The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-02-25
Sen. SANDERS in !,
FJ.eHT TO FINISH
v ar Agreed to Withdraw as
1ndidate for Delegate, and
Is Still Candidate.
CALLS REPORTS FALSE

Senator Newell Sanders, candidate
for delegate to the republican ma
tional convention from the state-at-
large, issued statement Tuesday
afternoon denying and replying to
the charges made by Jesse NJ. Lit
tleton and his followers throughout
the state that he at any time had
either agreed or contemplated with
drawing from the race for delegate
In the event Hamilton county and the
Third congressional district went
against him.
The statement given out By Sena-
tor Sanders followed a conference
with number of his friends Tues
day afternoon. Senator Sanders, in
denying the report that he had agreed
to withdraw If the Third congress
sional district went against him, says
that the figures sent out over the
state with reference to the Third con
gressional district county conven-
tions are untrue and misleading in
every particular.
Done an injustice"
"The statement that had with
drawn has done me an injustice and
was intended to do So" said Senator
Sanders, "and furthermore the tenn
porary success of my opponent In
Hamilton county was due to local
conditions which he promptly capt.
talized in connection with local pref
erence to Leonard Wood"
senator Sanders statement is:
Persistent propaganda has been cir
cuiated over the state that an agree
ment was made at Nashville In Deceni-
her. whereby my candidacy was TO be
decided by the Third district and not
by the entire state. .....H &
Il was never consulted about any such
would not have censentAd bccauAa II
was matter for the Whole state II
decide. and for the further reason that
| had no voice In the calling of the
conventions In the Third district. They
were snap conventions hurriediy called
for an early date in the interest of MY
opponent, who happened to have pos
session Of the party machinery. which
was conceded TO him at the time OF
his recent unsuccessful candidacy TO
congress. when he was defeated by the
democratic candidate, for whom he
had oeen v'ting for n long time.
''Would BE Unfair"
such an agreement would have been
unfair to the thousands OF republican
mem and women In the other nine dis
tricts There are only four delegates TO
be lected at the state convention, ana
he Third district has no peculiar right
to one of these. No one had right
IN a caucus at Nashville or elsewhere
TO frame up an agreement whereby
the republicans OF all the other districts
OF Tennessee would he deprived OF par
ictpation In the selection OF all four
delegates. especially without consent OF
one of the Interested principals.
The first figures sent out over the
state with reference TO the Third dis
trict county conventions are untrue and
misleading In every particular. The
persistent and. untruthful statements
that | had Withdrawn or that II had
been agreed that ] would withdraw.
have done me nm injustice, and In "a
few instances. had caused friends Of
mine to agree 10 instructions for my
opponents under the mistaken lief
that ! was not candidate. Notwlth-
Standing these erroneous reports, eoun-
ties in all sections of the state. includ-
ing some OF the Third district coun-
ties. have Instructed for me.
"Purely Local"
THE temporary success OF my op-
nonent In Hamilton county was due 10
purely local circumstances which he
promptly capitalized in connection with
local preference for Leonard Wood for
president Gen. Wood with hom I
am on most cordial terms OF politics
and friendship. is very strong In this
county and has influential relatives and
numerous friends who have created
much enthusiasm over his candidacy.
Quick to realize this. my opponent. with
two guests at luncheon. organized a
Wood club. elected himself it's presi-
dent and thereby pre-emptod the Wood
sentiment, about which he is much
louder at home than elsewhere in Ten
nessee. ] was keeping an open mind
as TO whom I should vote for II was
my purpose to ascertain and faithfully
reflect the sentiment OF the republicans
OF the entire state and not the sentl-
ment Of any one locality. even though
that locality happens to be my own
county.
Il am appealing TO the republicans
OF the entire state OF Tennessee, and
am doing so on my record a. a loyal
republican. on my party service. and
on my fitness for the place. and await
the outcome with entire confidence" ."