The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-02-25
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, Under this title the Chattanoog
E Tines makes the following observe
5 lions anent the resuIl OF the Demo
3 cratic primaries in this county:
r The Columbia Herald declares Tn
: Chattanooga Times mas been misin
frned as TO the fractional preference
Of the candidates for county Offices II
, Maury county and as much as tn,
: Herald must doubt il, The Chat
tanOoga Times is rather glad It has
been misinformed. We would be de
lighted to witness the absolute disap
pearance Of all factionalism IN the
democratic party, and we regard It as
a good omen that some OF Maury's
candidates are statewide and some
are not and that The Herald is sup
porting them all regardless of their
attitude on the question. situa-
ton like that all over the state would
indicate returning reason and the de-
parture of mere prejudice and per
sonal hatred.
Especially would that be true If ev-
erywhere primaries could be held as
fairly as they were in Maury county.
Let us congratulate The Herald on
this most suspicious and highly graft
tying result, protesting, however,
against our neighbours unjustifed
hardly" when speaking of the pos
sibility of any such outcome in Ham
ilton county For the benefit of our
skeptical neighbor we are able to say
that since the first primary election |
over eight years ago-and that first |
one was a bit shady-none has been |
held that was not admitted to be fair
and honest, and of the officers to hold
these various primaries and those who
the votes registered thereat
the ratio of the statewiders to the reg
llars was nil. The elections, however,
we're honestly held and fairly canvass
ed not on that account We do not
,laim that statewiders would not have
lone just as well, but the regulars
rave performed their duty properly
md to the satisfaction of all, may we
lot claim to be equally blessed with 5
Iaury county and insist that state
ride" has nothing to do with the issue
f common honesty, individual fair
css or political integrity" 8
The Herald has no desire to do the
eorle of Hamilton county an injus-
Ice. 1t is glad to know that prima- 8
les in that county are fairly and hon 3
silly conducted. 1t has never intimat- y
that nti-prohibitionists were not q
lst as honest as their opponents. y
here are a number of voting places q
Maury county, where, if The Her Y
d were a candidate for office, it 81
ould be absolutely Indifferent to the 81
nrsonnel Of the election machinery u
would not care rap If the election q
icers were statewiders or Patterson
1t would be certain Of a "
uare deal. La
The skepticism Of The Herald con or
lniug the fairness and justice Of the Of
rty nominating machinery (Wit- BY
SIS our exact language) in Familto. 10
unity was the natural result OF It's in,
rusal of the Times graphic reports al.
the recent judicial convention held in
that county From what it could tn,
certain from the Times reports and ms
itorial comment the party machin- The
Z had been prostituted to th2 base pri
4 ignoble purpose to thwart he will mo
the people. The primary may have lio
on fair but the verdict of that prima-
was not honestly and fairly execut- -,
Is this not correct? The Herald =,
! always condemn frand in cleo -
rs chicane in conventions and dis ~
lesty in primaries no matter who ~,
beneficiaries may be. Nv,