The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-11-11
.HERALD'S SPLENDID
k ELECTIONs REPORTS
GAVE ALL THE NEWS
As USUAL THIS PAPER WAS THE
MECCA 70 RAIL- SEEKING
INFORMATION.
STATE RACE NEVER N DOUBT
Although Early Returns Pleased the
Taylor Men and They Proeeeded to
ceIebrate-Exeltins Finish for the
House Feature fthe Day.

As usual The Herald was there win
the eoods when it came to getting
the election news. At considerable
expense The Herald ran a special
western UnIcn wire into the office and
from six o'clock until one o'clock this
morning full returns from all over the
Union snG especially from Tonnes
see were gwen to Its patrons.
The vote from the country precincts
was given just as fast as the votes
could be counted and by Z o'clock the
last of the country districts had re-
ported. Shortly before 10 o'clock the
vote at the court house was posted
and accurate details Of Maury county
poll were given.
A large crowd congregated In front
of The He@ald's bulletins shortly at
ter four o'clock. The first precinct
In was Enterprise. This box as usual
gave the Pattersonites much comfort
and they began to cheer. Rally Hill
came In SON after and there were
loud cheers from the Taylorstes.
Rock Springs and Leftwich added to
their enthusiasm. Most Of the early
reports we've decidedly favorable 70
the Pattereon-TayIor ticket but when
those old rock ribbed Democratic Gil
braiters, Santa Fe and Fly's Store
and BigbyyilIe and Hampshire came
In diffel Cnt tale was told and the
supporters OF the regular nominees
took heart.
Early returns from the State cleo
ton came from the counties OF Mid
die and Weet Tennessee. a great ma
iority OF which gave Taylor plurali-
ties. In every one Of these counties
the pluralities given Taylor were
much below the normal Democratic
vote but the Patterson people reading
the returns seemed wholly oblivious
of this fact and they became jubilant,
They jumped to the conclusion that
Taylor was elected, offered to bet on
him and made merry generally.
They became so demonstrative that
they denounced The Herald because
Ii was not giving them the news they
wanted. No reasonable being OF
course has ever questioned the accura-
cy Of tie election returns OF The Her.
aid but the gang was mad with pas
sion ana hate and they would not be-
lieye that Taylor was defeated. They
went to the Bethel House where the
returns seemed to be more to their
notion. From I o'clock until about
10 O'Clock they had one Of the jolliest
celebrations on record But this only
proves the truth of the saying that he
who laughs last laughs best
There wes never a time when the
election of Hooper was in doubt, an
analysis of the returns as they came
over the wires clearly showed that the
hopes Of the Taylorites were built on
sand. although the majority. was less
than the fusionists had expected It
was enough for all good purposes.
At 10 O'Clock DR.. Timmons, the cell
ebrated orator and poet, and the lead
err of the Taylor faction, mounted q
chair at the Hotel Bethel and an
nounced that the Associated Press
had reported the election of Hooper
By 10000. About that time The Her.
aid received q wire from the Chatta-
nooga Timer cnceding the election OF
Hooper by $4,000, and another from
the Commercial Appeal giving up the
ghost. The Taylorites Immediately
scattered to the four winds OF the
earth. Their previous celebration was
over. They have the satisfaction OF
knowing, however, that had the ynot
celebrated when they did they would
not have celebrated at all.
A large crowd remained at The Her
aid Office until after midnight. When
the election Of Hooper was conceded
interest in the Legislative situation
became acute. Nothing definite could
be obtained although early indication
pointed to fusion control Of both
houses However, early this morning
the membership OF both the Senate
and House lie yer ymuch in doubt The
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