The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-29
c.. O.PLeaders Seem
Confident of Victory
Talk as If Tennessee Was Sure
to Fall Into the Repub-
lican Column.
STATE CONVENTION MAY 5
Chattanooga Selected as City
and Billy Sunday Taber-
nacle as Place.

Nashville, Dec. 29.-(Special)-Th
republican state executive committee
met here today at 1880 o'clock at the
Hotel Hermitage for the purpose of
calling state convention and filling
the vacancy on the committee caused
by the death of J. A. Althauser, of
Nashville. More than one hundred
prominent republicans ATTENDED the
meeting, In addition to the members ,
Of the state committee. Chairman III.
II. Clements, of Knoxville. presided.
In opening the session he predicted
republican victory in Tennessee In
1920 in both the state and national
campaigns. He resented the effort of
Gov. Roberts. as he said, to prostitute
the cause of law and order in Tennes-
see and make of 1t a democratic is
| sue. He declared the republicans of
| Tennessee are as well qualified to en-
| force the law and order as the demo-
| Gratis.
| Jesse M. Littleton, member of the
national committee from Tennessee,
reported on the recent meeting Of the
committee in Washington. He pre-
dicted sweeping national victory,
and also a state victory. provided the
republicans remain harmonious.
Harry b. Anderson, of Memphis, re-
turned soldier. declared that there is
going to be but one issue In the next
campaign--that of Americanism.
Senator Newell Sanders. of ChattZ
nooga, declared that Tennessee has
been put down as a possibility Of 60
ing republican in the national cam
paign, and said as for the state cam
paign the party must unite with the
democrats on some one of the big Is
sues presented and success would be
assured. He advocated a fair redis-
tricting of the state.
Paul Kruesi, of Chattanooga, spoke
on harmony, and an extended invita-
tion to hold the state convention in
Chattanooga was presented by Jesse
M. Littleton, Emil Wassman and
John Tinker. The vote on acceptance
: of this invitation resulted on the first
ballot II to s, but was unanimous on
the second ballot.
: Others speaking before the meeting
were Col. Arch Hughes, of Columbia
Lon Scott, of Savannah, and Col
Grant Trent. of Rogersville.
A committee Of five was appointed
! %
ton. The committee is composed o
John G. Houk, James w. Parker
, James s. Beasley, w. r. Arnold ant
! Arthur Rogers.
, While several probable candidates
are mentioned for gubernatorial hon.
ors, the name of Chancellor j. w
Ross, Of Jackson, is foremost with ths
republicans at present.
While Gov. Frank o. Lowden has
number OF supporters for the presi.
Dental nomination, it is the opinion
that delegates to the national conven'
A.. ton will go uninstructed. One OF th'
foremost Lowden supporters Is j. /
Farley, of Memphis. James Baldwin
!, republican, of Decatur, ILL.,. is herr
= pressing Gov. Lowden's claims.
The dnto for the convention wa
+. fixed as May 5.
L Delegates to the state convention
= will be selected by county convention
e to be held between the first Monday i
z February and March "a. Each count
n will be allowed one delegate and per
A | haps more.
The state convention will name fou
delegates and four alternates to tn
national convention.