A supporter of progressive causes such as the Lodge Bill , Evans frequently found himself at odds with the Southern Democrat-controlled state legislature . His district was gerrymandered to ensure his defeat in the 1890 congressional elections , and the state legislature tossed thousands of votes in the 1894 gubernatorial election to allow his opponent , Peter Turney , to win . He also consistently quarreled with fellow Tennessee Republicans , initially Congressman Leonidas C. Houk , and later the faction led by Congressman Walter P. Brownlow . Brownlow helped thwart Evans 's bid for the vice presidential nomination at the 1896 Republican National Convention
1896 Republican National Convention
1896 Republican National Convention
Henry Clay Evans