The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
HOOPER AND ENLOE
OPEN THE CAMPAIGN
At FORMERS HOME
BOTH THE FUSION CANDIDATES
SPEAK At NEWPORT TO
LARGE AUDIENCE.
NO PANTY REGULARITY

Enloe Declares That Democrats May
Support Hooper Without Deserving
Their Party-Patterson Scored by
Republican Candidate for Governor.
Special to The Herald.
NEWPORT, Tenn, Sept. 2O.-Mon-
day afternoon in the presence of a
large number of their friends the flu
sion candidates for Governor and Rail-
road Commissioner opened their cam
paign at the home town Of Capt. B.
W. Hooper, the nominee for Cover
nor. Capt. Hooper had not intended
to make a speech, but after he had In
troduced Col. B. A. Enloe, he was re-
peatedly called upon and responded
with forcful and eloquent argument
Among other things Col. Enloe de-
clared in the course of his remarks:
1.-THE fact is that the best element
of both parties joined together at the
polls in August to save the judiciary
of the State from the curse of Patter-
sonism and they will join together in
November to save the executive end
the legislative departments of the
State government from the same
curse.
However, Democrats who are sup +
porting Capt Hooper are not even
guilty of party irregularity. The Pat
terson machine usurped the power
which it exercised when it nominated
q ticket and made a platform, and Il
had no authority whatever from the
people to speak for them In any Liam
ner whatever. The Democratic con-
vention which endorsed Capt. Hooper's :
derived its authority direct !
ly from the people and 1t acted clear
ly within its rights, as that party in !
to name candidate from its
own organization and in giving its en-
dorsement to man who stands for the
policy in the administration of the af-
fairs of the State which it believes
to be right and seeks to carry into
effect"
This was applauded to the echo by
The voters in the audience, both Demo
Gratis and Republicans. The scnti-
nent of Cooke county was clearly L
shown to be with the speaker.
Capt Hooper received an ovation
when he bagan his remarks. He de-
Jared that the opposition to his can
Iidacy and that OF Col Enloe was !.
merely the old Patterson machine, j.
emEorarily without leader. A few u
uccesses made the Governor chasty, !,
nd he grew fat and kicked. The 9,
ense of power flew to his head and adj 80
led his brain. His machine at j.,
empted to lay hold Of the courts, and no
ley revolted A political revolution
anne on apace, and there was conster- Oh
alton in the Patterson camp, and ru-
Tors that he would withdraw from the 10
ice. This he Indignantly denied, but -,
hen on the 10th of September he No
anded over his crown to the machine, ~,
ley raised loud hosannahs, and de- or
AIRED, Behold, what patriot"
In concluding, Capt. Hooper said:
"Col Enloe is the nominee Of the
Democrats of Tennessee,
presenting in his party the men Who
I've the votes, as against the men
no have the machine. The Repub-
sans have no candidate against him, CT
it unanimously endorsed his candida
in our convention. am hoping
at my home county will give me
ore than two thousand majority and s
want to ask my friends to put In (
tie for Col Enloe every time you TIL
tie for me. His friends all over the sio
ate will reciprocate, and you know day
ciprocity is good Republican doc R.
Inc. hin
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