Evening star., 1933-10-08
HOT POLITICAL
YEAR FORECAST
IN TENNESSEE
VItuaHyEreryState
office Viii Be
Filled.
BY THOMAS FAUNTLEROY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October with
the approach OF one of the Hveliest
political years in a generation, Ten
nessee Democrats are looking forward
to next Summer and Fall with mingled
hopes and fears. While it is not pres
idential year, it so happens that vir-
tually every State Office is to be filled.
from members of the State Supreme
Court, district attorneys. on down to
county Offices.
For the first time all of these races
are thrown into the same year with the
election of two United States Senators.
Senator McKeller comes up for re-elec-
tion, and Senator Bachman Is a candi-
date for the unexpired term of Cordell
Hull, q position to which he was ap-
pointed by Gov. McAlister last March.
Both are candidates for reelection.
Speculations on Senate Race.
Opposition to Senator McKellar has
not developed except in the vaguest
rumors. For a generation the Senator
was a close personal and political friend
Of Representative E. H. Crump, the
political leader in Memphis. Mr.. Crump
supported the Senator in his ambitions
and Senator McKellar supported Mr.
Crump In his Last year there was a
reported rift, and while this was healed
in spots there are many political lead
ers throughout the State who do not
regard the healing as definite.
This has led to many speculations.
Will Mr.. Crump be candidate for the
Senate, and. II not, will he support
Representative Gordon Browning, a
young West Tennessee colleague? Mr..
Browning has given no indication OF an
intention to run, nor has Mr.. Crump.
for that matter In fact, he has been in
Europe all Summer. and only recently
returned to Memphis. He has not con-
cerned himself with politics. except to
make some readjustments in the Men,
phis situation.
Mr.. Crump's ambitions to go to the
Senate are associated locally with ru-
mors OF the desire Of Mayor Overton of
Memphis to take q turn in Congress.
The mayor Is young man of splendid
antecedents, a descendant of one of the
original founders of the city and a
grandson of one of the city's best execu-
ttves. The mayor has been intimately
associated with Mr.. Crump's organiza-
ton since his entry into politics -
years ago.
Senator Bachman is in a different
situation. He is more vulnerable than
Senator McKellar. He has not the long
service Of Senator behind him. He
has not been privileged to make the
contacts that Senator McKellar has.
Though popular, affable and an adept
at making friends he has one defeat to
his credit, that of 1924, when in three
cornered fight with former Senator
Shields. Gen. Tyson and himself he ran
third.
The runor is that Andrew L. Todd
Of Murtreesboro. who ran against Judge
Hull, will again enter the senatorial
primary. Mr.. Todd is a vigorous cam
paigner and has served as presiding
oficer of both houses of the Legislature.
He was one Of the big wigs in the Nc
AliSter campaign. but fell out with Nc
Alister last Winter over scme State
appointments
In addition to Mr.. Todd, the Demo-
Gratis realize that they must reckon with
Lewis s. Pope, who disputed the gov
ernorship twice last year with McAles-
ter. once in the primary when the vote
Of Memphis defeated him, and then as
an independent candidate after he
failed to block McAlister's nomination
in a contest before the State Demo-
cratic Committee. Mr. Pope is touted
as probable candidate for governor,
but others see him as a candidate for
the Senate
AS the situation stands now. the reg
ular slate will be McAlister McKellar
and Bachman. And with the tremen-
dous State and Federal patronage at
the disposal of this combination it will
admittedly make strong showing-so
coming it is extremely doubtful. If this
combination does remain intact, it
might eliminate the idea of opposition
to McKellar from any Memphis quarter.