Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-22

Benton McMillin, now United states
Minister to Peru, who had served two
terms as Governor after many years
in Congress, where he was a Demo-
cratic leader during the last Cleve-
land administration. Bob Taylor,
who had been three times Governor
and was the idol Of Tennessee Demo-
Gratis, stumped the State for Bate
and won his election when the Legis-
lature convened In January 1905.
Never Took Office.
Before March 4. when he was to
have begun his new term, Bate died.
Bob Taylor's friends thought he
should have been elected as Bates
successor. as a reward for party serv-
ice and for his fight in Bates behalf
But Taylor had fought the late Ed
ward w. Carmack and kept him out
Of the Senate for time after the
death of lsham G. Harris in 1897 and
Carmack remembered It. He had
gone to the Senate In 1901, two years
after Taylor had caused his defeat by
supporting Thomas J. Turley. OF
Memphis, whom he had appointed
temporarily TO succeed Harris.
Carmack and his supporters con-
tTolled the 1905 Legislature. Almost
Immediately after Bates funeral the
Democrats in the Legislature cau-
Cused and agreed to send James u.
Frazier. who was Just beginning a
second term as Governor, to the Sem
ate to succeed Bate. This elevated
John !. Cox, Speaker of the Senate,
to Governor, for practically a full
term
The friends OF Taylor and Bate and
the enemies of Carmack. Frazier and
Cox then and there declared war on
the triumvirate The war thus be-
gun has never ceased.
Patterson's Role.
NJ. r, Patterson In 1905 was In
Congress from the Memphis district.
He hated Carmack because CarmaclS
had brought about the political down
fall of his father, Josiah Patterson,
when Carmack on a free silver plat
form defeated the elder Patterson, on
a gold platform, for Congress.
In 1906 NJ. r. Patterson announced
for Governor against Cox and Sc
cured the nomination In a spectacu-
lar convention, in which politicians
police. pistols and profanity freely
mixed. That convention by the way
saw the beginning of Luke Leafs po-
liticai career Lea led the Patterson
delegation and was In the thick OF al
the riotous scenes Cox went back
home and was again elected TO the
State Senate.
That same year Bob Taylor OPP
posed Carmack for the Senate In &
State wide primary. Taylor won.
While the Legislature was in ses
sion in 1907 the Republican delega
ton from Knoxville secured the pass
age as local bill OF an enabling &C
20 permit that city to vote on III,
liquor question, The city voted dry,
That result gave the incentive to tn,
Statewide prohibition movemen'
Knoxville was the first and only on
OF the four big cities OF Tennessee {,
vote liquor out, II was legislated on
OF the other three--M Memphis. Nash
vile and Chattanooga
Lea Starts Newspaper.
Luke Lea broke with Patterson
about the time he established hi
Nashville Tennessean. He turned I,
Carmack and in the fan OF 100
brought him out as a candidate 70
Governor against Patterson for tn
1908 campaign. Carmack accused tn
LIQUOR interests of bringing about hi
defeat for the Senate in 1905. througl
corruption In the primary.
The saloons OF Tennessee hav
sinned away their day of grace" wa