The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-06
cARMAcK is GAINING.

DIX d6Og fSlJ uIduy VI Iul
Carmack's best friends in Tennessee
thought he was leading a forlorl
hope; but believing that his cause wa
just aDd txat it would be ignoble IL
him to quit the race in the face Of thu
false accusations that were being
made against him, they were willing
to make the fight and to die in the
last ditch with him. The first hurt
ing charge he had to overcome was
that he was party to the Frazier
rape of the senatorship. That was
an outrage, and the people were nat
urally indignant; but they werc soon
convinced that Mr.. Carmack had moth
ing to dc with it; absolutely nothing;
and right then the tide that had set
in so strong against him, was checked.
Mr.. Taylor in the meanwhile had been
-clamoring for a hearing before the
people. and threatening how he would
make the red hair" fly; but when
Mr.. Carmack challenged him to Joint
discussion all over the state, he
backed down. We do not say it Of
fensively, but simply as a recorder of
facts. He backed down; and from
that very moment his lines began to
waver. And then Mr.. Taylor began
to make foolish excuses, and insincere |
excuses, which served to discomfort |
his friends; until finally the people
began to ask themselves the question
%'why?" Taylor has served his party
well; so has Carmack. Taylor is a
fine speaker; so is Carmack. We like
Taylor; we like Carmack 1t Is the
custom of the party to give the en-
dorsement of a second term; why
should we violate that party custom? {
Carmack reflects credit upon the state 1
and the South, why should we turn g
him down. Carmack has the Office
Taylor wants it, why should we take 1
it away from one to give it to the f
other? Would we want Taylor treat a
ed that way? And as oft as they be- a
gan to answer these questions, men
who had started out under a misap- "
prehension of the facts, for Taylor, W
we're honest fair and courageous ly
enough to say mo, that is not the fc
light and fair thing to do, and / will al
lot do it." UNTIL gradually at first, al
he tide began to turn; then the Car m
mack people began to be hopeful til
low they are becoming confident ra
They hear every day and from is
such reports as these: he
Gentleman from Williamson county I'll
Who favors the Herald with visit ed
yhen he comes to Columbia, told us ar
asst fall that his district, he feared, ov
yas hopelessly for Taylor. He told fa'
S last Monday that it was safely two =.
} one for Carmack. He further said ~
lat in another district in Williamson
hich has heretofore been conceded
Taylor by two to one, is now con-
sded to Carmack by two to one. He
lrther said, that whereas at first the
armack men conceded Williamson y
,unty to Taylor, now the Taylor men j
any of them at least, were conced i
g the county to Carmack. He e. 4
essed the opinion that Williamson
unity would give Carmack $50 ma
rity. Some of the Carmack men,
said. thought it would be larger.
A drummer who was here was
ked about the senatorial race. He
piled that the drummers were max n
? so many exaggerated statements
out it that he had become disgested q
d stopped talking about it except
len asked to. He was a friend to
TIL the candidates he said, and not
partisan of either. ] thought in the
that Mr.. Taylor had been
1ly treated, and that l would vote
him: but l am "a huns
y" on that question now.
also thought in the begin i
g that Mr.. Taylor would have +
ted that it will be by the skin of O
teeth. Four months ago l thought
FLOR would carry West Ten
see by at least two to one; now
not think anybody doubts, who /.
TVS the situation, that Mr.. Carmack
carry West Tennessee by a hand
lie majority. l have never in my A
seen such a radical change in pub
sentiment since his campaign in
5tyicgAy, of tho ctafa
certain Maury county boy, part
those territory is West Tennessee,
whose father and mother and kith -