The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-24
GUBERHsT0nIAL CANDIDATES
SPEAK At JOHNSON CITY
Continued from First Page

NIOulAuuEQ lIAm First EdEE-l
covered substantially the same ground
that had been formerly gone over. He
was hoarse and spoke with some ef-
fort and had been speaking for some
time before his supporters grew en-
thusiastic. He referred to the sup
porters Of his opponent as the ravens
Of discomfort; he declared that the
primary plan was fair, and again
eulogized Murray and Brandon. He
said that Mr.. Carmack seemed to
think that he controlled every man he
appointed to Office and asked, Does
the senator think that because 1 ap-
point a man to the supreme court that
| control that court If he does then
he is an anarchist" And his sup
porters cheered. Touching upon the
temperance question, the governor
ayerred that although he doubted the
expediency and effectiveness of pro-
hibition in as large city as Knox
vile, he had signed the bill to abol-
ish the charter of that city because
the people wanted to abolish saloons"
Analyses Primary Plan.
Governor Patterson analysed the
primary plan adopted by the commit
tee, declaring that it was direct pri-
mary, and that it could not have been
a statewide affair like Carmack want
ed, because the state convention had
instructed the committee against such
plan, and that attacks upon this
primary were attacks upon the or
ganization and upon the action of the
democratic party. The governor said
that his opponent need not worry
about having to decline the nomina-
ton, because that would never be nee
essary. daughter and applause.)
Again and again the governor moved
his hearers to applause, and brought
tears to the eyes of some, when he
described his visit to the penitentiary,
and the release of the consumptives
and the boys, and with dramatic eff
feet declared that he would continue
to pardon boys sent to the peniten-
tiary.
Governor Patterson closed with a
beautiful tribute to the women of Ten
nessee, and Senator Carmack in the
opening paragraph Of his speech |
caught the crowd by turning this point |
to his advantage. After the senator
had been accorded a splendid ovation |
he opened by saying:
Il have often wished that | was as
as the governor. Loving the
ladies' of Tennessee three times as
much as he does, find that cannot
say one-half the beautiful things about
hem that he does. However, there
Is one thing that | would add to the
tribute which he has paid to the good
of this state, and that is there
IS not woman in all Tennessee who
loes not go upon her knees every
hight and pray that the last saloon
nay be banished from the borders of
Ter state" This statement woke the
echoes it was the most effective
hrust of the debate, and seemingly
he whole audience joined in the
cheering, which continued for several
seconds. While the governors ex-
,lanation of his temperance records
lad been received with Indifference,
very statement made by Mr.. Carmack
IN this vital issue was cheered to
he very echo. p
The senator again scored another
oint that aroused his hearers when /
e said: Governor Patterson is will /
lg to take a nomination for the high j,
st Office in the gift of the people from I
minority of the democrats of the ]
tate, but he is not willing to abolish |
single saloon without a majority i
ote of the people,"
Discussing the primary plan, Sena- S
1r Carmack made this point: "The s
overnor tells you that the people do
OF vote for delegates this is it, exactly, S
nd he boasts of the fact, that for the +
rst time in all history the people of q
ennessee are deprived Of the right to t
anne the delegates to the nominating I
and are denied all voice in t
Il