The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-11-13
CANDIDATES FOR
LEGISLATIVE HOhORS
Hill, Cummings and Elkins Want
to Be Speaker.

Albert E. Hill, Senator-elect from
Davidson; w. H. Cummings, Senator
elect from Hamilton, and possibly r.
A. Elkins, Senator-slect from Weakley,
will lock horns for the speakership Of
the State Senate when the Legislature
convenes next January. There has been
some talk that Hu G. Anderson, Sena-
tor-elect from Madison, and A. i. Todd
from Rutherford might be candidates,
but the only aspirants who are busy are
Mr. Hill and Mr.. Cummings.
Mr.. Hill was in Memphis yesterday
and was in conference with Mayor
Crump and members OF the Shelby
delegation. Mr.. Cummings has not
been over the State in the interest of his
candidacy, but his friends are active.
The fact that the figures on the Sena-
torial makeup have been reduced once
since all the returns came in does not
change the complexion of that body.
John j. Gore, Of Putnam, Republi-
can, was elected over Proctor Pile, and
this leaves the Democrats with % in
the Senate.
Mr.. Hill has served two terms in the
House, and Mr.. Cummings sat in the
House in 1905 and 1907 and in the
Senate in 1909. Mr.. Elkins was mem
ber of the last Senate. Prof. Todd was
in the House last time.
HOUSE CANDIDATES INACTIVE.
Practically the only candidates men
toned for speaker OF the House are II.
T. Stewart, of Cannon, and w. M. Stan
ton, of Shelby. Mr.. Stewart served
twice in the House, was in the Senate
last time, and is now in the House
again. Mr.. Stanton went to the House
10 1911, was speaker in 1913 and may
be candidate again.
Heretofore the Legislature has not
been paying much attention to legis-
lative experience, but since the Demo-
Gratis again control and the speaker will
be selected by caucus, it is probable
that some consideration will be given to
past service.
The Democratic strength in the House
will be about sc. Indicating the Demo-
cratic strength the morning after the
The Commercial Appeal did
not have complete returns from Hamil-
ton and from the hoterial districts of
Madison and Henderson, and Henry,
Carroll and Weakley. 1t appears that
one of the Democratic candidates for
The Legislature in Hamilton has run 18
votes behind Republican; that Mr..
Hare has beaten w. Fl. Montgomery,
he Democratic nominee in Madison
ind Henderson, and that the nominee
las been beaten in Henry, Carroll and
There will probably be contest from
Marion County, since only 10 votes sep
lrate the Democrat, who appears victor,
rom the Republican. Monroe County
elected Democrat as direct representa-
i've. Johnson and Carter elected Pro-
sIOooifOy WhO 70 III cJhiPnbuJ Will buC
platform and the Governor
lect.
Allowing for the election of Repub-
ican from Hamilton and Mr.. Hare and
dr. Thomason, the independent repre-
in the General Assembly will
,e limited to two Senators from West
tennessee, ]. H. Hoffman and w. X.
Abernathy, and one in Middle Tennes-
ee, N. H. White, and to two Repre-
entatives from West Tennessee, T. A.
Iare and A. G. Thomason, and five
rom Middle Tennessee, Long and Den
on, OF Maury; Steele, Of Bedford, and
'lournoy and Fleming, OF Giles.
The complete returns may yet indi-
ate that Arch Patterson, of Hardin,
as defeated Mr.. Alternately. The un-
fticial returns give Mr.. Alternately a
mall lead Memphis Commercial APP
cal.