New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
like LEA, BABY SENATOR
,,.,.snauer Man. Dark Horse,
'I preaks Tennessee Deadlock.
An ENEMY OF PATTERSoN'S
;,.;dences in Wednesdays In
'0rguration and That of Gov.
hawkins, Thirty Years Ago.
nv Telegraph TO The Tribune1

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an. Teru Jan. 2.-Luke Lea. in
NSs -. ns-,ocrat and publisher OF The
ceP~,re Tennesseean." was elected to the
..H,,sa states Senate to-day to succeed
M 2 Frazier, breaking deadlock
'1 ,'. has existed IN the Tennessee Cen
Tl,S- ,sssrbly FOR three weeks. Mr.. Lea
es - sixty-eight votes on Joint ballot.
-,o-o than the number necessary to
,scl- -.,..s .,o co,,,bi-oa
~ the independents. the indie
-, Democrats and several Repub-
Ex-Governor McMillin. candidate
-. regular Democrats. received forty
,.o,ss Fifteen more votes were scat
.,,orr other candidates. Mr. Lea's
s,s.., was not announced until to-day,
us.T e A. Enloe. the Fusionist candidate.
retired. ,,-,-,. e--
o,l,, ,bi-rv-tvo years old. He comes
one NJ the Oldest Tennessee families
"a ;s wealthy He is a prohibitionist and
sss.er active against the Patterson wing
.s-a.r,ocracy In Tennessee. He is a gradu-
- seuanee and began practising law
are ten years ago.
s..,ral wears aco he and others founded
=. Nashville Tennesseean." which later
.t..-bss "Tro Nashville American" II
80 while serving as editor OF The Ten
-..,.ssr.' chat ex-senator Edward Car
rs,s was killed by the Coopers. Physi-
III. NJ Lea is Of imposing appearance
uis orvsiauc has helped IN politics, for he
IS, came into prominence politically when
+. ,,rciblv v~es,ed the gavel from the
s,,ss Of the chairman OF the Democratic
s,s.e Convention which nominated Gov
,,or Patterson four years ago.
Struck at Psychological Moment.
S~king al tie psychological moment
=, M-. Lea the senatorship. At 10 o'clock
Sic morning ~. Lea said he would not
,uou. bis name 20 be used to-day. At Il
m the fusiouists had decided TO vote
soB5lv for one candidate, but whom they
did rot know.
atu@ they decided TO drop e. a. Enloe !
zbon they had been supporting. and go
~ Mr. Lea. who had Just given his consent |
o., bsing nut in the race. He was elected at
,s.,a When the last name had been called
an the rollcau Of the joint session, he /
refused TO vote went into the Lea column, /
and s,sr two we're changed. giving him
Two more than the necessary sixty six TO
elect
Less election came on the seventh bal .
In ard after one OF the most complicated
fthfs IN Tennessee legislative history. In
he Assembly are the regular Democrats
vith s. votes. the Republicans with 81 and
ne independent Democrats with 80. Not
my did candidates have these three fac
tons to try 70 line UP. but many other in
Ausnces we're a. work. including the pro- /
hbron question. Mr.. Lea received prac- |
raly the solid vote OF the independent
Democrats and the Republicans and barely
enough regular Democrats 10 win.
The victory OF Lea IS one for prohibition
i-d distinct defeat 70 the Patterson wing
< The party Though never holding IN
Zee ga has been 4 hard fighter for pro-
hilton and has taken part in local cam
sgns on the side OF VIVA was usually
rmed the reforners.
Second Republican Governor
'VeTt Wednesday Tennessee will inau-
mate It's second Republican Governor /,
rice reconstruction DAYS. GOvernor-eiect /
Ben ". Hooper will take the oath Of office /
n the historic old hall OF the House OF .
Representatives. where all Of Tennessee /
governors since 1855. except two, have F..
zen INDICTED into Office
NOT since the term OF Alvin Hawkins T.
IS the state elected a Republican Gov !
,rnor. Like Hooper. Hawkins was elected I.
through a split in the Democratic ranks.
The split was occasioned by the state debt |
question Hawkins was Il native of Ken
,ucsy TIE state credit faction put up /
j V Wright the next man IN the race.
vtile the low tax people put Up :. Frank
Wilson Hawkins defeated Wright by !
1900 votes. but was defeated for re-
election by William & Bate. for years q !
Senator from Tennessee
These Incidents occurred thirty years
$50. and there are several condolences
70 connection with the inauguration OF
Hawkins and that Of next week Judge :.
frank Wilson uas factor in the recent
,supaign. just as he was in 1880. Then
he vas candidate for Governor on the
nslrgent Democratic ticket, last year he
Fas q card 5ste for reelection TO the
'our, Of Civil Appeals on the insurgent
ITnocratic ticket He and all his assoc
cstes ON tie ticket were elected
another COINCIDENCE is the deadlock Of
- legislature over the senatorial con-
'@t Then Howell i. Jackson, who died
member of the United States Supreme
.orrt dark horse. was finally elected
senator on t'a f.frtleth ballot General