The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-09
BEHIND SCENES
EAST TENNESSEE
PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC EDITOR
TELLS ABOUT THE SEN
ATORSHIP.
TAYLOR SORE AT NEWSPAPERS.

W. Is III TIC CITY ILLS HOl hllS W at
tend a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Tennessee Press Asso
citation, of which he is a member. Mr.
Campbell is known as one of the most
intelligent and influential members OF
the journalistic profession in the
state. 1t will be recalled that two
days ago the Banner republished an
editorial from the columns of the Her
aid in which that paper reviewed the
senatorial situation in East 'Tennes-
see and took the position that Mr.
Carmack had got decidedly the better
in that grand division of the state.
The Banner yesterday evening con-
tanned paid card from Gen. Brandon.
manager of Governor Robert L. Tay-
lor's campaign, in which he sought to
make light of the editorial which had
appeared in the Herald. In this con-
nection Mr.. Campbell this morning
made the following signed statement,
which has been handed to the Banner
for publication:
Reply From Mr.. Campbell.
General Brandon rather broadly in
Inmates that the editorial in the Her
aid was written and paid for, as an
advertisement, by Mr.. Carmack or
some of his friends. The charge is
wholly false. wrote it myself with
out the shadow Of q suggestion from
Mr., Carmack, his campaign manager,
or any other person, and ii fairly sets
forth my view of the situation in East
Tennessee, and especially in Rhea
County. The insinuation which Gen.
Brandon makes is in keeping with
that which Gov, Taylor made at Madi-
sonville about the Madisonville Dem
ocrat.
THE whole truth of the business is
that Gov. Taylor is very sore at the
Democratic press of East Tennessee.
OF all the Democratic newspapers in
East Tennessee, / can recall but two
The Bristol Courier, edited by a
close relative of Gov. TayloA and the
Johnson City Comet, edited by a gen
tleman who owed his appointment as
Postmaster to Gov. Taylors influence
that are actively supporting Gov
Taylor in his campaign for the Sen
ate. 1t is fact known of all men in
East Tennessee that the Democratic
press of that grand division has been
and is vigorously supporting the can
didacy of Mr.. Carmack. Gov Taylor
has been exceedingly FESTIVE under
this fact. 1t is in such direct contra
diction to his boastful claim of super
Tor strength in East Tennessee that
he has for some weeks been showing
a spteful temper under the criticisms
which have been leveled at his can
1idacy.
Tile Democratic newspapers of |
East Tennessee have no grievance
against Gov. Taylor-of this l am GER
ain. know that / have none. We
wish him we'll: we regard him as a
ecturer of the very highest order, a
Prince OF entertainers; but we do not
'egard him as being in the same class
vitl Senator Carmack as a states
nan and a public man. We have not
leemed it our duty to sacrifice the
interests of the Democratic party, of
ne State of Tennessee and of the
south, In order merely to crafty a
,er3onal whim of Gov. Taylor
we look in every direction and see
hat the old Democratic rule of a sec
nd term to the faithful public of
Icial is being applied in our local
fices. 1t is conceded that Mr. Car
mack has been true to his trust in [
is first term-even Gov. Taylor adj
ats this-and we can see no good
eason for humiliating and disgrace
ng him merely to please Gov. Tay-
)r. The Democrats of East Tonnes
ee stood by Gov. Taylor when he '
1as a candidate for the denomination /
Or Governor. 1t is true that his first r
had been marked by 6
rrors, but he pleaded with his fellow 8
democrats not to humiliate him by /
efusing the usual endorsement. Most I
I the mountain Democrats stood by t
Inn to the end. The rule that was q
God for Mr.. Taylor in 1888 should be S
pplied to Mr.. Carmack in 1906. .|q
"There are some features of the sit
alton in East Tennessee which may 2
OF be thoroughly understood in Mid Il
lie and West Tennessee. There are
lirty-seven counties in East Tennes-
BE, and in three-fourths of them Re-
ublicans out number us. Wherever
ou go in East Tennessee. the Repub-
cans are shouting for Taylor. They y
ave made up at nearly every point y
East Tennessee where he has