The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-28
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PUBLIC TROUGH
Tennessee Republican Poll
ticians Perk Up in Anticipa-
ton Of Harding's Election.
STATUS or J. K. SHIELDS

Washington. Oct. 2s,---If Senator
Harding Il elected next Friday, ropuh-
lican politicians In Tennessee VIII be-
gin to pork up and discuss how tho
loaves and fishes ara to be divided
In the Volunteer state. There are
scores Of postoiilce appointments OF
presidential class, u federal judgship
In West Tennessee, n collector OF port
at Memphis, numerous revenue agents,
thee United States marshalahips n
prohibition enforcement commissioner,
three district attorney appointments.
and many other perauisitles OF Victory
TO be handed around to the boys who
served 'in the trenches"
Tho election results carries more ex-
element to Tennessee republicans
than 70 democrats because. 70 them u
means clean sweep. and Il will be
like sitting down to banquet after
olght years OF famine.
Many Of these appointments are
term Affalrs, hut II IL not dlflicult to
End the tenure % Office OF those whose
p y, arc seusht ior dsssry ,,, 70,
psSsasG'pF s s.ss ''n n * Y h' C
N ncve rfAr 10 Week when there haA
been turnover In cOntpol at WASH
inEton. Tho official doing the quitting
WIN BIO both Judge, Jury and ex-
ecutloner.
II In certain now that there win he
no appointment TO the West Tennes-
nee judgeshlp until after election. John
u, Martin Memphis lawyer, who has
been recommended for the place by
Senator Mcclellan. seems 10 be In the
unfortunate position Of having thu
friendship of Senator Shields, which
IL likely to mean his elimination. The
White House seems determined that
n aauinp shall t.nt Ntf
himself In Tennessee by having pollti-
cal associates who are pro-Wilaon pun
tho Shields chestnuta out OF the flrd,
That IL the only explanation that has
ever been offered of the failure to act
promptly on the West Tennessee
Mccairs death. senator McKeIlar reg
commended Mr.. Martin more than a
The president Is not by nature vim.
diotive, but neither does D. invariably
turn the other cheek He IL said 10
be very bitter against the democrats
who helped wreck the organisation IN
tho senate. delayed the treaty lndcf.
nltely and gave aid and comfort 70
the republican party In Its fight on
him,
Shields Ran.
When Senator Shields ran for re- |
aiectlon In 1918 thoAe who knew the |
workings 81 his mind say he \
harbored at that time an almost un- |
bellovhble hatred OF Wilson, To his /
close associates around the capitol he /
had given vent to his feelings, Never
thelcra, Shields came up for ro-eleetion /
In tho midst Of the war with Germany. |
Al that time a mob from the president |
waA sufficient 20 end tho chances of /
my democratic .asplrant for office.
Shields friends In Tennessee /
fHla And n them iunh Hn~ Il
Of II,
Weekly newppapera IN the rural sec. |
Ions where Shields attitude toward the /
president was not no well known CON
aimed Advertisements pnid for by the
shields campaign managers. represent |
ng him AZ the administration candl-
lnte." his hackers preached the doctrine
hat a vote against Shields was "a vote
against wilson and they got away with
L. Elected under false pretenAe, and l
With six years before him IN the senate,
shields removed the mask and no longer
ound II expedient To conceal his real |
ceilings townrd the president. Hts
overt sneers about Wilson's Rltruiallc
lows on matters Of public policy turned /
nto outspoken condemnation Of every
hing emanatlnR from the White House.
lie bolt from the democrats In the /
ofelgn relations committee WIS one Of |
he Incidents that encouraged Senator
lodge and the Wilson hatcrs TO go
through with their program. Shields
vas the only democrat IN the senate who
'oted for all fifteen OF the Lodge treaty
eacryations Not even Jim" Reed
vent 40 far, as he only supported four
cen Of them. Many s,aunch republic
an senators gave less steadfnHt support
{, ne republican program than d'a
Put One over,
The talk now IL that the white House
las let Shields Put one over for the
nst time Shields has always heen
Ioted as an adept ~ letting others pull
lie chestnut out 81 the 1rc. Ito crattily
the federal judgcship appoint
ncnt TO his colleague Senator Mekeilar,
Who announced that Il would be futile
o recommend any enc Shield did not
want. which narrowed the choice con-
iderably and eliminated some OF the
,est known lawyers In West Tennessee.
lone one has tipped the president on
o the real situation and. with no re-
lection on Mr. Martin. II may be said
hat hia chances are considerably below
az ~ a result OF the disclosure of his
l0se connection with Shields Nothing
nfayorah lie is known about Martin. who
faa Shields campaign manager IN the
'enth congressional district. but n
mole lot Is known about the senior
enHtor
one report IA that Finla J. Garrett
from the Ninth district
being considered for the iudgeship |
4 first Il WIS believed he was ncligi-
lc. owing to his having voted for in
reAsrd compensation for the federal
tdEeh hiii fugher examination of the
titute shows that no will he eligible a..
fter h. n reelected 70 a new congress-.