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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1910
Page
2
The Comet notes partisan tensions over a new operation machine, critiquing independence influence and party bosses guiding policy as Tennessee faces national momentum toward Democratic control. Finis Garrett urged party loyalty while urging voters to stay home if aligned opposition persists.
Chattanooga Sept 20 The Republican convention for the Third congressional district nominated Major Charles TR Evans nephew of EH Clay Evans for Congress. Judge John A Moon is the Democratic nominee.
Mr C H Lyle states his name was listed on a committee without authorization. Henry H Burbage writes he voted for the independent judicial ticket in August but opposes Patterson, endorsing a reunited democracy and the democratic nominee for governor.
Mr. Murry A. Alting, advance agent of the Johnny J. Jones Shows, organized special rates with the C O and C railroad for carnival week in Johnson City. The event, run under the Daughters of the Confederacy and Veterans, aims to draw crowds during telegraph week. Weather permitting, the carnival's success rests on Alting's energetic efforts and the show's extensive advertising.
Prof. McAllen of Bristol City Business College visited yesterday to discuss starting a shorthand and business studies class here. If arranged, he would teach a night session, enabling residents to gain business literacy while working by day.
Gen James R Pentland republican candidate for congress in the First District plans to establish headquarters at Greeneville today and begin active campaigning after a brief illness slowed his start. He defends his qualifications against a critic and says he will visit all counties, rallying support before the October 8 primary. The Ministers' Association met to reorganize with Rev Dayton A Dobbs reelected chairman.
From Waverly Tennessee on September 19 the scene shifts as independents and Democrats assess chances to win governorship. Voters who opposed Patterson now reconsider, with many independents willing to back a strong Democrat once Patterson is out. Dems press unity and rally supporters to back the party slate.
A playful verse surveys bygone fashions with wit about crinoline grandmothers and evolving styles. It muses that future wardrobes may mock current trends as Hobble Skirts inspire amusement and speculation.
George Hodges of Company I visited the Comet office in the early hours, intoxicated by lubricating oil and talkative, then slept off under the commander’s hospitality. James M. Buck Jr. departed for Knoxville to attend the exposition, and Geo H Mell of Montezuma Lumber Co. visited the city yesterday.
Gen Marvey Hannah declares independents and regular Democrats united against Republicans in Tennessee. He says a prior judicial race has ended factional fighting and asserts no party faction should back the Republican ticket in November. He appeals to all Democrats not aligned with Republican rule.
The passage records a change of closing date for ballots from October 1 to October 3 and describes sealing ballots at Hotel Purdue to be counted by a committee of disinterested gentlemen. It also contains a polemic accusing an independent Democratic convention of manipulation and insulting Confederate veterans, labeling it a political trick and noting indignation in Tennessee. Local notices list visitors and travelers from Erwin, Rogersville, Abingdon, and Bristol, with several residents traveling to Knoxville.
Knoxville report notes no Democratic candidate for congress in the Second district as R. W. Austin and Nathan Wesley Hale remain opposed. Hale, said to have prospered in the west, is backed by his camp while Austin is nominated by his crowd. Campaign funds described as sugar and coffee money for sixty days.
Wreck of freight train No. 81 halted service between New Market and Hodges yesterday, ditching 15 cars and delaying No. 2 by four hours. Rev E P Kalle of Abingdon visited the city in a bid to rally Democrats for October conventions and a new governor candidate. Harvey H Hannah signs the call urging unity and rejecting Republican fusion rhetoric.
This old ad extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the remedy for poor appetite headaches indigestion dyspepsia costiveness and malarial disorders. It urges readers to try a bottle today and refuses substitutes.
The old friend Captain Wolfe has moved into Company K and runs a peanut farm in Florida. He recently visited the crocodile state and reports no truth to rumors of joining Wallice and Hagenbeck Shows. The Music Hall troupe had two performances in Mentrial Tall last Friday, with mixed reviews. Johnny Poyner, recently of Lot Springs, SD, reports good health after hookworm issues. Comrade Dillon now heads the Home Laundry Company agency, ready to serve old and new customers.
Chicago news reports Mrs. Anna Helen of Chicago Lawn and her two children Frances ten and Joseph three burned to death in an explosion of gasoline while Mrs. Bellew attempted to start the kitchen fire. Two other children were fatally burned in the same incident.
The Johnson City Star reports A L Shipley stating no authorized official statement was issued until Friday morning, issued in writing to the Bristol News. He notes five gentlemen have qualified as stated in the Bristol News Friday while Robert Mitchell has returned to Richmond to continue medical studies after a visit home.
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