The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-28
THE sENATORsHIP.
Andrew johnson Elected on
the 55th Ballot.

Oar people were little prepared last
Tuesday evening to receive the news Of
the election. of Andrew johnson to the
u. S. Senate. We as a people had cen
tered all our hopes in Gov. Brown, and
knew no higher ambition in this contest
than to see him elevated to that posi-
ton, which he would so fifty grace and
ably fill. We thought we could see
what has since proven to have been
true, that the contest was almost entire
ly between Gov. Brown and Mr.. John
son; but now that the die is cast it is
useless to surmise what might have
been if different course had been pur-
sued. Our readers have doubtless kept
up with the general run of the vote
how that johnson started off with p,
Brown with IA, Stephens 10, Bate II,
and the balance with from 6 to 10 each.
For four days these votes varied very
little, until Friday evening some began
to weaken and others to strengthen,
winding up with johnson 80 and Brown
81. Saturday morning his friends were
almost stricken dumb when Mr.. Adams
arose in the convention and by authOri-
ty withdrew the name of Gov. John G..
Brown. Then the contest was made
between johnson and Bate, several bal
lots with about the same result being
taken, winding up on the 53d ballot on
Monday with johnson at Al and Bate at
46. just at this juncture Mr.. Speaker
Bond re-nominated Gov. Brown with
out consulting that gentleman, and the
54th ballot was being taken when Mr..
March withdrew the name of Gen. Bate.
A motion TO adjourn was then made,
| Speaker Paine putting the question and
| declaring it carried, hurriedly and in
cOntinently, amidst widest excitement.
| Gen. Bate had a fair tilt at the prize and
/ utterly failed to seize it, and now the
contest was narrowed down to the ac-
knowledged champions, johnson and
Brown. Monday evening and Tuesday
morning the excitement was at fever
heat in Nashville, and was communica-
ted to Pulaski, inducing many of our
citizens to embark for the scene of con-
fiict on Monday nights train. Our peo-
pie waited with bated breath for Tues
days news, and about , O'Clock it came
"BrOwn Withdrawn; johnson elected
on second ballot"
The news came with Il dull, heavy
thud upon US. Then it transpired that
Brown had not been on the track since
| Friday and that his denomination was
unauthorized and declined.
We are one of those who are disposed
to doubt the wisdom of Gov. Brown in
pursuing the course he did. He had in
/ the opinion of many too delicate a re-
gard for the "harmOny" of the party,
and that, too, when selfishness was the
| all-actuating principle with every other
| contestant, and he was thought to be toe
| hasty in concluding that his election
was improbable. The fact is, individu-
! al and local preferences were just be-
| ginning to bend and the matter was just
ha1 OF IL r-ka
which we shall always believe would
have resulted in his election, when he,
with a noble impulse that finds lodg-
ment in few breasts, did the very thing
he was striving to avoid-cOunteracted
the first effort that was being made for
the real good of the party-toOk himself
| from the breach through which demOc-
| racy afterwards OOzed into thin air and
was breathed up by Andrew johnson
Below we append the final ballot, as
most of our readers will desire to pre-
| serve it:
FIETY-FIFTH BALLOT.
| For Johnson-Senators Blizzard, FL
lis, Emmert, Haynes, Hodges, Jordon
| Jones, Marchbank, Moseley, OvertOn
Smith, Turley; Representatives Bond
| Barrett, Brooks, Bullen, Burnard, Bur
nett, Carson, Gates, Cole, Cross, DodsOn
East, Finly, Fowler, Galloway, Gibson,
Giers, Greer, Harris, Head, James, Lea
Leeper, Ledgerwood, Mathes, McClain
| Myers, Mcmillan, Neal, Newburn
Odell, Parriss, Patton, Peters, Pond
Roush, Spears, Storms, Trewhitt, Tay-
Tor, Wynn-52.
For Stephens-Senators Alden, Logan
| Polk, Ragland, Paine; Representatives
Adams, Cooper, Cummfns, Gardenhire
Glenn, Gober, Herring, Harwell, Hunt,
March, Martin, Mitchell, McGlothlin
Parker, Rice, Rice, SmallwOOd, Tim
berlake, Walker, p.
For Ewing-Senators Wade, Wilson
Representative Bell, Jamison, Norman
Perkins, Shackleford-7.
For Key-Senator Mayre and Repre-
| sentative Anderson.
For Henry-Senators Boyd, Butler,
Buchanan, Quarles, Trotter; Represen-
tatives Bowers, NOblitt Northington,
Parrish, Pollard, West-1I.
For BrOwn-Representa Orr.