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The 1928 U.S. Senate Race in Tennessee, II

The 1928 U.S. Senate Race in Tennessee, II

by Ray Hill | Sep 22, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

 By Ray Hill   Kenneth D. McKellar, Tennessee’s senior United States senator, had won a thumping renomination inside the Democratic primary, beating Congressman Finis Garrett, the Minority Leader of the U. S. House of Representatives.  Tennessee Republicans...

The 1928 U.S. Senate Race in Tennessee, I

The 1928 U.S. Senate Race in Tennessee, I

by Ray Hill | Sep 15, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Tennessee politics was in flux in 1928 due to the nomination of New York governor Alfred E. Smith as the Democratic nominee for president.  Smith, a cigar-chomping, derby hat wearing product of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen was a pronounced wet who openly...

The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, IV

The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, IV

by Ray Hill | Sep 8, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

  By Ray Hill Former governor Prentice Cooper was running hard for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate against incumbent Albert Gore, who was seeking a second term.  The sixty-two year old Cooper toured the state accompanied by his much younger...

The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, III

The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, III

by Ray Hill | Sep 2, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Prentice Cooper, former three-time governor of Tennessee, had been on the comeback trail in a crowded primary election to win the Democratic nomination to claim his residency in the governor’s mansion. While some might have discounted the wealthy former...

The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, II

The 1958 Senate Race in Tennessee, II

by Ray Hill | Aug 25, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Prentice Cooper of Shelbyville, three times governor of Tennessee, had announced he would once again seek to become the Volunteer State’s chief executive on New Year’s day in 1958.  The sixty-two year old Cooper was one of many prospective candidates all...

Walter Chandler

Walter Chandler

by Ray Hill | Jul 21, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill Walter Chandler enjoyed a long and productive political career, serving as a state legislator, congressman and mayor of Memphis.  Chandler was also a highly successful attorney and was responsible for the Baker vs. Carr lawsuit that guaranteed Americans...

Crump Goes To Congress, V

Crump Goes To Congress, V

by Ray Hill | Jul 14, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill After Congress had adjourned in 1933, Edward Hull Crump, congressman from Tennessee’s Tenth District, took his wife on a three-month tour of Europe. The Crumps returned on September 26, 1933 and the Congressman stopped off in his Washington office to clear...

Tennessee And FDR’S Court Packing Plan, II

Tennessee And FDR’S Court Packing Plan, II

by Ray Hill | May 12, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, coming off his greatest reelection campaign, had announced he was submitting legislation to Congress to expand the United State Supreme Court.  Roosevelt’s proposal was widely and bitterly attacked in much of the press...

Tennessee And FDR’S Court Packing Plan, I

Tennessee And FDR’S Court Packing Plan, I

by Ray Hill | May 5, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill February 5, 1937 was a Friday and President Franklin D. Roosevelt publicly announced his intention to ask Congress to enlarge the United States Supreme Court.  Roosevelt was fresh from a smashing reelection campaign in 1936, which saw the president carry...

The 1924 Senate Race in Tennessee, VI

The 1924 Senate Race in Tennessee, VI

by Ray Hill | Apr 28, 2019 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Ray Hill With just weeks away from Election Day, the three candidates competing for the Democratic nomination for the U. S. Senate, incumbent John Knight Shields, General Lawrence D. Tyson, and Nathan L. Bachman, picked up the pace of their respective campaigns. ...

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