Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-10-07
Bob and Alf.
TENNEssEE's CoMIcAL CAMPAIGN.
THE TAYLOR BROTHERS AND THEIR FIDDLEs.
Chattanooga Letter.1

THE TAYLOR BROTHERS AND THEIR fIDDLEs.
Chattanooga Letter.l
The campaign in Tennessee this fall is
most remarkable. Nothing like it was ever
seen before in the politics Of any country.
Robert and Alfred Taylor are making the
canvass together. Bob" as he is universally
called, is the candidate Of the Democracy
and Alf is the standard-be of the Re-
publicans. Usually political contest in
Tennessee is a series of personal inveo,ives,
long drawn out, and often the issues of the
canvass are lost sight of. The campaign
this fall, however, has all the points for
very fine comedy. If it could be reproduced
on the stage with one-quarter of the realism
of the original contest II would be bound to
have a long run. The brothers are on the
best Of terms and are constantly chatting
and Joking each other, to the amusement of
the crowds that follow them wherever they
go. They belong to one of the best families
in Tennessee. and both have a natural gift of
oratory.
During the last few days Alfs voice has
failed him, and realizing that Bob was gain
ing ground on the stump in consequence,
he hit upon plan TO checkmate him. The
idea was suggested by an experience of
Colonel Dick Menefee of Kentucky in a
Congressional race many years ago. Colonel
Menetee had served one term in Congress,
and having had taste of Washington po-
lllea life his heart craved for more. He
was very popular man in his district, a
part Of which lay in the mountain regions.
and was confident of success. His rival,
Judge Hogan, was a very shrewd man, how
ever, and when, early in the last DAYS Of the
canvass, Meneiee visited the mountains on
horseback, he found that all ofhIs old friends
IN that region were pledged to vote for
Hogan. lie could not understand IT, but
he that unless he could do something TO
stem the tide, his defeat was certain. He
soon learned that the secret Of Judge lio-
gans popularity was that he played the vio-
lin at parties. Menetee was for a time at
his wits end, but one night he found large
company gathered IN country school house
with his rival playing as hard as he knew
how. Calling one Of the most influential
men in the room to one side. Meneiee said
quietly Judge Hogan plays very we'll"
"les, was the reply; I'VE like man who Is
not above coming around aud furnishing
music for U.s.
"o'''e ."a' '"e u.ge pays WI" us
'e'' uanu up neIe' .a.u 'nehtiee, (h"1ah
vas 'f'' "a'atu.l " ny 'a'a lhe 'hhaeh-
''a' ,!'.Ifn' "na, 90 you mean
No'h'hS u'u'h' 'eP.ieu hehe'ee 'huii-
/ ferently, "only he always uses his rlgh, hand
"hth ne Is III lexington. ms Story went
over the district very rapidly, The well
! known jealousy eNis'lhS between 'he eity
, .,o =, country ht1rt" y r'"nS, ana Judge
hogan was over" he'm'ng'y defeated,
/ ~ Ia YER M oreh paying the hadIlhg
| sa''s Y" ~ o'o'"ef' ne has lett '"o "f
| tht'e po''"eal meetings earl! on account of
.'' "eaN ''Te ana 'ut"'s"ru oahce music
ioF parties hn'h O 'he hFothsfs are iar
musicians ana Nho" no" 10 hahd.7 a VIOLIN
POP So' on 10 ms ofo'her u"uSe very
/ 'ooh' ho"ettf' ana c'mPft h''r ha' heeh
arranged. boo agrees not 20 speak quite so
/ ''ud OF ''nS uh," AZ VOICE gets INTO oe'-
1 'e' o"hd'uoh' IN adaIioh noh says ne VII
h'' "ri''io" ,'fNelAh'' c'N'4 service po"eE
/ aEasA curing 'ht campaign. fof these con-
e,s'''h' Ai ha' ast'tu r. siop h1GAhe eN'
4 ceP. ~ uut's WIZ ms nL''hrt-
nu' a' '''e ''oi'' mas oeeh introduced IN
/ 20 tHe canvass they hnd that they cannot
! rud u on,' Everywhere they 90 ihe' are
c''npt,'eu 10 I'Se ther ''ol!n' win 'nem
auu pay a ~'aNe u""h a''e' ,"e feS"lar
meeting OF the hish' : oyer lhe brothers
"1t' P'AHtu III '"e i'eaa mouse hets re-
'r",'! vas very amusing 'ight; lhe'r
Pa''o'S "s'e crowded. an" Lhe Two ofo'''eI'
Sa' e'o'e 'ogettef, 7nF'out'H"d ny me" a"-
Hste"ts' DINE H'aF >pahgied bahner'
va va hfh'"oNE iloht' ahl se!ee'i""' ron
N'AAdo "tFe 'ehGtttu y me si''e. II
was 'ii'po7s'o'e' ah'iu 'he ,''u'S Oh lauSn'er
ana applause 70 say "hich was the better
man WIN tae Pew
! NJ N'eEeIahd last week 'he otothefs al
dressed l1e tr, largest meeting OF me cam
4 paiSn' ms : hfpuolioan stronghold
ana All was ~ hlSh leather. hut boo
followers mace up 10 shouting "hat thel
taeNed ~ numbers. me wait!hS TO ooaru
Inc Tram at Athens tor Cleveland crowd
gathertu around 'he station Inc sun was