The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
Tennessee. CongTessman's
Long Service Ended
POLITICS IN CONFUSION
Browniow's Death Opens Up fractional
Fight for Control Of Republican
Party I'm the Mountains
of Tennessee

Johnson City. Tenn, July S.--Congress-
man w. p Brownlow died here tonight
at 7:2o o'clock of Bright's disease.
Mr.. Brownlow was 90 years old. He
represented the First Tennessee district
seven terms in succession and had been
nominated for another term. He made
a record, SURPRISING all other congress-
men from the south in point of achieves
ments in the way of appropriations for
his district. His death will result In a
state of political confusion and a struggle
is looked for between the Brownlow and
Evans republican factions. Mr. Brown
low leaves widow and five children.
The funeral Of Colonel Brownlow will
be held at the Soldiers Home at 10
o'clock Monday morning and the body
will be buried there. The details of the
funeral will be arranged tomorrow.
Mr.. Brownlow held his organization
together in spite of determined factional
opposition and more than once was elect
ed over two other candidates.
While 1t now appears certain that Sam
uel R. Sells will be the choice of the
Evans faction to succeed Mr.. Brownlow,
1t is yet to be determined who Of the
Brownlow faction will most likely be
tion spoken of are Judge McHerierson OF
Sewer county, Judge Hal Haynes OF
Bristol, j. w. Howard, postmaster at
Greenville; Daniel c. Swaub of Claiborne
county and several others. 1t WAS ru.
mored that District Chairman A. l.
Shipley and former Postmaster A.. b.
Warren of Bristol, the latter life
long friend of the congressman. may
become candidates. ~
Walter Preston Brownlow was born in
Abingdon, Va, and had just passed his
sixtieth year. Starting at the age Of
10 years to earn his own way. he was
without schooling.
In his youth he was timer, and later
In life became locomotive engineer on
the old East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railway. His first work in the
newspaper field was as q reporter on the
old Knoxville Whig and Chronicle, his
uncle. Williab G. Brownlow, being the
editor of that paper. In 1875 he purchased
the Jonesboro Herald and Tribune and
| had owned that property ever since He
was q delegate from the First Tennessee
district to the national republican con-
ventions Of 1880. 1896 and 1900, and was a
delegate from the state at large in 1884
and 10 years later. In 1880 he was chair
man of the campaign committee in the
First district and two years later was
elected a member of the republican state
committee In which capacity he served
eight years and during two of these years
hc was chairman Of the committee. In
1881 he was appointed postmaster at
Jonesboro. but resigned before the end
of the year to become doorkeeper Of the
nation House of Representatives Of the
Forty-seyenth Congress. Following the
building of the National Soldiers home at
johnson City he was elected a member
Of its board of governors. He was
twice the republican nominee for United
States senator. In 1908 he was elected a
member of the national congressional
committee. His initial term as congress-
man was in the Fifty-frst Congress, and
he was elected seven times in success
sion.
Colonel Brownlow Is survived by his
wife and FIVE children. The children are
two sons. William and Walter. and three
daughters, Mrs. c. e. Hacker of Wash
tington. Mrs X. M. King of johnson City
and Mrs Mark Pritchett of Jonesboro.
Mr. Brownlow accumulated money
steadily and left a valuable estate