The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-17
CARMACK ADMIRERS
WERE NUMEROUS.
Tonnessean Will Not Soon be For
gotten at the Capital-His Tilt
With Tillman.


alike that some day he would return
60 the senate. which he adorned such
as some of the great senators of for
mcr days, when Calhoun, says
Washington dispatch to the Columbia
State, Webster, Clay, Haync, He'll
ton and Il few others were the great
figures OF the time, overshadowing
Che fame Of even presidents. Car
mack had he remained in the senate
would have ranked with these in the
opinion Of not Il few in the capital
city. The venerable Senator Morgan
Of Alabara. who served so long in
the senate and who was noted for his
unbiased Judgment Of men us well as
OF questions, declared before he died
That Carmack was the most brilliant
man he ever knew.
lie was a striking figure in the
senate at Ill times. Rather tall and
well built, though neither bulky nor
hl" in any sense physically. he al
ways carried himself straight. but
with the appearance always of per-
Feet naturalm"S~, never stiff. lie held
his shaggy head. with lis rnmanc>-
Vn" face. lnr2" prominent nose. red
hair in a l"mral"ur. high in air. but
II" ono who ever saw it thought for
on" moment thai il WAS not born that
way. llr used ln sit ON the rear row
I'm l1,,,,, -. ~
ate chamber, lust behind Bailey and
Tillman. He had way Of chewing
mclhin"--l"bacco. suppose
nearly all tI" time. and he would Of
len spit into Il rnSpidnr near him.
When some Republican senator would
max" statement which in any WAY
reflected upon ihc South or claimed
l"" much f"r H." Republican party,
'a'1na"k would rise up in his seat.
say something. which. in Just abort
thr"" sentences. N"nll tear the vcr,
hide off thr Republican senator. stick
l'lS hands into his pnrkrt. reach owe,
Mna spit into the cuSpidor and walk
"i' OF the chamber. knowing fun
well as he did that the Republican
had no reply. As he would stride
Nut Of the senate chamber somehow
'li% lac" would seem little rcdlrr
and his red ''"muaduur would rise IN,
about two inches hiwhrr. but those.
VIII" were near rnuU"h to see his eve,
would notice thai they were emitting
iI,,Ii II Il
from the hri-h, blue centres. lIr wa ,
not smiling. for he meant what III.
>AIh. meant il from the very depths
ri his Snul. lie did NOT walk ont as If
&c W"nld avoid the Struggle, hnpclc =
~ II Wa ~ far Us getting votes was
r"nrrrnrd: l." knew he had the last
word. lie did no, make personal
S'ln"> al senators on the Republican,
SIDE. That waS not his way. II,
would sink" deeper down and cut t.
the corps of tn" policy being advocat-
Cd. not sraring those in general who
advocated II, seeming to rrcornizc
that the Republican senators who sat
There III the chamber with him were
seat there - alv"ratc what they did
but Nirnlrntlv throwing into their
,"rlh I've 'alSrMr>< and thr ba.nnt
OF their position.
Respected on Both Sides.
A. = natural rnn>r,,lrurc Of hi,
course. though thc Republicans nf
ten fr!t III" rtin"in" rntS Of Carmork
thcN respected him. all Of those who
hHd any rnnho"d 1T oil. and most nt
thrm had. nrt alone for his inwrrinn
ability. bat for his evident honesty
and sincerity in all he said.
tarmark won the respect of IN,
Republicans Of the house when h,
flrSt cam" to congress in a very No
"uilnr way. which has no parallel il,
ahc history of congress. His sea,
was contested hv a Republican BY IN,
name Of Patterson. and the elections
committee of the house recommend
'%d the rll$cotin" Of Carmack and y,
$"Hllr" or Pat:crsn" n ,n whir:.
'":!h y large Re, lh an ma: a., ,
one seriously doubted wm,LI -,
through th" house. As the vote was
about to be put, Carmack arose and
secured The recognition Of the cI.ai,
For a speech in his own behalf. TIt
had not spoken before and he wa:
not known in the house. But in few
minutes he had the whole house lis