Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-08-04
From the Nashville American.
TENNESSEE SENATOR'S.
How the Line Of Succession has Been
Preseryed..0 only Five Ex. Governors.
Valuable Historical Data Relating to the Two
Senatorships and the Men Who Have
Filled them.

Valuable Historical Data Relating to the Two
Senatorships and the Men Who Have
Filled them.
JoNEsBoRo. July e0.-Anent the nu.
merous comments on the recent death
OF Senator Isham G. Harris, and tho
appointment of Hon, Thomas B. Tur-
ley to the acant Senatorship. II will
doubtless be of interest to give a brief
account of two Scholarships, and O
brief mention of the distinguished men
who have represented Tennessee in the
Senate during the past hundred years.
II Is needless to mention here the well
known fact that each and every State
in the Union is entitled to two Senator
ships, and that when a State is first ad-
mitted into the Union one of its Sena-
torships begins with a four yoars'term;
but after that q full term in each Sena-
torship is six years. 1t is also a well
known fact that each is separate and
distinct from the other; each has an in.
dividuality of,its own-a death, resig-
nation or change in n does not effect
the status OF the other.
On the 30th of March, 1896, when
Tennessee was preparing to enter the
Union, the names of William Blount,
William Cooke, Joseph Anderson and
DIR. James White, were placed In nomi-
nation for the United States Senator.
Next day, however, on motion of Mr..
Conway, the name Joseph Anderson
was withdrawn, and on motion of Mr..
Upton the name Of DR.. James White
was withdrawn. This left n clear field
for Messrs. William Blount and Viii.
liam Cooke, who were unanimously
elected Senators from Tennessee. But
they were not allowed to take their
seats in the Senate, because of their
having been elected before Tennessee
was admitted into the Union. There
upon, Gov. Sewer %conyened the Legis.
l%ature, and on the End day of August,
1895, Messrs. William Blount and Will
liam Cooke were again unanimously
elected Senators from Tennessee. and
were allowed to take their seats. | will
now give a brief history of the Sena-
torship to which William Blount was
elected in August, 1906, giving the
names and terms of service of the dis
tinguished men who succeeded him
down to the present time.
William Blount was succeeded by
Joseph Anderson, who served from
1897 to 1915, during which time he was
elected President pro tempore of the
Senate. In 1915 Mr.. Anderson was sue
ceeded by John Williams, who, after
serving for eight years, was defeated
by Andrew Jackson in 1923. Andrew
Jackson, after serving two years, re-
signed and was succeeded b. Hugh l..
White in 1925. Mr.. White was elected
to succeed himself in 1929, and also in
1885. In 1889 he resigned rather than
obey the instructions of the Legislature
and was succeeded by Alexander An
derson, who served until the expiration
of the term in 1S41. In 1S4l the Wings
elected James G.. Jones Governor, and
had a majority of one ON joint ballot
in the Legislature, but were prevented
from %electing n United States Senator
by the flibusterlng of the Democrats,
under the leadership of State Senator
Andrew Jackson. So this Senatorship
remained vacant for two years. But
in lS43 the Wings came back with a
bigger majority in the Legislature, and
were enabled to elect Spencer Jarnagin,
who served from 1843 to 1S47, when he
was succeeded by John Bell. Mr.. Bell
served two full terms of Six years each,
reaching from 1S47 up to 1859, and was
succeeded by A. o. p. Nicholson, who
began a six years term in 1859, but af
ter serving two years was knocked out
by the war in 1861-the place remain
ing vacant four years. In 1866, with
the close of the war, the Legislature
again elected Senators, and Joseph S.
Fowler was elected to this Senatorship
and served n full term of SIX years,
reaching from 1865 to 1871, when he
was succeeded by Henry Cooper, who
served from 1871 to 1877, when he was
succeeded by ex-Gov. Isham G. Harris,
who served from March, 1877, to the
day of his Matchmaking an unbroken
term in the Senate of twenty years and
a little over four months. AS all read.
ers of newspapers know, Hon. Tho mas
b. Turley has been appointed to fill
the vacancy, caused by the death of
Senator Harris, and will hold until the
meeting of the Legislature in January,
1899, then, II elected to succeed him.
self, will serve until the term expires,
March 4, 1901.
Taking up the other Senatorship-the
one to which VIM. Cooke was elected
in August, 1796-we find that he only
served from 1895 to 1907, when he was
succeeded by Andrew jackson, who
also served only one year, and was sue.
ceeded by William Cooke, who came
back to the Senate in 1899 and served
six years, reaching up to 1906. when
Daniel Smith came back and served
four years, reaching up to 1909. Dan.
lei Smith was succeeded by Jenkins
Whitesides, who served from 1909 to
1911, when he was succeeded by Geo.
w. Campbell, who served two years,
reaching from 1911 to 1918, and was
succeeded by Jesse Wharton, who
served two years, up 10 1916, when Mr..
Campbell came back to the Sennten md