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-CARMACK ADMIRERS WERE NUMEROUS. Tennessean Will Not Soon be For gotten at the Capital-His Tilt With Tillman. Washington will not soon forgei the brilliant and aptivating Car mack. for there has been a hope among Republicans and Democrats alike that some day he would return to the senate, which .he adorned sucn as some of thle great senators of for mer days, when Calhoun, says Washington dispatch to the Columbia State, Webster, Clay, Hayne, Hen ton and a few others were the great figures of the time, overshadowing the fame of even presidents. Car mack had lie remained in the senate would have rai.ked with these in the opinion of not a. few in the capital city. The venerable Senator Morgan of Alabarla, who served so long in the senate and who was noted for his unbiased judgment of men as well as of questions, declared before he died that Carmack was the most billiant man he ever knew. He was a striking figure in the senate at all times. Rather tall and well built, though neither bulky nor big in any sense physically. he al ways carried himself straight, but with the appearance always of per- I fect naturalness, never stiff. He held his shzggy head. with its romanes que face. large prominent nose, red hair in a pompadour, high in air, but no one who ever saw it thought for one moment that it-was not born that -way. He used to sit on the rear row -on the Democratic side of the sen ate chamber, just behind Bailey and Tillman. He had a way of chewing something-tobacco, I suppose 'nearly all the time, and he would of 'ten spit into a cuspidor near him. When some Republican senator would make a statement which in any wa 'reflected upon the South or claimed too much for the Republican party. Carmack would rise up in his seat., say smething. which, in just abont! three sentences, would tear the vers hide off the Repub.ican senator. stick his hdns into his pocket. reach over ana spit into the cuspidor and walk out of the chAmber, knowing full well @s he did that the Republican Iad no reply. As he would stdrd? 'out of the senate chamber somehow his face would seem a little redder 'and his red .pompadour would rise up 'about two inches higher, but those 'who were near enough to see his eve,. -would notice that tihey were emitiing 'their steady and undisturbed light 'from the bright blue centres. He wa, ntot smiling, for he meant what he - aid, meant it from the very depths r,f his soul. He did not walk out as if le would avoid the struggle, hopele:s< as it was so far 'as getting votes was concerned-, he knew he had the last word. He did not make personal1 slings at senators on the Republican side. That was not h.ls way. He would strike deeper down and cut to the corps of the policy being advocat ed. not sparing those in general who < 'advocated it, seeming to tecognize< that the Republican senators who sat I :there in the chamber with him were sent there to advocate what they did. 'but virulently throwing into their teeth the falsenees and the bateam j of their position. Respected on Both Sides. A~s a natural conseqluence' of this iour'se. though the Republicans of ten felt the stinging ents of Carrmack they respoeted him, all of those who h'ad any manhood at all. i'ndl most of them had. not alone for his towering 1 ability, but for his evident honest' 1 and sincerity in all he said. - Carmack won the respect of the Republicans of the house w-hen he first came to congr'ess in a very pe enliar way, 'which has no parallel in1 ithe history of congress. His seat 'was contested by a Republican by the 'name of Patterson, and the elections -committee of the house recommend ~ed the mnieating of Carmaek and &.~ 3e-dije of Patterso'n a (I .. w'hic!h. wiha b':o Per,'1'.'nn ma;-': . one seriously doubted wouldd -z(o through the house. As the vote was 'about to be p)ut, Carmack arose 'and. secured the recognition of the chair 'Cor a speech in his 'own behalf. He had not spoken before and he was t not known in the house. But in a few t 'ninutes he had the whole honse lis-. c tening. and he pitched i into the Re-' - publicans with all his power of elo- I quent inveetive, declaring that he I was eected as a Democrat and he r would oppose the policy of the Repub- 1 lieans at every step should he be is seated, but so able was his appeal to their sense of right that for the only ( 'time in history a Republican major-s ity decided the question upon its mer- r its and not upon parfizan bias and,t v'oted down the re-port of its com- r mittee.c A number of references have been? i 'nde to. the ..olloauv 'between Car- r nack and Tillman in the last con- I 3ress. Carmack is represented as iaving scored Tillman heavily. Well, 1e did; he scorched the brusque South Carolinian; but there was a nisunderstanding in his mind