Evening star., 1938-08-01

few months of the last session of Con-
gress he was found voting no" on a
number of administration measures.
Neither Mr.. Cooper nor Mr.. Stewart
are particularly colorful candidates.
But they have been picked by Mr..
Crump and Senator McKellsr. The
Crump- -McKellar combination has
been one TO conjure with in the past.
1t split in 1886, with Crump supporting
Browning and McKellar another cam
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
| ton.
Different Version Of Split
Mr. Crump and Gov. Browning,
close together two years ago. tell differ
ent stories about their split. In 1896,
Crump said of Browning: He will
throw the unworthy out of Office. He
does not pretend to be what he is not.
He is strong. sensible, level-headed. "
Mr. Crump insists today that Brown
ing is "sneaking Governor" an emf
nant two-faced hypocrite." AN un-
worthy, faithless public oficfal"
Mr.. Crump adds that Browning
sought to bribe him with offers Of
support for the Senate for Crump)
against Senator Mcclellan in 1910. but
that he turned the Governor down
fatty. After that, Crump continued
the Governor started right in passing
legislation designed to cut down Shelby
County's importance in politics.
Two years ago Gov Browning was
speaking iloneyed words of Mr.. Crump.
He said II have some ties in Mem
phis. that will go with me to the
grave The only people who have any
grievance against Mr. Crump are those
who tolerate dishonesty in the State
government"
Contrast this with Gov. Browning s
more recent comment: I'D rather be A
one-termer than tWo-timer like Boss
Crump."
Two Drivers Too Many.
The Governor told me that "Crump
jumped on my bandWagon two years
ago after I had the nomination won.
He gave me $4,000 votes in Shelby
County which l did not need Then
he wanted to run things. / had to
tell him I was the driver. Every time
I appointed an official, he brought up
old feuds he had had and attacked my
selections Crump has broken with
every Governor he has helped to elect
in the past, and now he has broken
with me"
The bitterness Of the leaders in this
campaign is reflected among their fol-
lowers. In a State which has been
celebrated for its ruthless political
strife, the primary this year stands out
as perhaps the most bitter. 1t needed
only the implied threat OF the Governor
to send the National Guard to patrol
the polling places in Memphis to make
the pot boil over. The Guard was
ordered out to take part in annual
maneuvers. this time in Mississippi,
but the Governor ordered that a regi-
ment be held for duty in Tennessee.
Browning's opposition is likening
him to carpet-bag Gov. BroWnloW Of
reconstruction days The Scripps-
Howard newspa pers in Memphis. the
Commercial Appeal and the Press
political machine But they are in
sistive today that Browning not send
the troops to Memphis to dominate the
election. Said the Press-Scimitar edi-
torials: 'Brownings advisers may
argue that intimidation has been a
principal method used by the Shelby
political organization in preventing
and overcoming opposition, and the
blue-coated policemen carrying guns
have had some part in the process Of
intimidation. But two wrongs do not
make right. And 1t is wrong to use
State militia in an election The
State militia should not be sent to
Memphis"
Troop Call Assailed.
The Nashville Banner, commenting
on the reported plan to use the troops
in Memphis, said: so manifest Is the