The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-09-21
CAMP AIGN CROWS
HOTTER EACH Day
LOOKS LIKE EOWSE WILL WIN
EACH CANDIDATE FACES
STERN PROPOSITION
GOOD CAMPAIGNS

The municipal campaign grows
more interesting as the days 20 by,
and more problematical. It is abso-
mtely impossible at this juncture to
forecast with any accuracy the re-
suit. 1t was confidently expected
that in the primaries certain candi-
dates would be elected, but all such
expectations were disappointed. Now
each candidate is facing some stern
propositions upon the solution of
which his fate hangs.
OF course the mayors race is the
most important and absorbing, and
most in doubt. Mr.. Howse must
overcome something like eleven hun
dred votes and thus gain some moro
to insure his election. Mr.. Gupton
must hold all his own and gain
practically all of the Ewing votes to
defeat Mr.. Howse There are GER
tain elements in the contest which
are very favorable to Mr.. Howse,
the first of which is the five thou
sand votes which were not cast and
which in large measure will be cast
on September 9th. Without doubt
the big majority of these votes are
Howse votes, if we are to believe i'll
the history of former elections, and
it seems clear that with sufficient
and efficient work this vote will be
gotten out and will swell the Howse
numbers.
AS much as has been said and
written about the Howse machine,
the truth is that it did not run at
high power in the primaries Septem-
ber 1th. There was TOO much
OVERCONFIDENCE The Ewing
and Gupton machines were kept go
ing at top speed all the way and
the dash of the Howse machine,
though magnificent and dazzling,
could not overtake them in the
stretch. AS it was, however, only
something like 500 votes kept Mr..
Howse from the victory then. Sept.
9th will tell another story--a story
of driving the Howse machine at
top speed over the whole course.
Mr.. Gupton has conducted a splen-
did campaign with his powerful corps
of managers and speakers. Wen
have to give him credit. Neverthe-
less, he got many votes he was not
due to pOll-a gift of Howse over
confidence. (The same can be said
of Mr.. Ewing0 And some of these
he cannot hold. In addition to this
! he must gain a big majority (some
thing like fifteen hundred) of the
Ewing vote and a majority of the
600 not cast in the primary to win
Can he do it? He is going to use
every ounce of strength to accom-
nlish it, That is clear. 1t is a pretty
race, and if Mr. Howse works his
trusty old machine at its best he will
pull under the wire a winner
Mr.. Stainback has also a biz job
to defeat MIR. Lewis, who showed sur.
prising strength in the primary and
il seems to the Ohservant that the
one who corrals the strongest corps
of workers will win. for anv little
circumstance is likely TO decide the
race, and it takes the workers to
hring this circumstance to pass.
Stainhack opponents, with much eff
feet, claim that he has been in too
long and ought to give way to a
man of more energy who would get
out on the Job. His supporters are
putting forth the argument OF expert
once and knowledge, Pretty nice
POINTS, but Mr.. Stainhack must do Il
great deal TO keen his seat.
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