In 1940, he was manager for the re-election campaigns of the ``Coalition Ticket,'' three Democratic candidates backed by Memphis political boss Edward Crump: Governor Prentice Cooper, U.S. Senator Kenneth McKellar, and Commissioner of Railroads and Public Utilities Porter Dunlap. His service to the party having earned him Crump's support, on January 8, 1941, the Tennessee General Assembly elected Carr to the position of Secretary of State by a unanimous vote. He was to serve in that office longer than any other Tennessee Secretary of State, serving on three different occasions for a total of almost 27 years.
In 1940, he was manager for the re-election campaigns of the ``Coalition Ticket,'' three Democratic candidates backed by Memphis political boss Edward Crump: Governor Prentice Cooper, U.S. Senator Kenneth McKellar, and Commissioner of Railroads and Public Utilities Porter Dunlap.
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1940
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he
he
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cop
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be
was
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manager
manager
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for
for
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the
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compound
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re-election
re-election
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nmod
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campaign
campaigns
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of
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the
the
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Coalition
Coalition
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nmod
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ticket
Ticket
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punct
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,
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three
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Democratic
Democratic
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appos
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candidate
candidates
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back
backed
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by
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Memphis
Memphis
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political
political
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obl
Number=Sing
boss
boss
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Edward
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Crump
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Governor
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Prentice
Prentice
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Cooper
Cooper
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U.S.
U.S.
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Senator
Senator
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flat
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Kenneth
Kenneth
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McKellar
McKellar
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and
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Commissioner
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Railroad
Railroads
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and
and
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Degree=Pos
Public
Public
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compound
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Utility
Utilities
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Porter
Porter
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Dunlap
Dunlap
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His service to the party having earned him Crump's support, on January 8, 1941, the Tennessee General Assembly elected Carr to the position of Secretary of State by a unanimous vote.
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His
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service
service
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to
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party
party
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have
having
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advcl
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earn
earned
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he
him
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Crump
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's
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obj
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support
support
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obl
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January
January
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8
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1941
1941
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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compound
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Tennessee
Tennessee
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amod
Degree=Pos
General
General
ADJ
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Assembly
Assembly
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
elect
elected
VERB
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obj
Number=Sing
Carr
Carr
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to
to
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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obl
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position
position
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case
of
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nmod
Number=Sing
Secretary
Secretary
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case
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of
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
case
by
by
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
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unanimous
unanimous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
vote
vote
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
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He was to serve in that office longer than any other Tennessee Secretary of State, serving on three different occasions for a total of almost 27 years.
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he
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be
was
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VBD
mark
to
to
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serve
serve
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case
in
in
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that
that
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DT
obl
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office
office
NOUN
NN
advmod
Degree=Cmp
long
longer
ADV
RBR
case
than
than
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any
any
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Tennessee
Tennessee
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obl
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Secretary
Secretary
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of
of
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nmod
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State
State
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punct
,
,
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advcl
VerbForm=Ger
serve
serving
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case
on
on
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NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
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CD
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
occasion
occasions
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
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IN
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
obl
Number=Sing
total
total
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
advmod
almost
almost
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
27
27
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CD
nmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
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.