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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
IIE TRJTE

The manner in which Mr.. Carmack
announced his candidacy for governor
and afterwards bethought himself that
he was out without an issue and
worked up the bogus, spook, general
blanket primary plea, deserves careful
analysis.
The great and timely reform measure
presented by the Democratic State
Executive Committee, also requires
careful presentation in the light of cur
rent political history.
Mr.. Carmack, after his defeat by
Senator Taylor, found a hungry and
an angry crowd of factionists, consist
of the remains of the old defeated Cox
machine, some of the defeated "dark
horses" and few of their followers, q
Memphis faction and bitter sprink-
ling of officials all over the state, angry
with Governor Patterson for his veto
of the bill emasculating the Jarvis law
-consisting of sheriffs, jailors and
other officials aRgrieved by failure to
secure fees embodied in vetoed bills
vetoes which saved the state a half
million dollars a year, preserved the
credit of the state and enabled it to
retire many old bonds.
Unwisely allowing himself to be-
come the leader Of these factionists and
disappointed fee grabbers, he soon
found he had no issue with which to
appeal to the people of Tennessee
Without being man of conspicuous
sound judgment, Mr.. Carmack was yet
able to see that it was not safe to attack
Governor Patterson, yet in his first
term, and by long usage entitled to a
second term. He could see that an
attack upon an able and conservative
administration without vulnerable
joint gave but little promise OF sue
cess.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, la.
borers rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil. Takes the sting out of cuts, burns
or bruises at once. Pain can not stay
where it is used.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

Don't think that piles can't be cured.
Thousands of obstinate cases have been
cured by Doan's Ointment. so cents
ct any drug store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

''Are you going to Europe this
year?"
81 don't know" answered Mr.. Dus-
tin Stay, 81 haven't read the papers
to-day. Are they starting any new in
vestigations?"- Washington Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

tive Committee be and is hereby auth
orized and directed in the future to
order direct primary to be held
throughout the state on the same day
for the purpose of selecting the demo-
cratic nominees for all elective state
Offices"
The convention, being the body
which appointed the existing execu-
tive committee, refused to consider that
resolution at all.
That same convention by an over
whelming vote, instructed its servants,
the present executive committee, by
the following resolution, viz:
THAT the State Democratic Execu.
tive Committee be and is hereby in
structed to formulate an uniform meth
cd Of selecting delegates to the state
convention, so that fairness, regularity
and uniformity of purpose and action
may be observed.
THAT such manner of selecting dele.
gates shall be uniform throughout the
state, and the state committee shall
adopt and promulgate a method to
that end for the guidance of every
county,"
That resolution, absolutely binding
upon the Democratic State Executive
Committee, was q re-adoption of q
like resolution adopted by the state
convention of two years previous, to
which resolution Mr.. Carmack's friend,
Acting Governor Cox, paid no atten-
tIon. Neither convention even consid-
cred the general blanket primary of
MIR. Oarmack.
Here was double instruction to the
state committee; one not to do what
was proposed and voted down, i. g.,
precisely what Mr.. Carmack and his
factional friends pretended to want;
the other in what was resolved, i. e.,
what the committee has done.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

''I'm weary of being a bachelor
girl"
"Well?"
"Do you know CT any fellow who's
tired of being a spinster ?"-Kan
sas City Journal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

Latter-day objections to the old con-
vention system are not based upon the
county unit feature, but upon the evils
grown up under abuses of the county
conventions-the ward "bummer" and
district "heeler" features-the action
of counties upon different days, giving
room for political conspirators to run
from county to county to corrupt, to
thwart and to have misrepresented the
will of the people, or, failing in that, to
secure contested delegations.
The plan adopted by the committee
wisely and conservatively preserves
the county as the unit, as it is in the
state By requiring primaries all over
the county and in all the counties upon
the same day, the plan adopted has
done away finally and forever with the
ward hummer" aud the district ''beel-
err" 1t has put it out of the pow, Of
coDspirator runners to tamper witt .he
will of the people in the various IN
ties, or to get up contesting delegate as,
because they will have 10 be ct hcne,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