at- the .ime, and as both made apologies they Eiave been friends ever since. What i Liappened was this: Tillman had been called by a cer tain New York newspaper "the burnt eork artist of the senate." To get even, and to have some fan on his >wn account, Tillman fixed him up a list of the various good minstrel per Formers of the senate and, to the un speakable shock of the grave and re verend senators of both sides, pulled )ff his minstrel stunt right there in! the senatem chamber, deesribing var ious dignified senators in minstrel show terms and recounting their an ties. Carmack had been taking the side of President Roosevelt in the Brownsville affair, though in doing1 it he declared that as he had been in different to the opinion of the presi dent when he criticised him in the wrong, he.would with equal indiffer -nee to his opinion defend him when be was right. Tillman, who was crit icising the president for his course in discharging the negro troops, used this language, referring to Carmack: "Next we have the redoubtable Ten nessean, who was once a knight, a very Hotspur in the lists, whose zpear has wrung true and clear upoI the vizor of the usurper at the White i House, and who has made the sparks Fly in many an onset; but his spear [iead is broken off; he has been un borsed, but before retiring from the lists he seizes a garland of flowers, and placing it on his headless wea pon (now, alas, no longer of any ase), he lays it at the feet of the vie torious Roosevelt as a peace offering1 ind joins the minstrels to sing a last song to the victor of Brownsville, ,rho whistles Democrats to come to :he White House and lick the hand vhich has so often smote them." Carmack was not in the chamber it the time. When he did come in he t iont fur the stenographer's notes of 1 chat Tillman had said, and his red >ompadour rose up a few inches, as le took the floor. "The senator from South Carolina :aw fit to include me in his personal I remarks,'' he said, "without any >rovocation whatever, so far as I can ludge. I have no feeling of resent- 1 nen towards the senator from South Carolina, for without making' any 1 >ersonal application, I wish to say 1 hat with respect to some men it is a uisfrtune rather than a fault that :hey do not know how to speak the 1 anguage of courtesy and good breed ng. "The senator from South Carolina lid not need to lift his belly from he dust to attain the height of thati reat a.rgument. I believe it to be< rue, and I say it with pride, that the ~act that my service terminates is a natter of regret to nearly every sen itor upon this side of the chamber, md I bel-ieve to most of the senators I >nl the other side of the chamber. 1 1 loubt very much whether that could 4 >e truthfully said -with respect to ~ither side if the senator frot1. South rarolina were in my position. " The senator from South Caro ina,'' he continued, to the breathless 1 enators and gallery visitors, ''says 'hat my spear is broken, and that 1 iave taken a garland of flowers uponT hat broken spear to the White {ouse. Broken or unbroken, that ~pea.r has never been dipped in the ~ilth of the gutter. I am glad to say hat that shattered spear will be1 vithdrawn from here unstained with lishonor, or unstained by act' of nine, with anything that approaches hat name.'' Tillman. who was isitting within Lrms' reach of Carmack sat dumb- 1 .unded. He had not meant any of- t aIiv, but he realized that he had. houghtlessly referred to Carmnack's efeat, which was a sore point with he Tennessean. Later in the da. 'hien he got a.n opportunity, Tillman pologized to Carmack, and Carmack tated that he was sorry he had sp~ok n so harshly in reply. But the I cene is one long to be remembered n the senate. The president had long had Car riack on his black list, for say'ing~ hat Roosevelt was like a cetain fet w 's horse out in Tennessee, whose b 'natural gait was running way.'' Por this piece of wit the resentful T toosevelt always left Carmack 's I ame off the White House invitation p ist. After the speech on Browns- p ille, however, and this ineident with a ~illman, Roosevelt sent an apology to t jarmnack and invited him to call to a ee him at the White House. Car- f riack refused to go, not that he would ot accept the apology, which he id, but because he was about to go ut of the senate and he would not ave it said by any one that he was aakin. friends with the man he ha lways so severely criticised at a time b vhen the public might think he was utting himself in place for a presi- n lential appointment of some kind. 1 A Southerner's Tribute. I arma.ek had numerous admirers f 1ere, among the Southern people es- o ?eeially. A Sou.therner here. who E ised to go with many others to his N room to enjoy the charming company ( )f the brilliant senator, wrote a piece :o one