Many members of the national media panned Clement 's speech . '' Time '' columnist Lance Morrow called the speech a " symphony of rhetorical excess . " '' New York Herald Tribune '' writer Red Smith likened the speech to " slaying the Republicans with the jawbone of an ass . " David Halberstam described it as a " thundering overheated , overlong , overkill speech " that ended Clement 's career as a national politician . Evangelist Billy Graham disapproved of the speech , and distanced himself from Clement afterward . Arthur Langlie , who was slated to deliver the keynote address at the Republican convention later that year , stated , " I 'll be passing up the Chicago brand of prejudicial fire and brimstone . " In 1962 , Clement once again sought the party 's nomination for governor . In the primary , he defeated Memphis attorney Bill Farris and Chattanooga mayor Rudy Olgiati , 309,333 votes to 211,812 for Olgiati and 202,813 for Farris . In the general election , he defeated Maryville attorney Hubert Patty , the Republican candidate , and retired naval captain William Anderson of Waverly , who was running as an independent
Republican convention later that year
1956 Republican National Convention
Frank G. Clement