The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-08
G.O.P.LEADERS
HAVE VISIONS
Redistricting Plan Would Put
Tennessee Permanently in
Republican Column.
COALITION is NECESSARY

Nashville, Nov. S.--(Speciai )--Demo-
Gratis on the watchtower now claim that
the republicans instead of attempting
to make the world safe for democracy
are centering their forces upon the
fight in tennessee in an effort to keep
the old Volunteer State ''safe for the
republicans" especially with respect TO
representation in congress.
The deep laid plan which the demo-
ratio outposts have reported to head
quarters III one which involves the re-
districting OF certain congressional
boundaries so that the gains which the
republicans made last Tuesday may be
retained for years. In the event Cor
dell Hull Is defeated the delegation from
Tennessee n congress will be fifty
fifty break. According to certain infor-
nation available about the hotel lobbies
the outcome of the republicans is some
thing like this: e
! To. keep the Eighth congressional
district safely in the republican column
1t is planned TO take Wayne out Of the
seventh district and put 1t in the Eighth
or else take Henry county out OF the
Eighth and put II in the Ninth. In the
Eighth dintflct Capt, GoFdnn BrQwfl-
.iEa, who Gated conE 4 7 s|. M,
BY Lon Scott, republican, lat Tues
day.
over In the Third district where joe
Brown defeated John A. Moon, the plan
Is to take Franklin county out of the
Third an1 put IL In the Fifth, or else
take one of the largest republican coun-
ties-for instance. Roane-out of the
Second district and put II In the Third.
This. If accomplished. would make. the
Third safely republican.
In the Fourth district, where Clouse
Is claiming he has defeated Cordell
Hull, democrat, the scheme is to take
.xF md AfNf
1t In the Fourth. or else take Wilson
county out of the Fourth and put 1t in
the Fifth.
Hard to Put over.
Democrats claim, however, that this
scheme is going to be rather hard to
put over. AS in the case of other
schemes, about the only thing In the
way Of their execution by the repub-
licans is a democratic Legislature. That
the republicans will center their efforts
upon some sort OF coalition with the
anti Roberts forces in the organization
Of the two houses seems apparent, for
without such combination they can
hope to accomplish little. 1t Is doubt
full whether any such combination
would go so far as TO tNrn the state
over to the republicans in the matter
Of redistrlcting.
1t is pointed out. however, by those
who are familiar with the topography
oil the commonwealth lHdl IL Wuuiu ".
possible to make every congressional
district In the, state safely republican
by utle rearranging except the Ninth,
Sixth and Tenth.
This relistrictng scheme comes OF
the fact that under the constitution IL
Is provided that every ten years the
legislature shall redistrict the senate
rial and fioterial districts. This was
not done in 1911, when Hooper was gov
ernor, because of the fact that there
was q fusion legislature, but now that
this legislature will be face 10 face
with the second ten-year period with
out redistricting. there may be an at
tempt made to carry out this provision
Of the constitution.
Horse Of Another Color.
= Democrats we're pointing out today
that the claims being advanced In GER
tain quarters that the republicans were
to have two members OF the state board
of elections was not well taken. Ac-
cording to publication made recently,
the claim was set out that 'the major
ity party" should have the members
of the board of elections for the state
under the law" According TO we'll
informed lawyers who have read the
statute, the language used Is that mo
one party shall have more than two
members" which. II correct, Us "a
horse of different color altogether