The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-02-04

was elected to the Twelfth congress,
and was there with Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster.
Tennessee's next four governors,
Roane, Blount, MeMinn and Carroll,
were not members of congress.
Sam Houston served two terms in
congress before he became governor.
Then, after leaving Tennessee, he was
president Of the republic of Texas, one
of the first United States senators from
the state of Texas, also governor Of
Texas, the only man perhaps who ever
served as governor of two states.
William Hall, after serving as gov
ernor, was elected to congress, in 1881,
and served one term.
Newton Cannon served four terms in
congress before he became governor.
Polk served seven terms in congress,
and was twice speaker before he be-
came governor.
JAS. G. Jones was not in congress be-
fore he became governor, but he was
the first one of Tennessee's ex-govern.
ors to represent his state in the United
States senate.
Aaron Venable Brown served three
terms in congress before he became
governor of Tennessee and died in 1857
while postmaster general under Buch-
anan.
Neill Smith Brown was never in con-
gress, but was speaker of the Tennes-
see house of representatives in 1855, the
only ex-governor ever thus honored.
Gen. William Trousdale was never a
member of congress.
William Brown Campbell served three
terms in congress before he became
governor and one term after he became
an ex-governor.
Andrew johnson served five terms in
congress before he became governor,
and was afterward twice United States
senator.
Isham G.. Harris was twice a congress.
man before he became governor, and
then in after years was four times q
United States senator.
w. G. Brownlow served one full term
as United States senator.
The next five of Tennessees govern
ors were never members of either house
of congress-D. W. O. Senter, John G.
Brown, James d. Porter, Albert 8
Marks and Alvin Hawkins.
Gen. VIM. B. Bate was never mem
Der of congress, but Immediately aftel
retiring from the governorship in 1SS'
he was elected to the United State
senate, a position he still holds.
Robert Love Taylor served one tern
in congress before he became governor
and has many friends who hope he viii
some day go to United States senate.
Ex-Gov. John P. Buchanan has new
er been a congressman, but his friend
hope that the honor will come to hin
this year.
i Ex-Gov. Peter Turney was never il
congress, but his father, Hopkins L
Turney, was three times in the hous
of representatives and served one tern
as United States senator.
Benton McMillin served some twent
years in congress before he becam
governor, and his friends still hope
see him in the senate some day.
Gov. James B. Frazier has neve
been acongressman, but in the comm
years may reach the senate. VIII
knows?
From the above it will be seen thl
only three of Tennessee's ex-governor
have served in congress-John Seviel
VIM. Hall and VIM. b. Campbell. Tw
of these, Sewer and Campbell, were j
congress both before and after the
served as governor, and VIM. Hall ws
the only man who served as goVernC
before he ever served in congress.
OF the sixteen men elected governo
prior to the war of 1861, eight, or e.
actly one half of them, had been
congress. OF the twelve men electt
governor since the war only two, Rob
L. Taylor and Benton McMillin, ht
5 been in congress. Since the close
the war one of the ante bellum goverl
i ors, Harris, has gone to the senate, all
two governors elected since the wa
Brownlow and Bate, have been elect,
senator's Jonesboro corresponds
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
Commenting on the fact that Jam
StilIman, president OF the Nation
Q City Bank, recently dined with Pre-
q dent Roosevelt, Senator latt said: "
= would he very interesting, wouldn't
if Mr.. Stillnan, representing as
q does, considerable element in WI
street, should come out unqualified
81 or President Poosevelt's nomination