Bloomington (IN) Telephone, Apr 12, 1912, p. 4.
FORMER HOME MAN HONORED FROM TENNESSEE
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 Nahsville, 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."