The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-07-26
CANDIDATES CLOSING UP
CAMPAIGN FOR BALLOTS
A Big Day Saturday Among the
Voters of the County.

The storm centers of the county
political campaigns last Saturday
were Troy, Hornbeak and Obion. The
candidates for Senator, Floater and
Representative were billed to speak
at one or the other of these places.
At Hornbeak and Obion Mr.. Bratton,
candidate for Representative, had an
appointment to speak, at Troy, Horn
beak and Obion, Mr.. Caldwell, can
didate for Senator, had an appoint
ment to speak. DR.. Griffin and Mr..
Hawkins also spoke at Hornbeak in
their own behalf for FloGter. Quite
a number of the voters at each OF
these places were assembled to hear
the issues discussed.
Senator Caldwell opened his cam
paign for the day at Troy. He had
a very liberal and attentive audi
ence.
Opening, he directed his remarks
to the boys over in France, our
duty to these gallant sons, and the
hope that we would be ready when
they come home to receive them with
open arms and homes.
Mr.. Caldwell proceeded with his
record in the Senate. He was one OF
the committee having charge of the
educational bill, giving to the coun-
ties in Tennessee advantages of coun-
ty high schools, transferring the
school tax so that each county could
organize and maintain certain
number of high schools. He voted
also for the anti-pass bill as it final
ly came to the Senate from the
House, allowing no one but en-
ployees of the roads to ride on rail-
road passes. He opposed the bill in
the form amended allowing exemp-
tion of various professions. He was
also member of the committee and
supported the election laws protect
ing the ballot box from repeaters
and from other fraudulent means of
violating the ballot. He espoused
the Reelfoot Lake bill as it finally
became law, eliminating the pro-
visions that fish could not be sold
outside the limits of the State and
could not be caught within three
hundred yards of the banks of the
lake.
A number of other good laws Mr.. |
Caldwell also claimed to have given
his support.
Among other things he favored at
the next term was school-book law
to give to the people of Tennessee
their school books as cheap as they
are sold in other States.
He then turned his attention to his
opponent, Mr.. T. K. Reynolds, whom
he charged with having supported a
bill to restore race-horse gambling |
in Tennessee. This was House Bill
No. 1113, permitting pari-mutual
machines at the fairs and race
tracks. This bill was finally with
QTdWu lOT ldCh VI SuppOIIs
Another bill having Mr.. Reynolds |
support was House Bill No. 613. This |
bill made it unlawful to carry more
insurance on a stock of goods than |
is represented by the ad valorem
tax.
Another charge against Mr.. Rey-
nolds' record is that he voted in the
last Legislature against the county |
high school bill, House Journal $40 |
and S21.
After. Mr.. Caldwell Mr.. Hawkins
made few remarks.
DR.. Griffin and Mr.. Ha awkins met
at Hornbeak and had a short tilt in |
debate. DR.. Griffin had given an ac-
count of his stewardship, including |
education, good roads, honest cleo
tions, etc., in which he was active
as a legislator, and then spoke of his |
opponent who had contributed very |
little to the schools and churches of |
the county and to other public in
terests. Mr.. Hawkins made a re-
joinder in which he scored DR.. Grif-
fms road tax and made proposition
having reference to the rotation sys-
tenn, leaving the contest to the people
at home. Some reference was made
to this rotation matter as far as
Floater and Senator are concerned in
the recent acts of the Legislature,
but it does not seem to be altogether
plain. Hence DR.. Griffin declined
the proposition.
Representative Bratton also spoke
at Hornbeak. He reached Obion in
time to make speech, and was
very cordially listened to at both
places. He referred to the fact that
he voted against Mr.. Shropshire for
Speaker, but it was not long after
wards until Mr.. Shropshire compli-
mented him for his course in the