The New York herald., 1922-08-03
BONUS ISSUE MARKS
TENNESSEE PRIMARY
Senator Mcclellan, Proponent
of Raid Faces Reputation
by Democratic Voters.
BALLoTING rs TO-DAY
Congressional Contests Keen
-Cordell Hull, Democratic
Chief, Seeking Seat.

Special Dispatch 10 THE Nnw YoRK HERALD
NASHVILLE. Tenn. August 1.-Two OF
fhe hottest policical races in this State
In recent years will be decided in the
Democratic primary tomorrow, when
the nominees for United States Senator
and the Governor are named. There
Is also a contest for the Republican
Senatorial nomination.
The two Democratic races are furnish
Ing the fireworks. United States Sem
ator K ID. McKellar and Capt. G. T.
FitzHugh. both OF Memphis, have
stumPed the State from end to end In
the fight for the Senatorial indorse-
ment.
Gen. Harvey II. Hannah, member
or the State Railroad and Public Util-
ities Commission; Austin Peay. prom
inent attorney; Benton McMillin, ex-
Governor. ex-Representative, ex-Minister
10 Peru and Guatemala, and l.. u.
Gwinn, young member of the State
Legislature, are staging a hectic race
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor
Uncle Alf" Taylor, the present Gov
ernor, Is unopposed for the Republican
nomination. The Republican Senatorial
candidates. Harry Anderson, Memphis
attorney, and ex-senator Newell Saun-
ders, are waging only a desultory fight.
1t would appear that the nomination Is
not highly priced because of the cer-
tainty of defeat in November.
FitzHugh and McKellar are coming
down the home stretch with the present
Senator apparently leading. FltzHugh has
based his campaign primarily upon the
answers of Mcclellan early in the cam
paign to QUESTIONABLE sent out by a
labor organization In Memphis. Sem
ator Mcclellan said in his answers
that he would have to have more time
to answer whether he favored giving
Congress the right to pass laws which
could not be declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court He said that
there should be greater restrictions
placed around Federal Judges and any
arbitrary powers should be curbed."
In his attack FitzIIugh declared that
any lawyer, even without Senator Nc
Kellar's long experience at the bar.
should be able TO answer instantly in
the negative a question of making Con-
gress supreme. Senator Mcclellan later
in the campaign Issued a stateemnt
saying that he does not favor such o
change In the Constitution.
Capt. FitzHugh also criticized Sena-
tor McKellar's leanings toward labor.
FitzHugh is opposed to a soldier bonus
and McKellar is strongly in favor of II.
Ex-Gov. Malcolm r. Patterson Of
Memphis and ex-senator Luke Lea of
Nashville, both defeated by Senator
McKellar the last time the Senator was
nominated. have given ardent support
to FitzHugh. A peculiar twist to the
situation is that FitzHugh prosecuted
the Coopers, who killed Senator X. w.
Carmack. while Patterson pardoned the
Coopers after they were convicted. Lea
and Carmack were close allies.
The Congressional primaries are fur
nishing keen contests. Finis X. Garrett.
minority leader in the House, is having
the fight or his life to be again nomi-
mated. He is opposed by State Senator
w. Nv. Craig
Cordell Hull. chairman OF the Demo-
cratic National Committee. is unop-
posed for the nomination In his dis
trict, but Republicans have already be-
gun their fight to reflect Representa-
tive Clouse.
In the Second district. which is Re
publican, Congressman ]. VIII Taylor
is opposed by Chancellor John J. Jen-
n!ngs, with the race a tossup.