The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-24
VOL. v.
THE NOMINEE.
Editorial Expressions From Tennessee
Party Journals.

Lebanon Register: Bob Taylor is
the nominee of the party after the
longest and hottest contest ever had
ia the state. All true democrats will
support him.
Murireesboro News The News will
support Gov Taylor, not simply be
canse he is the nominee nor because
he is u democrat, and we prefer dem
CORA. to republican, but bccaupe he
is emnently fitted for the place and
has announced himself in thorough
accord WITH the platform of principles
enunciated by the party.
ShelbyviAe Gazette: The Gazette
had not been strong PARTISAN for
Gov. Taylor before the convention,
hui after witnessing tor nearly one
m.rk the bitter and determined efforts
uI the opposition to defeat him, and
Az We think without jlst cause, tie
Gazette will labor from this time for.
ward esrnestly and enthusiastically
dorit election Of Gov. Taylor.
dayton News Gazette: Gov, Tay-
aer plants himself on the democratic
platform, and there he must stand
MISUNDERSTANDING. There is no time
nov for hsir-spliting logic, governor;
d" you must get down to business and
stick to il. Let there be no more sham
bling, no more wabbling, no more
stfaddling. There Is no time to lose;
start in at once and make the summer
campaign hot to the finish.
- = Dickinson County Press The State
Democratic Convention has nomina-
ted Gov. Robert L. Taylor for re-elec-
ton. It now becomes the duty OF
every democrat in Tennessee to lot
only vote for the nominee, but to do vii
1. liant work for his election. With all
bitterness and differences laid aside
the yictoty is ours.
Cleveland Banner News The "white
rose" has bloomed again, and ii we
were magician we would pour on it
stream Of light that would preserveit it
as long as the earth bears plant or
the sea rolls wave. Let the united
democracy cultivate this rose, for it is
as fragrant as old.
Dyer County Times:'' The Times
places the name of R. L. Taylor at its
masthead this morning. He was not
!. our first choice by any means,
20 ouFhe has secured the nomination,
and we will do all in our power to
help elect him, which is nothing more
than the duty OF every good democrat
in the State.
f Pulaski Citizen All goes up, but
Bob hasn't gone down. Give us anoth-
a, or verse, All.
h Troy News Banner The duty of the
democracy OF Tennessee is to rally to
the support OF the nominee without
ehone faltering voice, and thereby roll
= up stachs majority next November,
that the republican party will be for
ever abashed
aI ObiBnHIndependcnti We who op-
fposedGov Taylbr, will. not pause to
% seiterate'our easons, but, like all good
democrats should do, will tako the re-
suit II the convention as satisfactory
and 20 to work in earnest for the dem
ocratic ticket from top to bottom.
Gallatin TenneSsean: Those who
have joined in our objections to Tay-
rlor, we now beg to rally to the support
OF the democratic nominee.
jackson Dispatch: Gov. Taylor will
make n brilliant canvass this year, and
will be elected by thirty thousand ma.
iority.
Cannon Courier: For moro than
+, twelve months we have believed thai
Gov. Taylor was not the man TO place
ssfih the gubernatorial chair, and in
working for what we thought was best
81 for the democratic party of the state
we have advocated his defeat and thu
x flling of his place by another Blu
=. since the representatives of the de
mocracy have met at Nashville ant
three-iourths Of them have declared
by their ballots that Bob Taylor is tn,
man desired, we can only submit ant
say, "they are.right andwe,are wrong.
This was only "family fuss, and W,
should now lay our prejudices down
! roll up our sleeves and work for tn
N.- nominee.
ais 0bion Democrat; This paper or
~ posed his nomination earnestly ar,
2 sincerely and preferred any good dem
ocrat in the state rather than Taylor
bat the party in its wisdom and dul
authorized council has decreed Other
wise, and, as all good democrats shoul
we bow to its decision, and will SUI
port the nominee.