The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-30
JUDGE SHIELDS
WON THE PLACE

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dent caucus.
The movement to take up Judge
Shields as Il regular candidate and
elect him senator viii regular dema-
cratic votes, which first found express
SIGN in the early stages of the ballot
ing with G.. NJ. Miller of Marshall
county and other members advocating
it, reached its elimination in lis elec-
ton yesterday.
The lines were more tightly drawn
on the last day Of theIace lhanever be.
fore. With the desk cleared of all other {,
candidates the fight came down 10 an
intense struggle between The Shields
support, composed of The Patterson
Dibrell-CoX alliance, together with a
strong personal following among the
East Tennesseans, and the fusion
forces, who put General Gates in nom
ination for the first time since the bal
loting began.
1t had been known for hours that
there would be an election and the
house galleries were packed TO The ut
most. Under orders from the presi-
dent OF the joint convention the floor
of the house was kept clear of all ex-
cept members, their wives, and former
members, and the members themselves
selves were not molested by others ON
the floor. This action was taken 80
prevent repetition Of the disorder
that marked the balloting of the pre-
vious day. The space outside the rail-
ing of the house was filled to the limit
with Interested ones
AS soon as the joint convention had
opened, and il had been voted to take
but one roll call, Representative Null
ems of Williamson county rose to place
the name of General Gates before the
members. He SAID, in part:
"a few days since had the pleasure
and the honor of seconding the Domi-
nation of one of the distinguished can
didates for United States senator from
Tennessee. From that day until yester-
day afternoon, when he announced his
withdrawal from the race, gave him
sincere and loyal support. / am now
going to place in nomination the name
of the gentleman whom believe is to
be the choice of this convention today.
His public record are more eloquent in
his behalf than any eulogy. | can pay
him. |, therefore, place before you the
name of the Hon. Charles I. Gates of
East Tennessee. "
| The nomination was simply and
briefly seconded by Representative
Henderson of Knox county and Repre-
sentative Rauston of Marion. With
out further nominations the balloling
began.
At The close of the roll call of the SEN
ate the candidates were neck pnd neck
each having rs votes, with Senator
Morrell not voting.
| 1t was during the roll call of the
senate, however, that the first and per-
hapS the chief senator Hubert Fisher
of Shelby county announced his vote
for Judge Shields, starting the break
towards him. The Importance Of his
vote WIS recognized by prolonged
cheering.
At the house roll progressed Judge
Shields drew ahead, and at one point
was 10 votes in the lead. However,, a
run OF Gates votes put them OH practi-
eally even terms again, and for the last
twenty names the vote was extremely
close. Representative Wilson of Cum
berland was the last man on the roll
call to vote for Judge Shields, and
when he did so he cast the sixty-sixth
and deciding vote.
| During the roll call Mr.. Mcfarland
of Wilson twice raised'the point of or
der that there were those present OH
| bliC IlOpI VI viz llOuSC w iio WIZ IIOtSI-
| titled to remain under the rules. Upon
those objections Joseph j. Roach clerk
of the supreme court, and Houston
Dudley, president of the Nashville
Board of Trade, were removed from
the floor.
| When the roll call ended there was
some delay before the ovation started
for Judge Shields, due TO the fact that
many present thought that the vote
was Vie. They began calling for Nor
rell S vote, but when ii became appar-
ent that Judge Shields was already
elected these cries changed To shouts
af jubiiation. Amid the confusion Re
preventative Parkes changed his vote.
He was closely followed by Senator
! MAXWELL and Representative Shaw,
each of them transferring from Gates