The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-14
Regulars and Independents Have Not Yet Come to
 Any Kind of Terms
WHO WILL BE CANDIDATE
 IN PLACE OF PATTERSON?
ComprOmise Proposition Has Been Made to the Independents But Nothing Has Been Done By
 the Two Factions

eve of the independent democratic state convention, whose action tomorrow will go far toward determining whether the next governor of Tennessee will be a democrat or republican, the independents have coined baseball phrase which apt ly expresses their point of view in the beclouded political situation in this state. They ask:
 "Can Gov. Malcolm R. Patterson make political sacrifice hit this fall?'
 They assert that the governors with drawal from the regular democratic gu- bernatorial candidacy is an attempt to maintain in power what they call his machine, at the sacrifice of his own of- flee. Indications tonight are that the independents, believing this to be Gov ernor Patterson's motive. will refuse to- morrow to- accept the peace overtures made today by the regular democrats. The independent leaders say that much of the country vote holds a rock-ribbed belief that it is honor bound to indorse the republican nominee, Capt. Ben W. Hooper, in return for republican support in electing the independent state judiciary last August.
 The regular democrats deny that Pat terson's withdrawal was merely sac rifice hit"
 Leaderess, with their governor out of the running. they rallied today and pre- pared resolutions to supplement Patter- sons withdrawal. They appealed to the Independent convention to heed the chance for democratic success all along the line this fall, either by naming the date for harmony convention, or by leaving the tangle to be unwound by Norman D. ' Mack, chairman of the national demo- cratic committee
 Compromise Resolutions
 The compromise resolutions declare that after the withdrawal of Governor Pat terson, reasons for factional differences no longer exist, and that 1t "the duty I of all democrats to forgive and forget, and with united ranks face the future, determined to frustrate the republican party in it's attempt to control the po- |' ltical destines of our beloved state, real izing the necessity of all democrats seek \ ing the avoidance of the dire result to N follow republican control in a southern N state"
 IA, The compromise proposition reads: | we respectfully ask that the independ- |' ent convention itself adopt the proper resolution to call, in conjunction with the committee of 10 to be appointed by the chairman of this committee as herein l1 after provided. at an early date, a state convention for all democrats, to nomi- nate a candidate for governor, adopt a platform of principles and elect a new state executive committee, and to trans act such other business as may properly \, come before such convention, and that said independent convention appoint a subcommittee of 10 to act with the com mittee of 10 appointed by the chairman of this committee to adopt plan for holding said convention, or if this method is not adopted then that the independent convention pass resolution leaving the method of nomination and all details to the Hon. Norman E. Mack, chairman of the democratic national committee."l Success for Democrats Further, the resolution says that, with X reunited democracy, there can be no I question, of success for the democratic party i'm Tennessee.
 Be 1t further resolved" says the res- olution, that in order that no ulterior motive can possibly be assigned for the action of this committee the members of ! the state executive committee, although the regular constituted authority, will tender their resignations as committee men immediately following the action of 2 the independent convention in the adop- 4 ton of the suggestion here made'' Tt is our judgment the resolution adds, that unity of action and success is in large measure dependent upon the r action of the independent convention which meets tomorrow,
 These resolutions, if accepted by the independents, practically eliminate as democratic candidates the following nom nees who were chosen at the democratic { primaries last June:
 Candidates Must Go Benton McMillan for United States sen- \ ator, Delong Rice. treasurer and insur- ance commissioner; Frank Dibrel comp troler, and J. w. Thomas, railroad com missioner The resolutions do not state ' what is to be done with these candidates, ~ but the franers included them under the II provision "and such other business as k may properly come before the conven- # tion," with the understanding that the fl convention would do as 1t saw fit about IF their nominations.
 The committee of ten on concilliation 1 for the regular democrats was appointed
 tonight by Chairman N. c. Robertson of the state executive committee. Its mem-
 bers are al influential democrats. none of them held membership on the state execu-
 tive committee and most of them are men
 who nave held aloof from the bitterest
 of the recent factional fghts4l They are
 John J. Verthees one of fthe attor-
 neys in the Balnger- -Pinchot hearing
 Joe V. Williams of Hamilton county,
 who was chairman of the independent
 Judiciary committee in his county; for
 mer Gov. James D. Porter of Henry;
 Judge c. w. Tiler of Montgomery; Col
 w. J. Crawford of Shelby; Milton B. H ochs of Davidson Hugh L. McCluns
 of Knox: Henry c. McNott of Roane;
 Tllard Thompson of Wilson and Judge
 Henry H. Cook of Williamson
 Talk of Agreement
 There was talk today of an agreement
 between the independents and the repub-
 Hcans to assure the election of a dem-
 ocratic legislature. This proposal was } said to be tor the independents to agree