The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-07
REPUBLICAN At
TACKS NEGRO.
CHARGES THAT HE VOTED DEM
ocRATIc TICKET.
Election of Davidson County 0elega
ton to Be Observation-Disclosures
Action Topic of Discussion
Have Participated in over
Third of Proceedings-Mr.
Hills Seat Not
Contested.

Mr. West a Republican member OF
the Legislature from Knox County, III
troduced a resolution in the Lower
House. This is a direct attack on the
Negro.
Slap at the Negro.
BECAUSE of this belief an increas-
ing number of Democrats have ceased
to participate in it's primaries or feel
hound by it's nominations. In conse-
ouence, said party has come more ond
| more to rely on the element, owning
no property, having small interest IN
pub, ic affairs, and who are, for this
reason, not offended by the autocratlc
control of the party. In this way
wards and precincts possessing a
large Negro vote have become Demo
cratic strongholds.
The resolution; which was adopted,
to investigate the charges OF fraud
made by the defeated candidates for
The Legislature from Davidson County
against all this countys Representa-
tiyes except Albert E. Hill. The rea-
son for excluding Mr. Hill from this
/
defeated competitor, Alvin McCorn,
has been given Job as Coal Oil'ln'
Inspector by Governor Hooper, and
therefore cannot join the petitioners
who were not, so lucky, The Legisla-
lure has now been in session a month
\ le gentlemen whose seats are con
tested voted for Judge Shields for the
limited States Senate
The petition is another attempt or
the part of the Fusionists to bring
the Negro voters in this city anC
county in disfavor. They care nothing
for those Negroes who voted witt
them, but are willing to throw thei
supporters in for good measure If b.
so doing they con stir up race hatred
The Petition.
The following petition accompanie
the soiution:
ITO the House of Representatives
The petition of Richard P, Dews, Ii
r. tell ]. Rust, Neil B. Lassiter, Lurto
he Goodpasture, X. G. Connell and ].
81 Pinson, citizens and residents of D.
N. wilson County:
nd Against John P, Murphy, A. Pin
IN Mays, Lit. Malone, NJ E. Link, Sy
m roc ney G. Bornett and c. c. Gilbert, ais
80 citizens and residents of said count
,@,S ~ respectfully represents:
20 "At the election held in DavidsC
County, Nov 5, 1912, respondents Mu
ns' ply ct al above named, were appa
to emily, on the face of the return
at eiected to represent said county
ly, this body. In said election petitioner
ed Dews ct al. were also candidates fl
w. the same Offices, and were truly al
ns- rightfully elected thereto, but ha7
ry. been deprived thereof by fraud al
ed corruption, as herein set out
lie Respondents, Murphy ct al we
M regular nominees of the Democrat
nv party, and as sucn petitioners are a
re vsed) are legally chargeable with Il
in acts of its committees, officers al
,bo agents, although they may have hi
no no personal connection with such ac
'ee and may have been ignorant of Il
" same.
Io Respondents, as such nominees, g
" uei vocated the repeal of the 'State-wi
he prohibition law and manufacture
ol law (matters vital to the liquor int
riy ests of said county, and opposed Il
'sh- islation which would enable the sta
rec government to compel local outho
ties to enforce said laws,
DR.. Petitioners, running as Indepel
J a. ent Democrats, favored the exact
pills pQsite of these views.
ese Said Davidson County has large
ain tail, wholesale and manufactur
nal liquor interests, representing large
Mic vestments, and doing business re
,n;. larly, openly and notoriously in '
100, lation of law. To maintain and /
tect said business interests, in vi,
Gpn of law, the owners thereof s.
hcn to control the government and p
res tics of said county To this end,
tnly several years past, said liquor in
tur- ests have gained and held control
sub the local organization of the De
tory cratic party, and to cement and m
lgue certain their control, have sou
? is more and more to concentrate
be power of the same in the hands of
the few, their avowed partisans.
the 1T is commonly reported and
egu- ieved, that the rank and file of
d at party have no longer any effec
sec. voice in the management of the sa
the whether the choice be by primary
+orv convention but that the entire
and troll of the organization rests '
ding the Mayor of Nashville, and the
,osb and county officials closest to
49,, and most intimate with him.
-onL For example, the names of the
,ona islative nominees of the Democr
49, @ convention ii. e. these responder
INC INC were actually announced as nomil
irrie LII by the meeting of the said convent
Eila Petitioners are informed, believe
Vht charge, that the press acquired S
S vi information from the Mayor or s.
VIII intimate of the Mayor"
the The petition goes on to say
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