The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-24
CARMACK'S ELOQUENCE
THRILLS MIGHTY AUDIENCE
SENATOR CARMACk RECEIVES THE GREATEST PER
SONAL TRIBUTE EVER PAID PUBLIC
MAN IN TENNESSEE.
Able Brilliant He Wins the Pronounced Applause
of the Audience at the Opening of His Campaign
in the Vendome Nashville.

large number we're standing. The
third gallery seats were all taken, and
| for the first time IN many days many
of the seats in the r DOS" we're occu-
pied by the best citizenship of the city.
number of ladies finding other seats
uuo btalnable going to the second gal
lery. The appearance of Senator Car
mack was the signal for the first dem
OnstIation of the evening, ana he re-
celvod a rOuslng reception; but the
applause at this time was hardly to be
compared win that which came dur
ing his remarks as he warmed to the
subject and threw the full force of his
magnetic personality into his words,
fairly electIitying his hearers.
ECHO FROM SHELBY.
At 730 O'Clock many of the out-of-
town friends of Senator Carmack gath
cred at the Maxwell House, and, pre-
coded by the Industrial School Band,
marched to the theater; conspicuous IN
this crowd we're the representatives from
Shelby and other extreme West Tonnes
see counties, who carried handsomely
inscribed banner bearing upon it the in :
scription "Old Shelby is All Right. :
The entrance of this delegation in
the auditorium provoked much enthu-
siasm, which was fed by the rendition
of Dixie by the band.
Promptly at o'clock Senator Car
mack appeared and after the band
had played one number he began his
speech without any formal introduction.
For more than two hours the Senator
held his auditors, only those few de-
bO y I'D m fOh no 40 ar To
nessee train at 10 O'Clock.
Senator CarmacK brought the first
storm of applause when he referred to
the failure of his competitor to meet
him in d bate: with fine sarcasm the
Senator, looking over the vast crowd
facing him, repe 'ted the words of his
opponent that he had declined the joint
debate because he did not care to draw
crowds for Carmack to speak to The
Senator's references to the enemies of
Senator Bate, who were now trying 70
encomp pass his defeat because of his
friendship for him In life, met with
hear ty applause.
RECORD AS SENATOR.
One of the telling points OF Senator
Carmack speech was the statement
that, although there we're many sins of
omission ana commission OF which he
had doubtless been guilty ia public life
which we're discsrnible to the naked
eve of the average individual, not one
Of the On could be found through = mi
croscope by his opponent who had 10
d0rsed his course IN Congress by de
claring that there we're none bu' per-
sonsl issues between them. Senator
Carmack' defense OF his course In the
Senate, and his declaration that he was
not sent TO Washington to barter away
the patronage OF the office at the sacri-
flee OF principle, and his reference to the
changed attitude Of the President upon
the race question, his love of peace
now where formerly he had taught the
bloody doctrine OF war, concluding with
the statement that ne appauded and
approved the present course oflthe Pres
ident, was warmly received. In his
statement Senator Csrmack brought the