The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-09-30
Bob ANO ALF.
Unprecedented Enthusiasm Among
Democrats in Giles.
Bob Eiat55ns the 6. 0. P. out in
Gran3 Style and Uses Ali. Up.
Democrats Delighted With Their Brilliant
Young Chief and Do Him
Great Honor.

= Ol6aI honor.
! The largest assembly of people
I ever seen in Pulaski to hear a DO
r litical discussion came last Satur-
q day to hear the Taylor brothers
. speak. CITIZEN readers are famil-
! lar with the efforts made to get ev-
f cry democrat in Giles out. The re-
! suit was more than satisfactory.
{ Fall six thousand people assembled
! and not one of them was disap-
r. pointed.s
The committee sent to Fayette-
} vile to drag Our Bob through the
5 country accomplished it without
hurting hair of his head. They
, left Fayetteville at $3.50 and arrived
81 Mr.. y. Z. Wilson's at $50 with
Gus accident. A cavalcade Of dem
I ocrats with lanterns met the car
TIsges al the foot of Shiloh noun
tain and escorted them to Dellrose,
TheTe Col. Taylor shook hands
with them. The party were enter
tanned royalty at the residence of
1 IIT. Wilson. The start to Pulaski
vas made at 7:4S next morning.
/ ct Bryson part Of the Bunker
Hill club we're encountered who fel
into line At the pike JUNCTION
large number of men, women and
children were assembled and Our
Bob was given a rousing welcome
INTO Giles. The journey to Tar
! p-ey's up thelpike was accomplished
slowly, the procession Increasing all
along. AT Capt. Jim Rivers Col.
Taylor was greeted by bevy of la.
dies who waved him a welcome.
Over the front gate was erected a
large evergreen arch with the name |
OF "Bob Taylor" written across it |
in white roses and under it little |
democrat was yelling his little
lungs away with Justly hurrahs for
Our Bob.
The party arrived at Tarpley's
exactly at 10 and encountered a
world Of enthusiastic democrats
drawn up on each side of the road.
Immediately the procession arrived
from Pulaski and Col. Taylor was
transferred to beautifully decora-
ted carriage drawn by four spirited
steeds and the line of march taken
up to town. Col. Scion E. Rose
and FIournoy Rivers, esq'r, chair
man of the democratic committee,
occupied the carriage with Col.
Taylor Tie journey was accom-
piished to town amidst laundering ,
cheers and n world of dust. There
we're many hundreds of people D
lino-5he line being perhaps tw o
miles long-but there were thou
sands in Pulaski thronging the
side walks and balconies to cheer
and welcome the young democratic
chiaf5ajn and amidst the hurrahs of
the populace, the waving of hand ,
kerchIef5 and flags and the boom :
ing OF cannon the procession moved
down first street to the square and ;
thence around it to the st. Giles
where the people had congregated ;
in dense numbers to join in the !
ceremonies of welcome. Col. Scion
I. Rose, chairman of the reception
committee, welcomed Mr.. Taylor as
foIloEs: c
Sir, on behalf of tho citi zens of Giles :
county l welcome you to our city. | S
welcome you as the chosen chieftain of
the democracy of Tennessee. l well
come you rs our next governor. We 7
hon 0r you, sir, for elevating to high
or plane political discussion, freeing &
them from aspersiOns too common in
sir, that you have entered this
contest with the indomitable spirit Of O
IA Richeleu that knows no such word as L
fail! You are moving ON, firm, manly s
and confident; firm in the Justice of f
your cause. manly in it's advocacy, +
and, above all, confident of the support
oi those who sent you upon your high
mission. Already has your clarion L
voice awakened the echoes of our east
cTu mountains, and is reverberating @
throughout the land nor shall it cease :,
until it shall reach our western border
TO mingle its thunder tones with s
the murmurs OF the monarch stream as /
10 flows its resiStless waters to the n
sea. Fit emblems of the grand cause q
you represent! You bear a banner :
deciel with the white rose and upon
which is inscribed the sovereignty of o
the peoples will, as grand an insignia t
as ever was borne by patriot in his Fl
c0untry's cause. o
Again / welcome you in tehalf OF this
vast assembly and above this, L well
come you in the name of these ladies
who come with smiles of approval, as
Winning as beauty's upon her bridal
day. For each and all l tender you "
heartfelt welcome. q
Ur. Taylor bowed bis acknoWl- v
edgements and at once repaired to T.
his room where q swift ablution t
removed enough dust to render +
him recognizable and he at once +
held reception, shaking hands d
with several hundred gentlemen, J
ladies' and children, when he was
allowed to rest until II o'clock. /,
The train bearing his brother and Z
the reporters, attendants and super
numeraries was late, arriving just a
before II. Col. Ali. Taylor was "
met at the depot and brought to e
the St. Giles in a handsomely deco
rated carriage IN which were seated
Hon. Noble Smithson, j. II. Nor
rls, esq'r, and Capt, Dougherty of n
Fayetteville. TWAS followed by a
81 white men and SO colored men
on horseback and perhaps a hun t
dred colored men on foot. o
White roses flooded the town, b
Win just sprinkle OIL req ones 10 o
remind one that ALT. was pretending a
TO run for governor. Everything r
was Overwhelmingly for Bob but ev f
eryhody seemed to remember that
ALI was Bob's brother and he was t.
treated from first to last with ut a
most oivility and courtesy.
At o'clock the whole north end C
OF the court yard was crowded and "
jammod with men, women and chill a
dreD eager to catch a glimpse of t.
the brothers and to hear the most
remarkable political debate that
ever -cII upon Tennessean's ears.
Bob appeared upon the platform &C |,
comPanied by the executive com il
mittec and was introduced by Il
Chairman Rivers as follows: s