fˈaɪnəli, wɪððə stˈeɪt lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚ stˈɪl ɪn sˈɛʃən bˌʌt stˈɪl dˈɛdlɑːkt, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɑːʃjuːə klˈeɪtən ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd dʒˈɑːnz tə fˈɪl ðə sˈiːt ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
Finally, with the state legislature still in session but still deadlocked, Governor Joshua Clayton appointed Johns to fill the seat on March 19, 1794.