The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
BROWNLOW MEN
IN CONFERENCE
FOLLOWERS OF EASY BOSS" TO
TAKE SCALP or AGENT
INGRAM
FOR CONTESTING DELEGATIONS
Will Bolt Action Of Convention
And Carry Fight To
Chicago.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. 11.-If a
plan devised Monday at the Maxwell
in a conference of Brownlow Republi-
cans representing every section of the
State does not miscarry there will be
two delegations from Tennessee to
the National Convention at Chicago
and Col. c. H. Ingram will cease to be
Revenue Agent of the Tennessee dis
4 trict
Within five days It is said charges
involving Col. Ingram as a factor in
the principal maneuvering of the
Evans faction will be filed in the of.
fee of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue at Washington, and in the
meantime and thereafter the Republi-
cans of the Brownlow wing Of the
party will set about getting things in.
to shape to send contesting delega.
lions to the State Convention. The
contest will not stop at the State Con-
vention, it is said. but will be carried
on to the National Convention, and
upon the chance of the convention GO
ing against the Taft forces the hopes
of the Brownlow men for recognition
and seats in the convention are said
to rest.
Among those registered and said to
have participated in the conference
we're: Judge Jesse L. Rogers and
John c. Houck of Knoxville: Thos.
Taylor, Of Union City; Harry Ander-
son, of Memphis; Robt. Brown, Of
Murfreesboro; Ernest Coldwell, of
Shelbyville, and Jesse M. Littleton, Of
Winchester. In addition to these rep.
resentative opponents to the Evans
regime there were number of others
Of local prominence whose names did
not appear upon the registers, or who
were not identified
The first move to be made as a re-
suit of the conference, 1t is said, will
be against Col. G, H. Ingram. The
exact nature of the complaint to be
made could not be ascertained, but 1t
vas understood that whatever is to be
lone will be emanate from Chatta-
looga and will be conducted in some
way with the Investigation of the rev.
niue service.
Col. Ingram disposed Of, and the
men behind the matter seem to think
hat hit will be disposed of, attention
will be turned to the approaching
Meeting Of the State Executive Com.
nittee and upon the authority of the
ules adopted by the last State Con-
ention 1t will be commended that the
ommittee has no authority to decide
hitch of two contesting county or
is entitled to recognition.
he convention alone, it is said, has
lie authority.
That phase of the situation disposed
in favor of the Evans faction, as
lie Brownlow men say 1t will be, their
lterest will then be centered upon
lie county conventions for the pur-
'se of getting contesting delegations
the State Convention. In deciding
e county organization question in
vor of the Evans crowd, the first
ound for a contest before the Ma
onal Convention will be laid by the
vans men themselves and upon that
ID with the aid of the delegations
MT from the counties, the Brownlow
en- will, 1t Is said, get up contest
at will puzzle the best credentials
mmittee the National Convention
q produce.
Tennessee at present seems to be
SO far as Republicans are
accrued, in the hands of the Evans
tion and some heroic methods, 1t
said, are deemed necessary to turn
ltrol back to the faction at one time
minated by the Easy Boss" of the
st District. 4.. utl tr