The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-09-15
DIR. Carmack Not Yet Decid-
ed Upon His Course.

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L. w. Carmack has been sick with
typhoid fever for more than two
months now, to inquire after his
physical condition, and was permit
ed to pay a short social visit TO the
distinguished Congressman. He
found Mr.. Carmaek propped up in
bed, gradually accustoming him
self, as he said, to an upright posi-
ton before being allowed TO sit up,
a privilege he expects TO enjoy in
few days. Mr.. CaFmack said that
for a long time his improvement
was painfully slow, and that for
many days at time his condition
would seem to be at an absolute
standstill; but that for the last ten
DAYS he felt he had made more
progress than in the preceding four
weeks. While he is still quite weak,
he is gaining strength every day,
aud he says that his only trouble
now is that he cannot get enough to
eat.
Mr.. Carmack said that he had
been deeply affected by the sympa-
thetic interest displayed by his
frierds in the state, as shown by the
comments of the press and by let
tiers from every part of the state;
his friends in Memphis and the
Tenth District had been especially
sympathetic and solicitous, while
the people of Columbia and Maury
County had fairly overwhelmed
him with kindnesses. 81 feel" he
said, "that | especially owe last
ing debt of gratitude to my physici-
an, DIR. Forgey, who stayed by me
throughout my illness with such
painstaking fidelity, keeping close
and constant watch upon my case,
aud instantly noting the slightest
change of symptom or condition.
To his skill and close attention, l
feel that am very largely indebt-
ed for my recovery. But, after all,
| believe / owe more to my wife
than to any and all persons. In
spite of the repeated warnings of
and others, who feared
that her sleepless watching would
end in utter breakdown and col
lapse, she was hardly away from my
bedside for a single hour during all
the critical period of my illness, and
do not think she slept two hours
of the twenty-four. And yet she
has come through it ali without any
apparent impairment of her health
Or strength.
"Well," continued Mr.. Carmack,
sit has been a somewhat long and
weary siege that l have passed
through, and | am glad to believe
hat the end of my Imprisonment is
now at hand. l came to Columbia
20 spend ten days, and l have been
lere already about ten weeks"
The Herald representative then
,entured upon the heretofore forbid
len subject of politics, and called
Mr.. Carmack's especial attention to
publication in the Nashville Amer
can some days ago from its Wash
ngtOn correspondent, in which an
Tennessee Democrat 1
vas made to put Mr.. Carmack down
S candidate for Governor, while
iov. McMillen was given a clear
eld for the senatorial race.
Il do not know" said Mr.. Car {
mack, "what has been going on in
olitics since l have been shut up
within these four walls, but l do
now that nobody has a right to Y
ispose of me, or assign me any t
articular place in the programme,
'ithout by knowledge or consent. :
'obody is authorized to say that l 5
ill not be a candidate to succeed e
enator Turley in the Senate. That t
a question which | will decide for
lyself, of course after comforting
18th and taking the advice of my
'iends from different parts of the n
ate. When l have decided upon II
y course, / will announce that s.
ecision myself" +,
Mr.. Carmack's attention was al g
, called to an Associated Press dis N
ltch, which stated that he had y
cen honOred with the single invita- l
on for Tennessee to speak at the S
-eat Dallas, Tex, gathering of y
lie Democratic clans, and he re-
led that if his health would per- d
it he would accept the invitation, &C