The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
THE TENNESSEE sENAToRsHIP.
ANDREW JoHNsoN's CAMPAIGN.


ANDREW JOHNSON'S CAMPAIGN.
INTENSE INTEREST FELT-A. US OPPONENTS
A BITTER FIGHT EXPECTED THE EN-
PRESIDENTS BETE NORA TEAM THAT
DOES NOT PULL TOGETHER.
A correspondent of the Inter Ocean
writes an amusing letter from Tennessee in
regard to politics from which an extract is
given: When we come to the senatorial
succession, then matters take the liveliest
sort of turn. Brownlow's term expires on
the 4th of March, and the incoming legis-
lature will, of course, have to fill the
vacancy. There will scarcely be more
then 20 republican votes in the gen
eral assembly on joint ballot, and
the senator will necessarily be a democrat;
but il is very possible that the handful of
RAIDS will hold the balance of power. as they
did four years ago. Candidates for the ex-
allied position are already as plentiful as
blackberries in July. Your correspondent
had the honor of smiling with three of them
in succession, inside of an hour, al the Max
well House the other day, and, singularly
enough, all three took straight bourbon. If
there is a pronounced temperance candidate
in the field, have not heard of him. Prom
inent, of course, among the aspirantS, is A.
J.. who, having s'filled every Office from
alderman to president" now desires to wrap
the drapery of a senatorial toga about him.
and sit down at Washington to pleasant
dreams of future possibilities Then Gen.
William B. Bate, COL John II. Savage, Gen.
William A. Quarles-there are no privates
in this war; even Andy is an ex-brigadier-
and Judge William II. stephens are avowed
candidates, while Gov. Brown and Ex-Gov.
Harris, although they do not openly say
that they are aspirants, will, il is certain, be
before the legislature. When to these you
add the names of the distinguished patriots
who would be willing to sacrifice their
private interests for the general veal by ac-
cepting the position, the list lengthenS out
indefinitely. You observe that Tennessee has
no lack of senatorial timber. Who will draw
the prize is, of course, a mystery of the
future. Every man has his individual opin-
ion, and none of them are worth much. OF
this, however, you may be assured, the man
who beats Andrew johnson is the senator;
that is to say. the race is between the eX-
president and everybody else. "Anybody
to beat Johnson" is the cry now, just as it
was four years ago, and l shall be badly
mistaken If the result is not the same. Bate
and Brown, Harris and Savage, all have
their partisans of course, but there is not an
adherent of either of them who would heart
lily support either of the others in preference
to Johnson. You could form no adequate
idea, unless you we're on the ground, OF the
intensity of the
OPPOSITION TO ANDREW JOHNSON
in Tennessee. 1t is, in many instances, not
merely opposition, but hostility-bitter, inn
placable, and frequently personal hostility.
Savage does not speak to him when they
meet; Brown has publicly denounced one
of his statements as a malignant lie, and
''defiantly hurled back" the base aspersion.
in the most vigorous Eatauswill fashion
Harris and Bate have the same affection for
him that the devil is popularity supposed to
entertain for holy water-while there are
hundreds of private citizens throughout
the State who would gladly walk any dis
tance to see him hanged. On the other hand,
Andy's adherents are numerous, and
devoted-indeed, when we consider the
cold, unsympathetlic, phlegmatic tempera-
ment of the man, the personal attachment.of
his henchmen seems little less than miracu-
lous. They swear by and for him, and at
his opponents they denounce military
rings" and "capitol cliques" in the most
vigorous English; and some of them-nota-
bly, Russ, of the Shelbyville Commercial,
who is the Mr.. Pott, of Tennessee journal
ism. and who edits "the only democratic
paper in the State''-make devotion to John
SON test of democratic fealty. This being
the state of affairs, you can imagine that
did not overs;ate the case when asserted
the vehement boiling of our political pot.
Do you ask me as to the result? / can only
give you my individual opinion, but that is as
valuable as anybedy's, for anybody's is
worth a confederate's treasury note. It Is
this: Tue contest will be narrowed down to
a fight between Bate, Brown and Johnson.
Now, while either of the first two would be
very glad to beat the others, either would
yield his own claims to beat Andy; and so,
whenever it shall become apparent that
Bate is stronger than Brown, or Brown is
stronger than Bate, the entire anti-Johnson
strength will concentrate on the man
so indicted and elect him. If this
can not be done, then some man not a
candidate, and not now mentioned in con-
nection with the senatorship-some such
man as Judge Robert L.. Charlottesville be
chosen. Johnson VS.. Savage. Do aspirants
for senatorial honors stump the State openly
among you Bourbons? That's the style
down this way now. The great ex- impeached
set the fashion. He published, week or
two ago, = Is. vi appointments, wLere~s 40