The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-04
BRYAN, COLEMAN.
LYNN AND CLARK
Delegation to Next Legislature
/. COMPOSED Of Three Demo-
Gratis and One Republican.
LARGEST VOTE EVER CAST


The election returns I'm Hamilton
county which were officially canvassed
Wednesday night by the election COM
mission, show that Eugene Bryan has
peen elected 70 the. state senate and
u NJ Coleman. Charley Lynn and Hays
Clark members Of the lower house. Mr..
Bryan's vote was e.e4o ana his oppo-
hent's J. II. Bragg, was 9,il0, giving
ME- Bryan majority OF $50. The vote
OF the three successful members of the
lower house is Coleman, 9.s9s; Lynn.
9,5S4. and Clark. sass. Mr.. Coleman and
UT dnr. LARK nnished far ahead of the
1sInocfatic ticket in this county as did
Mr. Bryan, while all other democrats
We're defeated. T. d. Fletcher ran
icurth. 697 behind Mr.. Clark who was
the third man. Townsend Pyott fin
lshed NTH with $3.50 and Marshall asst
with 1873. Despite the fact Marshall
was last he received one Of the largest
II not the largest vote ever accorded
candidate for the legislature before
IN this county. showing the enormous
vote polled IN this election.
The democratic candidates admit that
nut Tor the majority given them in the
isTst ward which Is, by the way, the
nome ward of Bryan, Clark and Cole
man. they would have been defeated.
The credit for this the candidates give
10 i: +. Mahoney, chairman Of the first
precinct of the First ward. Mr. Ma
money prior to the election worked
niRnt ana day and as the result on
election day he had the only real or
SANITATION OF men and women In the
city. As a result the democratic party
was able to save three of their candi-
dates. Mr. Mahoney did valiant work
LOT Gov. Roberts. but could not turn
tner nx.I.K l.. ~
DOWN the vote cast against him.
eugene Bryan, senator-elect. is a
lawyer by profession and was formerly
member of the lower house fvom this |
county. He has by his attention and
strict applica tion to business. together
with his sterling qualities. built him up
an envtable practice which he is now |
forced to temporarily neglect in order |
to DO service for his party and his |
people
1 d. M. Coleman. who led the lower
Mouse ticket, Is piano merchant by |
profession and desnite the fact he Is |
handicapped bv blindness has been sue
ceSsful. HIS intention In making the
race for the lower house was to- put |
over legislation for the benefit of the
blind of the state and in this he win
be aided by those elected with him
from this county.
Charley T,vnn is an Insurance man
and this Is his second term IN the leg
lsloture. he being member OF the past
house. He Is regarded az a live wire
with broad ideas and views different
from the narrow partisan notifies
which characteristics SO MANY men.
William HAYS Clark Il newsnaner
man and has followed the profession
since he LETT school He was first con-
nected with the Nashville Bahner. Of
which naner his grandfather. the late
DR. William Martin Clark. was the
owner and editor and with w1,irh hts
father .Ia~nes r. Clark. now MANAGING
editor OF The News. was connected for
wears. Shortly before coming to Chat
tanooga ten years ago Mr.. Clark served
IA secretary to Coneressrnan JOSEPH w.
Byrns. of the Sixth district He has
had the courthouse rounds on The News
for years and has also written politics.
His fair and imnartiaI manner Of writ
ing has caused him to eniov the con-
fdence and the esteem of the peonle.
and his splend'd vote Tuesday is n test
OG The ponularitv ph'oh he eniovs.