The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-13
Judge E. D. Patterson writes FRI

Judge E. D. Patterson writes from
Hardin county that that county may
be safely counted in the Carmack col
umn. Another well-known gentleman
and well posted politician writing from
Wilson county, says the same of that
county. Another gentleman writing
from West Tennessee mentions five
counties in a group which he SAYS Alr.
Carmack will carry by sweeping ma
jorities. Maury county friends of the
Senator have been writing to friends
over the state to know something of
the situation, and without exception
they get better news than they eX-
pected. Judge Holding has been
down in the lower counties holding
court. He came home Saturday even
ing to spend Sunday with his family.
WAYNE, Lewis, Perry, Lawrence and
Hickman counties, each and all OF
them three months ago were counted
safe Taylor counties. Some of them
are still considered in the doubtful
column, but as an aggregate it is be-
ginning to, be admitted now that Car
mack will come out of these counties
with a good majority In this county
things are getting right. Not that
there was ever much If any doubt
about Mr.. Carmack carrying the coun-
ty but things are getting all right
now First, the best of feeling pre-
walls; nobody is mad at anybody; no
body is abusing anybody. Merits and
not dement's are being discussed, and,
as one man was heard to say today,
cit is a shame these two men should
run against each other; the people of
Tennessee do not want to vote against
either of them. 1t is toss up with
me as between them, but l am going
to vote for Carmack because he is a
county man." Another Taylor man,
and perhaps the most influential Tay-
lor man in the county, said, 81 will
help swell the crowd Thursday, end
will accept an invitation to a seat on
the platform For personal reasons l
will vote for Taylor, but l think Mr..
Carmack deserves the compliment of
most flattering crowd, and l would
greatly regret anything that would
tend to throw any obstacle in the
way" Another one said, 81 expect to
vote for Taylor, but l have no doubt
Carmack will carry the county by a
good majority, and | hope he will; it
being his home county, where his fam
lily spend most of their time, l think
it right that he should" And at
consultation of the Taylor men Mon
day, we are reliably informed that
they resolved that they would not wear
Taylor badges that day, or make any
demonstration of any kind to break
the force or mar the pleasure of the
occasion. Certainly they are to be
commended for this, and we are glad |
to see that so kindly a feeling exists I
in the breasts Of the Taylor men in
Maury county for the Maury county |
boy. We hope this good feeling Of
neighborhood and comradeship will .
sink deeper still into their hearts, and /
that they may be able to so further vet.
Both the candidates are democrats; /
both of them have rendered valuable
party service in the past. Maury coun-
ty, as has already been said would de-
light to vote for both of them. But
Carmack is the home man, and is ask
ing the reasonable and usual thing of
a second term endorsement. Is it
fair to huniiate him simply for the
sake of honoring another? Is it Just
to him to deny him the second term, i
for no better reason than simply to
give it to another? If they both have
claims to the honor of the office, is j
not the claim Of the one who has it, /
higher than that of the one who wants
1t? Take it to yourself, and how
would you answer that question So.
when all things are considered, we
think it is not unreasonable to say to
The Taylor men, come on back, boys
and let's all vote together for a
second term for the home man.