The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-08-11
TIE sENAr0RL4L Succession
Editorial Correspondence.

WASHABLE, Aug. 6, rs.
A few months since the readers Of
the GAZETTE. in common with the
people of the entire State, were in a
blaze of excitement over the contest
Chen going on here in the capitol
for the position of United States
Senator. Each Of the candida ties
Lad his friends all over the State
and in the Legislature and for days
r. was not possible to foretell the re-
suit. The contest ended in the cleo
ton Of ex-President johnson.
A few short months, and death has
rendered his seat vacant. We do
not disparsge others when we say
that his place in the U. S. Senate
cannot, in all respects. be filed.
Thc grave responsibility, however,
OF appointing his successor, now de
wolves upon his Excellency, Gov.
Porter. And while we have every
confidence in his good judgement and
sound discretion, as we'll as in his
integrity, we look upon the posi-
ton he occupies as a most delicate
one, apd the responsibility as one
rarely upon the executive of any
State. This results in a great degree
from the excitement and feeling
growing out of the recent contest
before the Legislature. The defeat
cd aspirants are all living, and are
all excellent gentlemen and able to
ell such position with distinction
for themselves and honor to the |
State, and whether they now desire
the appointment from his Excellency
or not, their friends all over the
State, doubtless, are as partial to
them now as they were when they
were candidates. 1t will be hard
for his Excellency to fill the vacancy
without creating dissatisfaction. We
have not had even a remote intima-
ton from any quarter as to whose
shoulders will receive the mantle;
but we have the confidence in the
Governor discretion and fairness
TO believe that he will leave the
WHO were before the
Legislature. to try their strength
again before tie same tribunal, with
out the aid, which an appointment
by him would give the favored one.
We believe this would be justice to
each of these distinguished gentle
men.
Then upon another score we hope
TO see this course taken by his Elk
The Legislature elected an East
The appointee will
AXE the place of an East Tennes-
'eean. No one of the defeated can
iidates live in that section. While
t is true that East Tennessee cannot
present another Andrew johnson, it
s equally true that many of her sons
would do honor to themselves and
o the State, in the position. With
'ut expressing a preference for any
me, we mention among the dis !
inguishcd citizens of that section Of |
he State. Judge Van Dyke, of !
'lonroe Col. John II. Crozier, A A.
Col. John Williams, Col. ]
Tohn NJ. Fleming. Col. ]. A. Mabry; |
4 Knox; Hon. D. NJ. Key. of Ham /
ton; Hon. James T. Shields, Of :
irainger; Hons. r. NJ. Barton.
I. c. Hodges. D. W. c. Senter of
Iambleni Hon. John Netherland, +
len. A. A. Kyle, of Hawkins Col.
I. NJ Folsom. of Carter; Hon. A. .
Blizzard, of XcMinn. We could !
ouble the list, and still not exhaust !,
be material in East Tennessee, from /
7hich his Excellency might safely t
elect. :
We repeat that we have the ut q
lost confidence in his Excellency's
ound discretion, and that we hope +
o see the mantle fall on an East
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