Carmack Triumph in Maury County Parade Heats Patterson
The Maury county demonstration for Senator Carmack drew 889 participants to Patterson’s 448, with Carmack supporters vastly outnumbering Patterson backers on streets and in decorations. Carmack rode with a large, largely temperance-leaning coalition including many preachers, and locals declared their allegiance to temperance and Carmack. Patterson’s reception was smaller. crowds and parades favored Carmack by about two to one, with Maury County showing strong anti saloon sentiment and vibrant parade displays across West Seventh Street.
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Middle Tennessee
Patterson
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Maury
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Rye
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Ned
West Seventh
Garden Street
Bethel House
Patterson Forces
Bank Buileting
Noble Woman's Temperance Organization
Guitt
South Main Street
Carmack Day Reception in Columbia Draws Big Crowd
Crowds greeted Senator Carmack with strong temperance support as red banner colors framed the event. Cheers erupted along the line from the depot to the courthouse, with Patterson backers making up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers during the reception and procession.
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Carmack
Columbia
Patterson
Bin
Court House
Senator Carmack
Carmack Parade Delights with Numbers and Pride
The Carmack parade wowed spectators with 589 participants including men women and children. It featured 221 decorated vehicles ninety horsemen eleven decorated foot riders five decorated automobiles and fifty font ten, stretching two blocks. The procession traced From the depot down South Main to the square then Armstong and West Seventh before returning to South Main where it dispersed. Senator Carmack rode near the head in a carriage drawn by black horses as the Columbia Military Academy band played.
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Columbia Military Academy
Gav. Patterson
Bethell House
Carmack
Patterson
Franklin
Male Street
Senator Carmick
Maury
Governor Patterson Arrival Sparks Warm Welcome in Maury County
Governor Patterson arrived by rail from Franklin to a cordial reception in Columbia. A fusillade of banners and a 348‑strong parade with four wagons and riders escorted him along South High Street to West Seventh, Garden and Main before disbanding. Carroll Fussell Porter and Dr. Long rode with Patterson.
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Patterson
Franklin
Senator Carmack
Columbia
South High Street
West Seventh
Governor Patterson
J. H. Fussell
Sam Porter
Dr. Long
Jent
Nashville
Aetiol
South High
South Garden
Maury County
Democracy
Bryan
Carmack
Crowds Rally For Temperance Candidate In Maury County
Early crowds gathered across the county as supporters of Patterson and Carmack arrived by foot, horse, wagon, and buggy. By 10 AM the red colors dominated the streets while weather soured, testers noted strong organization from Patterson backers in Willamuport and Sanduat valleys and visible Carmack banners amid a general partisan display.
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Champion of
Temperance
Maury County
Patterson
Hampshire
Willameport
Sanduat Valley
City Decorated in Red for Temperance March
The city was ablaze with red as people filled businesses and homes on Sixth and Seventh streets decorated for the Senator's temperance march. Most residences displayed red colors, with little white showing, reflecting strong support for the movement.
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Temperance Champion
Carmack Parade Features WCTU Float
The Carmack parade includes a standout float from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union prepared by Miss Lulla Figuers. A procession of young women in white and red with sashes, badges, hats and red accessories accompanies the display.
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Carmack
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Lulla Figuers
Jno
T. Wootin
Brownis Tomlinson
Frankien Lipscomb
Sadie Ayedelotte
Sue Todd Walker
Alle Bleck
Boy's Float Leads Carmack Parade With Red Decor
A Carmack parade featured a boys float with a dozen youngsters in white suits and red sashes pulled by a black horse. Banners proclaimed The state protects its birds Why not its boys and From the boys of the present the drunkards are made, naming Masters John Wesley Finney Cheairs Figuers Jesse Billington Jr Ernest Farrel Jr Oscar Farrell Ewing Everette James Wooten Douglas Parke William Boardman Robert Shields.
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Carmack
John Wesley Finney
Cheairs Figuers
Jesse Billington, Jr
Ernest Farrel, Jr
Oscar Farrell
Ewing Everette
James Wooten
Douglas Parke
William Boardman
Robert Shields
Decorations Highlight Carmack Welcome in City Parade
Crowds lined Seventh street as the Century Club banners praised Carmack with the message we are 100 strong for Carmack. A welcome Carmack banner flashed in gold and red across the road as delegations arrived from Mt Pleasant and Lewisburg with Carmack colors and red badges. The influx stirred lively enthusiasm among Carmack supporters downtown.
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Century Club
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Benisar
Ile
Mt. Pleasent
Patterson
Lewisburg
Cullooka
Veterans Meet Carmack at Parade Reception in Maury County
At the parade’s end Benator Carmack was escorted to Maury’s new courthouse where he received a flattering reception. Hundreds of voters gathered to congratulate him in his home county and pledged their support amid the celebratory mood.
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Wolf
Carmack
Nashville
Jackson
Patterson
Ham
Car’ Mack
Benator Carmack
Maury
New Court House
Confederate Veterans Rally Supports Carmack in Maury County
Maury county officials and a large group of veterans honored Senator Carmack at the court home. Major J T Williamson and Major N F Cheairs led the marching band of Old Confederate Soldiers who pledged to back Carmack in the campaign. Carmack praised the veterans for their sacrifice and vowed to carry their banner with pride in Tennessee.
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Quart Howe
Carmack
Mr. Carmack
Lost Cause
J. T. Willemson
N. F. Cheairs
Buckner
Grant
Fort Donaldson
J. T. Williamson
Senator Carmack
Maury County
State of
Tennessee
Patterson's Leaders Parade Highlights Prominent Supporters
Prominent men in the Patterson parade included John M. Burns, J. W. B. Thomas, Sam Porter, A. O. Nicholson Jr., Tom Peebles, Dr. B. OC Long, J. H. Fussell, John W. Thomas, J. M. Dedman, Dr. A. L. Buchanan, Dr. B. FB Collins, W. D. Younger, T. J. Shaw, and A. T. Sellers.
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Patterson
John M. Burns
J. W.B. Thomas
Sam Porter
A. 0. P. Nicholson, Jr
Tom Peebles
8. OC. Long
J. H. Fussell
John W. Thomas
J. M. Dedman
A. L. Buchanan
B. FB. Collins
W. D. Younger
T. J. Shaw
A. T. Sellers
Daughters of the Confederacy Meet in Chattanooga Tennessee
The Tennessee division of the Daughters of the Confederacy held its first day in Chattanooga Penn May 12 with harmony. The morning session covered opening exercises and the afternoon heard reports that carried limited significance. About 950 delegates and visitors attended a reception at the Hotel Patten hosted by local members. Mrs C A Lyerly presided at 10:80 as the hall filled. Mrs M B Pilcher, state president, sat in the chair.
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Chattanooga
Penn
Daughters of the Confederacy
Tennessee
Hotel Patten
C. A. Lyerly
Thin’ City
Bar Dock Blood Bitters Conquers Dyspepsia
A patent remedy claim extols Bar Dock Blood Bitters as curing dyspepsia and related stomach ills. The advertisement asserts the product drives impurities from the body, tones the stomach, restores digestion, and promotes normal weight and health.
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Bardock Blood Bitters
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