What did he do? Did he concert
measures for the benefit of the public?
Did he bring to bear profound states
manlike thought to evolve measures
for the good of the state and its peopleY
By no means. He took counsel with
his factional supporters. The political
borizon was found to be deplorably
empty of available issues. No National
issue was at all within reach.
The reduction of railway fares was
tentatively tried. Governor Patterson
quietly and promptly eliminated that
issue by bringing about reduction of
rates for the benefit of the public, de-
pendant upon the issue of suits in
other states, thus avoiding popular
agitation, destructive of business and
escaping expensive litigation. No issue
involving any matter of state policy
conld be found.
1t was then that Mr.. Carmack and
his factional advisers bethought them
selves of a general blanket primary, a
mere question of party expediency, in
volving no interest of the state or its
people. No profound statesmanlike
thought was brought to bear to provide
or even to promise any great good to
Tennessee or its people,
When did Mr.. Carmack get to be
a party-political reformer? He was
never heard OF in that role when he
was candidate for congress, with no.
body but republicans opposed to him
to suffer from democratic frauds. He
never thought of mentioning any need.
ed reforms when he was candidate
for and was elected to the senate. No
question of any great popular party
reform occurred when he ran against
and was defeated by Senator Tayl
Somewhat of popular idol himself,
fresh from getting himself on Sun
speakable" terms with the president,
SO that he was unable to call on the
chief executive OF the United States in
the interest of his constituents, be
imagined himself David and Bob Tay-
lor Goliath, and found it quite other
wise.
Having removed the othef popular
idol to the senate by the algebraic
process of eliminating himself, it oc-
Cured to him that the same kind OF
primary might be utilized with profit
by himself, Mr.. Csrmack, the only
remaining popular idol.
When Governor Patterson ask ed the
Cox machiRe to allow a general primary
Mr.. Carmack was not heard to advise
it. His chief fugleman now, George
Armistead, refused it; the committee
refused it. Then Acting Governor
Cox declined it. Cox is now the man.
ager in East Tennessee Of this newly.
jealous reformer, Mr.. Carmack.
The state convention which nomi
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

Wise craftsmanship, in projecting re-
forms, moves cautiously and conserya
lively, preserving the good and cutting
on only the evil. 1t was not necessary
to destroy the house OF our fathers built
and lived In. The county is the unit
in our system of governm ent, with its
county court, its circuit, criminal and
chancery courts, its representatives in
the popular branch of the legislature.
The county is everywhere in Am erica
recognized as the unit of our system Of
government.
1t has also been, at all times, the unit
in our system of party government.
Our fathers lived, struggled, aspired
and won power and place under the
county unit system. Candidates of the
old whig and democratic parties were
nominated aud elected under that sys.
tenn before the civil war. The demo.
cratic party has acted under the county
unit system ever since the war. BY its
application in state conventions were
nominated and elected, and served,
Aaron V. Brown, Neil S. Brown, Gov.
Trousdale, William B. Campbell, An.
drew johnson, Isham G. Harris, John
@. Brown, James D. Porter, A. S.
Marks, r. L. Taylor, Gov Buchanan,
Benton McMillin, Gov. Frazier and
Gov. Patterson.
Who dares say that these men were
products of fraud and corruption? Who
will dare say that either elevation wa,
a thwarting of the will of the peoplet
And yet they were all nominated ant
elected under just such county uni
system as the state executive committee
has wisely preserved in the plan recent
ly adopted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05

Taking the fraud of some thousands
of votes in Memphis, counted for Mr..
Carmack in his race with Senator Tay-
lor, as guide, it is easy to see why
no such primary as Mr.. Carmack af-
fected to want should have been
ordered. A fraud of 10000 votes in
East Tennessee republican counties
would have been counted ia and would
have affected the general result. The
method adopted stops all fraud at the
county line. The fraud of 5000 votes
in Memphis for Mr.. Carmack was
counted in the election between him
and Taylor, without being sufficient to
affect the result.
Mr.. Carmack wanted the general pri-
mary in a double aspect. Instead of
devoting his capacious brain to schemes
for the good of the state and it's people,
he has merely devised scheme he
thought good for himself. The more
it is examined the more it will be seen
that there is nothing else in it. But
for possible and very probable frauds in
republican counties in East Tennessee,
Mr.. Carmak's plan would have been
just as fair for Governor Patterson as
the one adopted; but it would have
been fraught with the untold and
lasting evils of vicious system. The
plan adopted is just as fair for Mr.. Gar.
mack, and is every way better
system.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-03-05
CARMACKS PRIMARY RECORD
Colonel H. NJ. Doak Writes Instructively of
Democracy and Primary Methods.

