The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-08-11
PATTERSON'S FOES CARRY TENN.
Independent Judiciary Ticket has
Been Elected.

Nashville, Tenn, August 4.-The
Independents elected their judicial
tickets in Tennessee to-day in one of
the most exciting and hard fought
political contests ever known in the
State. Following is the successful
ticket:
Judges of the supreme court: Eas-
tern division, John K. Shields; mid
die division, D. L. Landsden, Matt
NJ. Neil; State at large, W. D. Beard,
Grafton Green.
Judges Of the court of civil ap-
peals: Eastern division, H. Y.
Hughes; middle division, Joseph c..
Higgins, S. F. Wilson; State at large,
Frank P. Hall, John NJ. Taylor.
The independent headquarters here
claims that the majority will approxi-
mate 10000 votes. The regular
Democrats, whose ticket was defeated,
claim these figures will be cut by 10,-
900 or 1000 votes and their leaders
alleged fraud in many places. They
also charged that they were denied
representation at the polls by the
election commissioners dominated by
the Independent faction.
Largely Prohibition.
The latter represents in large
measure the Statewide prohibition
element of the Democratic party
which has been vigorously opposing
Gov. Patterson since his memorable
campaign with the late Ex-senator
E. w. Carmack for the gubernational
nomination.
It took on added strength when the
State committee ordered a blanket
primary for nomination Of both judi
cial and State officers. Three mem
bers of the supreme court, Chief JUS
tice Beard and Justices Neal and
Shields, and Judges Wilson and Tay-
lor, Of the court of civil appeals, re-
fused to enter the primary and the
independent movement was on.
Judges McAlister and Bell, of the
supreme court, entered the primary
and were on the regular ticket. Judge
Barton, of the court of civil appeals,
was also a nominee for supreme
court.
Patterson in Lists.
Gov. Patterson entered the lists for
the regular ticket and stumped the
State for it. His enemies lined up
solidly with the Independents. The
Cooper case, charges of attempted CO.
ercion of the supreme court by the
governor in it's decision of the cele-
brated trial and his pardon of Col.
Cooper, played leading roles in the
campaign and served almost to make
it a fight of Patterson and anti-Pat-
terson. The Republican leaders,
Newell Sanders and H. Clay Evans,
entered the fight for the Independents
and it has been charged there was a
deal following a conference at the
White House in which President Taft
participated. The Endorsement by the
Republican committee of the inde-
pendents was followed by break in
Republican ranks and the negro vote,
it was alleged, was solidly for the reg
ular ticket. Negroes were registered
more freely than ever before and they
paid their poll taxes. The revolt in
the Republican ranks was led by
Jesse Littleton and many of the
blacks followed him, but it seems not
in the numbers that have been pre-
dicted.
Enemies of Gov. Patterson claim
that the result to-day will have disas-
trous effect on his political future. He
is a candidate for reelection, but as
yet the opposition has not shown it's
hand as to what steps will be taken
IN rntt;no ont ticket AGAINST him