The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-29
cARMAck RECEIVES GREAT RE-
cEPTIoN FROM DEMOCRACY
OF THREE COUNTIES.
PUTS GOVERNOR IN A HOLE
Latter Again Foraed To Admit That
He Would Accept Minority
Nomination.
(By SAMUEL J. sTocKARD.)
On Nashville Tennessaanl


majority Of e magnificent crowd O
1000 untorrifed West Tennessee dem
ocrats.
They gathered here from Carroll
Weakley, Henry, Gibson and othe
democratic Gibraltars in this division
of the state, and they were wildly en-
thusiastic.
The senator delivered one of hi:
strongest efforts, sweeping everything
before him. He aroused the people tC
tremendous demonstrations and al
most at every sentence was inter
rupted by outbursts of cheering that
amounted to ovations.
Primary Discussion Feature.
The feature of his speech was his
ringing declarations on the bogus pri
mary. and he has seldom given the
/ governor a more complete drubbing
! The climax came when he stopped
! in his speech and demanded of Gov
ernor Patterson that he answer a ques-
tion as to whether or not he would ac-
cept a nomination in the face of a
majority of the democratic voters of
the state, and to state the "exact ma
jority" he was willing to override.
The question was based on a state
ment the governor made in his re-
joinder at Lexington, that he had new
er said he would accept nomination
if majority of $4,000 democrats said
they didn't want him to have it.
Presses Governor on Majority Matter
Now" said the senator, Governor
Patterson denied yesterday that he
had ever said he would take a nomina-
ton in the face of $4,000 majority
against him. am going to ask him
today to say whether or not he will
take it in the face of such a majority,
or if he will take it in the face Of any
majority, and if he will to tell the
exact size of the majority he is willing
to trample under foot"
He continued: Il also ask the gov
ernor to answer me this question:
you have given as a reason for not
submitting this nomination to a direct
vate of majority Of the democratic
voters that the plan have proposed is
not fair.
Under Patterson's Plan.
Il now propose to you that we join
in request to the state committee
that it order this nomination to be
made by majority of the democratic
voters, such majority to be ascertained
not under my plan but under yours.
You now have all the machinery in
your own hands. Are you willing for
your own machine to count the votes
and let the candidates who gets the
majority be declared the nominee?"
"At Jackson last Monday the COVER
nor asked me a question. and stopped
in the midst of his speech and de-
manded that / answer it then and
there, although l had rejoinder. /
promptly answered his question.
81 now demand that Governor Pat
terson answer my question, and | wait
for him to reply"
The senator turned to his opponent |
and stood waiting for his reply. The
governor sat mute and silent, while
from all parts of the crowd came cries
that he answer.
Crowd Demands Answer.
Answer it," "Be man and an
swer!" Come on, Ham, and speak
OUT" were some of the demands hurl-
ed at the chief executive, but he sat
glued to his seat.
1t was a dramatic and. interesting
situation, and the governor was in a
most uncomfortable position.
The only answer he made was to
smile def1antly at the outcries from
the audience, which was demanding
hat he get up and speak.
Finally, after waiting a full minute,
he senator proceeded. Stepping for
ward, he said in an intensely earnest
tome, "Ah, my countrymen, If he is
afraid to answer that question, 1t is
because he is afraid of majority OF
he people," (Great applause.)
Later in the debate. during his own
speech, Gov. Patterson, prodded by
Carmack men in the crowd. answered
and confessed that he would accept
nomination. His exact words
we're: 81 will accept a nomination at
he hands of the democratic party
II accept It II get II by delegates.
IL ACCEPT 1T IF SENATOR CAR
MACK GETS MORE VOTES THAN /
DO"
Jeers Greet Admission.
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