TOLD
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22
Prescott. Ariz.. Jan. T..

Any misrepresentation of the state ments Of NIT. Morrison which may have been unintentionally made. would be a source of regret to The RepubH- can as well as to MT. Morrison. The reporter who interviewed him. based the interview on a conversation of which no notes were taken. In such circumstances the exact language of a long interview cannot be reproduced,
 but the practiced and honest inter viewer sets before the public the eX- act meaning of the interviewed with out additional coloring
 In this case, the reporter remembers distinctly that in the course of the conversation the word "curs" was used.
 though not necessarily in the sentence
 in which it appears in the printed in
 terview. He recOllects also that it was
 not intended to be applied by Mir. Nor rison to any person or any faction, but
 as expressive of the attitude in which
 in certain contingency. the republi-
 cans of the territory would stand in
 the eyes of those cognizant of the deep obligations of all the people of
 Arizona to Senator Foraker The
 sense of the word as the reporter un-
 derstood it to be used. is set forth in
 the printed expression such CUTS as
 We G. e. all of us) would be"
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22

construed that the company was a re- organization of the Occidental Life h. surance company. As matter of fact the Occidental has not been reorganiz- ed and is not to be reorganiZed. Its business has grown so in the compara- lively brief time which has elapsed since it's establishment that It's stock holders are much more enthusiastic than ever The company is also stronger than it has ever been, for back of it are the leading bankers and business men of the territories of New Mexico and Arizona.
 The Southwestern Underwriting company was formed mainly for the purpose Of handling the growing bus mess of the Occidental in these two territories and occupies the position of general agent of the company. Under the active direction of the new com pany it is expected that the business of the Occidental will have a still more phenomenal growth.
 An error also occurred in the state ment of yesterday by which it appear ed that Shirley Christy was one of the stockholders and directors of the new company Instead it is his brother, Lloyd Christy.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22

Mir. Bryan as We understand from his visit to Frankfort yesterday, de- sires the election of Beckham as sen ator to hold up his own hands in the work of reform, when president. That contingency is so remote that we should think the members of the Kentucky legislature would regard it as hardly worth consideration. Be- side, if the unexpected should happen, Bryan would be in need of so many senators that one more or less would not alter the situation.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22

Could the former school ma'am of six year old Harry Thaw have seen the importance some twenty years ago of keeping diary of the sayings of that half witted youth?
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22
PURELY A MATTtR
 OF RECOLLECTION
Mr. Morrison DiseIaims the Use of the
 Word "Curs" in His Late Interview.

To the Editor of The Republican: In the published interview, which ap- pears in your issue of January 18th, l find the following paragraph:
 There is behind this opposition to him now, an unspeakable selfishness which should be rebuked by the party for the good name of the party and the whole territory. If it is not rebuk- ed in the selection of delegates to the national convention we shall have put a whip into the hands of the demo- crats of the territory with which they will properly lash us for such CUTS as We would be"
 This paragraph should be stricken from my interview as I did not make any such statements as set forth. I did not use the word "curs" at all What T did say, was this:
 If. in the selection of delegates to the national convention. such action is taken as can be construed into crit icism or condemnation of Senator For aker such action will put whip into the hands of the democrats with which they can lash us to political defeat.
 In justice to me and To the end that my friends will know just what I did say, please give this letter as promin- ent a place as possible in your paper, and do so at once. Respectfully,
 R E. MORRISON.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22

Phoenix real estate men are burning up the highways with automobiles showing visitors the agricultural ad- vantages of the valley.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22
A GENERAL AGENT
 NOT A SUCCESSOR
The Relation Of the Southwestern Un-
 derwritine Go. to the Occidental

In an article which appeared in The Republican yesterday morning there was ground for a misapprehension in relation to the establishment of the Southwestern Underwriting company in Phoenix. It might have been mis-
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22
100000 TREES AND PLANTS AT WAGNER'S NURSERY.

