The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
THE TAYLOR FAMILY.
Prominent In the Politics OF Tennessee
for Half a Century.

JoNEsDoRo, Tenn, 0ct. 5.-The ad-
ditional prominence given to the Tay-
lor brothers just now on account OF
their joint lecture, yankee Doodle
and Dixie" calls up the fact that The
Taylor family has been more promi-
nently and constantly connected with
the politics and the history OF this
East Tennessee section than any 9th
er family in the state.
Beginning as far back as 1849 we
find Col. N. G. Taylor, the father OF
All and Bob, making the race for con.
gress against Andy Johnson. Andy
was then some Al years old, and had
already served three consecutive terms
in congress and had also been in the
legislature six years, while Mr.. Taylor
was at that time only 80 years OF age,
but at the call Of his party he boldly
took the field against the great com.
moner, and old men, now living, who
heard them at that time on the stump
say that Col. Taylor more than held
his own against Andy, although he
did not defeat him. Nineteen years
after that time. when johnson was
president OF the United States. be ap-
pointed Col. Taylor Indian agent, and
there in the white house one day, in
the presence of come distinguished
gentlemen,he alluded TO the canvass oil
1S49, when Col. Taylor was his COM
petitor, and paid the colonel quite a
compliment as to his ability, etc.
In 1853, Col, Taylor Was again a
candidate for congress. but as Col
Watkins, also a whig, was a candidate
against him, Brookins Campbell. a
democrat, whom johnson had showed
aside in 1S43, and who had been
standing out in the cold for ten long
years, patiently waiting for chance
to slip in. made use OF the opportunity
of his life by slipping into congress be
tween Taylor and Watkins thst year
But Campbell died in few weeks af
ter the opening OF congress in Decem
ber, 1858, and Taylor was elected ovei
Watkins, at the special election in
February, 1854. In 1856 Mr.. Taylor
was an unsuccessful candidate for con
gress against Watkins--and also in
1857. In 1856 Col. Taylor was a can
didste for presidential elector on the
Fillmore ticket against Samuel Powell
In 1860 he was state elector on the
Bell and Everett ticket against Whit
thorne. In 1861 he was elected to the
convo ntion from Carter and johnson
In 1865 he was elected to congress
over Col. John K. Miller and Gen. T
d. Arnold.
In 1868 he was appointed Indiar
agent by President johnson. In 1876
he made an unsuccessful race for con.
gress, as an independent candidat,
against Judge Butler and "Jeems'
hite,which closed his political career
In 1874 Hon. A. A. Taylor was elect
ed to the legislature fiom Garter coun
tY. In 1876 he was on the Hayes an,
Wheeler electoral ticket against Judg
Ingersoll. In 1873 ALT was an unsuc
cess.ul candidate Tor the republican
nomination for congress, but Bob Tay
lor was nominated by the democrat
and elected. In 1880 Alf was on sh
Garfield and Arthur electoral ticket
and Bob was defeated for congress b.
Pettibone. In 1882 ALT was an unsuc
cessfnl candidate for republican nom
nation for congress and Bob wa
again defeated by Pettihone for COZ
gress.
In 1884 Bob was on the Clevelan
electoral ticket and ALI made anothe
unsuccessful race for the presidents
nomination for congress. In 1886 A
was defeated for the governorship {
Tennessee by his brother Bob. In 1888
Bob was again elected governor an
, ALI was elected TO congress. In 1se
ALI was reelected TO congress. L 1Ss