The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
HOOPER TELLS WHY tHE EXPECTS ID WIN IN GOYERNOR'S RACE Says People of Tennessee Have Been Able to Dis
 criminate in Past IS WORKING HARD l. AND LOOKS TIRED If Hooper Wins He Is Expected to Oppose Luke Lea for Senate in
 Race Two Years
 Hence
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Nasnvllie, June zf-lSpeclaL )--Tne democrats of Tennessee having for the sake of expediency-and other things adopted prohibition platform, are singing with a great deal of gusto- Coming Through With Rye"
 For Tom Rye is their candidate and Luke Lea's candidate for governor. He is said to be very excellent man. There is doubt, however, to wheth- : CT or not he will be able to win.
 Gov~-Nor Hooper is exceedingly con- fident. He has fed on some peculiar meat which makes him in his own mind impregnable. He may be. His friends openly predict his success. Some of those who are not his friends express fear-quietly-that he will win.
 q have lived in Nashville" said Gov ernor Hooper. only three years and a half And yet there are some people who declare that that is long enough" He smiled very blandly.
 A reporter here suggested the prob- ability of his election, adding that he had heyrd certain democrats so pre- dict.
 "Oh, we'll" returned the governor SERIOUSLY, the people ol tennessee 7, have proved themselves able to dis criminate in the past. I believe that our forces will be successful"
 Hooper at Work ,.
 There is no man in Tennessee who presents more pensive appearance than the governor. He has a tired expression-an expression which nov elists declare born of sorrom As a matter of fact, the governor is worn out. He has actually been at work.
 "I have remained in Nashville," he explained, longer than l generally do in the summer months-for the noun tains have a peculiarly strong call for me. But We have been engaged in se- lecting textbooks for our schools Our textbook commission is composed of men who are not politicians In the be ginning of the work notice was served on lobbyists that they would not be tolerated As a result. we man. aged to proceed rapidly and well. I believe that We have secured cheaper textbooks than any other state of the union. And what is more, we secured good books-,standard works. Care should be taken in the matter of se- lecting textbooks For in buyings books for school children, every man of the state is touched in the pocket"
 The governor has another reason in explanation for his tired feeling He has been signing S9.400,000s worth of state bonds-money which he secured ito tide the state over pending the strenuous season.
 q got this money" the governor said, "at 4.2S per cent. notice that the governor of your state has just borrowed S1,000,0 ,000. He will pay a rate of 4.35 per cent"
 Test Over Judgeship
 To all appearances Governor Hooper is not seriously worried over the po- litical situation. In the first place he is confident of victory. In the second place the balloting does not occur un- til November.
 The test of the Hooper and anti Hooper strength takes place August 1. A justice of the supreme court will be elected to fill the unexpred term of John K. Shields, who was made sen ator of the United States. The rivals for the judgeship are Sam c. Williams. independent, appointed temporarily to the position by the governor, and Rob ert Burrow, nominee of the democratis convention of recent date.
 Shrewd politicians declare that the result, of this race will foreshadow the result of the gubernatorial encounter. Shrewd politicians further declare that if Hooper wins in the fall, two years hence he will oppose Luke Lea for the Senate. For then MT. Lea, for the first time, will be forced to face the peo- pie. His first election was secured at the hands of a fusion 1egislature-and it Is now significant fact by the as- sistance of Governor Hooper.
 Tennessee politics is rather pe- culiar brand. It is interesting to note that in this the only state the ram rant prohibitionists have secured the whip hand. democracy. after a rule of many years, has been and is shattered.