The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-07-14


Taylor and Senator Carmack was one
of the bitterest that ever took place in
the State. 1t was fought between two
of the most popular Tenneseans Of this
generation, and the contest will go
down in history as one of the most
interesting, and will take rank along
side of the WAR of the Roses" when
the successful candidate in Saturdays
primary defeated his own brother, AL
fred Taylor, for the Office of Governor
of Tennessee twenty years ago, says
the New York Herald.
The defeat Of Carmack will retire
from the United States Senate one of
it's most able members. From the time
that Senator Carmack first ran tor
Congress, defeating the late Josiah
Patterson, he has been prominent in
public life. He contested Patterson's
election, and his speech on the contes:
was one of the most brilliant in the
use of invective and sarcasm, in it's
Washington. 1t carried him to victory,
Patterson being unseated and Carmack
seated. Josiah. Patterson was the
father of Representative Patterson. now
candidate for governor. Carmack's re-
tirement is source of regret to- not
only his supporters in his recent fight
but to thousands who voted for Gov
ernor Taylor, because of the desire to
three -fourtns of the Democrats cf The
State that he should remain in the
Senate. 1t was not because they W; 1T
ed to oust Carmack so much rs it was
the desire to put Bob Taylor in the Sem
ate. Boy Taylor is dreamer Of dreams,
and one of his dreams has beer the
hope of one day taking seat i'll the
United States Senate. He has dreamed
this dream for twenty years, ever since
he first took his seat in Congress when
elected from the First Tennessee dis
trict over A. H. Pettibone, despite q
Republican majority OF 5000. He let
the people know about his dream. and
they have been dreaming with him.
Fifty-six years ago this mont, Rob-
ert Love Taylor was born in Happy
Valley, Carter county, Tenn, away up
eastern Tennessee. He was graduated
from Pennington, n. j.. and in 1873 he
was admitted to the bar. He had made
an unsuccessful race for the Legisa-
ture two years before.
His first successful, race for Office was
made in 1878, when. at the age of
twenty eight, he ,v.rcamc republican
majority of 5000, and defeated A. H.
Pettibone for Congress The race was
matte ever made IN Tennessee. Petit
bone was One of sac best known men
in his party, was skilled in debate and
was known as a successful politician.
Taylor was unknown to the voters of
the district. He carried his fiddle with
him. and when he had concluded his
tune his fiddle and play some popular
airs and sing some native Sings, fol-
lowed with one or two campaign num-
bers. Pettibone was finally driven
from the stump by the ability of his
young opponent. While Governor Tay-
lor was speaking in Knoxville, a few
days before the recent primary, Mr.
Pettibone, now an old man, called on
him at the hotel to tender his con-
gratulations and best wishes. A writ
er, recently referring to his campaign
says it was almost an exact counter
part of the campaign between Lean
Jimmie Jones and James K. Polk, in
1841 and 1S43
The most famous contest of polit.
ical nature in Tennessee was the one
that is generally referred to as the
"War of the Roses" Alfred A. Taylor
was nominated by the republicans az
their candidate for Governor. Tht
democratic convention was held latel
in the year. and Bob Taylor, Alf'!
brother. was finally chosen as tn,
standard bearer of democracy owe
General George G. Dibrell and Johl
Allison. the latter afterward Secretar.
of State. Taylor's race for Congress