The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-06-05
Gov, BUCHANAN
FOR GARMACK
SUPPORTED PATTERSON TWO
YEARS AGO, BUT CAN'T DO
so AT THIS TIME.
GOVERNORS BROKEN PLEDGES
senator is The Real Friend Of
The Former Says Rutherford
Countian.

countian.
Ex-Governor John P. Buchanan
who was al one time a supporter o.
Governor Patterson, is now and has
been for some time past, one of the
most ardent admirers and strongest
supporters Of Senator E. W. Carmack
He advocated the nomination OF
Governor Patterson when the COVER
nor was first candidate for the gu
bernatorial nomination in opposition
to Governor John I. Cox and continued
to use his influence in behalf OF
the present chief executive until he
became convinced that Governor Pat
terson was clearly opposed to the re-
forms that the governor had advocated
when he was first a candidate.
The ex-governor says that Patter-
son has built up the most desperate
machine known to the politics Of Ten
nessee for generations and has en-
deavored to make the political boss
the master Of the people.
Il have frequently received inquiries
from friends" said Governor Buch-
anan. discussing the political situa-
ton and asking me about my position
in the campaign between Governor
Patterson and Senator Carmack. A
good many of them recall that | was
an active supporter of Mr. Patterson
for the nomination for governor
against Mr.. Cox two years ago, and
having heard that was now opposing
Mr.. Patterson, write to ask me why
/ have changed.
II have no hesitancy in making
public, plain declaration on that point,
lust as | have written the reasons
to numerous correspondents. I sup
ported Mr. Patterson for the nomina-
tion for governor in 1906 because /
believed that he would carry out GER
tain public reforms to which he stood
committed in the most positive man
ner, both by his public pledges e the
people of the state, and by lis per-
sonal promises given in conversation.
l will say that l was disposed in the
early part of the campaign to support
Mr.. Bond fer the nomination How
ever. Governor Patterson. i'll converse
ton with re at his neadquu IS at
the Maxwell House went over the
various planes in tie platform an
me by the earnestness of his
pledges and the , go with which Nc
expressed his views, that the best
prospects for securing the reforms
which | deemed important lay in his
candidacy, and so I became an advo-
cate of his nomination.
Governor Patterson was sweeping
in his denunciation of machine rule
and machine politics. He most posi-
lively committed himself to the pri-
mary system of nomination, / asked
him frankly if these declarations were
campaign talk or was he de- |
termined to live up to them If elected?
He Indignantly protested against any |
idea that he was not in dead earnest.
then gave him my hand and pledged
him my support
what has TRANSFERRED since he was
nominated is now history, known to
al men. Governor Patterson has alb
solutely failed to give the people OF
tennessee the reforms which he prom |
sed them. He has built up the most |
desperate machine known to the poll
les of Tennessee for a generation. He
has endeavored to make the political
BOSS the master of the people. In
stead of bona fide primaries to make
as he publicly and prl-
,ately promised, he has cunningly de-
Used substitute, in fragrant defiance
u party FiSuN9 anu wy p''''s
n order to perpetuate the rule of his
machine He has even gone to the eX-
ent of defiantly announcing to the
,eople of the state that he is willing
anxious and eager to seize the nomi-
nation for the goyernorship. although I
he majority of his party may have /