The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-12-19
REGULARS MAY
GET CONTROL
Col. Tyson to Furnish Enough
Republican Votes to Give
Regulars Control.
.RUMORED DEAL CURRENT
VIII Support Col. l.. d.
Tyson, Providing He Can Mas
ter Enough Republicans to Unite
With Regulars In Organizing
Both Houses Same Crowd to
Support Dibrell.

Knoxville, Dec. 15.-If the deal now
on is put over, the regulars will con-
troll the house and senate. But the
question is, can the candidate for Unit
ed States senator deliver enough re-
publicans to carry over the deal in
which he is to receive the support of
the regulars for the senate and thereby
take care of the Austin supporters in
the Second congressional district?
Within the last few days in East
Tennessee there has been all kinds of
politics played, so says dame rumor.
According to rumor the regulars will
support Col. LID. Tyson for senator,
provided he can muster enough re-
puDlicans to unite with the regulars in
organizing both houses. The same
crowd is to support Dibrell and other
state nominees for the state offices.
If the election laws are not repealed
James Maynard, ST., is to be removed
and John G.. Houk, or one of his fac
ton, is to be emade member of the
state election board.
Those who are on the inside say the
deal goes so far that it will be carried
out in distributing The national pie;
that the appointees named by Con-
gresham Richard w. Austin in Knox
vile will not be removed, and that the
senator-elect will fight confirmation Of
their successors when named by Pres
ident-elect Woodrow Wilson.
| The first on the legislative battle is
that of the organization of the house.
1t was for some time conceded that
Newton Ill. White would be president
of the senate and ". NJ. stanton, of
Shelby, speaker of the house; that the
Crump force would put this over. But
in the last ten days there have been
made many movements upon the poll
tical chess board and now the move
ments are beginning TO leak out,
/ The emissaries Of the so-called regu-
lars, so the story goes, urged Col. l.. G..
Tyson to become a candidate for Unit
ed States senator. but stated TO him
that he must be able to deliver several
republican votes in East Tennessee
upon the organization of the house.
aud for tie past week they have been
turning everything to find the repub,
licans that could vote and not violate
some Of the pledges that have been
put forward before election. 1t was
decided, SO ruinor says, 10 enter ille
Second district and try and secure the
required number republicans.
Among the promises that have been
put up To some Of the republican mem.
bers OF the Legislature is. that if they
will vote for the above stated agree
ment, when the conformation of those
4 VINO arc TO succeed the Austin appoin.
teesin the federal building at Knox.
, vile COMES up il will be opposed and
republicans can hold on To their jobs
under the Wilson administration.
Ex-senator John G.. Houk Is said &c
be working oneend of the republicans
or Roosevelt supporters, while Il we'll
known federal official in Knoxvillt
has been TO see the Knoy county snC
: other members of the legislature urg
: ling them TO vote for Col. Tyson for The
|. rlTnited States senate. nt