Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-10

haV passed between us and the en-
trance to the building. He raised his
hat as we spoke. He had his right hand
up ard was about to make a remark
when somebody apparently behind me
said: We've got you all right or
something to that effect. l can't say
positively what the exact words were.
1t never occurred to me that it was
anything more than a friend behind
me speaking, until Mr.. Carmack raised
his eyes instantly put on his hat and
ran his hand back of him. Then the
same voice said: You coward, you
are hiding behind a woman ARE your
Senator Carmack jumped out so as to
get clear of me and 1 jumped into a
gateway. ] saw that Mr.. Carmack had
a pistol. [ turned and said: For God $
sake. don't shoot But shots followed
aud ( saw Mr.. Carmack reel and fall
in a heap in the gutter
Mrs Eastman said she saw the young
man standing over Mr.. Carmack and
he pat something into his own pocket.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Senator Car
mack, who was killed on a street in
Nashville today is we'll remembered in
w dSIilllStfn, WHERE he served III DOIll
Houses of Congress. During his sena-
torial career from 1901 to 1907, he made
a number OF brilliant speeches. AL
though inclined to be sarcastic in some
OF his utteranceS, he had many friends
in Congress among both Democrats
and Republicans, who admired his
fearl.ssness and his intellectual at
tainments. Perhaps his most notable
speech during his four years in the
Lower House was his brilliant effort
in his own defence when Josiah Pat
terson, father of the present governor
of Tennessee, contested Carmack' $
seat. During his congressional career
he constantly attacked the Republican
administration, in connection ampng
others with the Indianola. Brownsville
and Panama revolution incidents, exec
utive entertainments, and his speeches
on the subject of the Philippine tariff
and in answer to Senator Foraker on
the shooting up incident at Browns
vile, are among those particularly re-
called by Tennessee admirers. In the
Senate he was minority member of
the committee on Philippines.
Memphis, Tenn. Nov. 9.-Former
United States Senator Edward w. Car
mack was born near Castllan Springs,
Tenn, Nov. 5. 1858. He had an acad-
annie education, studied law, practiced
in Columbia, Tenn, and was a member
of the Legislature Of 1884. He was a
member of Congress from 1897 to 1901.
He served with distinction in the
United States Senate for six years,
being defeated for reelection in the
primary little over a year ago by
Former Governor Robert Taylor Sen
ator Carmack then resumed the prac-
tice of law in Memphis, which was
then his home, but within q few
months removed to Nashville.
Last spring he opposed Governor
Patterson for the Democratic guber-
Material nomination but was defeated.
Shortly after his defeat Mr.. Carmack
accepted the edtorship of the Nash
Vile Tennesseean and for the last two
months had been at the helm of that
newspaper.
Senator Carmack's newspaper career
began in 1886 as a member of the edi-
torial staff of the Nashville American
He founded the Nashville Democrat
and later was editor on the CONNER
cial Appeal. He was married in April.
1890 to Miss Elizabeth Cooley Dunning-
ton. of Columbia. Tenn.