The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
GREAT INTEREST HERE
IN ORGANIZATION or
GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
MAURY CouNTYS MEMBERS
WILL LEAVE SATURDAY FOR
THE SESSION.
STANDING BY THEIR PLEDGES
Regulars Receive No encouragement
From the Delegation--church, Dem
ton and Long Expected to Make
Mark in the Legislature.

Maury county's representatives In
the general assembly to convene at
Nashville next Monday will leave for
the capital city on Saturday morning.
Both representatives Denton and
Long will go up on the accommoda-
ton and they will also be joined by
Senator Church. They leave on Sat
urday in order that they may be able
to engage in the conferences and eau
cuses that will be held that night.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Messrs. Church, Long and Denton are
recognized men of character and in
tegrity and were elected upon plain
platforms and were known of all men
to be opposed to the domination of
the liquor machine and the back tax
plunderbund, overtures have feen
made to them by representatives of
the special interests. All have re-
ceived letters from regulars" invit-
ing them into caucus" of alleged
democrats. And it Is even said
that Senator Church has been ap-
preached by representatives of the
liquor power who intimated that they
would show him the promised land If
he would yield a willing ear to their
| Establishments. OF course Senator
Church and Representatives Long
and Denton have paid no attention
whatever to the siren song of har-
mony" and liquor domination, and
there Is not man in Maury county
who knows them, who for an instant
believes that they will do otherwise
than stand true to their platform
pledges.
In fact it would no doubt be a
source of everlasting qualification to
Messrs. Church, Long and Demon if
they could hear the confidence that is
every day expressed in them when
the question Of the organization Of
the legislature is discuss
ed. IF every county had
elected members as honest, as faith
full and as true as we did in Maury
county the people could go to sleep
with the assurance that the liquor
power and the back tax plunnderbund
would be forever driven from the
state" said Confederate soldier this
morning in The Herald office, and
that is a sample of the remarks about
the county's splendid delegation that
are heard every day.
! 1t is recognized by friend and foe
alike that Maury county has elected
an unusually strong delegation to the
legislature. They are all men of
proven business capacity and of high
est integrity. They go the legisla-
ture absolutely unpledged so far as
against Patterson and Dibrell. They
will place questions of principle first
above everything. And their princi-
Piles are clearly and admirably outlin-
ed in the spledid platform upon
which they were elected. So far,
however, as men are concerned, they
are under obligations to no one. 1t
is probable that no county in the
state has elected a delegation that is
more Independent than the members
from Maury.
Great interest is being manifest
ed in the organization of the legisla-
itufe by the people of this county. All
eyes will be on Nashville on next
Monday The Herald will be prepar.
ed to furnish bulletins to the people
giving the happenings Of the legisla'
ture at frequent intervals.
Several of the leaders on both sides
will go from here to Nashville on
saturday to remain over until after
the organization. Col. Jonas T. Amis
the official head OF the good govern
: ment forces, went to Nashville last
might to take charge of headquarters
where he will remain until after the
Organization.