Evening star., 1938-08-05
CRUMP MACHINE
ELECTS COOPER,
DEFEATS BERRY
Browning Trails by 10000
in Tennessee Primary
Governor Race.
STEWART SENATE VOTE
NEARLY RIVALS TOTAL
Byrnes Ahead of Atkinson in
Fifth District-Gore May
Get Mitchells Seat.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 5.-The
Democratic faction headed by National
Committeeman E. H. Crump and
Senior United States Senator Ken
meth D. Mcclellan won smashing
victory over Gov. Gordon Browning
and Junior Senator George L. Berry
in Thursdays Statewide primary, in
complete returns show. today.
Prentice Cooper, 43-year-old Shelby
vile attorney and former State COM
mander of the American Legion, was
nominated for Governor over Brown
ing, who two years ago received the
greatest majority ever given a guber-
material candidate in this State. In
the 1886 primary the Governor had
Mr.. Crump's support.
Senator Berry bowed to A. Tom
Stewart of Winchester. district at
torney general, who expressed 100 per
cent Endorsement of President Roose-
velts policies.
The New Deal was not an iss'Ie,
however. although Senator Berry was
criticized in some of the Speechmaking
for his attitude toward the Tennessee
Valley Authority and because he had
voted against some of the Presidents
measures.
Both Crump FavOrites.
Both Mr.. Cooper and MI. Stewart
had Mr. Crump's blessing, as did
Mayor w. D. Hudson of Clarksville,
nominated for railroad and public
utilities commissioner over the incum-
bent, w. H. Turner.
Shelby County Memphis), the
Crump citadel. added to the majorities
that the three coalition" candidates
had in the rest of the State.
Returns showed:
For GOVERNOR. .O54 precincts out of
2.257: Cooper. 2O3,537; Browning, 49,
7sl.
For Senator-2,Ol2 precincts: Stew
art. 48,401; Berry, 87.276; Represent
ative ]. Ridley Mitchell, 62,355.
For utilities commissioner-l,9S ,9Sl
precincts: Hudson, 16e,S09; Turner,
67,2l3.
Big Memphis Vote Unneeded.
The vote in Shelby County fell short
Of Election day predictions by Frank
Rice, strategist of the Crump organ
ization. Organization sources said
early indications from over the State
convinced them no unprecedented vote
was necessary here.
With 13 precincts still to be heard
from, Mr.. Cooper had 5,795 votes to
1859 for Gov. Browning. Gov. Brown
ing carried one small precinct in the
county. The same precincts gave Mr..
Stewart A, 100 votes TO SSH for Sem
ator Berry and 1,038 for Representa-
tive Mitchell
Gov. Browning chuckled when in
formed by long-distance telephone he
had carried Shelby County box. He
withheld comment as to the future.
The State vote total approached
10000. a new high. New returns in
creased the lead Mr. Cooper had over
the Governor in the voting outside Of
populous Shelby. The Shelby vote, in
the words of politicians, was all vel
vet"
The Governor term is for two years,
the Senator's for the four years re-
naming of an unexpired term and the
utilities commissioners for six years.
Joseph W. Byrns, jr.. son Of the late
Speaker of the National House of Rep
resentatives, won the nomination to
the congressional seat his father held
for more than quarter of a century,
defeating Representative Richard M.
Atkinson from the fifth district.
Mr. Byrns, who is tall like his father
and has the same. shaggy eyebrows,
quit a $5,O00-a-year job as attorney
for the H. o. L. c. to run for the
$1OOO0-a-year House post. He will be
IS August Is.
With only II precincts missing out
of 203. Byrns received 1902 votes
to 1866 for Mr.. Atkinson.
II won't attempt to fill my fathers
Shoes" Mr.. Byrns said. because my
feet have got to grow lot My ambi-
ton Is to devote my life to the service
of the people that were so kind to my
father through all the years.
To Emulate His Record.
The nominee added however, his one
ambition was to emulate his fathers
record.
To him there was only one issue in
the ampaign-"R Roosevelt or anti
Roosevelt, and I stand where my father
stood. I am for Roosevelt"
Both Gov. Browning and Senator
tsee TENNESSEE, Page A-5.)