The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-17

dlOHtHS. Inc original SCnom0 OF the
New Alliance was to have no prima
ry at all for senator and state offic
srs elected by the legislature, but
sentiment was so strong that a No
vembcr primary was conceded. Even
this did not satisfy the convention
and u motion to amend the commit
tee S report by providing for one pri
mary and platform convention was
beaten by small majority. Had
Vertr ees not lost his hold on David
son county the substitute would have
prevailed.
For harmony" meeting the con.
vent!on was about the most disorder.
ly assembly that Nashville has seen
in long time. There were periods
when all semblance Of order was gone
wnen the combined efforts of the
chairman and a large force of SER
gsants at arms were impotent to pre-
serve order.
A genuine riot ensued when Con-
gresham Mcclellan, of Shelby coun-
ty, made bitter attack on the Did,
-e]l back tax machcine that evoked
round after round of applause and
cheers Dibrell resented the attack
and made his way to the stage, as
suming. most beligerent attitude.
Immediately pandemonium broke
loose. Five hundred people rushed
TO the stage, there we're hip pocket
movements, walking canes were
fourished and bitter speeches were
induced in 1t required the efforts
of the chairman and peace officers to
keep the beligerents apart. Order
was not restored for more than thirty
minutes and then it was necessary to
';ail IN detail Of Nashville police.
After quiet had been restored Dib-
rell took his seat on the front of the
stage and smiled triumphantly as the
roll call on the motion to unseat half
of tie Crump delegation proved the
strength Of his back tax machine. It
was a distinct victory for Dibrell and
Patterson. No sooner had the vote
been announced than there was an
exodus Of the Shelby delegation. OF
the $50 who had sat in the conven-
ton, less than a dozen remained af-
ter che anti-Crump victory.
The delegates to Baltimore go I'M
instructed, even the time honored
unit r'lle Of the democratic party be-
ing eliminated. Through q compro.
mise eight delegates from the state
at large with half vote each we're
elected to the national convention.
Leaders among the independent
faction were conspicuous by their alb
secce from the convention A few
sops in the way of secretaries and
sergeant at arms were thrown to the
independents, but they simply did
not figure as factors in the conven-
ton.
James B. Frazier was the hero OF
tie convention. Until his speech he
was the most unpopular man in Ten
nessee with both independents and
regulars. He had lodged all of the
bite fights of the past four years
md had made fair weather with no
lin or faction. But his opportunity
came on yesterday and he awaited
himself of it. He made one of his
silver tongue, spineless, old fashion,
whoop-' emeup-boys speeches, bitterly
ienorncing Hooper and Hooper fol.
lowers and pleading for the old Con-
federate soldiers. He also shed some
crocodile tears at the bier of the late
iamcnted Taylor. He took pains,
however, to avoid any mention Of the
name of the beloved Carmack. If
Fazier wants the nomination of the
regulars for governor he can have it.
But his friends declare that he Is af-
ter bigger game, that he wants to go
back to the senate.
Harvey Hannah as permanent
chairman did not sustain his renuta-
tim as an orator. His speech did
not appeal to the convntion. and
comparatively few heard him. Wal
ter Faulkner and Tom Tyne, who
would like to have the job now held
by Hooper, will doubtless regret to
their dying days that they undertook
to exploit their causes before the con-