Umbrella trees ..... .2iIc each and up Ash trees ............1c each and up Mulberry trees ......5c each and up Rose Bushes. s..........5c each and up Fruit trees .........20 each and up Ornamental Fan and Date Palms,
 .................... SC each and up varieties Hedge Plants, Sc each up Grapes .............5c 5c each and up
 My fruit trees have becn inspected by proper authority. II will pay you to come and see me at tho nursery. Y of mile south of Eastllke Park. R. r. D.. No. l.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22
SEE 4 LIST OF THE HIGH CLASS
 POIICYHOI DERS

that are insuring in The Pacific Mu- tual Life. IL includes the leading bankers. lawyers. physicians. business men and farmers in Arizona. W. T. Barr will explain their famous combi- nation policy of life. endowment. acci- dent and health, combined in one pol icy.
 321-22 Fleming Side- Phoenix Ariz.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22

While they had the matter up in the house of representatives yestrday, why was not the question of Bryan or Cannon put to a vote and settled once for all? That would have obviated a season of business depression. heart burning, red fire and a lavish outlay of campaign money.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-22

A decision by the supreme court in favor of the local option law would precipirate an election, compared with which our hottest municipal and county contests would be only ennui- inspiring.
The Washington times., 1908-09-22
.OARSNEN ABSENT
FROM TRAINING
Candidates for Washington
Picked Crew Fail to
Appear.

The Potomac Boat Club crew received
a setback yesterday evening when sew
oral OF the men who viii form the r.cx-
ed Washington crew 20 represent his
city in Philadelphia founders week. fail
ed TO show Up cor practice.
Only seven were present wbe- the
time came fO~ the crew 70 take The
water, end Coach Dempsy was forced
70 so in himself and make up the crew
in order 20 set a full boa- Il looks
as though another meeting will have 10
be called 10 determine what is 10 Dc
done
Hart, Ellis, Spransy, and Brewster, Of
The senior crew, were among the miss
ing and il IS thought that their studies
VII prevent them from taking part in
the great demonstration on the Skuy-
Kill
Tbs interest seems IN be lacking
among the boys. but a reason for their
action can not be soften. They roEed
and trained cOlscien uously for the
Labor Day regatta on the Potomac, .5ut
after their defeat the inter est for this
year perceptibly declined.
DempSy is quite enthusiasts over the
prospects Of Washington crew 10 be
entered IN me regA-J3. and says II one
more uniform IN hight can be formed
II VIII be faster by q large margin than
mas senior POtOmaCs- The race % one
mile here on LabJr Day was n sprint
from the start 10 me En,Sl. and SOME
Of tie big. tail men I'm the boat were
ret able 20 get UP un the recovery.
and hit the water with the smaller men
who did not have so lar 10 travel or
the slides
The Washington times., 1908-09-22
GERMAN BOXING
CHAAPIO FEW
Tad Says Papke's the Only
One He Can Call
TO Mind.
By TAD

NEW YORK, Sep 22--Biiy Papke. OF
Kewanee. Ill, IS the first German
champion who ever held a boxing title
ir the United States There have been
great many German near-cha-npions,
but none ever got high enough 20 cop
the laurel wreath. except Papke-
Many colored men and Irish lads held
down the big job for years, and there
were a few Hebrews. But as for a real
old fghI champion the Germans ran
shy.
This fellow Papke looks as though he
was there with everything that an
Irishman ever possessed.
From the days Of John L. sullivan up
TO the present tima. the champions
who have held titles are as follows.
vyweights-SuIivan and COrbett,
Irish; FitZSimmOns, COrnislman1 Jet-
fries, American. Burns, Frencl-Cana-
dian.
weights-Dempsey, Irish Fitz-
simmons, Cornishman; Ryan, French
English; Ketchen, Pollack; Papke' Ger
man
WeIterweights -Matty Mathews
welch: Rube Ferns, American Joe
WalcOtt, negro; Honey Melody. ana
Mike Sullivan, Irish
Lighrweig' 'IJs-MCAulde lrlsh- La
vigne, French-American. Erner Swiss;
Cans. Afro American Nelson, Danish
Featherweights-C Mccarthy, Irish;
Dixon, negro. MCGOvern. irish; houns
COrbett. American. Attel. Hebrew.
BantamweiEhts - Terry McGoFefn,
Danny D0uEherty, Harry Foroes- ano
frankie Neil, Irish Joe BOWker ana
owen Moran, English
The Washington times., 1908-09-22
Giants and Cubs in Double
header That May Decide
Championship.
GROUNDS TOO SMALL
FOR EAGER CROWDS
Fans Lined Up Awaiting Opening
Of Gate-Both Teams in
Condition.
By SAM CRANE.

