The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-10-16
THE TAYLOR BROTHERS. /.
A Novel Campaign for the Governor
ahtp Of Tennessee.

| IlOOCIJ II. duu AllICu n AdIlOl aAC
the two eldest SONS of the Rev. N. e.
Taylor, well-known preacher, farm
er, politician and Prohlbitionist of
Northwestern Tennessee. The two
brothers are, as the world knows,r rival
candidates for the Governorship of
their State; "Bob being the Demo
cratic chIeftain, and "Alf the Re-
publican standardbearer. They be-
gan their joint canvass in Monroe
county, early the present month, and
have worked their way down through
Eastern and Middle Tennessee, climb
ing the Cumberland mountains to
McMinnville. Their route also tray-
erses the western division of the State
in zigzag courses, taking in Nashville
aud Memphis. after which they turn
about, expecting to get back to Chat
tan0oga by the middle of October.
Then they will separate for while,
but will resume the joint discussion
at the end of October, when they will
address their own families, kindred
aud friends at their hume in Jones-
borough.
The novel features of this fraternal
cavass have aroused unparalleled ex-
citement in Tennessee, and attracted the
attention of the whole country. The
brothers are swarthy, black-eyed men,
stalwart in both physique and intel
lect. Robert, the elder, is taller, by
several inches, than his brother. The
quality called magnetism is strong
in him, and he overflows with anec.
dutes and jokes at the same time he
Is an orator Of real eloquence. lie
is an expert performer on the violin,
and his feat of fiddllng himself into
Congress" through a strong Repubii-
can district, long since made him tile
talk of Tennessee. Alfred. who is
his rival in violin playing as well as
in politics. 10 of rather more phleg
malic temperament, though quite as
ready at retort Ills exposition of
| Republican doctrines is mastery.
The element of personal bitterness
does not enter into the political battle
of the brothers, though they are con-
| tlnually chahng one another. They
| follow the old style of discussion. II
Robert opens the discussion one day.
Alfred begins 1t the next. When
both have spoken each makes a short
rejoinder.
1t was Alfred who first brought the
violin into the canvass. His voice
having temporarily failed him, Rob
ert gained ground on the stump,
whereupon Ali undertook to check
mate Bob with music. Bob at first
re;aliated by kissing all the babies
along the route; but finding this too
arduous an undertaking. he was OBJ
liged TO take out his violin and fight
All with his own weapons. Music
having been thus introduced into the
canvass, the candidates found that
they couldn't get on without IT,.
Everywhere they go they are COM
PEELED to take their violins with them
and play a shskedown after the regu-
lar meeting of the night is over. At
the Read House, in Chattanooga, dur
ing their recent visit to that place, the
parloTs were crowded and the two
brothers sat close together, surround.
ed by their adhersnts, playing :" Dix
ie," "Star-Spangled Banner "Old
Kentucky Home and selections from
the Mikado in fine style. 1t was
impossible, amid the shouts of laugh
ter and applause, to say which was
the better man with the bow.
At Cleveland, while the two broth
srs on the platform were pslting each
other with jokes, hardy mountain
eer emerged from the crowd. lie
approached ALT and said: u want
place under the next Governor" But
before he could reply Bob spoke up:
Here he is; what can do for your
The crowd laughed, but Alf got in a
neat rejoinder by saying: - A pub
lie office is a public trust cannot
promise patronage for votes" Some
one rang chestnut bell, and a minute
later the brothers were boarding a
train arm-in-arm and bowling their
Acknowledgements to the cheering
crowd.
The contest of the brothers is often
called the War of the Roses" 1t
was at Athens, where casual allusion
was made to the feudal houses OF Lam
caster and York, that the expression
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