The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-13
Huston Work is
Remarked i'm East
New York Times Comments on
ChattanOogan'S Efforts in
Last Campaign.
(eY JOHN D. eRwINJ


washington, Dec, &c, II Huston
VINO has been In the east several DAYS
IN touch with political leaders In New
YORK mas aroused considerable favor
able comment in New York His visit
and that OF Senator Newell Sanders
VINO was summoned 10 Washington hy
Harry M paugherty Hardings cam
paign manager, has focused the atten
tlon or national republican leaders on
the Tennessee situation
Senator Sanders Ia better known per-
sonally 10 the powers that he In repuh-
lican ranks, but MIR Huston's work I'm
the last campaign brought him In close
touch with some of the high powers.
Senator Sanders was cN- President
Tatts right hand man in Tennessee,
ana Tart depended on him for advice
whenever the question of fitness of Il
Tennessean for Office arose
While Mr. Huston was in the east,
however he was interviewed at some
length by the New York Times. which
in Its story declared that he was a cab
met possibility, That newspaper Sat
urday said.
The breaking up OF the solid south
as the result OF Tennessee going repub-
ltcan at the presidential election IL still
causing great deal OF comment, par
ticuhrly In the south. Belief Is en-
pressed In some quarters that the re-
publican party now has n wedge which
II may drive stil further and by a
continuance OF the policy by which
Tennessee was won may carry other
southern states In 1924
&C, IL, Huston, OF CHATTANOOGA who
has been mentioned as n possible selec-
ton for the Harding cabinet, is cred
tied with having done much TO carry
Tennessee for Harding and Coolidge as
head OF the campaign committee In
that state. The Evening News. OF
Florence, Ala, in recent editorial,
said in part:
students OF the situation. both
democratic and republican, attribute
the present success to the aatutenoss
OF Chairman win H. Hays, OF the re-
publican national committee. In the at
titude he took toward the Tennessee
campaign. In the beginning he put at
the head OF that important work n
man, C, II. Huston, OF Chattanooga.
whose notable successes In life have
been wholly Of a business character.
Throughout the campaign business
men were brought to tho front and the
old professional politicians were oascd
to the rear
"'With the league OF nations issue
settled. as It will be. four years hence,
there will be hardly a dividing line in
between the two great par
ties. Other sections OF the country
VIII decide, not on tradition. but on the
issues OF the day. No one denies that
1t would be great day for national
politics and n great day for Alabama
II we were enabled to exercise an In
dependent Judgment on election day
and no longer remain on the political
bargain counter
at liz worthy of remark that Mr.
Huston Is spoken of as n possible mem
Der Of the Harding cabinet, II may
be that his business interests would
not Justify his acceptance OF such n
post In view of the fact that he IL
known to be man whose ambitions
are not political But certainly his re-
narkable executive ability would prove
II tremendous value in tho adminlstra-
lion OF public Office and certainly his !
expert knowledge OF business and his