The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-11-03
WRITES A SALTY LETTER
TO SENATOR FRAZIER
CHARGES LATTER WITH
POLITICAL TREACHERI
And That He Laid His Plans to
Succeed Senator Bate
Within An Hour
After TidingS of
His Death.

+ Ex-Gov. Taylor Saturday replied in
lengthy letter to Senator Frazier. He
attacks in a sharp manner trazIers
election and charges him and Senator
CaImack with collision, and denies
that he ever promised to aid Frazier
to succeed Bate.
He says: "All of these false charges
are based upon letter written by me
to Hon. Frank M. Thompson, a copy
of which | have, and Notwithstanding
this letter was private communica-
tiSn, it has evidently been placed at
the disposal and inspection OF yourself,
Senator CaIma;K and Others, RRG
garrled extracts from this letter have
been heretofore given TO the public as
proof or your cherges,
In reading this letter. In referring
to IT OF in publishing its contents you
violate rule of ethics which has con
tlolled the actions of gentlemen for >
thousand years.
II now assert that this letter doeE
not prove that which you have
0naTged against me. On the contrary
| assert that the letter is complete
refutation and in answer to the charges
which you have made l now assert
that l never In my life tried to induce
you to become candidate for the
United States Senate against Gen. Bate,
ana all did was to appeal to you IN
my anxiety to assist me and Others Al
the election of Gen. Bate.
~ only tried to bring you to hrs
active support, to accomplish which 1
even offered to sacrifice my own hopes
and ambitions, and went so far as e.
offer to yield to you or to RichaIds0U
or to anybody our friends should select,
If the office of senator should become
vacant by death or resignation, tut
to my opportunities you turned deaf
ear
1T now appears that in the Confer
ences which we're held between Us and
othors as then supposed in honest
effort to elect Gen. Bate you were
conspirlng and plotting my political
death and planning your own political
fortune.
Gov. Taylor empatically denies the
statement of Senator Frazier TO the
effect that the latter did not ask aRF
one to support him or permit meet
ing of his friends in his interest before
the burial of the late Senator Bate.
Gov. Taylor, on the contrary. makes
the direct charge that within an hour
after receiving the news of Senator
Bate death Gov. Frazier lieutenants
were busIly at work in his behalf and
were conducting members of the Gen
eral Assembly to his room where their
pledges of support were gratefully re-
ceIved.
1t is also alleged that within the
hour after receiving news of Senator
Bates death MI. Frazier had confer
ences. with the leading members OF the
upon the question of hrs
election to the Senate. 1t is tlso stated
that on the day oil Gen. Bates death
Senator Frazier, through his private
St cretaIy. summoned bis fritnos and
aprointees by telegraph and telephone
from variOus parts OF the state TO
Nashville, and that on that same day
many of them arrived and were seen
Oh the streets and in the hotel Hobbies
working In his behalf.
Probably the most interesting texture
If the letter is the direct charge that
Nj. Frazier's private Secretary offered
10 barter away certain pa ronage of tns
5CvernoT g office in order to secure
he votes of members Of the Legisla-
uIe. In this connection Gov. Taylor
ays "You certainly know that the
cover Of your administration and your
VT power to appointto Office was
potent factor in your nomination for
senator.
1T is also true that you, thIOugk
our friends, procured certificate Oc
be death of Gen. Bate from the
Jounty Court Clerk Of Davidson Coun-
Y, before, the remains arrived In
Sashyllle. and before the officer max
ng out said certificate had viewed the
emains OF knew OF the death of Gen,
Bate, EXCEPT what he learned througt
umor; that you did this In order that
ne election for United States Senator
night be brought about at an eaIiiG
ate than would have been possible
nder the Constitution if the officer
Who exc cuted said certificate had waited
o view with his own eyes Gen. Bates
smains before executing said .certih-