Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-16
"HAKMoNY" IN TENNESSEE.
A Novel Scene at a Room in a
Chattanooga Hotel.


One OF the most novel and unique
witnessed last night By large crowd, in
room %, at the Read House.
Hon. R. L. Taylor and Hon. A. A. Tay
lor, the candidate brothers, arrived in the
city last night on the Cincinnati Southern
train from Dayton, where they spoke yes
terdav. They were met at the train by
scores of their frie nds and conducted 10
the Read House, where they took rooms
together.
1t soon became known that the brothers
were in the city. and from 8 O'Clock until
9 their room was crowded with friends,
pubicans and Democrats mIngling in
harmonious, friendly and generous
handsbake. This OF itself was a novel
sight. 1t brought about the cheeriest
good humor, and the pleasantries of each
of the brothers at the others expense were
roundly applauded by all present. 1t "a as
a pleasant sight, and one gentleman re-
marked: This. IL nothing else, cOnvinces
me that the joint canvass was a wise
move"
In the midst of this pleasant confab and
general good humor Col. Joe Cliff pres
emily appeared
WITH TWO vIOLIN5,
which he deposited on table amid the
widest applause, for beside being elegant
gentlemen. fine stumpers and good de-
bateIs, both gentlemen are accomplished
musicians, and their favorite instrument
is the violin. lnstinctively each took up
one OF the instruments, and Immediately
the we'll known "trum, trum," heard in
tuning, commenced. Immediately, as if
without any apparent effort, the two vio-
Inns were in perfect accord.
Both took 1t good humored, All more
a
thousand pension checks 10 sign before
retiring, and the crowd showed no dispo-
| sition to get out). They finally drew
! their chairs together and began, ALI re-
marking that "Bob would play second to
| HIM, az be had always DONE" This was
| greeted with good humOred applause, and
! the music began.
! The airs that most delighted the crowd
were Arkansas a Traveller" "Fisher's
! HOrDplpe," and kindred tunes, which the
! gentlemen played to perfection and to the
intense delight of their auditors. The
only thing they objected to was that there
was no piano accompaniment.
| While the crowd was dispensing the
! Chicamauga Guards band appeared IN
| front Of the hotel to give a complimentary
serenade from citizens Of Chattanooga to
the two cand dates for Governor. The
street was crowded for some distance by
| both Republicans and Democrats, and
when the music ceased loud calls were
made for "BOb Taylor" and "Alf Tay-
lor," all mingled together.
Immediately the Democratic candidate
! appeared ON the balcony, and after making
a few we'll chosen remarks on the charms
| of music, said: ''Gentlemen of the band,
| come TO Nashville after the election
and visit me at the Executive office, and
| will give you a banquet as an evil
dence OF my appreciation of this compli-
ment." This was greeted with applause,
which was renewed by loud cheers when
the Republican candidate appeared
and bowed recognition to the
calls for him. He also made
glowing apostrophe to music,
which, he said, had been his delight all
his lite-and what is there more elevating
and soul-stirring! He closed by saving:
sGentlemen of the band, come to Nash
VILE after the next election and visit me
at the executive office, and | will intro
duce to you the Governors brother"
pointing to Bob.
This was the signal for general APP
plause, which Bob acknowledged by d
hearty laugh.
Several other gentlemen addressed the
crowd, among them Col. Joe Cliff, who
stated, in response to an inquiry as TO
which be would support, said: 81 don't
know; I'm a Mugwump, and will have to
write TO the old man and find out which
OF the boys to support. l can't decide 1t
myself"
The evening was generally enjoyed by
all participants. and it was fully II
O'Clock before Bob got seated at his desk
TO accomplish the lahorious task of affix-
ing his name to the 1000 pension checks,
which he was compelled TO finish for this
mornings mail.