ɪnðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ðæt jˈɪɹ, hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ɹˈaɪzɪŋ tʃˈætɐnˌuːɡə ɐtˈɜːni dˈænjəl sˈiː. tɹˈuːhɪt, θɹˈiː,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹ vˈoʊts tə tˈuː,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.
In the election that year, he defeated rising Chattanooga attorney Daniel C. Trewhitt, 3,204 votes to 2,541.