The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-06

neon were visited by hundreds OF
their party fderds, many ladies call
ing with their husbands to pay their
respects.
SPEAKING ON TaE BLUFF.
The Memphis Zouaves formed in
FRAT Of the Peabody Hotel at 7:15
Hon. X. l.. Taylor was seated
in his carriage and driven to
he stand on the buff,
o'clock, and fifteen minutes later the
escorted by the Zousves, the Hon. A.
A. Taylor in Co.. WIN. K. Moore's
carriage following in few moments.
The speakers stand, which WIS de-
signed 10 accommodate $50, was already
crowded with more than that num-
Der, about cre-third Of whom
were ladiee. Every inch OF stand.
ing room on the bluff was
ut lized, and when the speaking be-
gan the crowd could not have been
less than 1900 to $1,000. Seats had
been provided for 1900 people, but
where all were so esger to hear, sit
ting WAC out OF the question, go closeiy
were they wedged together. Thou
sands of handsomely dressed ladies'
were scattered through the vast null
iitude, and hundreds occupied public
and private carriages, drawn up along
Front street, Nothing like it was ever
Teen in Memphis before in its political
history. Within a few feet OF each
other sat the brothers, Bob wearing a
white and Alf a red rose IN
his bu .touhoe. While the sr-
rangements were being perfected
for the opening Of the debate ample
opportunity was affoi ded Tor observ-
ing them. Both are bald and strongly
resemble each other in the tscs. Bob
was So in August aud AT is just
eighteen months older. The former is
fully six feet in hight, powerfully
built and a little irclin. d to corpulen-
CIV. ALI is a 50 Iotund in form, but
rather under the average hight. His
hair 10 thinner, da ker aud fi0er
than his brothers. AID his moustaGhe
more inclined to curl. They were kind
and brotherly in their manner 10 each
other and each was the recipient Of
courtesies at the hands Of those OF op-
pcsits political faith. Their speeches
each occupied about an hour and a
bali in delivery, and both were warm
ly applsuded. There was an evident
disposition to give them both a rous-
irg WELDON Both speeches were It =
ga:ded as The most powerful T. at
could have been made from
either standpoint, but it was
on all sides admitted that
in addition to the power of logical ar
eument possessed by the Democrat
nom nee, that he had certain mag
netism about him which could not be
resisted by those who came within
the charmed circle bounded by the
range of bis voice. He spoke with
the vigor and the energy which
carries conviction, his words
going straight to the heats Of
his hearers and firing them with
an enthusiasm rarely experienced
before. Many OF Alf's sentence:
would be worthy reproduction in
the best books of the English
Language and he was net lacking IN
vigor or ia fire, but his utterance!
failed to produce the same megics
effect of these Of the Democratic nomi
nee except when he paid his tribute
10 the fair sex in ackno Hledgement O
q bouquet OF flowers which were pre-
scented to him ss be COZ Guided. Hi
opening and his closing remarks wer
by7far the moat striking of his enlir'
speech. btu.
The Hop. Robert L. Taylor was in
troduced by Col. r. F. Looney.