of the New York newspaper.s esterday, which accurately describes t :he feeling among Southerners gen- I ,rally. He said: "Among Southern members of con- e rress who are drifting into Washing- e ;on to attend the session of congress, ind among members of the Southern c solony here, there seems little diver ;ity of sentiment over the sensational cilling of Former Senator Carmack C n Nashville yesterday. Few met, enjoyed the personal popularity of I :he late senator. His rooms were iightly the mecca of resident Ten iesseans, who gathered there to hear -he wit of the brilliant son of the Volunteer State. The admiration of nany of them closely bordered upon dolatry and among these,the shoot ng down of Carmack is denounced most roundly. "The editorials in The Tennessean, xhich, according to newspaper re ports from Nashville, caused the killing, are considered of a trifling e iature. Carmack as - litor was as mnsparing in his criticism of politi- r al opponents as he was on the floor >f the senate. Of scores of these outhern men he has in his editorial apacity written infinitely more bit- t er criticism than he did of Cooper, s md that his life should have paid the .orfeit for a comparatively trivial at :ack following a heated campaign ias nonplused Southern folks, who ire used to personal journalism. k "When Carmack was defeated for i he senate by Senator Bob Taylor he 0 iad with him practically the entire s rennessee \colony in Washington, a vhich is fairly big. A majority took he long journey home to cast their i, )allots for him, and his defeat was: ounted as a heavy loss. S "In Carmack the Southerners al- v vays had a man upon whom they ould rely. None ever feared that f e would be unable to hold his own in f :he senate against all comners. Tili- i, nan was a Sontherner true enough, p >t the Southerners agreed that Till- n nan always made a mess of it. Cut >erson was a good man in his place, >t too timid. Morgau was deep and yonderous. ''Carmack invariably filled. the a ill. He cut with the keen point of j he rapier. Invective and eloquence r vere employed by him with equacti ~ase. Hanor and sarcasm were hi2 b ide arms. With it all he could fall I nto the most touching eloquence. In v >e of his first speeches he left few .t ry eyes among his admirers who t rowded the galleries to hear him. I ''I speak, sir, for my native e south,' said he. 'It is a land that 'I ias known sorrows; a land that has hi >roken the ashen crust, and rnoisten- 3 id it with its tears; a land scarrea md riven by the plowshare of wa1, It md billowed with the graves of het lead, but a land of legend, a land. of ong, *a land of hallowed and heroic nemories. '''To that land every drop of my lood, every fibre of my being, every am mlsation of my heart is consecratea s< orever. h '''I was borai of her womb, I was mrtured at her breast, and when my ti ast hour shall come I pray God that may be pillowed upon, her bosom, I nd rocked to sleep within her ten er and encircling arms.''" ''Such sentiment was irresistible mong his followers, and it is reflect a here today. The Coopers are hard v known in Washington and in the ight of the_ newspaper accounts ot he tragedy the attack seemed uni utifiable to the Southern colony. ''A meeting will probably be held ere tomorrow night by Tennesseans o take some action expressive or C heir regret. Some of the Tennes eans are anxious to pass resolutions enunciatory of the Coopers, but the eaders in the movement favor a imple tribute of praise of the late enator and regret at his loss.'' a fi Winthrop Fever Bulletin. Rock Hill, November 15.-As will e seen from today's bulletin from t( Vinthrop college the situation is iore favorable each day. It is as ollows: Typhoid cases eleven, sus eted cases ,dismissed, two; new sus eted cases, none. This disposes of .11 suspected cases and leaves only hose pronounced typhoid four dayw -a go. These are all progressing~ satis actory. iPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES accuratelv fitted to your eyes. Best e giolitx lenses. Sa'tisfaction gu:1r- C anteed. Reasonable prices. ~ Dninels & Williamson. [OTICE OF PRIMARY ELL-0TION Notice is hereby given that a De ocratic Primary Election will be teld on Tuesday, November 24th, 908, in the Town of Newberry, S. C., or Mayor and Aldermen to serve foi ne year, and Trustees of the Graded chool for Ward 1, Ward 2 and Vard 3 to serve for two years, and .ommissioner of Public Works to erve for six years. Said Primarv I 'lection to be conducted according o -the rules and regulations of the )emocratic Party of the Town of rewberry, S. C.; the polls to be open d at 8 o'clock a. m., and to be clos d at 4 o'clock p. m. There will be a separate voting pre inet in each XLcd as follows: Ward 1-Council Chamber. Ward 2-Store of E. A. Griffin & 'o. Ward 