The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
HARMONY FOLKS
ARE VERY SCARCE
IN MAuRy COUNTY
VERY LITTLE SENTIMENT FOR
SETTl EMENT IN EITHER
FACTION.
REGULARS APPROVE VERTREES
While the Independents Would Not
Enter Joint Primary-Pateerson
Is Favorlte With His Faction For
The United States Senate.

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! While one could not truthfully say
that the people here were excited"
over the harmony war between the
leaders Of the two Democratic fac
tons it is true that the situation is
being more or less discussed by the
rank and file' of both factious in
the county And so far as a pain
stalking Investigation will reveal, for
the first time in recent years, the
rank and file" of both factions are
agreed on the proposition. Taking
them as a whole they do not care a
rap for harmony" Both sides are
opposed to the harmony plan OF the
Independent State Committee
The regulars" here, as shown by
the unanimous endorsement given
4 Chairman Vertrees, are opposed to any
deals with the independents. They
are therefore standing pat. They are
opposed to the acceptance of the Bar
ton proposals and if the Barton prim-
airy on April 80 is held it is safe to
say that there will not be enough
regulars" to participate in it to
officer the election.
And the situation is not very diff
ferent among the Independents. They
are standing, as general PROPOSE
ton for the same principles for which
they stood last November. They be-
lieve in certain policies and principles
then. They believe in them now.
Should the Vertrees committee &C
eept the Parton proposition the in
dependents in Maury county who
would enter the joint primary would
og through a slaughter house to an
open grave. They would be IN
hopeless minority. Conservative and
we'll informed Independent democrats
from everv district have been inter-
viewed and they are unanimously Of
the opinion that less that twenty-five
per cent of the 1900 Democrats of the
county who voted for Hooper would
vote in the joint primary.
Independent democrat after indie
pendent democrat from all sections
have decked that they would not en-
ter the primary. That they would
not vote where they might have to
make a pledge, express or implied to
support nominees who would not
voice their sentiments upon the para
mount issues in the State, therefore
they would simply decline to enter
the primary. This being the istua-
ton the independents are at loss to
understand why Maj. Vertrees has
not taken advantage of it and accept
ed the Independent proposition, told
the regulars to vote in the primary
and there beaten the independents
to frazzle.'
1t is the general belief here that
Patterson will be candidate for the
Senate against Bob Taylor and il he
should be it is certain that the indie
pendents who would enter the prim-
airy where they were candidates
would be few and far between. So
far as this county is concerned Pat
terson would have lead pipe cinch.
In primary of regulars alone Patter-
son would beat Taylor two or three to
one The regulars have never for
given Taylor for his treachery in the
judicial campaign which endorsed
Patterson. They simply voted for
him last November because lige a
we'll drilled army they followed their
leaders, but they do not love Bob.
However, they have an affection for
Patterson that amounts to adora- |
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