The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-07-15
FORMER REPUBLICAN
STATE BOSS DIES
IN {. TENNESSEE
WALTER p. 5RoWNLoW, CON
GRESHAM FROM FIRST DIS
TRIcT, Is NO MORE.
WAS GREATEST MONEY GETTER
Surpassed All Tennessee Representa-
tIves in Tapping the Federal TIL.
Loosened Up Eight Million While
In of1ce-HIs Political Career.

I BRISTOL, Tenn, July 8.-Represen
tatiye Walter P. Brownlow died this
evening at S:15 o'clock in the hospital
Of the National Soldiers Home at
Johnson City after several weeks ILL
ness of Brignt's disease. Hope Of his
recovery was abandoned two weeks
ago He died peaceably, with Mr.
Brownlow, two of his daughters and
his physicians at his bedside. He be-
came unconscious this morning and
the coma that has been over him for
two days became deeper, indicating
that death was near.
Brownlow was for years the Repub-
lican boss of Tennessee. He has been
i'll more or less during recent years.
Recently he went to John Hopkins
Hospital for an operation, but it was
found unnecessary.
Got the Money.
Congressman Brownlow secured for
the First Congressional district OF Ten
nessee during his incumbency more
than $S,OOO,OO0. This Is far more than
has been secured by any other mem.
Der of Congress during like period.
He served in Congress eighty months.
including the extraordinary sessions.
This gives for each month OF his &C
tual service the sum of 100000. ana
for each day of the term Of service
$3.50. This Is a record for securing
appropriations that has never been
equalled before in this country.
Mr.. Brownlow secured the $780,
900 appropriation for the National Sol
diers' Home in washington county. Of
which he was local manager at the
time of his death. He also was
member of the board. The income to
the First Congressional district from
his appropriations for rural free deliv.
cry, 100000; for maintenance CT the
soldiers home, $255,OO0, and for the
customhouse at Bristol, fish hatchery
at Erwin, United States court house
and postoffice building at Greeneville
and the Andrew Johnson national Gem
etery, an annual expenditure of $780,.
: 600, making total permanent income
annually of$916,O0O.
His Political Career.
On March 8, 1894, the name OF Wal
ter P. Brownlow was presented to the
Congressional convention assembled
at Morristown, for the purpose Of uom-
mating a candidate for Congress. Al
ter one hundred and forty-four ballots
he went down in defeat, but not de-
serted by his friends. Neither defeat
nor the seeming ill-will of events
shook their faith In his ultimate tri-
umph Their ardor was undampered
and their zeal undated. They believ-
ed in him and his ability to work for
the public good and without doubt
prepared to renew the struggle. The
speech of w. p. Gillenwaters placing
him in nomination was declared to be
a gross exaggeration, a yagary Of the
mind, mere play of words for polit-
icai erect But his friends now look
back and see the prophecy. Then 1t
was a matter of faith, and now 1t is
a matter Of history.
In 1896 majority of the people Of
the First Congressional district es-
poused the cause Of Col. Brownlow,
and he was nominated and elected to
Congress. Every succeeding two
years he has been re-nominated and re-
elected, having no opposition whatsv-
or from his own party in 1902 and
1904. Nearly seventeen years have
lapsed since his friends FIRST boldly