Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-25
PICTURESQUE Mr. CARMACK.
The Most Unique Character in the National Congress
Today


governor Of Tennessee on the Third
party platform He was the Alliance
candidate, but had been taken up by
the Democrats, Carmack resurrected
"Old" Pete Turney, the sage Of Win
chester" who had been IN practical re-
tirement politically as chief justice OF
the supreme court Of the state, rel
vitaliZed him TO some extent threw
him in to the campaign in opposition to
Buchanans sharp political methods
and secured the Democratic nomination
for him.
Buchanan ran as an independent
Carmack took the stump in Turnye's
place, and he riddled third partyism
until there was but little OF the doc
trine left. Turney was elected. II was
mainly at Caruacll's behest that Tur-
ney almost at the end Of his life, again
became a factor IN the politics Of the
state. 1t was a mistake, and two years
later, because of Turneys almost life.
less record as governor, the Democratic
members of the legislature We're forced
to canvass the returns Of the whole
state III order TO keep Henry Clay
Evans, now commissioner OF pensions,
from occupying the gubefnatoral chair.
Ii was necessary TO throw out several
counties in order to pull Turney
through.
Cqrmack In the meantime had been
writing heavy editorials on economic
questions. He was insisting that the
money question was a scientific ques-
tlon, and he scoffed at the lG 10 | dec
laration Of the Ocala platform He des
troyed the alliance. He arrayed all the
elements against him. He commended
Cleveland for sending troops into -
state OF Illinois during the Chicago
riots, denounced Debs and his crowd
as anarchists and disturbers OF thr
peace, and brought down upon his head
the condemnation Of the labor intel
ests all ever the country. lie became
involved III o newspaper controversy In
Memphis with Colonel W. a, COlliel,
then owner Of the Appeal Ayalanch,.
Challenges were exchanged Holly
Springs. Miss. was the meeting place.
Collier and his seconds We're there on
time. Carmack was arrested. lie gave
bond, chartered a special train ana
went hurrying 10 the field Of honor
But Golfers seconds claimed the time
limit. according TO the code, and there
was no duel. Now, mark the change.
The financial question broke out on the
country Ike a storm. Sixteen to-onr
was the Democratic shibOleth. Car
mack took up the fight lie was
forced to retire from Memphis Jour
nalism. Joseph Patterson, goldbug,
was representing the tenth district OF
Tennessee. Casey Young a man OF ma
ticndl iepute had tried TO defeat PAT
terson two years before. He failed
on the face OF the returns az least, car
mack's friends urged him tN run
against Patterson. He consented.
Every third party man in the tenth
congressional district came TO his res
cue. John II. Mcdowell a third party
leader, and whose character had almost
been destroyed by Carmack, made
speeches advocating Carmacks cleo
ton. The labor element supported him.
Debs wrote letters IN 10 the tenth dis
trict in spite OF vitriolic sayings car
mack had hurled at him when he was
I'm jail. Collier, who had gone 10 the
field OF honor to STAY the read-headed
editor. was on his campaign committee.
Carmack was elected, Patterson cried
fraud, and went before a Republican
house for q ylndicatlon OF his rights.
Carmack's brilliant but reckless de-
Tense won the admiration OF the Re-
publicans, and they concluded TO allow
him TO remain, IN spite OF the fact that
the committee on elections had reported
In favor OF Patterson. Four years later
Carmack was elected 10 the United
States Senate. Carmack has thrown
down the gauntlet 10 the louisiana
delegation on the tariff question, but
on the other question with reference
10 their right 10 their seats In Congress,
he will probably prove one OF the most
ardent, most forcibe and most pic.
turesques champions they will md
among the Washington statesmen'--
New Orleans Timss-Demoorst.