Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-11
m STATE or TENNESSEE
Republicans to Nominate q Candidate
for Governor.
h. CLAY EVANS LEADING RACE
Action Of Representative Brownlow's
Friends in the committse-aossip
Regarding Situation.

hnainary to the republican convention ,vf,.cb
~ 70 meet here for the nomination Of a
state tickets Representative BrovnIowe,s
ffiends on the republican state COMMITTEES
which has been In session two DAYS. have
tnus far seated every Brownlow adherent
and although H. Clay Evans has been In
oorsed by three fourths OF the counties in
the state, MIR. Brownlow has decided to en-
Ter the contest for permanent chairman
against Representative Halle.
Evans friends claim that substantial
majority or the convention will support
| Mr. Hale. while the friends of Brownlow
are equally as confident that their man
WI BE, De CHOSEN. Evans badges and buttons
are being worn by thousands The hotels
high. s - iahs
Misunderstanding Attendance.
Inc largest number OF prominent repub-
| leans that ever attended a state conven-
ton have already arrived for the meeting
tomorrow. H. Clay Evans. with numerous
! neutenants. is quartered at the Maxwell
House. while on the opposite side of the
street Representative BrownIow and HIS
loyai band of supporters may be found
iHe opposing forces are watching every de-
s,I II Is believed that only by skill
vented Thursday and Friday
Representative Hale who represents the
hnoxVille district-the district of May
lla .n Farson Brownlow and the Houks-
man, While I. Asbury Wright. who recent
~ Withdrew from the fight against Evans.
nomination for governor, will be temporary
| chairman.
! Evans and Brownlow factions. and only
mas the interests of the party In view
Evans arlends say they depend upon the
voice OF the people being powerful enough
sob
vented TO wrest the machinery from them
AFTER they have spoken. Nevertheless. even
IL MI. brownlow should in any way retain
contro! OF the state committee, Evans will
MAKE the race for governor and not break
ialth with the people who have persistent
| ~ urged that he make this fight
The friends of Mr.. Brownlow have not
peen Idle They sent out circulars to the
once holders not to make any fight against
lnstructing for Evans for governor hut 70
make a systematic effort to get a majority
| OF Brownlow men named as delegates when
possible. so that In many counties, even
WIN tnree-tourths majority for Evans II
| Is possible to have men to vote tn pernstI
ate Brownlow's control of the party ma
chinery 1890
It is not known to what extent this plan
VIII avail, put 1t has certainly been used to
some extent to stem the Evans tidal wave
| While hundreds Of rural free delivery car
rfers and other Office holders have been in
structed oy Mr.. Brownlow's friends to work
for MS continued control of the party
| AFFAIRS in this state without protest from
Evans managers. It Is known that few
| office holders who favor Evans have been
| warned against ''pernicious ACTIVITY" and
| IN q few instances have reIinnuished their
| committee appointments for the good of
the service.
easy Boss" Not Worried.
| Some believe that BrownIow is sure to be
| defeated by ALT. Taylor for Congress this
| year, but If the easy boss" is in any way
| scared he does not indicate it, While he
was chosen delegate from his own county
! or Washington by less than one-haIf the
| number of republicans that elected an op-
posing delegation, the power of the state
| committee being supreme, there is little
| doubt that he and his delegation will be
| placed upon the roll. How this can fail to
| cause the biggest fight the convention will
| nave cannot be figured out by those who
are preaching harmony
| There appears to be a strong sentiment
among the delegates>in favor of extending
| the Adams liquor law to the eight cities
| that now sell liquor This would mean alb
| soiute prohibition for the state. 1t is be-
| heyed that compromise may be effected
| whereby these eight cities will be allowed
| to vvte on the proposition Of whiskey or no
| whiskey, but what the temperance plank
will be no one can foretell to a certainty
The Star correspondent visited Mr. Evans
| at his home in Chattanooga en- route to
| Nashville. His residence is located In the
| shadow of Lookout mountain. where a
| good view of the winding Tennessee river
| can be had Accompanied by his daughter
| and her husband, Lieut.. David Foote Sell
| lers of the T. 8. navy. he took a spin
| around Chattanooga Monday morning af-
| ter which he appeared at his Office where
| he attended to the business detail of the
| iron foundry, from which he has acquired
| sufficient competency to cause him to be
| classed as one of the we'll to-do business
men of the south. His iron-set jaw, integ-
\ han 30
| of his characteristics that are generally
| spoken of by his neighbors in Chattanooga,
| where he has resided for about forty years.
Mr.. Evans Views.
| He said this morning:
You and The Washington Star got me
| in all this trouble. When 1 returned from
my post as consul general to London last
year thought I had had enough of politi-
cal strife and turmoil to do me the remain
der of my life. and 1t was my intention to
spend the remainder of my days attending
to my business affairs and quietly resting
i at the foot Of Lookout mountain, but Il was
| not to be. From the time certain special
| appeared In The Star the people all over the
state have been insisting that I make this
hight, and the call has been so persistent
| so unanimous and so enthusiastic from the
rank and file of the party that have
| yielded
! Hundreds of democrats have profferea
\
| hard work from now until November VIII
| do 1t We viii win great victory. We have
| never been able to get out full vote In
Tennessee. Blaine would have carried the
| state In 1854 IL east Tennessee had been
! well organized.
The state is naturally very close and has
been ever since It was admitted into the
| Union. Its varied interests is the cause,
| and unless some peculiar conditions arise
| 1t always viii be so. Any factional DIFF
ferenees that may now exist or have ex-
| listed In the past among the republicans of
| Tennessee were not and are not caused by
| me- / consider the people supreme and
| believe they will not always allow dictation
| by any man or faction. Believing that |
| have avoided any plan that would indicate
| that I was forming an Evans faction or
| machine"
/ One hundred delegates from Evans
home town--Chattanooga-ar this
| evening. They are distributing Evans
badges and working up much enthusiasm
FOUND DEAD IN WOODS.