Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-14
MEMPHIS APPEAL
TUESDAY, MAY IA, 1873.
TUESDAY,
OUR SENATOR'S AND GOvERNORs.
MEMPHIS, TENN, May 10, 1878.

OUR SENATOR'S AND GONEhNOhS
MEMPHIS TENN, May 10, 1878.
EpIToRs APPEAL-A newspaper is neces-
sarily a storehouse for political history, and
would therefore ask you to refer to your re-
cords and publish statement showing how
many Of Tennessee's United States senators,
and how many of her governors have come
from East, Middle and West Tennessee, re-
spectiyely: This information is desired par
ticularly by a number of your Democratic
readers at this particular juncture, and if you
will give it at an early date you will greatly
oblige them and DEMOCRAT.
The above communication emanates from
an honored citizen and leading Democrat
of Memphis. In reply to the inquiry of our
correspondent, we give below the names of
the governors of Tennessee since 1892:
GOVERNORS FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
William Blount, Territorial governor, 1892
to 1876.
John Sewer, from 1895 to 1901, three
terms.
A. Roane from 1901 to 1903, one term.
John Sewer, from 1903 to 1909, three
terms.
Willie Blount, from 1909 to 1915, three
terms.
Joseph M'Ninn, from 1915 to 1921, three
terms.
A. Johnson, from 1858 to 1857, two terms.
A. johnson, military governor until the in
auRuration of Brownlow In 1865.
William G.. Brownlow, from 1865 to 1869,
two terms. Brownlow being elected to the
United States senate in 1869, d. w. c. SEN
tsr, speaker of the senate, filed out his I'M
expired term.
b. w. c. Senter, from 1869 to 1871, one
term.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
William Carroll, from 1921 to 1927, three
terms.
Samuel Houston, from 1927 to 1899, one
term.
as governor after Holston's resignation until
the Inauguration of Governor Carroll.
William Carroll, from 1929 to 1885, three
terms.
Newton Cannon,l from 1886 to 1889, two
terms.
James K. Polk, from 1899 to 1S41, one
term.
James c. Jones, from 1841 to 1845, two
terms.
A. V. Brown, from 1845 to 1847, one
term.
Neil S. Brown, from 1847 to 1849, one
term.
William Trousdale, from 1849 to 1851, one
William B. Campbell, from 1851 to 1858,
one term.
John C.. Brown, from 1871 to 1875, two
terms.
WEST TENNESSEE.
Isham G. Harris, from 1857 to 1868, three
terms
James D. Porter, from 1875 to 1879, two
terms.
1t will be seen from these names that East
Tennessee has furnished ten of the governors
of Tennessee, Middle Tennessee thirteen, and
West Tennessee only two-Harris and Por-
ter. We have not before US list of the
names of the United States senators from
Tennessee since the organization of our State
government, but it will show that East and
Middle Tennessee have furnished all the
senator's with the exception of James C.
Jones, term before the war, and Isham G
Harris, who was elected two years ago. This
statement shows that West Tennessee has
not furnished her proportionate share of gov
errors and senators. This can be attributed
in part to the fact that this section of the
State was wilderness when the population Of
the State was confined to East and Middle
Tennessee. But since the western counties
have increased In population, and this section
Of the State has become the largest taxpayer,
our people demand their rights, and we are
gratifed to see a disposition to con-
fer them. As other sections of the
State during the last twenty years
have honored West Tennessee with
two governors and one United States
senator, positions which had been monopo-
lized by the Middle and Eastern divisions OF
the State until the west became strong
enough to assert her nghts-these having
been granted of late years-West Tennessee
will not claim honors equal to those already
enjoyed by the two other grand divisions Of
the State. But she will in future distribu-
tons exact her proportionate share. If our
correspondent, for whose opinion we enter
tain great respect. solicits this information
with view of demanding the election of a
governor from West Tennessee, until this
section Of the State is made equal with the
other two divisions, we are opposed to the
movement. Middle and East Tennessee
were paying taxes and fighting the
battles of their country when West
Tennessee was a wilderness. Such a
proposition would, indeed, be as absurd
"a for the young men Of the present day TO
claim all the positions of honor, be-
cause their fathers had their share before
they were born. So soon as West Tennessee
approached other sections of the State in
population and prosperity her power and her
rights have been respected. During the last
twenty-five years West Tennessee has been
given two governors and one United States
senator. Approaching this justice, and de-
termined on claiming senator and a govern
or when entitled to ons, we shall insist that
East Tennessee is entitled to the privilege of
furnishing the next governor.