The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-19
Political Issues i'm
Southern States

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 10 (By the As
sociated Press).- s).-Prohibition, Mus
cles Shoals, the soldiers bonus, the
congressional farm bloc, the Ku Klux
Klan, and the attitude of candidates
touching organized labor, are figuring
in the political campaigns in several
southern states. Democrats are en-
deavoring to bring Tennessee back t.
the formerly "sold SOUTH"
Both parties in Tennessee are pre-
pairing for the first rational and CUB
ernatorial contest since the state
broke away two, years ago from the
democratic "solid south" by voting for
President Harding, e,ecting a Repub-
lican governor ahd dividing it's con-
gressional seats equally between the
two major parties. The primaries
August followed one of the hardest
fought Tennessee campaigns of re-
cent years. United States Senator
Kenneth D. Mcclellan, VINO was re-
nominated by the, Democrats, based
his campaign upon his senatorial rec
ord, his support Of the Wilson admin
istration, and his. advocacy of the SOL
dier's bonus. He was understood ;o
have the support of organized labor,
and was definitely endorsed by several
labor organization. His nearest op-
ponent, Capt. Gus T. Fitzhugh, as
sailed Senator McKellar's record and
his position on the bonus.
Cordell Hull, Democratic national
chairman, was nominated for the seat
in the house of representatives which.
the Republicans won from him in
1920. Finis J. Garrett, minority lead
er. in the house, was renominated by
the Democrats.
Austin Peay was chosen as the DEM
ocratic opponent Of Governor calf"
Taylor, Republican, who was unop-
posed for denomination.
Former Governor Westmoreland
Davis, defeated for the Democratic
senatorial nomination in Virginia by
the incumbent Ser:.or Swanson, had
his intention of affiliating
with the farm bloc II elected. He had /
also announced he did not care for the
support Of the Anti-Saloon League in
Virginia. Senator Swanson stood on |
bis record. The contest was one Of |
the hardest fought the state has seen
in years.
Senator Park Trammell has been
by the Florida Demo-
Gratis.
The tax question has predominatedl
among the state issues, particularly
in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and
South Carolina.
The Ku Klux Klan was made an is
sue of the Democratic primary cam
paign in some sections of Arkansas,
and the ticket sanctioned by the
Klansmen led in Pulaski county and
in Little Rock, it's county seat, at the
primary August 8. Neither Of the
gubernatorial candidates took sides in
this controversy, but Governor T. c..
McRae, whose nomination August 81
was regarded as equivalent to cleo
ion, was understood to have been en-.
1orsed by Klan supporters. He made
MS fight on his record and on plat
form of rigid enforcement Of laws
,ouching Sabbath observance and
He was endorsed by al
of union labor leaders.
The Muscles Shoals project cropped
lp as an issue in the last days of what
observers had termed an unusually
istless primary campaign in Ala
,ama. 1t figured in the contest forI
associate members Of the public serv-
ce commission, when Governor Kilby,I
hree days before the primary, charg-
ID that Commissioners Cooper anil
;aillard, the incumbents, were receiv-
ng the active support Of corpora