The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-30

, the election law, this making the
third time no had fought the re-
| publican organization In the legis-
| lature In this effort to guarantee
! TO republican voters an honest
count OF their votes.
''Aa TO what occurred In the
| legislature OF 1909. the newspaper
| files at Nashville show and repih-
lican members OF that body 70.
member.
AS TO what occurred in the
legislatures OF 1911 and 1918 I am
n personal eye witness, as are all
the republican members OF those
two legislatures. Republican legis-
lators well remember the sleepioss
nights we spent and the continu-
GUS struggle in which we engaged
TO save TO the republicans OF this
state the right to have genuine
representation In the holding OF the
elections, TO the end that repub-
lican votes should be counted an
| cast,
AT I. o'clock IN the morning. I
saw, with my own eyes. Jesse N.
Littleton lead a republican member
of the lower house away from the
Hermitage hotel IN Nashville, and
the next day that young man cast
his vote with the democrats IN
favor OF the election law repeals
designed 20 diAfranchiso republl-
can voters, I.lttleton's fight
against tho republican organization
and his support OF tho democratic
organization was no open. public
and notorious. that II he dares 70
deny these things he will stand
impeaehed and dscredited before
the bar OF public opinion.
I'm order to get away from the
discussion OF those indisputable
matters. LIttleton says that In 1910
he wanted the republicans 10 nornf-
nate a republican judicial ticket.
Yes. he did. and that for the sole
purpose Of electlng the Patterson
judicial ticket. Failing 70 get this
done. no fought the republican or
EaniEhtion again, and Was the only
republican In Tennessee. as / now
recall. who took the stump for the
regular democratic ticket.
"Littleton refers 10 the fact that
!, In some instances, helped elect
democrats at tho hands OF the
legislature. This Il very true. but
let IL be remembered that the
democrats helped WIRE those who
were helping us. and that the
democrats Llttleton helped were
those who were tTging to cut re-
publican threats. Let 4 also be
political conduct was Endorsed by
he unanimous vote OF three re-
publican state conventions.
by the way. the judicial ticket
which Llttleton condemned me for
was headed By John
K. Shields. and I noted with fnuen
interest that Littleton In his open
ng speech at SeviervIlia said that
he republicans should help TO re-
lect Shields 10 tho senate. II
GEMS 10 take Littleton just ten
ears 20 see a, point and reach
''The personal and private
trusts that Mr.. Littieon makes
{ me. | shall ignore for the pres
M and shall refrain from enter
" this field OF discussion, how
YER fertile Il may appear. am
OF candidate nor a boss. but
lst what Littleton says--A MAN
y THE STICKS. From the
lewpolnt OF mere private citizen
relterate that a man with such
record as Littieton'a cannot be
ected governor on the republican
rived would i've him no auhstan-
al support. They win most gem
rally vote for the democratic
omlnce. For example, take that
bid democratic paper, the Chat
inooga Times, II loves Litueton
, that Il would not even publish
hat | had 20 say about his
cord. though Il published
lumn Of his reply and the com
ent thereon, IL Is supporting
ttleton for the nomination, but II
IN support Roberts or any other
mOerat IN November
III the republican party wants 20
n any great number OF demo-
ate votes. IL will nominate Old /.
Z Taylor, with his loyal party
cord and his clean personal
aracter, and then make It's ap-
al 20 that great element Of un-
ssed country democrats that
mid not touch I.ittleton with
'ty-foot pole.--(Adv.l