The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-10-13
The Senatorial Nomination,

The Senatorial Nomination.
AS will be seen by the proceedings of
the Athens Convention, published else
where, General John c. Vaughn has been
nominated by the Conservatives and Dem
ocrats of this, the Seventh Senatorial Dis
trict, as their candidate for the State
Senate.
1t is we'll known that Hon. John NJ.
Clementson, our present accomplished and
efficient Senator, was a candidate before
the Convention. His career at Nashville
has been a source of pride and grati6ca.
ton to his constituents, and but for the
fact that by common consent the time had
rolled around when Monroe county was
entitled to the nomination, we should in
all probability have been found advocat-
ing his claims to reelection. When he
became satisfied that a majority of the
members of the Convention were in favor
of comforting the honor of the nomination
upon a citizen of Monroe county, he grace
fully withdrew, although the two-thirds
rule had been adopted, and he was at the
time receiving a largo and fattering vote.
And, to-day, we have the pleasure of an
nouncing to the readers of the Enterprise
that he and and Colonel Bradford, of Nc
MINI, will commence canvassing the Dis
trict in favor of General Vaughn and Col
onel BLIZZARD, and in maintenance of the
great principles Of the great party they
represent, on Saturday next.
Two gentlemen Of this county were
before the Convention as candidates N.
p. Hight, esq, and General Vaughn, and
it was a difficult task for our people to
choose between them. Both have strong
claims upon the confidence and respect of
their fellow-citizens, claims which an in
t%elligent people always recognize. Many
friends of both gentlemen could only in
dictate a preference based upon the decis-
ion of the Convention, and although Gen.
oral Vaughn was editorially connected
with this paper, we found ourself among
hat number. Pending the nomination,
therefore, we had nothing to say as be-
tween the candidates.
The people have decided on John G.
Vaughn as their choice for standard bearer
in the Senatorial canvpss, and he is now
our choice. In common with thousands of
East Tennesseeans, the writer of this ar
ticle knows him to be a brave, true and
generous man, who, while he would not
infict q wrong upon any one, can not be
made to swerve from what he believes to
be his duty. His enemies are of that
class who are enemies to every man who
is not as putty in their hands, and their
cnmity is something which neither he nor
his friends desire to see removed. 1t is
nike complimentary to him and charac-
%teristic of its possessors.
Perhaps no man in East Tennessee has
more or warmer friends than General
Vaughn. His name has been for years a
tower Of strength in this county, His en-.
ergy and devotion to right are household
words with our people, and his nomination
will add strength to the entire Conser'
vative and Democratic ticket in this Sen.
atorial District.
With John G. Vaughn in the State
Senate, whenever in that body right is tc
be defended or wrong denounced, he viii
he found ready for the work, and that hi
will work with a will, those who know hin
IAN readily believe. In order that he may
thus work we expect to see him elected by
a perfect avalanche of votes.