The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
FORTUNATELY 5UT ONE MAN Is
SERIOUSLY HURI AT SHELL
BYVILLE MEETING.
CARMACK AGAIN IN THE LEAD
s nator Has the Crowd by a Very
Decided siority-Three
to Two.
BY SAMUEL J. sTockARo.
Qn Nshyin Tennessean)

LIS attack on the bogus primary Ioud'
after having been speaking perhaps
fifteen or twenty minutes, the speak
ers stand gave way and the Senator
and Governor Patterson, together with
the presiding officer, Judge E. Shap-
ard. representatives of the press, and
half dozen young ladies with their
flowers for the candidates, were pre-
cipitated unceremoniously to the
ground.
The Senator had just got warmed up
good, and was Gin a weaving way
when the collapse occurred. He was
in the act of making one Of those long
sweeping gestures with his right arm,
but before the sweep" could be made
the distinguished citizen found him
self emerging from the debris of peo-
ple who had been knocked down
Roses Mixed.
The red roses and the white mingled
together in the dust" and the rivals
found themselves endorsed" at the
same time. FOTlundlSly ~ OiC
tanned serious hurt, and no injuries
we're reported except young student
from Webbs school at Bellebuckle,
named Tom Mann, of Mississippi who
was under the platform and went
down beneath the wreck. His lett
shoulder was bruised, but not serl-
ously. His escape was miraculous.
After it was all over, Senator Car
mack wittily remarked to the Cover
nor: "That was one time we both
slid off the platform"
The stand was temporary >struct-
ure which had been thrown together
for the occasion at the fair grounds
Too many people crowded on 1t, ana
it refused to carry the weight. 1t
reared up behind and pitched its occu-
pants off on the other side.
The cave in created great deal OF
excitement until it was learned that
no one had been seriously injured;
then much amusement went around
the crowd.
After the nervousness had subsidized
the speakers moved to the judges
stand in front of the grand stand and
the flow of oratory proceeded from
that place uninterrupted.
II was decided to begin all over
again and owing to the fact that the
train for Nashville left at 1920 Sen
ator Carmack and Governor Patter-
son decided to cut their speeches t1t-
teen minutes each, so as to make the
train. The Senator consumed one hour
and fifteen minutes in the opening
and Governor Patterson followed with
an hour and half, The Senator
closed with ten minutes rejoinder.
The crowd today numbered about
$500. and was unanimously demon
stratiye, interrupting both speakers
frequently. There was much enthu-
siasm going around, and both candi-
dates were greeted with loud applause
at frequent intervals.
Red in the Lead.
The red badges again had the ma
iority. Three to two is a reasonable
and conservative estimate, and this
apnlies TO the voters. Counting the
women and children it was nearly
two to one, for here, as everywhere,
great majority of the latter wore the
red ribbon of the prohibition cham
pion. The Carmack leaders claimed
they had more than two to one, while
the friends of Governor Patterson as
serted they had a majority.
A crowd of about 100 Patterson
shouters made so much noise that
they might have been mistaken for an
entire regiment. but upon careful in
spection they we're found to have more
lung power than numerical strength
There were no demonstrations to-
day in the way of parades though both
the Senator and the Governor were
visited during the morning hours by a
large number of their supporters.
This is one of the close counties in
this section of the state, and just
now the leaders on both sides claim
+, Z is clY doubt Senator Carmacks
~ tends claim however that he has
2 ocen making big gains during the past
two weeks. and they are conhdent
Bedford's twenty-five votes viii be
found I'm the prohibition column on
tha 9th Of June,
cermack Gets TayIor's Strength
rhe county went against the Sena-
tor strongly two years ago in his SEN
alaral contest, but It is admitted That
most of the Taylor following has gone
over to the Senator this year.