The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-05-11
SHELBY COUNTY
HEARS CARMsCK
SENATOR GETS : WARM WEI
COME AT MEMPHIS.-LARGE
CROWD GREETs HIM.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 9.-Before
an audience that packed the Grand OPP
era House from pit to gallery, Sena-
tor Carmack closed his West Tennes-
see campaign here tonight. The re-
ception given the senior Senator by
his fellow townspeople was cordial in
the extreme. The audience was not
only an immense one, but it was
thoroughly representative of the best
citizenship of Shelby.
The pride which the people of this
county feel in the achievement of their
distinguished citizen was fully attested
in the magnificent ovation which they
accorded Senator Carmack when he
appeared. The audience was thorough
ly in sympathy with the speaker, their
Partially for him being attested not
only by repeated and vociferous cheer
ing, but also by the thousands of red
feathers worn by the crowd. Proba-
bly, not less than nine of every ten
persons present, men and women alike,
wore the Shelby Carmack emblem,
red rooster feather having the Sena-
tors name thereon.
From the moment that Senator Car
mack was presented to the audience
by Mayor Malone, in a few brief but
eloquent remarks, to the end of his
speech, he held the close attention of
his hearers. Every reference to the
Senator's opponent, every point scor-
ed, was applauded. AS the Senator
proceeded his audience warmed up,
and when he reached his peroration
the crowd shouted itself hoarse in
demonstrations of approval.
Seated upon the stage were many
of the Democratic leaders of the coun-
ty, together with a large contingent of
prominent men from the counties of
the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Districts,
some of them coming all the way from
the Tennessee River to pay tribute to
the man whose public career they APP
prove. The Senator's speech was
along the lines of that delivered in
Nashville, but the speaker referred in
caustic language to ex-Gov. Taylor's
repeated Misrepresentation of his po-
sition. The Senator's declaration that
no statement of his had been sue
cessfully challenged during the entire
campaign brought forth probably the
greatest demonstration of the even
ing.
In answer to the Senator's query
if there was a man who believed that
he had maligned the farmers, the aud
fence with one accord shouted mo"
When the Senator dramatically de-
clared that he had no apology to offer
for his speech on the Indianola post
Office and summoned every drop of
white mans blood in the veins of his
audience for answer as to whether or
not they condemned his utterances on
the race issue, the cheering was re-
newed again and again. the demonstra-
ton lasting many minutes.
Carmack did not fail to pay his re-
spects to the lawless saloons and gam
bling houses. His sentiments met
hearty applause. A remarkable fea-
ture of the occasion was the fact that
at the end of the speech there were as
many in the house as when the Sena-
tor began two and half hours before.
From early this morning Senator Car
mack held a reception at the Peabody
Hotel, his rooms being thronged all
day with visitors, probably not less
than 1000 calling to pledge support.
The Carmack men here are bouyant
and the only question about this coun-
ty is the size of the Senator's majority.
Privately the Taylor men do not claim
the county. Carmack's majority is es-
timated at from 5000 to 10000
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