The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-08-11
is OUR BOB CRAWFIsHING7


machine, - OF which he was a part,
and to the "bosses, of whom he was
one.
AS usual, last winter Gov. Taylor
was a candidate tor the Senate; and
usual he vas defeated. He was de-
feated because he had promised himself
RI snnport MIR. Frazier, in case OF the
death of Senator Bate, and had advised
his friends to do likewise. And they
took him at his word and did likewise
while he forgot his word and dld
otherwise. That was why he was de-
feated, and how he was defeated. But
he did not think so; and so he swnre
in his wrath and proudly boosted that
if he could get a hearing before the
people, it would be all over with any
rash, importunate who might dale 10
contest the honor with him. lIay'
Blanche and Sweetheart took it up ana
all over the State you could hear tire
cry give Bob Taylor chance before
the people.
So general and loud became this cry
from the Taylor camp, that Mr.. Car
mack. who was occupying the chair
MI. Taylor coveted, said certainly
if the people do not want me to occupy
+h,s chair. do not want it. | am
willing and anxious to go before the
neople in Joint debate with any man
who NAV aspire to this office, and 1t
will be my pleasure to submit to their
will"
Ana everybody thought that was
giving Bob the chance of his life; the
opportunity he had SO long pinned Tor
But was it?
Instead of that; instead of possessing
his soul with a little patience until
The nroper authority could regularly
call the primary and fix the date anu
rules to govern; instead of going petoie
the people IN straight election as ne
has so often protested desire to do'
what has he done? Gone deliberately
hack TO the old way of holding county
p,,mar,es and 1nstructing by counties
virtually throwing the election wnele
Il hos sIwHvs been, and where the con
stitutlon provides that 1t shall De- ID
the legislature and where 1t would
have re named, without any confusion
or complaint, except for the effort OF
Mr.. CaImack to satisfy the demanus
and cure the complaints of Mr.. Taylor
What Is that but crawfishing?
Why should senatorial primary De
held this year. any more than guoer-
material primary should he held TINS
vearY The Governor takes his seat
several months before the Senator does.
Why should the peop pie be asked fifteen
months IN advance of the coHstitu-
t,onal time of his election, who they
wan, for Senator? But above all, why
should Mr.. Taylor. who has been hon
ing so to submit bis claims to state
urinary, now jump the track at the
starring place, and begin to take snap
action IN counties where he happens to
be strongest; showing IN effect, atter
all his protestations, that he not only
wants to go back to the old way, but
actually gets so stampended that Se
must take snap Judgment upon me
State Committee and the party at large,
IN order to get back quick, and make
practically impossible a State oena-
torlaI Primary. For, of course II some
of the counties hold county primaries
and thereby take themselves out OF the
State primary, it will make such great
confusion as to render practically I'M
possible State Primary.
1t looks very much as If the Cover
nor was crawfsning. And if he is not
stampeded, he is most. One thing is
plain beyond the peradventure of a
doubt and that is that he does not
intend to meet CaImack on the stump.
IT A,t-a no 1a~ioIot1vn waV