The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24

ing the reception given his opponent
The Carmack folks made an effort to
rally and reply with a counter demon
stration, but their efforts came to
naught. However, at the close of the
Governors speech and Senator Car
mack stepped to the front of the stage
he received an ovation such as it is
the pleasure of few men in public life
| to acknowledge.
Governor Antagonizes Temperance
People.
The speech of the Governor seemed
| to have thoroughly aroused every fol
lower of the champion of the temper
ance cause, for they rose, and that
means two-thirds of those present, as
| if by the formal command of a gen
eral and yelled, howled, beat their
chairs, waved handkerchiefs and
coats, and jumped in an ecstacy OF
Joy. The demonstration lasted exact
ly for one and one-fourth of a minute,
and it took thirty seconds more for
the presiding officer to obtain sur
ficient quiet to formally present the
speaker The formality called forth
another demonstration that lasted for
forty-five seconds by the watch. II
the demonstration when Patterson
arose to speak had been cordial that
given Carmack was fiattering in the
extreme. 1t marked him the popular
idol of the largest assembly that ever
gathered under one roof to hear
political discussion in Knox county.
The candidate who received the I'M
stinted and spontaneous approval of
that audience has place in the hearts
and affections of the county that is
going to make him a dangerous candi-
date, even under a bogus primary unit
plan.
Governor Displays Some Passion.
While the candidates conducted
themselves with propriety and there
were no unseemly incidents to mar
the debate, and both kept their tenn
Ders, there was much more tension
than at Chattanooga. Particularly
was this true of the Governors re-
joinder. He spoke with deep feeling
and displayed some passion in his re-
tort. 1t was evident that he had not
enjoyed the severe arraignment of his
administration, which he had received
at the hands of his opponent. This
was made manifest when he insisted
that Mr.. Carmack state more fully his
position on the liquor question, al
though the latter had made it very
plain that he was in favor of wiping
the whole business out of the State"
carmack At His Best.
Carmack was at his best. The can
ddates reversing the order in which /
they spoke, he had his full time in
which to reply to Mr. Patterson, and
he used it WELL Bringing into play
those great powers for which he is
in debate he proceeded
to utterly destroy the fabric of his
speech-that is he did this
according to the notion of his sup
Dorters.-and it must be admitted that
here was some reason for this claim.
The Senator utilized to the full his
fund of humor, ready wit,
quick repartee and keen and cutting
.etort His every thrust was that OF
4 trained debater. He used rapier.
He slashed with unerring aim into
every weak point in the armor of his
opponent. He lost no opportunity to
score where the defenses of his COM
1etitor were unprotected. With fine
sarcasm and cutting invective he ar
aligned the record of his competitor,
lie sought to dodge no issue, he con- {
,ealed nothing, but manifested from
he beginning to the end of the de- |
,ate a willingness to meet any issue
hat Nigh be raised. 6
Again. Gov. Patterson ignored the
challenge of Mr. Carmack to tell the
,eople whether or not he would ac- /
ept the nomination II majority OF !
he Democrats voted against him, al
hough the Governor certainly must
AVE discovered that from the ap- G
lause that greeted Carmack'c utter r
noes upon this point. he had raised b
n issue that is vital to the campaign. {
Relative Merit Of Speakers. \
Both candidates having opened and J
9th having closed the debates, the $
elatlve merits of the two as debaters d
an be judged Both have demon