The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-14
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CONTEST RULING
Smith Bradley and Mccall Oa-
wilson County Delegations
Are Favored.
HOT SHELBY CONTEST

hearing evidence from cortestino
delegations, from Bradley, Davidson
and Shelby counties upheld the action
of the state executive committee
In the first two Of these contests,
and though the fight o. the coiored
Church" delegation was not over
- n this edition went TO press, u
3 Indicated that the oustlng or
z coiored delegation would also
reported approved by the COM
Y Zee to the convention.
Al wrinkles in the controversy
8 the proper seating OF delegates
- those counties where contests
: been entered. were far from ironed
,te this afternoon, the credentials
2 ittee still being in session Mt the
~ iall at o'clock.
:, Mccall Wins.
= had reached the Shelby county
y st, however, having disposed OF
from Davidson and Bradley coun-
ties In the Davidson county contest,
the committee recognized the Mccall
faction over the Luck faction and In
Bradley the Smith delegation was rec
ognized after much heated argument.
An effort was made to compromise
the Shelby county difficulty. Congress
man Sam X. Sells appearing before the
on these grounds. and after
a series of motions and counter mo-
tions In this direction. the matter was
as hopeless and It was ruled
to go into executive session. All dis
Interested persons were barred from the
room and evidence heard by the com
mittee in regular order.
II was agreed unanimously to seat
the Mccall delegation from Davidson
county. The vote on the Bradley
the Smith delegation.
j. w. Parker was elected chairman
OF the meeting and Fred Houk. OF
Knoxville secretary. ON roll call of
districts. only three contests were an
nounced, after which the committee
Bradley county In this county the
point at issue was over Article VIII, OF
the call for the state convention. which
prescribes the manner In which con-
tests. Should be brought before the con-
vention.
Burnett Motion Carries. M
X. l.. Burnetts molten to seat the
smith delegation carried, 8 to ]. when
submitted to a vote. John J. Gore, be :
fore vote was taken on Burnett a
motion, moved that both delegations be
seated. but this was debated.
The Davidson county controversy
was the tamest affair of the entire
The argument here was
over the proper notice in newspapers
about qualifying delegates 10 the con-
Judge H. A. Luck, leader of
one faction. said he was not given am
pie time to qualify those of his fac
ton. because J, g. II. Mccall. leader
of the other side, had not complied
strictly With the rules covering this
matter.
Gore again moved both delegations
be seated. but It was pointed out by
several that this wouidn't settle the
difficulty and an effort was then made
to recognize the Mccall delegation ana
seat both delegations. This was voted
down aud the Mccall delegation recog-
nized.
Sells Seeks Harmony.
sam II. Sells, here appeared before the
committee and pleaded for harmony and
asked that the Shelby county difficulty
be settled by compromise. He said
the Church delegation should he seated
and Houk, secretary. made the motion
that seven delegates out OF Shelby's
twenty-three. be given to schurch's
delegation. The Murray -Elgin and
Quinn-True factions objected strongly
and for time hot arguments arose and
II was with difficulty that order was re-
stored by Chairman Parker. He had the
go into executive session,
and at a late hour the question had not
been settled.