The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-30
ONE OF BOB TAYLOR'S
TenneSSee'S Ex-Governor Tells Of His
First Trip To Town.
HE HAD GREAT EXPECTATIONS
The Spectacle Did Not Quite Fulfill His
Dreams-His Daughter Puts
the Laugh on Him.

Nashville. September 25.-tSpeciai. )-Poli-
ticians in Tennessee are right in the miu-
die of a dilemma. The democrats are rdt-
tied and the republicans tremphhs lesl
their adversaries nominate Bob Taylor LOT
governor again. He served two terms re-
Gently and before and since then mas h'aue
himself the tribute of the people-the most
popular man with the masses ana euectNe
stumper since Andrew Johnson lie was
opposed by his brother All in ms hfst eiec-
tion, while his father Hon. Nat O. Taylor
was offered and declined the nomination OF
the prohibitionists and the war OF the
Roses" as it called, was the hosI
brilliant and unique political campaign ever
waged in America, perhaps Governor pop
has been upon the platform since ne reured
from Capitol Hill and has delighted ana
electrified the south and the score OF gu
bernatorial aspirants now are tehuerly
anxious that he should not DE shalcheu
from the fOotlights where he is achleNlhs
fortune to add to IA fame already acquired
Henton McNillen's friends are urging
him but Benton himself is "A little shy.
lie has "a sure thing and 1t rs hazardous
to turn loose for an uncertainty. lie might
not yet the nomination IL he concludes TO
stand for it and he might be defeated II
ne gets it, If democracy does not walk
| circumspectly next year she will walk the
! plank.
Speaker of the House Pillow, who pre-
! cal candidate of the count-in faction, put
| il is conceded that it will not do to shake
| "A red rag in the peoples face next year.
F,nloe the private financial bill oDstruc-
ZIONIST, who for years was thorh IN the
! flesh of the treasury raiders, wants 1t, but
| he is wise enough TO see that no one except
| Rob TAYLOR can turn back the tide of dis
] ruption that has swept away an old-tlme
| democratic majority OF 4o,0O ana lell
! minus sign to tell the tale.
there are "A dozen others, ordinarily avail
| able and extraordinarily ttted, but the
same fatal inquiry presents itself as each
/ name is suggcstcd-can he be elected
! Many of them See the danger. blinded as
| they are, and viii not risk the wrath OF the
people.
The republicans have sized up the situa-
tiOn accurately and they are dead sure they
can win il they can steer around Bob ray
lor Ihoy are playing high card. They
VIII say to the next national convention
Give our man Evans second place on inc
ticket and we Will give you state Tor IT,
And they viii come near doing II. Ihey
propose TO hedge off Bob Taylors nominal
ton by nominating All themselves OF
pretending that tn " will do II. Bob VIII
not run AGAINST All again. lie was COM
/ nittcd TO il inadvertently before ana II Is
well known that he Will not do ii again II
he can avoid H. The republicans know that
he is twenty thousand votes stronger than
his party. and they are conhdenet II he can
| bc eliminated.
II is not improbable that the world will
! Ice treated to Il repetition of the pyrotech-
mic Oratorical spectacle of eight years ato'
| when Bob and All Taylor had all the men,
women and children in Tennessee marching
and hurrlhing with Haunting flags ana
1 scrccching bands gathering by thousands
from hundred miles radius and marching
I in procession from coSpty to county. Nat
/ ~. t... , with. soout "a u. .,,o.rat and
: ,ltd, 4,l1,.,y ?. ,au...ftie-s'S rt0dericIx Ram
dom Butler rerresei,..''1.. twenty-five years
before them. Bob bea2Pettibone when the
republican majority was $500 These Tay-
Tors carr the people in their train when
! ever they move. Neither of them wants
the nomination. The third term objection
is being urged 10y some who want the plum
themselves, but it will have no weight.
John Sewer. the first governor, served six
terms. William Blount William Ca~rDu and
! Willie Blunt several terms each, and even
| lsham Green Harris held it three terms.
The objection that lies to a presidential
third term has no bearing in a state con
| test, for there is no danger from ccntraliza-
| ton here ana no fear of a dictatorship
AT Taylor will 80 upon the platform
this winter with Bob i'm Joint oratorical
| cola horation cutitlcd Yankee Doodle ana
! Dixie" which will be the sensation OF the
! times. They VIII invade yankecland and
| treat that phiegmatic race To an exhibition
/ of rip-roaring, hilarious. forensic rymnas-
! ties that will he a revelation and q delight
| a spectacular Ct southern character and
| MltOuic rhetoric. II will add interest
| "a it that the country viii be watching TO
see these two cavCrtiGg statesmen snatchcd
bodily from the platform by their respec-
tive parties TO lead the toughest political
battle of the times and which involves tine
life of the solid south.
| was a guest at Bob Taylor's dinner
table the other day. away up at johnson
CITY, the boom town Of the Alleghenics
and he RECALLING us with some Charac-
tcristic incidents and anecdotes of mis-
hoyhood. He was born in Happy valley
between the MOUNTAINS. and had never
crossed over into civilization until he was
mine years of age, and thea he didn't own
hat. red letter day daWucd in his
history when he was to make his first
venture out mo the madding crowd
and mounted behind Aunt Kate. barefoot
Cd and with his sisters hat on, he set
out for !oncsboro. the mountain metropo-
lis. The young grecnhorn had had Wis
ions and dreams" of what town was:
his untItored Imagination painting a gilt |
tcrinS mass and mess of minarets and 4
domes, surEng crowds and pilastered pa |
rodaS. lie was eager 20 catch the first l
glimpse of the wonder. as old Bill lazily
paced along and he piled Aunt Kate with
anxious questions he leaned and peered 4
into the distance. At last as they turned |
a mn she announced that JonCSbOrO was !
IN sight and the veraant future great |
crancd his neck and strained his ewes aud |
could see nothing except a bunch of houses /
in the distance. and after long search |
over the rugged perspective he gave il up |
and begged Aunt Kate to point it out
Don't ypu see the spires!" she asked |
Bob looked again aad could not find !
the vision his fancy had painted, and turn
irG disappOntedly, he inquired out of the !
great depths Of his unutt, rable and pri- |
mordial VerGaucy:
Aunt Kate, what is n spire?'
The governor added many ludcroTs frills !
to the adventures OF the day. telling how |
the town boys guyed hin. and gave him |
lis first roast. and after the guests had |
laughed iumoderatcly his next eldest |
daughter took advantage of lull to in
quire:
Papa. what is a spire?"
Governor Taylor has a beautiful resi- |
dence clinging to a pre9ipice in the sub
urbs, modern, elegant and sumptuous |
lie lives in the fried chicken zone and |
gets his air fresh forged from the wind
caves of the Great Unaka. Cold butter |
milk is continually on tap. a watermelon |
all