The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-10-25
ELOQUENCE J
OF HARVEY HANNAH
FAILED TO CHARM
CIRCUIT COURT ROOM Is WELL
FILLED TO HEAR
HIM.
APPEARED TO Be EMBARRASSED
Never Mentioned Patterson and
Spent His Time In criticising
Hooper and His Administration.
Tribute to Robert L. Taylor.

The speech of Hon. Harvey Han.
nah at the court house Saturday was
listened to by an audience that prac-
tically filed the circuit court room,
and which at times was very respon-
sive, the principal portion of the ap-
plause being response to criticisms
of Gov. Hooper.
Mr.. Hannah is the candidate for
railroad commissioner, being the
nominee of the regular democrats.
He is an eloquent and logical speak
er and will be best remembered for
his valiant services in support of the
independent ticket two years ago, and
his fight against Patterson and Pat
tersonism In Tennessee. He is the
man who was sought to be answered
by DR.. e. A. Timmons when here two
years ago, but the Doctor congratulate
ed himself that the East Tennessee
orator had gotten around to his way
of thinking this time, and though
Ham Patterson is more of an issue
than any other one thing in the state,
the speaker did not mention his name
directly or by reference during his ad-
dress of more than an hour.
Mr.. Hannah was not in good voice
and was continually forced to resort
to the use of lemon juice to keep his
throat cleared up.
He was introduced by Thos. H.
PEBBLES, chairman Of the county reg
ulars," who presented the speaker in
a short introduction.
It was evident from the beginning
that Mr.. Hannah was not his old
time self, whether it was his physical
condition or whether he was laboring
under the embarrassment of having
faced-about since last appearing here
as a pleader for votes to sustain a
SducC, was uoI diIo6CeACl pidiA' Mohy
thought it was both, and some Of the
regulars were heard to so express
themselves. AS has been the case
with every regular that has spoken
here, decidedly the larger portion Of
his speech was made up of criticism
of Gov. Hooper and his adminjstra-
ton. Among other things the COVER
nor was charged with not discussing
the issues, and yet the speaker emit
back thirty years and more to talk
of carpetbag, force bills and any 9th
err thing that would help to arouse
partisan prejudice. He reiterated
the Oft disproven Confederate pension
falacy against Gov. Hooper, and re-
ferred to McMillin as an old fashion
ed democrat, and and compared him
to Mckinley and Conklin, and Blaine
and Crisp, and said he was the equal
of any of them
Mr.. Hannah's explanation of the po-
sition of the Tennessee regulars on
the liquor question and the PLANK in
the state platform was only counter
charge that the national republican
party had always been a whisky par
ty, the inference being that Tonnes
see Independents and republicans
were hypocrites.
The speaker, cousin of the late
Robert l.. Taylor, told in dramat-
ic way how the dead senator had
loved Tennessee and the democratic
party and how the heart of him who
had been three times governor had
bled when he saw the party rent and
torn and republican elected COVER
nor. And even more dramatic was
the statement of what the dead sena-
tor had told him to do.
Mr.. Hannah's peroration was a
glowing tribute to Hon. Robert l..
Taylor, that was both touching and
eloquent, and brought prolonged ap-
planse.