The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
CARMACK At
MURFREEFBOR
eENAToR is GIVING A RoUSlNG
RECEPTION BY HIS SUP
PoRTERS.

MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, April IA.
senator Edward w. Carmack was
received with open arms today by MS
supporters in this county, all OF whom'
who could possibly get to town, were
IN hand early to assist in making MS
reception a grand success.
The day was all that his most ar
dent admirer could have hoped tor'
and a long parade composed q ABOUT
$50 voters, 269 boys and youths 10
ladies and little girls, being made up
Of 40 horseback riders, OF men ana
bovs and 12O wagons, buggies ana
other vehicles, escorted him up anu
around town.
AS soon as Mr.. Carmack alighted
from his train he was escorted TO a
surre,. and together with Squire Ben
Johnson, ex-Sheriff w. T. Smother
man and Thomas B. Lyle, was driven
Of the head of the procession through
the streets of the city, being Justify
cheered all along the route by nun
dreds of his supporters. the panu
nlaved inspiring music, and Gen. H.
: Fl. Norman, late Adjutant General Oh
of the state. and a soldier of renoWn,
: was the Chief Marshal, while Capt.
L Thomas M. King another grizzled vet
. eran of the Confederacy, had charge
of a company of about twenty-sM ola
soldiers, who were the Senator'S bod
% yguard.
&c The court house bell and steam
. whistles We'd with the band In max
~ ine music for the stirring occasion.
There were a number of flats In tne
narade. among them being donkey
- :" with a cover over it, with blazing let
- ters in red, "Your Bob" One trans
% parancy was a picture of Gov. Taylor
~ STYLED the "Juggler, representing MIN
~ Juggling with three demijohns, repre-
senting prominent distilleries in the
~ state. Others were: Booker TEDDY
" Washington Don't Like Him." "H'
~ Stands for the Moral Side" Lest W.
Forget. as Bob Did," "He Has Neve
=, shown the White Feather" Wh'
stabbed Gen. George Dibrell?" 81
- Down. Baldhead" 'Who Killed Cocl
H Robert, Carmack," can April Fool WI
be Wise by May" Excuse U.s. Ra'
fms" Gle Won't Pledge His Prime
orc pies for Patronage" Hot shot froi
old Cannon" Old Cannon is Lcale
for Rastus," 1--WE Prefer Red Hair I
None at All" "Carmack Forgets hi
- Enemies, Taylor His Friends An
10 the Red Hair Never Fell" state
man VS.. Clown" Your Bob and II
Dan" "Taylor's Principles, Those tn
. Sound Best" "Han Ellis, Ward OF DC
TAYLOR" "Old Bates Widow En1or
:, Him. 1--WE Want Carmack, Not X
: venge" and others of SINH ar n
a. ture.
linn Avent drove a float represel
= /. ing a fighting main, and in it we
- two fighting cocks, one represent
Carmack, the victor, and the oth
~ Taylor, the vanquished.
- soule College had two bands WACO
filed with young ladies, and the MOI
ey School was out in full force :"
a their rousing yells. There were
number of people from other count
observed in the parade, ana beuIo
Williamson, Davidson, Wilson, Col
and Cannon counties had represen
+ivoe here some Of whom participa
in the parade.
The Senator was driven to the HaN
House. where he is being entertain
-. and spoke to an audience OF l'zoV
500 people at the Opera House, {
again serNaUiVeiS e''i-,'''e tho T.vlor
tons and white ribbons being well
.yT resented in town today. He MADE
Y o usual speech, poured hot shot IN
bis onnonent. and related the Dib
o re- incident and of his conversion
,,ool, Roosevelt into a democrat.
orob. thrusts were heartily enjoyed by
with followers
horse There were ooV PEI suns
,came in vehicles and horseback from
+ the the pixies in the eastern part OF
- the county. and 731 came from the t
- - tory from the southern, western
mined northern end of the county. IN
,;nf,1 conservative count, and incl
,.o1,on men. women and children, white
h1ook who came from the surro