The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-09-22

noon, and gave thorough proof that
the party is on the march to victory
again.
Mr.. McKellar made a ringing speech
1t was the opening of the campaign.
But before his voice had died away
Gov. Rye made a ringing speech. And
before the afternoon was over the
meeting had been turned almost into
love feast. Joe Byrns,, congressman
from the Hermitage district, came
along to add a word of cheer. Gen.
Harvey Hannah spoke somewhat of
the enthusiasm of the democrats Of
East Tennessee. Judge Frank Wilson
of the court of appeals grew so enthus-
iastic that he was obliged to declare
himself a democrat even though he is
judge.
A pleasing feature of the enthusias-
tic gathering was that the campaign
should be pitched first in Sumner
county, near the headwaters of Ten
nessee democracy. Their democracy
is of sturdy stock. Along the beauti-
full roadway that winds through the
blue grass from Nashville to Gallatin
here and there are little graveyards.
In most of these rest the dust of SOL
diers of the American Revolution.
They voted for Thomas Jefferson when
democracy was in its infancy. They
have been proud of their democracy
ever since.
There is absolutely no division now
in Sumner county. Mr.. McKellar and
Gov. Rye sat on the same platform.
Each in his turn pleaded with the mil
itant democracy vote for the other.
And both asked the democrats of
Sumner county to vote for Col. B. A.
Enloe, the democratic nominee for
railroad commissioner, who was too ill
to attend the speaking. Six years ago
Judge Wilson headed one of the judi
ciary tickets that broke away from
the regular democracy. Today he sat
again in the house Of his fathers,
Mr.. McKellar was introduced to the
1 laAdience hv I n Raslhruille af iha
isafs 4 ha1 In 1903 1a as.4gs
senator He voted for the .ate wide
prohibition bill. On the same plat
form with other democrats sat Judge
B. D. Bell, regular democratic leader
in the days when there was bitterness
in the party, and himself regular
candidate for the supreme court in the
memorable contest of 1910.
Mrs. Rye, the wife of the governor,
was one Of the delightful auditors.
Mr.. McKellar talked issues, not per-
sonalities. He referred to Gov. Hoop
er, his republican opponent, only once
or twice, and then in very dignifed
way. He said he came as democrat
to talk facts, not to handy personali-
ties with anybody.
Gov, Rye made no campaign speech.
He made happy little talk of about
10 minutes, merely to express his ap-
probation of the magnificent greet
ing given the democratic standard
bearers. The governor will probably
open his campaign in West Tennessee
within week.
Mr.. McKellar spoke for an hour or
more. He wasted no words and yet,
it seemed that he simply hit the high
places. He hardly had time to go in
to details about the work of the DEM
ocratic administration at Washington.
He pointed out the remarkable advant-
ages of the rural credits bill, the Fed
eral reserve Bank act, the Underwood
tariff bill and the tariff commission,
the child labor bill, the anti trust laws,
and last, but not least, the keeping of
America out of war.
! His tribute to Woodrow Wilson
brought.cheer after cheer from the au-
dience of united democrats.