Evening star., 1938-08-01
Lincoln
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Used address tonight. They are afraid
that some Of Browning's people, if not
their own, will throw an egg or two
at the Governor or start fight. ano
give color to the charge that troops
will be needed on election day
The Governor insisted to me that
there is no chance of fair election in
Memphis-the implication being that
only by the use of troops can an hon
est election be held there
There are 25, 900 of the best people
In Memphis" he said, who would like
to vote for me-" He proceeded to
describe the manner in which cleo
tions are held in Memphis. They
have filled the ballot boxes before the
election begins" he said, after de-
Gliding just how many votes they wish
counted in a precinct. On election
day the voters come in and ballot and
their ballots are placed in other boxes
When the polls close they burn the
boxes in which the real ballots cast
have been placed and count the ballots
in the stuffed boxes"
Crump Is Business Leader.
That's harsh comment from the
Governor of State bout the conduct
of an election in one of it's biggest
cities. I visited Mr. Crump, His Of
fees are in one of the finest bank
buildings in the city His real voca-
ton in life is business, and he has
and most successful businessman
and amassed fortune Politics have
been an avocation with Ed" Crump.
He said that he had run l9 times him
self and assisted" in 81 other elec-
tons in Shelby County, total of 86
times in So years, without a defeat.
Il have as much use for Gordon
Browning as porcupine has for a
marcel wave" said Mr.. Crump. He
added good many more uncompli-
mentary things about the Governor,
whom he supported in 1886.
The contrast between the two per-
sonalities-Mr. Crump and Gov.
Browning-is marked Mr.. Crump is
tall and rather lank His white hair
rises like the name of an angry lion
over ruddy face and bristling eye
brows, which still retain a reddish
tinge. He is still full Of nervous
energy, moving quickly. Gov Brown
ing, on the other hand, is tall, heavy
set, dark of hair and eyes and COM
plexion.
There is a third dominant person.
atty in this contest for control of the
Democratic party and of government
in Tennessee, Senator Kenneth D. Nc
Kellar Senator Mcclellan. like Mr..
Crump is not candidate for election
himself on primary day, but McKellar
and his organization, which is State
wide. Is keyed up with Mr. Crump in
the effort to smash Gov Browning.
They have united on ticket, which
has as candidate for Governor. Prem
tice Cooper. A. T. (Tomp Stewart for
Senator and w. D. Hudson for utilities
commissioner
May Run for Senate.
1t is this coalition that Gov. Brown
ing has undertaken to defeat. He in
tends to smash, once and for all. the
Memphis machine, If it can be done.
He intends also to take a fall out of
Mcclellan. For unless rumor is mis-
taken the Governor would like to be
candidate for the Senate in 1910,
when Senator McKellar comes up for
reelection again.
The Governor insisted to me that
he is padding his own canoe, that his
campaign is independent of that, for
example, of Senator George L. Berry,
who is seeking denomination Never
theless. he and Berry are friendly.
Gov. Browning appointed Berry to the
senate last summer after the death of
Senator Bachman, when the White
House needed staunch supporter for
the Presidents court bill Now Berry
has fallen out, to considerable degree
with the White House and in the last