The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-28
HON. AUSTIN PEAY
TO START POLITICAL
BALL ROLLING HERE
CANDIDATE FOR DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR
COMING MONDAY.
LEGISLATIVE RACES BEGIN
But Little Interest In Senatorial and
Gubernatorlal Campaigns Candl.
dates for County offices Are With
out Opposition.

With the announcement that Hon.
Austin Peay, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor will
address the voters Of Maury county
next Monday at II o'clock at the
courthouse. it becomes apparent that
political activity in this county has
opened for the final month before the
election on August /, when the regu-
lar elections Of county officers will be
held and party legalized primaries for
state officers will occur.
Mr.. Peay has strong following in
this county and his friends and cam
paign workers have been active for
some time in his behalf. 1t is CON
sidered a certainty that he will be
heard by a large crowd. the season
and the lack of interest in politics
this year being considered. He is
making his race on platform in
which business administration of the
affairs of the state is the principal
plank
Additional announcements of can
-didates for the legislature have also
added interest to campaign which 1t
was for some time thought would be
without race. Former Represent
ative w. j. Russell and r. N. Moore
announced several weeks ago as can
didates for representative from Maury
county in the Democratic ticket and
it seemed that they would be without
opposition, but Wednesday the name
of s. A. Hays, circuit court clerk, was
placed on the ticket, and it is now be-
lieved that at least one other candi-
date will enter the lists.
Likewise it was thought when the
name Of Judge E. f. Erwin was placed
on the ticket by petition of his friends
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for state senator from the
Twentieth district composed of Maury,
Lewis and Perry counties, that he
would be unopposed. But friends of
DR.. G. Y Clarke of Mt. Pleasant, we'll
known physician, druggist and vice
president of the Jackson Highway
Association, pursuaded him to enter
the race and spirited campaign for
that position is now in prospect.
But little interest has been mani
tested thus far in the senatorial and
gubernatorial primaries. There are
two candidates for United States SEN
ator, with Senator John X Shields
asking for second term and Govern
or Rye seeking to succeed him. In
the gubernatorial race three candi-
dates are in the field, Austin Peay.
Judge Roberts and Clyde Shropshire
contending for the democratic nomi-
nation.
For the Republican nominations for
state offices there are no races, but
under the legalized primary law it will
be necessary for the primary to be
held Only one name for each posi-
ton will appear on the Republican
ballot.
Democratic nominees for county Of
fices are without opposition. They
are. G. X. Houser, for sheriff; Arch
w. Lipscomb for County Court Clerk;
Joe T. Anderson for Circuit Court
Clerk; j. T. Mcknight for County
Judge; j. Ross Burns for Trustee; and
J. j. Pogue for Register.
Candidates for members of the coun,
ty court. especially in the Ninth dis.
trict. also are becoming active, large
number being in the field.
Buy w. S. S.