Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-01-03
SOME
How East Tennessee has been Repre-
sented in State Affairs.

senteu Ill State Affairs.
Since Major Carpenter appointment
as Pension Agent there seems to be q
disposition on the part of some of his
friends to boom him for Governor.
While Republicans always and at all
times prefer men of their own party
for each and every office, still, as it
seems that we must have a Democrat
for Governor of Tennessee, we feel
that Major Carpenter would be a de-
cided improvement on anything the
Democratic party has given us for a
long series of years. But, is we view
it, there seems to be at least two insur-
mountable obstacles in Major Carpen-
ter's path to the Governors chair +:
The first is that Major fought on the
wrong side during the late war to make
him altogether solid with the Demo-
Gratis of Tennessee and the other is he
lives i'll East Tennessee. And in proof of
our proposition we will herewith give
a brief resume of the Governors of
Tennessee so that our readers can see
that only one East Tennessean and I'm
ion mar has been allowed to reach the
Governors chair since the Democracy
came into power almost a quarter of a
century ago.
Tennessee became O State in 1896, and
has had in all twenty six Governors
whose names and terms of service are
as follows: John Sewer, eleven a ;
Archie Roam. two years Willie Blount,
six years Joseph McMinn, six years ,
VIM. Carroll, twelve years Sam Hous-
ton and William Hall, two years to.
gether Newton Cannon, four years :
Jas. X. Polk, two years Jas. G. Jones,
four years Aaron V. Brown, two years;
Mel s. Brown, two years VIM. b.
Trousdale, two years VIM. B. Camp
bell, two years Andrew Johnson, four
years lsham G. Harris, eight years
VIM. q. Brownlow, four years D. w.
q. Senter, two years John C. Brown,
four years Jas. D. Porter, four years
A. ). Marks, two years Alvin Haw-
kins, two years /; William B. Bate, four
years Robt. L. Taylor, four years
John 7. Buchanan, two wears Peter
Turney, two years.
Out OF our twenty six Governors
East Tennessee has had the honor of
furnishing John Sewer, Archie Roam,
Willie or Wylie Blount, Joseph Nc
Mimi, Andrew Johnson, William G
Brownlow, D. w. G. Senter and Robt.
L. Tayly, eight in all and covering a
period of thirty nine years, all of which
at a first glance gives East Tennessee
a pretty good showing, but we must
remember that when Tennessee was
first admitted into the Union and for
many years thereafter, East Tennessee
was about all there was of the State SO
far as wealth, tax payers, voting popula-
ton ETC., were concerned, it was there
fore but natural that this section should
furnish the Governors along at first.
But after plain old Joe McMinn, who
was a Scotchman, and a farmer from
Hawkins County, served his six years
and stepped down and out in 1921, East
tennessee did not get any more Govern
ors for 80 long years, not until Andrew
johnson, the great Commoner smash
ed the Nashville ring in 1858, and Sc
cured the nomination over such dis
tinguished men as George w. Jones
and others. And then again it will be
noticed that from 1921 to January 1895.
"a long years, East Tennessee has only
had four Governors: Johnson, Brown
low, Senter and Taylor, ag~gregating a
term of only fourteen years.
And again Since Democracy came
into power in 1869, now about % years
ago, East Tennessee has had only one
Governor, Bob Taylor. Hcwas allowed
to serve two terms as we all know {: but
the fight made against him in the
convention when he was a candidate
to succeed himself was a lasting dis
grace to his party and the State as we'll
nothing but the very superb staying
qualities of his friends pulled him
through.
1t is needless to add how old Pete.
from whom so much was expected, has
entirely almost ignored East Tennessee
in the distribution of pie. But then if
Democrats are willing to stand all this,
Republicans will try and rub along
awhile longer until a change
Turning to a broader, brighter side of
the picture we find that Polk was also
sDe re: of Congress Two GeIlns and
President o. Ihe United States one CeIm.
Jo3psr1 was also a United States Sem
{ ioI. ' ICE President and President Of
the United States. Aaron V. Brown
was a Postmaster General, Neil S.
Blown M'lister to Russia, Jas. C.
Jones, Harris, Brownlow end Bate
were also United States Senators, and
Sam Houston, wao resigned che Cover
nos ship, of Tennessee in 1899 and went
70 Texas. achieved a lasting fame in
fighting for her independence and was
also a United States Senator from that
State. John Sewer, Tennessee's first
Governor, will always be remem bered
one of the principal heroes in the
battle of Kings Mountain, a battle and
a victory that turned the tide of war
in favor of the Americans and that
led IN to the gaining of our in
dependence at Yorktown Virginia.
East Tennessee is secure, both in her
fame end her history 4; and nothing
that narrow and 0igoted bourbon