The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.


cratic candidates been so late lnau-
gurating the campaign in tennessee
az they have been this year. The first
speech that of Mcclellan, was made
only last Saturday. Usually the con-
test commences on the first Monday
of this month. But the politicians
have commenced to realize that the
people of Tennessee are becoming sur
feited with politics. They have mad
the past dozen years altogether too
much politics and that OF the very
meanest type We have had bitter
ness. denunciation and personalities
until the people have become aWeary
and disguised and it is going to be
some trouble to get crowds out TO
hear the speakers.
The outstanding feature OF the cam
naien in the state this year is the fact
that for the first time United States
senator will be elected by direct vote.
Roth parties have nominees and the
winner will have the distinction OF
being the first senator given direct
vote. Despite this there are no pres
emf indications that the campaign is
aoing to be either interesting or excit-
ing. The first speech of the demo
cratic nominee, Mr.. Mcclellan, an able
presentation of the claims of the DEM
ocratic party is not likely, however
to fire the voters with old time enthu-
siasm. 1t remains to be seen now
much ginger Hooper will be aole 10
inject into the contest, although it can
be stated that the republican candi
date is never dull
Overall, the republican nominee for
governor, Is going to make a still
hunt" for governor. He is one of those
rare individuals who cannot speak and
knows it. There are just lots and lots
of politicians who cannot make a
speech. but unfortunately for the pub
lie they do not know it. Overall does.
A campaign of that kind will be an
Innovation in the politics of the state
Tennesseans are long on oratory.
Probably very few votes, In a cam
paign between the parties, are ever
by oratory, but the people
like it. From the earliest days of the
states history Tennessee speakers
nave been famous. Peter Turney 10
he only man who has been elected
governor of the state in recent years
Who did not make some pretefise to-
ward being a public speaker. All the
epublican candidates, Winstead |
evans, Tillman Fowler, Mccall, Camp
ell, Littleton, Hooper, have been
peakers of some ability. Whether or
lot Mr. Overall can, by the methods
hat he will pursue in this campaign,
tract the interest and arouse the en-
nusiasm of his party followers, re-
lains to be SEEN
Republicans profess some degree OF
onfidence in the result in this state,
ut frankly, The Herald is unable to
nd any reason for their faith There
nong the democrats in the counties
Shelby and Davidson But for every
,mocrat that Overall gets in those
unties Rye will get in the country
,mocrat who in the last election vot-t
for Hooper Again the vote of the
ur largest counties of the state, Dav-
son, Shelby, Knox and Hamilton,
ght have been eliminated from the
al vote Of 1914 and Hooper would
Il have been the winner. (
From present indications the state 4
mpaign is going to be rather a list 4
s affair and despite the novelty of 4
citing a senator, there are now no
ms that the vote of the state will '
,eed that of two years ago. :