In 1964, Davis lost the August Democratic primary to George W. Grider, a retired naval officer and fellow attorney who was a Shelby County official who was not connected by any past ties to the Crump machine.
Davis lost the August Democratic primary to George W. Grider. This was in 1964. George W. Grider was a retired naval officer and fellow attorney. These retired naval officer and fellow attorney was a Shelby County official. This Shelby County official was not connected by any past ties to the Crump machine.