The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-10-04
CARMACK ANNOUNCES his
CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR
SENATOR AT LAST YIELDS TO PRRsS.1RR Rpo,e
- DEMOCRATS TO ENTER CONTEST
AGAINST PATTERSON.
WILL DEMAND GENERAL PRIMARY TO mAks re ,,o...o.
y LATER WILL GIVE oUTA FULLER STATEMENT
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Senator Edward Ward Carmack viii
be candidate for the Democrat,
nomination for Governor. At last tn,
Senator yielding to the unsolicited de
mand that has come from all sections
OF the state, has broken the silence
and in short but characteristic in
terView here Saturday he authorized
the announcement that he would enter
the contest. The Senator coupled
this declaration with an emphatic de.
mand for general primary to make
the nomination.
The Senator's announcement is
brief, but it is thoroughly characteris-
tic OF the man. When he speaks he
always does so in language that is
plain and unmistakable. There is no
equivocation, but a straightforward
declaration OF mis- intention to make
the race for the nomination.
Il have told every man who asked
me that l would be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor"
said Senator Carmack, this morning
when told that the people were grow
ing impatient for public statement
of his intentions. Il have not seen
the necessity for any formal declara-
tion through the newspapers at this
stage.
Later shall probably make fuller
statement with respect to my candi-
dacy, but for the present, in view of
the general Impotence for some def
finite public announcement, will sim
ply say that shall offer myself to
the Democrats OF Tennessee as their
candidate for Governor and shall in
sist that the people themselves make
this nomination in a general Demo
cratic primary"
This was all there was of the an
but, as stated by the Sem
ator, at some date in the near future
he will make fuller statement, in
which he will give out his views upon
the questions at issue in Tennessee at
this time. When the Senator speaks
on that occasion every man, woman
and child IN the state viii know his
platform, and they WIN also know that
be means every word that he says.
This announcement can be accepted
rs the opening Of what will no doubt
be one of the most interesting cam
oaigns in the history of the State. The
Patterson forces will not yield without
| struggle While many of them con-
,ede that the administration has prov
N unpopular and the people are in re- ;
.olt because of untitled pledges, great
eliance is placed upon the power of
he machine. It is admitted by the {
of Senator Carmack that
he administration has built up pow. I
rful and corrupt machine, but the
emand of the people for reform has I
cen so persistent as to leave little
r no doubt Of the outcome.
1t is expected that in the coming Il
ampaign Patterson will have the ac-
I've and powerful support of the rail- T
pads and other special interests, and u
lso the corrupt liquor power. On the y
ther hand Carmack will have the !.
lmost solid support of the temper
nee element and of that powerful y
ointment which Is in revolt against =
lie domination of the state by the =
,ecial interests. With a general y
rimary there is no doubt of the re-
lit. Il
Interest now centers in the action
the state committee on the demand
Carmack for a primary. Patterson
IS pledged himself to the primary
an. Two year sage he denounced
o committee all over the state be- A
use It did not order a primary. This
ne however, he fears primary, but
is believed that the pressure Will
So great that he will direct his
achine to yielS and order general n,
imary. =,
There is little or no doubt that Car -
,ck will ask Patterson to meet him -
the stump. Whether or not such =
challenge will be accepted is also -
interesting topic Of discussion. In ~, IT,
former campaign Patterson had a =, ~
eat deal to say about Cox not meet q,
, him in debate and is on record as Az
roring a joint canvass. He has -