The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-03-30
CARMACK CALLED
TO WASHINGTON
PARTY ASSOCIATES WANT HIS
JUDGMENT AND AID.
WILL RESPOND TO SUMMONS.
surmised That senator's Advice on
Pending Railroad Rate Regulation
is Desired-May Engage in Debate
on That Question While at Capital.

There was new turn in the Sena-
torial race Thursday when Senator
Carmack received a summons to go
to Washington for conference with
his acknowledgements of the Senate,
making it necessary Tor the Senator
to leave the State and the wonderful
campaign which he has been conduct
ing for reelection for pro5ably a
week or more. The summons to
Washington came in the form CT 9
telegram from Senator Tillman, the
Democratic Senator who is charged
with the duty of leading the fight in
behalf of railroad rate regulation. The
message was repeated by telephone
to the Senator at Dyersburg, and his
reply, as indicated by a special from
that place to the American, was char
acteristic of the man. Without hes
itation and notwithstanding the fact
that he has been in the midst of the
greatest demonstrations that have
been accorded him during the cam
paign, he promptly stated that he
Welded to the summons, and leaving
the contest in the hands of his friends
would go almost at once to the capital
city.
The telegram received from Sena-
tor Tillman at the Carmack headquar-
tiers and which was repeated to Dyers-
burg is as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March p,
1869. w. Carmack, Room 60 Max
well House Nashville. Tenn, When
can you come to Washington? Re
calling your agreement when you left
that you would return when needed,
| have conferred with party associates
and their desire is earnest for you to
come here for conference on matters
in which they want your judgment
and aid. Wire answer.
B. r. TILLMAN, U. S s.
While there is no intimation con
tanned in the dispatch regarding the
matters upon which a Conference is
desired, from the fact that Senator
Tillman is leading the fight in the Sen
ate for the enactment of railroad rate
regulation, it is inferred that the Sen
ator's advice and counsel upon this
question is desired. 1t was surmiset
in political circles that during his alb
sence in Washington Senator Carmacl
, will engage in the great debate in tht
Senate on the the railroad rate ques
ton, and should he do so his utter
ances will doubtless be read will
much interest by his constituents.
In the following special to the Amer
> lean from Dyersburg, Senator Carmacl
= states that he will be absent in Wash
ington for a week or more, after whicl
it is presumed that he will return a
once to this State and resume hi
campaign.
\ Senator Carmack today received
, telegram from Senator B. r. Tillmal
asking MIN 10 return 10 WdSuluSIO
e for a conference with Democratic Ser
l. ators in regard to the railroad rat
It regulation bill. Mr. Carmack ha
It wired Senator Tillman that he wi
IS leave Saturday night for Washington
d "Mr. Carmack said he would retur
2. at any time when called for. He sal
it he had been in correspondence wit
l. Senator Tillman since he left and ha
d been in close touch with the stu;
y ton there. He could not tell frol
n Senator Tillman's telegram exactl
how long he would have to be i
> Washington, but he thought he coul
reopen his campaign in week or 81
n Senator Carmack said he was Statistic
II to leave his cause in the hands of hi
W friends while he was at his post i
~ Washington"
H