..., Frank Tobey, suffered an untimely death from a heart attack. His death opened the political field for all contenders as his death signaled the vanishing of the last vestiges of Edward Hull Crump’s political clout in Memphis. City Commission Dilliard Stanley Dwyer John T “Buddy ” Overton Watkins...

...This chapter discusses the political landscape of Memphis, Tennessee after both politician Edward Hull Crump and Mayor Frank Tobey died. As the mayoral election drew nearer, the political machinery of the Tobey administration was left in a state of shambles. Memphis was faced by two strong...