The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-31
TAYLOR GAINING
| MUCH STRENGTH
Speech Here Thursday Night
Made Many Friends in
Chattanooga.
EVANS RUNNING STRONG
Littleton in Whirlwind Tour of
West Tennessee in Effort
to Strengthen Race.

Outstanding feature in the repub-
lican political field the past week was
the Invasion OF this district by Hon.
Alfred A, Taylor, Of Carter county.
who. II Is said, is sure TO receive the
nomination on the republican ticket by
| big majority. Taylor spoke to 5000
people at the Billy Sunday tabernacle
Thursday night, and II is said his ad-
dress made for him here many voters
ana strengthened his forces against
Littleton.
Littleton has made only one spaech
In the First district. at Sevleryille, and
has spoken in Maryville, Clinton, Len.
Tor City, Knoxville and cambridge OF
the Second district then he goes to
West Tennessee. where he is billed to
speak at jackson, Lexington, selmer,
iuntlngdon and Dresden, all points in
tne hlghth dlstrlct except Dresden,
when Il In the Ninth district.
All Taylor's managers claim the
Elghih district by at least thpee to one
anu the Littleton men concede Taylor
VIII carry IT, but the nurried call for
htueton to make whirlwind tour OF
I eoSnss Sts sc y. in rt the
OF holding Taylor's majority as low a.
possible. Taylor managers claim the
First district by $4,000, the Second BY
Looo and the Eighth by at least three
carry the Seventh district by a nice
majority, and has an even chance 10
carry both the Third and Fourth.
Judge Evans. claims strongly the
Third district and a large vote In both
the First and Second districts, and
n
IN Middle Tennessee, which cast big |
republican vote. His manager has AN |
estimate from each OF the ten congress
slonal districts. which show Judge |
Evans gaining daily, and reports are
that friends and followers of IL. Clay
Evans are lining up almost solidly for
his nephew.
Littleton seems to be supported
mainly by the cities and the Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Tenth dis
no republicans in these Ave districts
named TO amount to anything except
the Third and Fourth districts, and
Taylor and Evans both claim the Third
district and Taylor's managers very
carry the Fourth district.
The controversy with Hooper, II Ia
claimed, has weakened Littleton.
III Littleton should carry the Ave dis
.ricts mentioned, Third, Fourth, Fifth.
Il,
BASED on fun republican strength. cast
vote OF 34,4S6 In 1916 for Hughes. as
against the vote OF the First Second,
seventh, Eighth and Ninth. which dis
ricts All Taylor's managers claim WITH
,ut a doubt and which cast n total vote
n 1916 for Hughes Of 1856, against
he vote In districts claimed by Llttleton
managers OF "a, 4S6.
Shrewd observers claim that the
able to. pom $4,000 votes
n the primary will be nominated.
s plurality Of votes cast and
lot majority OF all nominatees. As
nut stoutly claim both districts
Taylor offered at the Billy Sunday Tab
rnacle Thursday night to withdraw and
Import Mr.. Littleton or Judge Evans
han one.tenth OF the republican vote
y West Tennessee was against him for
he nomination or that he would not
weep Middle Tennessee.
! supper OF this assertion both Nash
lille papers claim that Taylor spoke TO
Vest Tennessee and was given IA great
walton wherever he went. Nashville
nd most enthusiastic audience TO ever
rom Shelbyville.
Three things are helping. Taylor. his
lanager claims, these being the har-
lony plea, the agreed on candidate, the
xpected support OF Bob Taylors close
lends. and tho chance 10 carry Tennes-
se for Harding and Coolidge with Tay-
" as the nominee.
Judge Evans has sent out thousan ds
copies OF his speeches to every
strict and says he is salts
ed with his chances OF success. The
ittleton following Is busy and II IL said
ls leaders are alarmed since Taylor's
lrmony speech here when his manager,
oil. G. S, Steward. pulled great stunt
Y having strong speech made by c.
7. Lusk, for the county republican
cket. Llttleton win speak In Chatta-
'oga one night next week, 10 he agreed ~
/ later. His leaders admit they must
try Hamilton by n tremendous ma
rlty 10 hold the Third district as
vans andTaylor both are running him
rong In all outlying counties. and
aim they will carry most rural counties
the diAtrct !.