NEW YORK. Sept. when the
Giants and Cubs begin their frst game
Of the double-header at the Polo
Grounds this afternoon. 5000 fans VII
be on hand to witness the progress Of
the struggle Of the ssries which win
practically decide the winner % the
National League pennant-
Thirty-five thousand people viii Be
crowded into the grounds, 1000 mors
will watch the game from the Jop OF
Coogan's Bluff, while fully 5,OOO viu hnd
room 20 witness the proceedings fror1
The elevated tracks
And what a struggle II viii be- Both
teams are in grand condition and IL
will be nght. fight fight from the call
OF the first game until the last man iE
cut in the second battle.
There IS no more cause for all the
cold feet shown yesterday b. local fans
over the defeat OF the Giants BY the
Pirates than there was on Saturday.
Of course the Cubs brace Of victories
over the Phillies sort Of put a spice OF
doubt into the situation, but only
enough 70 add a little bit more interest
10 the season OF baseball that has been
50 replcte with sensations as 70 be his
tOrlcaL In tact the season OF 1893 VIII
90 down in the history OF the national
game as one that has been o. more
Interest TO the public than any year
probably since the national game
reached such prominence
Large crowds are waiting for the
gates 20 open today.
The Washington times., 1908-09-22
HUGHES SUSPENSION
CAUSES FEW REGRETS

Tom. Hughes, the Washington pitcher.
was indefinitely suspended yesterday by
President Ban Johnson. of the Ameri-
can League, for talking back to the
umpire in Chicago, The offense was
not serious. according 10 all reports, and
the suspension is not likely to last
more than three or four DAYS.
This may prove a blessing I'm disguise.
as Hughes arm is hardly vet AT for
n hard game. The fans are even more
interested in the bright prospects for
next year than In the remaining games
Of this season and they VIII not kick
too much if Hughes has TO take an en-
forced rest. for there is no question but
what his wing has been OveTWOrked.
Manager CantillOn is on on a scouting
tour, and it is to be hoped there viii
not be another fraCas on the bench I'm
St. Louis as there was when he went on
a similar trip when the team was last
IN ST. Louis and Ganley broke Burns
ribs with a bat.
The Washington times., 1908-09-22
South Atlantic Body Elects
Officers for the Coming Year
Theodore STauS President of Association for This Dis
trict-lnaugurate Campaign Against Entrants Who
Fail to Compete.

After the meeting a supper was tend
cred the delegates
in previous meets the position OF han
dicapper was a burden on one man. To
eliminate this. J. p. Baer. the official
handic2pper. has the privilege OF Sc
lecting TWO assistants 20 Eelp him per
form his duties.
Delegates for New York.
On the third Monday CT November
the delegates OF the A A. ~ viii meet
IN New York and those present will
be T. f. Straus. d. 4. Wiber, ". r
Ehler. Washington Bcwie. 5r.. 3. NJ
HoPkinson, and Henry g. Penninan.
The registration committee IS composed
OF D. f. Wiber, obairman. J. ]. Re
taii5ta and II. Penninan.
The total registration for the wear
was 1913 number OF sanctions to or
ganlzstions not members Of the A. A
Georgetown University, Washington:
Federal games, Washington; irtercoI-
! leglates Richmond. Preston University
and the Columbian Turnverien. al
Washington, showing ar Increase OF u
per cent There were eight sanctions tc
basketball teams out OF the organiza-
/ ton. The open meets outside OF the /
G, a. A. were two. Johns Hopkins and
/ The University Of Virginia. The open
tic Association numbered nine. There
were three cross country runs. fifteen
meets I'm this district. four dual meets
and twelve basketball teams entered
an increase Of 50 per cent over the last
report.
The Washington times., 1908-09-22
CORNELL CANDIDATES
IN FIRST PRACTICE
But Nineteen Men, Smallest Squad
in Years, Answer Call
at Utica.

ITHACA. y. Y. Sept. 22.-The first
Cornell football practice for the season
of 1868 took place yesterday
Nineteen men reported for the team,
the smallest number in years only
four Of the old team and two more OF
last years squad as subs were in uni
form. They were: Caldwell and Gard
ner. quarters; Tydeman, right half,
and Harris, end, Of the 1907 team, and
Hutchinson and Sutherland. subs
Others We're members Of last year 5
freshman team and subs.
Field Coaches Bunny Larkin and Ned
Earle were on hand, and light practice
was held, the day being too hot for
hard work.