The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-15
From the Seat OF War.

Blackstone. Va, Sept IA, 1910
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From, the Seat OF War.
Editor OF The virginian
Sir have read with interest your editorial OF
Monday the withdrawal or Governor Patterson
from the gubernatorial race in this State. but the
conclusions you reach based msconcepton
of the true situation in Tennessee which has OBJ
tanned for Some two or three years You say that
unless the independent democratic convention which
meets Wednesday declines endorse Hooper that
the tnstncerity OF the bolt will be apparent This Is
not because since Pattersons withdrawal the
most prominent in the Independent wing of the
party-judges ministers, business men and the best
democrats have in the Statedeclare that we can
not do other than carry out our original intention
OF endorsing Hooper, the republican nominee, VINO
VIII be fusion candidate.
1t is Pattersonism that the is intended to
destroy in Tennessee and not much the man Pat
terson He has attempted array the democratic
party against the well defined and wel-ngh unani-
sentiment of the people or tho State for pro-
/ hibton and honest election laws When he arbi-
present temperance laws vicious and calling for their
repeal and also the repeal OF the only fair cleo
himself does claim are unfair except a parti-
san way, by giving the republicans fair proportion
bulk of the democrats who refused further follow
him The sentiment of the democratic party In
Tennessee Is for prohibition, and the election laws
now the books. which take the hands of
the governor the election machinery.
Patterson told Supreme Court in effect that
II 1t did not decide the Cooper TO his liking
that he would beat them for reelection His com
fifteen of the tweny- members Of which APP
pointed by him) devised primary plan which both
United States Senator's every Congressman and the
most of the people declared vicious for the nomina-
ton of Supreme Court Judges Under the plan no
man earth could have been nominated without
his approval. and his disapproval meant defeat OF
their own volition the Supreme judges both
of the appellate courts refused enter a
strous primary. They did 1t OF their volition
over Pattersons ticket by a majority approxmating
/ $4,000.
1t was then that it was necessary for the lovers
together. The Independent democrats and repub-
cans locked hands and there was tacit agresmen nj
| would nomination and
support the independent judiciary ticket that they
would receive the independent democratic strength
In the race for governor for their man. provided he
was the right man, was nominated a partisan
platform and reflected the known sentiments the
great mass OF the people OF both parties in regard
1 to prohibition and election laws Patterson had
! had his seif-appointed committee nominate him No
one would dare enter primary devised by his com
nittee. SO that his opponent would not have ghost
OF a snow OF getting the nomination. no matter how
many votes he received.
/ With Patterson claiming the nomination. with thi:
| Caesars hands on the Supreme Court and threaten
ing to defeat the judges for the their
! solemn duties the independents and the republicans
locked hands to redeem Tennessee from the disgrace
and dishonor of Patterson rule. He went over this
political enemy murdered by his closest political ad
| visor, whom he pardoned from a twenty-year peni
Tertiary sentence ten minutes Supreme Cour
haa ahrmed IT. siandering the preachers. good mer
| ana women who advocated prohibition and calling
a Great Mastir. following by pack OF ours and
mongres He said that he had more the
supreme Court; that they took seyenty-three day,
to decide the Cooper and decided 1T wrong tina
ne decided IT right in less than minutes
staring him in the face. He wanted put the in
/ dependent democrats in the hole he was in
! He had nothing to lose. He dscredited as q
politician. He waited until no forced the decent
people of the State. including thousands OF Confed
i crate veterans, members the higher courts ant
4 the most prominent in the party, to espons.
the cause of Hooper, the republican nominee aga ms
MN. and then showed the white by cn.nns
on In an endeavor to shift the responsibility for dem
dents.
Ii the independent democrats OF Tennessee turned
/ their backs on Hooper they would be polItica
j towards 1t the coalition the iaw-abidins
I people OF both parties who nominated Hooper tina
i frightened Patterson and him crfnging to tho
political mat 1t would be absurd for the indepen
oents To nominate a Patterson knifs
MN to fragile. That is what he wants them te
40. no proposition ever emanated him that die
not have the purpose TO leave him in complete con
trol or the situation. / a democrat and never
voted the republican ticket before but viii yot,
IL THIS time, because IL is RICH
ana wrong. and there Is politics involved
/ outsiders cannot get view OF the matter
and say that the independents ought to turn the,
oacks on the republicans now, simply cause Pat
terson has dropped himself leaving Pattersonisu
stalking abroad in the State. Nothing short of thu
election of Hooper win eradicate the evil and n,
! IS as certain to be governor Tennessee as any
thlng The preachers and leading people the Stat,
or both parties for him and no one thinks fo
an instant that the democratic convention of Wed
nesday will do other than endorse him
i A TENNESSEE VOTER
Tenn. Sent