3-Office of Herald and d Tews. Ward 4-No. 1013 Caldwell street. Ward 5-At corner of Drayton and Vright streets. The following have been appointed f s managers of said election: Ward 1-M. M. Satterwhite, Floyd radley, F. M. Lindsay. Ward 2-J. C. Wilson, Alex Welch, *ohn A. Summer. Ward 3-Alex Singleton. Warren 'ones. D. F. Pifer. Ward 4-C. E. Powell, J. M. Bow- e rs. L. A. Boozer. Ward 5-W. H. Bowen. B. K. Ab .ey. E. C. Bedenbaugh. The attention of all candidates is alled to the following section of Lule 3: "The candidates receiving he majority of all votes cas*t for the aid offices of Mayor, Aldermen and Irustees of the Graded School, and ommissioner of Public Works, re pectively, at said election, shall be eclared the nominees of the Demo ratic Party of said town, provided, hat on or before twelve o'clock noon, n Friday. November 20th, each of uch candidates shall have left 4' rritten statement with the chairman f the Executive Committee that he ; a eandidate and that he will abide he result of such election. No vote hall be counted for any candidate rho has not so pledged himself. If no eandidate ei-ther for the of ice of Mayor or for Aldermen, oi r the Trustee of Ithe Graded School a a Ward, or for Commissioner of 'ublic Works, shall- have received at iajority of votes at such election, a econd election for the nomination ot favor and for Alderman, and for at 'rustee of the Graded School, and 4 or Commissioner of Public Works, s the case may be, shall be held on 'riday, November 27th, under these ~ ules, at which second election only 4 hie two candidates who received the 4 ighest vote at the former election, j or the respective offices, shall be oted for; and provided further, in ~ he event there should be a tie at 4 he second pt-imary for Mayor and 4 Lldermen and Trustee of the Grad d School. or Commissioner of Publie Vorks, then a third primary shall be eld on Monday, November 30th,4 908. The candidates are assessed as foi Mayor, $10.00. Alderman, $3.00. Trustee of Graded School, $3.00. Commissioner of Public Works, .$3. No pledge will be accepted fronm ny candidate unless the proper as ssment is paid at the time of filing is pledge. ~By order of the Executive Commit-I 0. B. Mayer, H. Hunt, Chairman. Secretary. 30TTON Nearly :f>5.00 a bale less V tan a'year ago. Do you want to sell your otton at present prices? If not, stoie it in the Newherry Wareholise j nd protect it from danger and re. Do you owe debts, and want. > pay them, without having to eli your cotton? If so store your cotton in the Newberry Warehouse nd Mr. C. E. Summer or J. D- t Vheeler will tell you how to c et money on it from the Farm r's Loan and Trust Company! f Columbia. '.B. STACKHOUSE. Pr3. What Gooc Does for It helps you over the hills. It gives you the right start in the n It chases the blues, clears the f< ispires impulse and appetite for wor It puts you in a cheerful and confid ertake that work, making a profitabl< But, mark you, good Coffee is nece There is little enough of that kind , Robust, fuming, aromatic Coffee, v avor, and harmless stimulation. Coffee that. as the French say, mal cold man warm, a warm man glowi Such Coffee can be had, if you take We have found it out and have it.ir .arn of the merits of "Barrington Hal )ur Stock of Fancy and Staple Specialties for TI re arriving and we are in position to iost fastidious with table delicacies. Everything "goo( JONES' GR .The First Cough of } Rveni though not severe, has a tenden live arembranes of tlhe throat anid< Coughs then come easy all winter, e, Islightest cold. Cure the first cough Sset up an inflamation in the delicate c plungs. The best remedy is QUI( SYRUP. It at once gets right at the moves the cause. It is free from Moa a chikdas for anadult. 25 cents at MAYES' DRUG COME TO Iharleston Fall AND VISiT NAVY Y Vith her large Battleship" pedo Fleet in DON'T FORGET T \4ov. 16-2 1 This is the Time of the y City by the S WEDNESDAY, "SHR ilitary Parade; Fantastic a ire Department Parade an ~st; Automobile Floral P ame, Charleston vs. Se arnival in Harbor; Street C now Rates on (Coffee You. orning. >g, rouses mental activity, C. ent fr~ie of mind to un ple,..,ure of it. kssary to do this. Lvailable. ihich is rich in fragrance, ces a sad man cheerful, ng, and an old man young. the trouble to find it out. 1 stock, call on us and 1", "Vigoro" and "Siesfa". Groceries is Complete lanksgiving supply the demands of the I to eat" at OCERY, the Seasi+ cy to irritait the. n si lelicate brouchial ti:. s rery time you tak me before it has a chaure- to apillary air tube., of h :K RELIEF t'cOH seat of tr. uble a": re -pine andias sae or 0 STORE. THE Festival. [HE FEX AS" an dTor Port. HE DATE ,1908 erto Visit he INERS DAY" .id Trades Display; d Horse Reel Con arade; Foot Ball vannah; Aquatic arnival : : Railmads.