The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-07
Sen. SANDERS
in WASHINGTON
Called There at Instance OF
President Elect Harding
for Conference.
TALKED OF FOR CABINET

Senator Newell Sanders Ia In WASH
lngton. where he was called by tele-
gram by II, NJ Daugherty. pre-cam-
paign manager for President-elect War
rem G. Harding. II is known by Sem
ator Sanders close friends that he was
called 10 the capital at tho instance
Of the president elect himself who re-
quested Mr.. Daugherty TO notify Sem
ator Sanders he would like to see him
and confer with him when congress
met. Dispatches from Washington
state that the president ELECT greeted
the former senator from Tennessee
with pleasure and recalled pleasantly
the days they served together in the
senate. Washington authorities further
state that Senator Sanders and two
or three senators conferred with Hard :
ing throughout the day. The concensus
OF opinion In Washington Is that the
conference means that Senator Sanders
holds the whip hand and will either
dictate or have more to say about APP
poiniments in Tennessee than any
other rerson,
II is further stated by knowing ones
that II Tennessee is rewarded with a
cabinet position for her services rem.
dered during the last campaign that
the place will go to Senator Sanders
without even the asking. In the event
that Senator Sanders Is not chosen,
then In all likelihood the cabinet place
from he south will be rendered Re-
publican National Committeeman A. 4.
| Hert of Kentucky II Ia believed. how
be offered place in the cabinet or
allowed TO referee the patronage In
Tennessee. The place to be offered the
| former Tennessee senator, 1t Is reported,
Is secretary Of commerce Eastern
| papers are mentioning with frequency
not only Senator Sanders ability as a
| business man, but his loyalty. devotion
and long. time service to his party.
| 1t Is also stated at Washington that
| In the event that the powers that be
in Tennessee cannot or will not agree
| on the proper man for district attorney
for the eastern division that President
elect Harding will make n personal
| appointment to this office naming
son ali the late Lewis M. Coleman al
| Chattanooga, Lee Douglas at Nashville
and elsewhere throughout the south
While Mr.. Anderson has made no APP
| plication for this office, 1t Is known
| that he has an ambition to serve as
district attorney. 1t is known that in
the event that the office OF district
attorney comes to Chattanooga that
not oppose the appointment. as he has
expressed himself as very friendly to
| Mr.. Anderson's candidacy.
Butler Strong Candidate.
II the East Tennessee district attor-
ney's offices comes to Chattanooga and
the odds are heavily In favor OF u
doing so, then the marshaship will
probably go TO the First or Second
| district. In this connection the names
Of Hal Clements and ED Butler have
| been mentioned. There are few local
republicans however, who believe that
Clements has a-thance. as he has been
| considered decided factionalist, and
the concensus Of opinion Is that no fac
ZIONIST viii be appointed or recon-
mended for appointment to any posi-
| tion. ED Butler is former internal
revenue collector and Is known through
| out the state.
In the event that James IT. Ander-
son IL appointed district attorney the
probability is that George Taylor.
former secretary TO Gov. Ben w
| Hooper, will he assistant district attor-
ney. Paul Divine Is also a strong con-
| tender for this place.
| In n recent letter to this city II "
known that Mr.. Daugherty mentioned
| the large part Senator Sanders played
| In the last campaign, giving him fu
and sole credit for making tho repub'
ican victory possible In Tennessee by
securing the withdrawal OF Capt. T. F.
Peck as n candidate for governor The
letter further mentioned the part Sen
ator Sanders played In the nomination
OF Governor Hooper, and OF other long