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if that body gets another whGck at
it it will be killed sure.
PRIMARY LAW.


it it will be killed sure.
PRIMARY LAW.
The bill pending which will cause
the biggest fight Of all in the Legis-
| lature will be the attempt to repeal
the primary law. 1t is known that
only politicians and political cliques
| favor the abolishment of this law,
for it means they can return to the
old riot conventions. The repeal of
the primary would be direct slap
at the woman vote and would mean
the disfranchisement of every woman
voter in Tennessee. Politicians who
champion the repeal Of the primary
law will in the future have hard sled
ding with the woman vote of the
State. The bill, it is thought here,
will fail of passage and 1t Is the con-
census of opinion that it should.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
The other laws, which, it is stated,
contributed largely to the defeat OF
Gov. Roberts and which will come
up for repeal after the recess arc the
public utilities lew and the State Po-
lice bill. There is talk of an amend
ment to the public utilities law, but
this will meet with opposition and a
concerted effort Will be mado to re-
peal the law outright. The police
bill will also be repealed, but it will
take a hard fight.
An unusual feature of the present
Legislature is that the speakers are
not the sole leaders of the respective
bodies. While both speakers are
working in complete harmony with
the members there is a coterie of
members in both houses which WELD
equally as strong an influence as the
speaker. From Indications so far OBJ
served it looks as if the members are
doing just as much work as the re-
spective speakers.
GUBERNATORIAL TIMBER.
There has been quite an array Of
gubernatorial candidates brought TO
the front during the session and 9TH
ers may bob up later on. 1t is
known fact that Mr.. Speaker Todd is
a candidate for Governor and is daily
building up his fences, but it is often
shown in the House that he cannot
lead his body as he pleases, and he has
during the past session been defeated
about as many times as he has sue
ceeded. 1t is stated that following
the recess the House will be even
more Independent than it now is.
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
Besides Speaker Todd the prospect
i've candidates for Governor are Har
vey Hannah, who has already an
nounced; Bate Bond, brother of
Speaker Bond and present State Elec-
ton Commissioner; John Neil, Aus
tin Peay and many others. The race
promises to be anybody's when it be-
gins, although the name of Austin
Peay is heard more than any other.
MRS. ]. PARKS WORLEY.
The appearance in the Senate Of
Mrs. j. Parks Worley is attracting
much attention and the first woman
legislator south of the Ohio River is
covering herself with glory. Mrs.
Worley says she is merely trying to
larry out the promises and wishes of
Ter late husband, Senator j. Parks
Norley. She recently passed five
,ills which will be of material help
o her constituency Mrs. Worley says
hat the thing that helps her most in
Ter new life is the fact that her hus-
,and confided in her and explained
Ill his plans at all times to her and
hat she is familiar with his wishes
nd desires and kept as well posted
N politics as he did. The only COM
nent Mrs. Worley has made is that
er new work is wonderful and the
nembers of the Legislature have
een lovely to her.
BACK TAX PROBE.
The most important thing which
ow confronts the people of the State
5 the investigation of the back tax
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