Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-01-17
BrOwnlOw AS a Worker.

Not long after the appointment of a
Superintendent to take the census OF
the United States. during the early par,
of Harrison s administration, Hon. II.
Clay Evans called at the census office
and asked for the appointment of one
OF his constituents to clerkship in
that Office. Mr.. Evans was surprised
on being told that his request could moi
be complied with. As Republica an
member of Congress, and the only Re.
publican who had ever beaten the
Democracy in the Chattanooga District.
Mr.. Evans naturally felt that he had q
right to have an appointment made in
branch of the public service in which
there were about ten hundred clerks.
He insisted on having his man appoint.
ed and was told that he could not be.
cause East Tennessee had already re-
ceived as many appointments rs that
section was entitled to. He said he
could not believe this, because he had
had no appointments made in that of.
flee and Judge Houk, of the Knoxville
District, had told him he had had none
made; and if East Tennessee had re-
ceived her proportion of census office
clerks and messengers, he wished to see
the list and on whose recommendation
they had been made. There upon the
list was shown him, and Mr.. Evans
cordially admitted that East Tennessee
had been literally provided for, but he
was surprised to find that all these ap-
pointments had been made on the re-
commendation of Walter P. Brownlow
who was not member of Congress,
and that they were citizens of one, the
First Congressional District. A few
days after this Mr.. Evans read in a
Washington paper of a person having
that day been appointed to a clerkship
in the census Office from Tennessee.
He Immediately called at said office
and inquired what part of Tennessee
the new clerk was from and on whose
recommendation he had been appoint
ed. He was not little surprised to
learn that he was from the First Dis
trict and had been appointed on the re-
commentator OF W. P. Brownlow
Not many days after this occurrence
Evans again read or heard of another
clerk having been appointed from Ten
nessee in the census Office. Again he
"struck bee line" for the aforesaid
office and made the same inquiries and
again was told that the new clerk was
from the First District and was appoint
ed the request of w. P. Brownlow. OF
course Mr.. Evans was good deal dis
gusted to find that Mr.. Brownlow was
gobbling up for the First District places
which he and Judge Houk, thought
should 60 to the second and third Dis
tricts.
Nothing could better illustrate the
influence of w. P. Brownlow at Wash
ington and his ability and smartness as
a worker, than the facts herein given.
The truth is, that the Census Superin-
tendent had barely had time to take the
oath of office before Brownlow went to
him and had nearly all the places East
Tennessee was entitled to filled, so that
when Houk and Evans went there the
official pie was all gone.
If the Republican voters of the First
District want man at Washington
who will work for them from morning
until night, and whose long experience
ability, industry and popularity will
enable him to work successfully. w.
P. Brownlow should be their Congress
man.-Rogersville Herald.