The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-06

the isthmian canal commission, Tor II
was on this mission that the delega-
tion went to the White House. The
President said he was clad to consider
carefully any recommendation thu
Tennesseans had to make.
ALI of a sudden the Rooseveltlan lrt
fiared up He hissed through hi
teeth, as the story goes;
"There is one member of your dele
CATION that would see in he'll before
would do anything for him.
He after wards modified the word tf
hades.
The delegation was placed in a
rather awkward position and some EN-
barassment ensued.
NO NAME CALLED.
Although President Roosevelt die
not call Senator CarmacK by name II
IA we'll known that he made reference
to him. Senator Carmack gave the
following statement to your corresp- nc
dent tonight:
"If the President referred to me,
as | am informed he did, In this man.
ner, 1t was entirely gratuitous. as
have never asked him for a favor ano
have not even annoyed him with my
presence at the White House. have
spoken very plainly of the President 6
official conduct, but always with the
respect which | think should be shown
10 the high office, no matter what may
be the character of the man who fills It,
I intend to deal with it just al
plainly in the future, whenever | have
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to any favors the President may have
to show.
Senator Carmack characterized
President Roosevelt s reputed utterance
as ''chlldish ebulition Of bad taste.
From interviews tonight with those
present at the time OF the interview
1t seems that the President used the
word "hades' instead of 'hell. "
Representative Sims, who was
among those present, says:
1.-THE President was speaking in the
most glowing terms of Tennessee-hel
history and the men she had produced.
He seemed to be most enthusiastic
over the State. l was not standing
next to him, but | heard the wolo
'hades' used. l am sure he did not
say hell. He did not say to whom he
referred. -
Others who were present say he used
the word "hades. Presi dent Roose
velt tonight denied that he used the
words attribut to him and also
that he referred to Carmack
Friends of Representative Richard
son, of Tennessee. today launched well
defined movement to have him named
as acandidate for Vice President on the
democratic ticket of 1904. The mat
ter was discussed with much interest
about the Capitol. and the suggestion
was regarded favorably by many. Rep
resentative Moon, of Tennessee, is au-
thority for the statement that major
ity of the members of Congress would
be for Maj. Richardson.
It IS the announced intention OF Maj.
Richardson not to ask the Democrats to
make him their leader in the next
House. He will likely send in his
resignation before the close OF the
next session Of Congress. Maj. Rich
ardson has chosen this course on &C.
count of the arduous Masonic duties
that have been entailed upon him.
In behalf OF the suggestion made that
he be placed on the Democratic Presl-
dental ticket, it is urged That the
South has been too long neglected by
the Democracy, although it constitutes
the backbone of the party. 1t is
further argued that Maj. Richardson s
long public service and his wide &C
quqintance with the leading public
men of the nation would 20 long
way toward securing this honor for
him. His high RANK as Mason
would unquestionably draw considHra-
Bile support. He is an Confederate
officer.
AGGRERSSIVE FIGHT.
During the last few days of this ses-
sion Representative Richardson, as the
floor leader of the minority, has had,
perhaps. the most aggressive fight in
his Congressional experience. seeking
to hold the Republicans in check and
to hold the Republicans in session
until they are forced to legislate on
matters of vial interest to the country.
Whoever may head the Democratic
r,cket the friends of Mai. Richardson