sˈɛnəɾɚ wˈɪljəm dʒˈiː. bɹˈaʊnloʊ, baɪ ðɪs tˈaɪm ɐ ɹᵻvˈɪɹd fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ˈiːst tˈɛnɪsˌiənz, ˌɪntɚvˈiːnd ˌɔn θˈoːɹnbɜːɡz bᵻhˈæf, ænd hˈaʊk wɪθdɹˈuː, ɐlˈaʊɪŋ θˈoːɹnbɜːɡ tə kˈoʊst tʊ ɐn ˈiːzi vˈɪktɚɹi.
Senator William G. Brownlow, by this time a revered figure among East Tennesseans, intervened on Thornburgh's behalf, and Houk withdrew, allowing Thornburgh to coast to an easy victory.