The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
GOVERNOR NAMES
NEWELL SANDERS TO
SUCCEED TAYLOR
REPUBLICAN GIVEN THE VACANT
SEAT IN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.
HOOPER DEFENDS APPOINTMENT
New official Will Not Be Candidate
for Reelection and Will Resign as
Chairman of the state Republican
Committee at Once.

| NASHVILLE, Apr. 9.,-Hon. Newell
Sanders, OF Chattanooga, was Mon
day night named by Gov. Hooper to
succeed the late United States Sena-
tor Robert Love Taylor. Mr.. Sanders
is chairman OF the state republican
committee and is well known in bust
ness and political circles of the state.
1t IS. understood that Mr. Sanders
will hot candidate for reelection
as United States senator nor as chair
man of the republican state, commit
tee, which place he will resign at
cn6e 500.
Accompanying the appointment
Gov. Hooper has issued somewhat
lergthy statement in which he de-
fenGs the appointment of republi-
can. He reviews the appointments
he has made SO far to show that the
inuc pendents have received their full
sliale Of the appointive places.
Senator Taylor died last Sunday
morning, his remains being brought
to this city on Thursday, the funeral
occurring in Knoxville Friday.
Though the pressure to appoint this
IL iIst man to the place began almost
Immediately after the death of Sena-,
tor Taylor, Gov. Hooper refused to
copeIder the appointment with the
public until after the funeral of SEN
atoi Taylor Since then he has been
at the state prison, almost out Of
communication with the friends of
the various aspirants, and Monday
evening he announced his choice from
that place.
MIR. Sanders has been chairman of
the Tennessee republican executive
committee since 1906, having filled
the position for the 1894-6 term. He
is manufacturer Of plows in Chatta-
nooga being president and general
manager of the Chattanooga Pillow
Company. He is a director of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad
1t is said that Mr.. Sanders contrib
utes considerable sums to carry on
the campaigns of his party, the posi-
ton which he holds being an expen.
sive one to him. The republican end
of the independent judiciary figh! he
conducted entirely at his own expense
it is said, costing him over 10000.
In tho last campaign he guided the
campaign of Gov. Hooper to a sue
cessiul termination.
The appointment of Newell San
dars, Of Chattanooga, as United States
Senator from Tennessee, was an
nounced Monday night by Governor
Hooper. Mr.. Sanders will accept the
u dSt, ollu LII ploUdDly lCdNO dI UIlCc
for washington, to be sworn in at the
bar Of the senate.
In accepting the honor Mr.. Sanders
does so with the understanding that
he will not be a candidate for re-
election for the senate nor will he
seek to succeed himself as chairman
of the state executive committee.
Tho latter position, it is understood,
will go to Prison Commissioner Jas.
S. 6easley.
Mr. Sanders is the third republican
to hold the Office of United States
senator from this state His two pred |
ecessors being: Joseph s. Tyler,
1867, and w. G. Brownlow, 1S6s-75.
Both TYLER and Brownlow were elect |
ed in reconstruction days, or at the
time when the state was under militia |
~ rather than civil rule.
In announcing the appointment OF
Senator Sanders, Gov. Hooper gave
out statement in explanation of his
action, in which he reviews the obli- |
cation of the republican party to the
independent democrats, points out