The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-01-24
ARRAIGNAfNT BY
GOV. PATTERSON
CALLS LEA AND CRUMP OZARK
POLITICAL GAMESTERs.
One Professional Prohlbitionist, other
Professional Protector of Vice.
Lea Promised His Support to
Patterson - crump "Most
Dangerous Manifestation
of Prohibition"


Of Prohibition"
Ex-Gov. Malcom R. Patterson is
sues the following statement:
ITO the Democrats of Tennessee:
Il became a candidate for United
States Senator in Democratic primary
which was ordered to be held on the
9Th of November, 1912, by a regular
Democratic Committee, upon whom
| the authority had been conferred by
regular Democratic Convention.
Justice to myself, to those who
supported me, as we'll as the truth
of political history as it is now being
made and recorded in our State.
dictates that l should make state
ment of the facts which led up to my
candidacy, my nomination, and sub
sequent withdrawal. Divisions with
in the party arose in the Legislature
of 1909, of such a character that one
wing, which called itself Independent,
refused to accept the will of the ma
jority of the Democrats and entered
into a political deal with the Repub-
lican members, by which fusion
was accomplished with the result
that the Regular Democrats were re-
duced to a minority and both houses
were organized by the combination.
: Among the laws passed by the Legis-
lature was the election law, which
: was so manipulated as to deny repre-
sentation on the State Board to the
regular Democracy, and the Prohlbi-
tion statue.
"As Governor l vetoed these meas
ures and had the Legislature sus-
tanned me the Democratic party
would have resumed it rightful
, ascendency and uor people saved
! from the strife, discord and corrup
|. ton which a depraved standard Of
political morals always engenders.
I Tennessean's Treachery.
when the Legislature adjourned
l the alliance formed between the In
r dependent Democrats and Republi
Y cans remained unbroken. / was
+ nominated a third time for Govern
t or in 1910, being unopposed IN Dem
g ocratic primary. During this time
l. my elimination was demanded as {
r candidate, though / was the unques
: toned choice of the majority, and tn,
l Tennessean, as the organ of fusion
T declared that this alone would say,
I the State to the Democratic party
After the unfortunate judicial con
5 test the charge that l was the caust
{ of the dessension in the party rank
= became more frequent. It was re
c peated in every issue Of the Tennes
;, sean, and by many other newspaper
: Of the State. Having been honore
:. by the Democratic party and intense
ly grateful for the favor I had a,
o ready received, it seemed my duty t
O suffer a self-imposed utilization
:. if by that step / could save the part,
: from the defeat and redeem the Stat
n from the blight which had fallen III
n on it.
= 'T withdrew as candidate, ha
n nothing whatever to do with the sui
r sequent convention which nominate
1t Senator Taylor, did not suggest an
member of the Executive Committee
was not invited to make, nor did
make, a single speech in the can
paign which followed. Those VIII
demanded my elimination as a car
,. dldate were not satisfied with tn
:. sacrifice, and though they had said
=. would bring peace and restore haI
" monious action, they used my will
Ie drawal to widen the breach, supper
IS ing Gov. Hooper and knitting Taylor 6
n the polls just as they would hav
t. done me or any other Democart.
le Naturally / hoped the time woul
It come when the truth Of my positio
y on public questions would be reveale
n to the people and that / could com
IT before them in an open, fair conte!
with a reunited party-vindicate m
name from calumny and renew a p,
litical career which I felt had CON
to an untimely end through no fau
1t of mine.
,k 1.-TWO Executive Committees wei
le in existence, Col. o. G. Barton bein
n, the Chairman of the Independent an
Ill Maj. W. o. Vertrees of the regul;
le Democratic Committee.
III 'Tn the early spring Of 1912 Il
n, suggestion was made by mefbers
le the Independent faction that the,
Ill should be an end Of pickering; TIL
OF the party should be reunited and
i'd plan of harmony followed, propose
by twenty or more newspaper edito
Of the State.
ID ''This was to the effect that Il
two Executive Committees dissol7
and new committee formed by
convention composed Of delegat
of from both factions Of the Democrat
n party.
n Leafs Promises.
as "This was urged by the Tennesse'
rs' In repeated editorials an my infuen
H. was solicited to aid in brin
he ing about the result The plan W
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