The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-08-30
UNITED STATES SERATORSHIP
Announcement of Judge McAlister
and Judge Jones.

That there will be two more candl-
dates in the Democratic primary for the
United States Senatorship, contesting
with Ex-Governor Malcolm r. Patter-
son for the place is now practically an
assured fact, Judge w. K. McAlister,
of Nashville, announcing Monday, and
the news coming that Judge Joseph Il.
Jones, of Dresden, will make public his
announcement soon. Both have been
mentioned as strong possibilities, hence
the announcements are not entirely sur
prising.
Judge McAlister, in his announce
ment, stated that he had made his de-
cision only after strong solicitation, and
careful consideration of the effect that
his candidacy may have upon the DEM
ocratic party, and upon strong sollclta-
ton from all sections of the State, by
friends who believe that healing OF
the party may ensue and Democracy
restored to power.
Judge McAlister is a Nashville lawyer
of high standing, and was member OF
the Supreme Court at the time OF the
hearing of the celebrated Cooper case.
1t was Judge McAlister who held the
deciding vote in each case, voting to
sustain the lower court as to the con-
viction of the elder Cooper, but re-
versal as to Robin. Judges Neil and
Shields had voted to sustain the lower
court in each instance, with Judge Bell
and Judge Beard voting reversal as to
both Coopers. Judge McAlister, how
ever, failed to 60 with Judges Neil,
Shields and Beard into the free judi
ciary primary of June, 1910, and conse-
uuently was defeated with the ticket
that lost under a so, 900 majority. Since
his retirement from the court Judge
McAlister has been a member OF the
Vanderbilt University law faculty.
Judge McAlister is the father of Sena-
tor Hill McAlister.
Judge Jones, whose announcement is
also expected at once, is a regular DEM
ocrat, but stands strongly on the plat
form of law enforcement. Upon this
point, though under bowling protests
from the liquorites that dominated the
recent Democratic convention, Judge
Jones made strong and dramatic
speech before that convention. 1t was
Judge Jones who presided over the IA
nous Reelfoot Nightrider trials OF sew
eral years ago.
Judge Jones was Attorney-General OF
the Twelfth Judicial Circuit from 1854
to 1886; a member of the Legislature
in 1889, and has been Judge OF the
Fourteenth Circuit since Dec. 26, 1906.
He was district elector on the Bryan
ticket in 1896, and elector for the State
at-large on the Parker ticket in 1904
and was elected president of the cleo
toral college that met in January, 1903.
M'ALIsTER's 8 STATEMENT.
Judge McAlister statement follows;
To the Democracy of Tennessee: At
the solicitation of many Democrats who
have communicated with me from all
portions of the State, | have decided to
become a candidate for the nomination
for United States Senator in the prl-
mary to be held on November 3. In
coming to this conclusion | have en-
deayored to consider the effect that my
candidacy will have upon the rank and
file of the party, and repeated assur-
ances that | may in some measure be
the means of healing a breach that has
already existed too long for the welfare
of the State, has had material weight
in my decision. My acceptance OF the
result of the arbitrament by the ballot
in August, 1910, has been genuine and
unqualified, and I have since earnestly
aided all attempts to unity the Tennes-
see Democracy and restore 1t to Its
proud position OF power and influence
that has been its glory in the years that
have gone.
We have, / fear, at times forgotten
that the political fortunes OF men are
transient and immaterial, but that po-
litical principles for which they stand
are written in the development OF the
State.
i Democracy, State and national, is now
a fighting militant force, with its noml-
nees Wilson, Marshall and McMlllln
appealing to the party in Tennessee.
The battle means much more than the
political fortunes of any one man.
Upon one Democratic vote in the United