Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-03

clever to keep up this lick forever and soon will
make endeavor to convince you that we're sane.
friends until Governor Taylor opposed Carmack for
election to the Senate. This fight was long and bit
ter. feature of it series of joint debates and
Carmack lost. Cooper supported Taylor, but Robin,
the boy who killed the senator, supported the latter
Malcolm R. Patterson was governor of the state
at the time of the Carmack-Taylor fight and he an
nounced his candidacy for reelection. Carmack, just
beaten for the senate urged into the for gov
ernor against Patterson. The fight between the men
for the Democratic nomination the most spectacular
ever seen in Tennessee Again joint debates were ar
ranged and again the feeling between the factions
grew very bitter. In these debates, Cooper charged
that Carmack assaulted the colones good name Coop
err was an ardent Patterson mantle governor on
the stand described him as "my closest personal and
political adviser" Again Carmack lost, and month
before the election became editor Of the Nashville
Tennessean He had made the race on the prohibition
platform and while he did not get the nomination. he
sage of the so-eaed Statewide Liquor Bill.
In the meantime, Governor Patterson and ex-Gov-
ernor Cox, deadly enemies, were raconciled. The
Tnnessean charged that Colonel Cooper brought about
this reconciliation and referred to it in humorous
and sarcastic vein in it's editorial columns. CarmacS
also ntimated that, to save Governor Patterson the
Democratic leaders preparing to trade Bryan for
the govenorship. Colonel Cooper was chatting under
the comment, and becoming incensed every day.
Sunday, November 8, 1908, the day before the killing
an editorial under the head ACROSS the Muddy
Chasm,' appeared in the Tennessean 1t began thus:
eve trust there will be unseemly rlbsldry OF
the part of the basey vulgar concerning the happy
union of long sundered hearts, which accomplished
in the joyous reconciliation of his excellency the Hon
M. R. Patterson, and his excellency, the Hon. John
Isaac Cox All honor to that noble spiri7 Maj Dun
can Brown Cooper who wrought this happy reunion of
congena and conhuxble spirits separated by evil fatcs
although born for each other. All homer to Major
Duncan, ana may the blessing of the peacemaker be
upon him. May he be heir to all the Beatitudes ard
especially the blessing for those who hun
ger and thirst after righteousness And there goes also
blessing to his excellency-for he has been merc
full to Cox so shall he obtain mercy"
Colonel Cooper, upon reading this editorial sent
this message to Carmack;
'If my name appears in the Tennessean again, one
of US must die"
The warning delivered to Senator Carmack
d by ex-State Treasurer Craig. Carmack said that Col
onel Cooper's threat had made cessation of the ed-
torias impossibethat if the Tennessean never again
used Coopers the public would believe that the
paper had been buffed and it would lose caste So on
Monday November g. the day of the killing, there APP
peared in the Tennessean this editorial.
! THE DIPLOMAT OF THE SWEIBUND"
i ''To Major Duncan Brown Cooper who wrought the
great coaEtion who achieved the harmonious confu-
ence of incompatible clements who welded the pewter
handle to the wooden spoon who grated the dead bough
Il,