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FORMER HOME MAN HONORED FROM TENNESSEE
Bloomington (IN) Telephone, Apr 12, 1912, p. 4.
Submitted by Glorianne Fahs
Newell Sanders, formerly of Monroe County,
has been appointed United State Senator by Gov. Hooper,
from Tennesse in place of Senator Taylor, who died a few
days ago. Mr. Sanders was born in Owen County near the
Monroe County line, but was reared in Bloomington. He is
a brother-in-law of Samuel C. Dodds, cashier of the Monroe
County State Bank, W. J. and Morton Dodds, and also a
brother-in-law of D. C. Miller, the newspaper man of
Bloomington. Mr. Sanders had written relatives in this
city that he expected to receive the appointment. He
visited Indiana University a short time ago and met many
former acquaintances. He is an active worker in the Baptist
Church and is an accomplished speaker.
A dispatch from Nashville, Tennessee, says:
"Mr. Sanders is a Republican and will be the third man
of that political faith to represent Tennessee in the
United States Senate. Mr. Sanders has been for 20 years
chairman of the Republican state executive committee.
Mr. Sanders went to Chatanooga in 1878 and became associated
first with H. Clay Evans, a pension collector. Later he
was employed by the Chattanooga Plow Comapny and subsequently
founded the Newell Sanders Plow Company of which he is
president. He was president of the Chattanooga Chamber
of Commerce for many years. Mr. Sanders's appointment
was not a surprise for Governor Hooper had intimated that
he would select the former Hoosier to succeeed Senator
Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders had already made preparations
for moving to Washington."
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