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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1906
Page
1
Gov Cox and Knox County state senator Templeton spar over ballot purity and election honesty. Templeton presses for affidavits from registrars, poll tax controls, and open ballot counting to curb fraud, while Cox declines to answer on these reform measures. Commercial Appeal commentary frames Cox as siding with the machine.
A Perry county Democratic gathering with 400 to 100 attendees endorsed Gen Patterson by large margins and instructed delegates to support him at the state convention. A split emerged over state treasurer guidance, with Folk and Hart factions contending, while Hannah and Dibrell received endorsements for railroad commissioner and comptroller. Perry County votes totaled eight, with Hancock county later reported as instructed rather than uncommitted.
In Memory of 8 S Chambers reports a death in Soelock on April 4 at age 47 after four months of illness. He leaves a wife and five children, was a 10-year Christian church member, and was laid to rest at Valley Forge by Odd Fellows with a special train.
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