Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-10-12
DEMOCRATS FLUkL..
IN DELIVERING THEIR
FIRST BROADSIDE
SPEAKERS FAIL TO SHOW UP-SMALL CROWDS
HEARD THOSE WHO DID SPEAK
TAYLOR'S STATEMENT
Hooper, Overall and Alternately Are Gaining Every
Day-East Tennessee Headquarters
Opened in Knoxville

Nashville. Tenn. OCt -(SpeciaD.-
The attack OF the enemy on Monday,
Oct. -, was the weakest assault upon
the well-fOrtited Republican breast
work, that has ever been launched in
Tennessee Beginning with poor gen
eralShip. lacking in enthusiasm, absO,
lutely void of confidence, the trusted
lIeutenants of the State Democratic
Executive Committee were ordered to
the woods Monday to enlist recruits
for battle under the Rye McKellar-E
loe Wilson banner The effort was
fruitleSs. Vacant pews greeted the
rampant orators, who hit the ground
full of JeffersOnian and JaCksOnian
Democratic pep, but left full of
gloom, for upon firing a few YER
bal shots the meetings in most in
stances closed without the dOXology,
due to the frost that the speakers re-
ceived. At many places the speakers
failed to appear, and at many points,
and where they did show up for duty
the task was short-lived, for the knOwl
edge OF the onslaught of Republican
gains all over the state was telling,
and the crowd was not sufficient to
further increase an enthusiasm that
has never gotten more than lukewarm.
Chairman Taylor Drops Bomb.
Chairman J. Will Taylor Of the Re-
publican state headquarters dropped a
young bomb into the democratic camp
Tuesday when he gave to the press
the following statement:
III the democratic headquarters
is satisfied with their first Monday
field day, as they eXultantly refer
to it, we don't envy them their eX-
ultatiOn for we have had reports
from most of their speakings and
alleged Speakings, and we are very
much gratified at the remarkably
poor showing which they made. At
few places their much -heralded
spellbinders did not show up, and
they were forced to imprOVise and
substitute less conspicuous stars
summarily jerked from the demo
cratic ornament. In many other
cases the event was complete
fascO. | am reliably advised that
even Gen. Hannah, with his splen-
did reputation as a juggler of the
kings English, was heard by
magnificent crowd of "A of the
faithful, by actual count, at Column
bia. notwithstanding the fact that
there were ten thousand visitors
in Columbia on that date, accord
ing TO the Columbia Herald
Il am also advised that Col Enloe
met a reception hardly so tatter-
ing at Gallatn. And at Lebanon
their disciple of the old demo
cratic gospel did not speak at all.
Judge True was heard at Franklin
by about one hundred Of the inter
rifed, and from reports received,
similar crowds greeted the demo-
cratic 42-centimeters wherever they
appeared.
"Clyde Shropshire, president of
the Nashville baseball club, pitch
ed only one inning at Dickson and
was 80 wild the crowd left. He
spoke % minutes.
NO. we don't envy the opposi-
ton its aforesaid first Monday
field day, so indicative of demo
cratic unity and so prophetic of
democratic victory"
Rye Defends Mistakes.
Rye and Enloe's speeches have ere
ated no new Impressions i'll FAVOR OF
their continuation in the service of
he state. The governors address
was vOluminOus defense of his mis-
takes during his two years reign on
capitol hill, while Mr.. EnlOe made it
plain that he had rather discuss is
sues of a national import, with which
ne will have no say if elected commits
siOner, than to talk Of state issues,
wherein the people of Tennessee are
directly interested, so far as his can
iidacy is concerned. A Nashville
newspaper man. who read his speech /
prior to publication, asked him:
Colonel are you running for presi-
lent or railroad commissioner Il
i'm running to be elected replied the
ancient office seeker, with a wink of
MS eye.
Governor Rye has stuck his foot in
a steel trap by attacking the Hooper
administration, in order to smooth out
he kinks in his own. The former Re
publican governor, now making
strenuous campaign for the United
States Senate, is striking back in his
usual vigorous, straight-frOm the
shoulder manner, and before it ends
le will make Democracy's champion
vince more than once, and then some /
Col. Overall is more and more OPtl- .
miStiC every day, and with the M ,