The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-11-04
The Defeat of Andrew John
son.

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| Nashville (Oct. 22) Correspondence Of
the Cincinnati Commercial.
To-day at IL o'clock, the Senate
and House met in convention, for
the purpose of taking the ninth bal
lot for Senator. As usual, the gal
leries and lobbies were crowded with
an anxious throng Of ofspectators, who
had been drawn thither to witness
the proceedings.
Last night the opponents of John
son held q caucus, and, after some
what excited session, succeeded in
squeezing off all their candidates but
Henry Cooper. The twelve Radi.
calls were invited to attend this eau
Gus, and, after sounding them, it was
found that they would not support
Etheridge, and, as they held the bal
anco of power in their hands as CON-
pletely as did ever o monarch of the
East, that gentleman had to be
drawn of, and one who was accepta-
BILE to them put on. They unani-
mosly agreed to support Cooper,
and, as without their support moth
ing could be done, Cooper was taken
and all the allies notified that on the
morrow they were expected to do
their duty.
The morrow came, the two Houses
met in joint assembly, and the bal
lotting commenced. The TO Il of the
Senate was called, and the vote of
that body stood, johnson, 10; Coop
or, IA. Mr.. Cooper himself did not
vote. The vote Of the House was
taken, which resulted in a tie, Coop
or, Al; johnson, Al: joint:vote, john
son, 81; Cooper, 55; Cooper's MAORI
ty, 4:
When the result was known the
galleries resounded with cheers and
applause, and the speaker could
not make his gavel heard, though he
raped most vigorously. So far as
the galleries were concerned, the
popular sentiment seemed to be a.
gainst johnson.
Everything wasimmediately thrown
into confusion. The friends OF Coop
er made q rush for him, and nearly
overwhelmed the little man with the
ardor ani energy of their congratu-
lations. He was fairly carried out
Of the Hall Of Representatives into
the Senate Chamber, where new
embraces and congratulations await
ed him. A very large man then
seized him by one arm and dragged
him of, nobody knows where. A.
mid much confusion both houses ad-
journed until next Monday.
Some of Johnson's friends Imme-
diately ran to the Maxwell House to
inform their defeated chieftain of the
sorrowful news. He evinced no emo
tion, Che never evinces emotion at
anything, but it cut him deeply,
deeply. After such long and sue
cessful life as his has been, to be de-
feated now, carried more thru ordi.
nary bitterness with it.
1t was q lucky thing for the Oppo-
sition that they had a Cooper, for
without him they would not have
won the Radical vote, as the faithful
twelve would have all, or nearly all,
voted for johnson before they would
tor Etheridge. They were on the
lookout for man that CAME the
nearest to being of their politics, and
found such man in Henry Cooper
To be sure, he is not Radical. nor
yet d Republican, but he was a
staunch Unionist during the war,
and has never been bitter opponent
of the Republican PARTY. He never
"stormed' against them as have
Johnson and Etheridge, nor ever ac-
cused them OF being guilty Of all
sorts of crimes against the constitu-
tion and the sacred white man, as
have these two worthless. He is a
mo oIerate man. in every sense Of the
word, ard Will make a good Senator.
Still he is far behind johnson in point
Of native ability and cxperince.