The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-16
Turns Out En- MaSSe
To Honor CarmaCk.
THOUSANDS GREET THE SENIOR
SENATOR AND WOULD NOT
BE SATISFIED TILL THEY
HAD HEARD HIS VOICE.
TOWN DECORATED IN RED
Widest ENTHUSIASM EXISTS,
AND TAYLoR'S WARMEST
SUPPORTERS SAY THE
COUNTY Is SAFELY
FOR CARMAcK.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
FRANKLIN, Tenn, March 10
Williamson has never witnessed such
an enthusiastic outpouring of the
people as the magnificent gathering
which greeted Senator Carmack to-
day, and the town has literally gone
wild in its enthusiasm for the Senior
Senator Business houses, public
buildings, private homes, horses, bug
gies, men, women and children are
all decorated in streamers of red
bunting, and long before toe arrival
of the train from Nashville, Franklin
was crowded with people from not
only every district in old Williamson,
but with friends of Carmack from
Davidson, Maury and other counties
as well.
Many Of Williamsons stalwart soma
went to Nashville and came out In a
body with Senator Carmack. When
the train pulled in a great company
of cavalry, composed of both ladies
and gentlemen met the train an fol-
lowed the Carmack carriage in long
procession from the depot to the
court house, where the speaking was
to take place.
The square and streets leading to
it were packed with men, horses and
vehicles by this time, and it was with
some difficulty the Carmack party
reached their destination.
Arriving at the court house it was
found that every seat and every foot
of standing room was taken while at
least two-thirds of the crowd struggled
without avail for admittance.
Mr.. George H. Armistead, Mr.. Car
mack's campaign manager and a
prominent citizen of Franklin, adj
dressed the gathering and requested
that all citizens of Franklin withdraw
from the building and give their places
to visitors from distance promising
that Senator Carmack should stay
over tonight and address the people
of Franklin. The request was readily
granted and the delegation from
Maury, who went up this morning,
also gave up their places, thus admit
ting several hundreds, but there were
still many hundreds of the visitors
unable to gain admittance, and these
would not be satisfied till Senator
Carmack came out and made brief
address from the court house portico
to the crowd outside.
After Governor Taylor's appearance
in Franklin some weeks since, the
county was claimed by the Taylor
forces, and even Senator Carmack's
warmest supporters placed it in the
doubtful column. Today all is
changed and the Taylor people admit
that the county will go for Carmack.
while Carmack's friends are claiming
| it by an overwhelming majority.
This same story comes from all the
districts and is told by men VINO are
conservative and reliable in their
statements. One man who is never
rash in his statements, said he knew
of only one Taylor man in his dis
trict and had taken pains to inquire
carefully.
If Carmack is gaining ground in
other counties as rapidly as he has
gained in Williamson, and the reports
from many places show this to be so
his nomination is certain.
Such enthusiasm, such hospitality,
such a dsire to honor the man, to see
and hear him, has never been meas
ured out to any man in public life by
the people of Williamson as was
shown Senator Carmack today.