Democratic ticket, there lisa minority
in that party that is just as loyal
10 Patterson as the so-called regular"
Democrats. They would follow Pat
terson if their party had ticket. The
majority of them merely masquerade
as Republicans; like Patterson they
have no political convictions nor any
love for the State. They don't care a
rap about the welfare Of the State;
anything to advance the interests Of
the Patterson machine.
1t is undoubtedly true that there
are Republicans in the State who sin
cerely desired the nomination Of a
ticket. They honestly believed that
the party had an exceptional oppor-
tunity to elect its candidates. They
believed, and all Democrats who are
fair, must agree with them, that the
Republican party has plenty OF SUI
preme Court material. But the Lum-
Der of Republicans Of this class is
very small. They were deceived by
the noisy demonstrations Of LitUeton
and Poston and Harry Anderson into
the idea that very respectable por-
ton of the party shared their views.
AS matter Of fact Littleton ct ais did
not care rap about the election Of
Republican ticket, their sole and only
aim being in the election of the Pat
terson gang. They would not have
supported a ticket had they secured
one. It would merely have been de-
coy duck for the Patterson party. And
the patriotic and discerning gentle
men on the State Committee realized
this fact. They appreciated that In
this hour of stress and turmoil; when
the fair name of the State, its very
honor and integrity are involved, that
they could not afford to make the Re-
publican party an annex Of the Pat
terson machine,
It is also false to charge that there
is any deal between the Democrats |
and the Republicans. 1t is true that
as between Patterson and high
minded, fearless, patriotic, homes: Re-
publican very large majority, per-
haps three.fourths of the Democrats
who were not recorded in the frost |
primary OF last Saturday win vote for
the Republican. That we admit. They
will not support Patterson under any
A majority Of the
of this State will never en-
dorse the candidate for Governor who
condones political assassination. And
the sooner the Nashville American
and the remainder Of the gang learn
this fact the sooner will they appre-
ciate how futile will the effort be to
drive Democrats from the support Of
The free judiciary ticket by an appeal
to partisan passion.