The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-11
EROWNLOW.
The Old Senator Respectfully Declines TO Die
Adaptable lit at EX-President Andrew.

The Old senator Respect1uily Declines N Die
Pnipnble lit at Ex-PresiIlcnf Andrew.
A Knoxville correspondent OF The Cincinnati
Gazette tells the following anecdote OF Senator
Many are the anecdStes, comical tragic and
interesting authentic and fabricated, that have been
told of Parson- oyernor- senator BroWnlow Seldom
however, have l heard OF a characteristic
utterance than one to which he yesterday gave vent
| had called in with some Boosting" men who had
wandered thus far from the Hub and were looking
around with view to investing 100000 $500 006
in the business OF converting the oak bark OF our
almost bOundess mountain and ridge forests into
greenbaCks and tannin. A portion OF their number
had heard Brownlow during his memorable tour in
following Andy round the circle, and all were anxious
TO make him call before leaving the city.
Ushered nncerem0niOusly into the little bedroom
and study, where the Senator receives alike special
and political visitors, we found him reclining with
that trembling Of the hands and husky haf-whspered
voice which persuades stranger that he cannot
possibly live much longer, but which others know
IS now, in the past consistent with large stock
of remaining vitality. Naturally enough, the con-
yersaton turned on JohnsOn's recent defeat in the
Senatorial contest, and the prospect OF his again
getting a start upward in the political race This,
OF course suggested the oftenrepeated idea that his
only chance lay in Senatorial vacancy to be caused
by Drownlows death. Here the old gentlemans
face lit up with an expression OF haf-payful deter
mination as he remarked IN an earnest half whs-
per:--"Ies, johnson and Etheridge have admns-
tered on my political estate, and cast lots for my
garment, but he added with grim smile, 81 amt
going to die Andy may rest assured that, far as
the will and intentions OF the present incumbent are
concerned he will wait in vain for a vacancy.
commenced dying slowly in 1905 (the year of his
BIRTH, and have been diving ever sinCe.n
Tennessee politicians viii remember the Brown
low-Etheridge race Of TWO years ago, when Brown
lows ill-health was so constantly exaggerated by
his political foes, that Republican orators found
u necessary TO warn their hearers to pay no atten
lated on the eve of election Senator BrOwnlOW
took evident pride in referring to his prediction OF
some weeks ago, OF which mention was made at the
time, as to the defeat OF Johnson. He at the time
predicted the election Of Edmund Cooper the bro
ther of the successful aspirant. In this he was
tany nearer the truth than most politicians Of either
party lie has however, missed it widely as to his
prediction of the ratification Of the fifteenth amend
ment, as IL is now conceded that our present egis
latoTs will reject the amendment by very large
vote. The Senator thinks Andy will seek TO be q
delegate 20 the proposed Constitutional Convention,
but regards it by no means certain that he can
secure his election Indeed he said he did not think
he could be again elected as Alderman OF Green
vile.