The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-18
BRANDON AS MANAGER.

Al IN
o-,ng 20 get Gen. William NJ. BRANDON
=, mover. to manage Pattersons cam
naign against carmack- obviously
mis- is a move on the part OF the PAT
terson forces TO obtain the support o.
che followers Of Senator Taylor ana
- counteract as far as possible the
49,, mon the followers ofthe Apostle
:, sunshine OF the Taylor-Carmack
meeting and the open espousal OF 'ne
latter's cause by Gen Harvey nan
nah The movement to induce bran
don to lead the Patterson forces ls aiso
Evidence Of the apprehension Wnicn
n Eel, in the ranks Of the Governor
"a a result Of the reported denecuon
of the Taylor guard.
That Brandon's selection as cAm'
naisu manager win not have the oe
.,red effect admits of little DOUBT
brandon has no claims upon the ray
Tor followers. At any rate he cannot
he expected to have that nnuence
Nth this element of the tennessee
nsmocracy necessary. to counteract
that which Harvey Hannah and others
Of the Taylor following are known 70
exert. Those who are familiar WIN
the political life Of Tennessee during
the past, ten years will readily aoIllt
4be force Of this statement.
Cen. Brandon's espousal OF Taylor .
canse in the last campaign was one
=, the direct and tangible results OF
the McMillin- Taylor alliance. Gen.
Brandon became Gov. Taylor's cam
naign manager because he was recos-
nized as probably the best equipped
member Of Gov. McMillin's old ma
chine who was willing TO follow the
Ex-Governor in his fight on Carmack
and into the camp Of his former poiiti'
cal foe, Senator Taylor.
Until he was selected to manage
Taylorss campaign for the SenaIe
prondon has never been recognized
az a follower of the former. In fac'
,p all the contests of the past ten
wears. with the exception alone OF tne
last. Brandon and Taylor had Deer
upon opposing sides. From the Tay
lor-Turley- McMillin contest in 1898 U
the Taylor- Carmack race in 1906 there
had not been contest for the Senat'
where Brandon and Taylor had made
common cause.
In the memorable contest TOT mar
ris' toga in the extra session OF 10y
between Turley, Taylor and McMll
lin Cen. Brandon was one OF I'M
active leaders of the McMillin forces
Az that time he was serving his sec
ond term as Representative iron
stewart county, and because OF nj
earnest advocacy Of McMillin ana nj
nrominence in the ranks of the TO
lowers Of the then Fourth Distrlc
Congressman, he was accorded IN
honor of placing McMillin's name pt
fore the Joint Legislative cause. RIO
TAX ballots Brandon voted for McMi
lin supporting him to the very las
although much pressure was Drougn
tn bear upon him to vote for Taylor.
For this devotion to his cause M
Mfllin rewarded Brandon when Tn
former became Governor. The forme
legislator was appointed adjutant gel
eral. Again in the contest Detwee
McMillin and Carmack in 1900, wnil
Taylor supported Carmack. Brando
was an ardent advocate of McMillin
election. Four years later In tn
fight between Bate and McMiliin, Ia.
lor and Brandon were again divides
the former being an earnest supportt
on Gen. Bate while Brandon again 9
poused the cause Of Gov. McMilin.
When Brandon became Taylor
manager in last years contest he su
ported the latter for the first time
his political career, and his suppo
is directly traceable to the McMiH
influence. In other WORDS brdnue
was q part of the old MeMillin m
chine or OF the assets Of the ex-Gove
nor, which he turned over to Taylo
Because of these facts 1t would !
dificult to see upon what hypothes
the Patterson leaders reason TN
Brandon's leadership Of their car
paign will arouse any enthusiasts
among the Bob Taylor legion
Doubtless Brandon will be able to e
tfuse d rev or the old attaches OF u
McMillin machine, but they are
ready In Patterson's camp, and 1t
difficult to imagine any good reast
why the Democrats who made Pate
sons fight in the last campaign shou
be ignored in the selection OF ma
ager and another chosen who was n
then conspicuous in their RANK