The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-07-14
How He Succeeded in Defeating Senator Car
mack One Of the Most Popular Men
Tennessee Ever Had.
He Has Been Governor and Congressman and
For Many Years Unique Char
acter in Politics.

and his brilliant race as elector made
him a strong following among the
young democrats.
Others. having an eye for the spec
tacular. We're anxious to see the
brothers pitted against each other, and
Bob's nomination came after two
days session of the convention. Bob
Taylor's jokes and his fiddle songs car
ried the day. Alfred Taylor chose the
red rose as his emblem and Robert
chose the white, and the campaign was
known as the War of the Roses" The
friends of either candidate appeared to
greet them wearing roses in the lapels
of their coats, and at each meeting
each was presented with a large boquet
of white or red roses.
Bob Taylor stood for denomination
by his party, but formidable array of
opponents faced him, and it took five
days to effect his nomination over
such men as Benton Mcmillan, Sam
Hawkins was nominated by the repub-
licans and was defeated by Taylor by
$4,000 votes.
After completing his second term as
Governor Bob Taylor quit politics and
began his career as lecturer. DE
Fiddle and de Bow" was his first, and
was delivered in every town in the
State, never failing to delight an audi
ence. The lecture was then delivered
in every state in the Union. in every
large city and important town. Wis
succeeded by Castles in the Air." and
each one in turn has delighted audi
ences in every part of the country.
In 1892 Taylor was nominated by his
party as one of the democratic Elec-
ors for the State at large, and this
made the second time that his party
had called him to this service. In
March, 1898. the first term of Senator
William B. Bate expired, and Taylor
was announced as candidate to sue
ceed him. General Bate won on the
first ballot over Taylor and John H.
Savage. Taylor again took the lee
ture platform.
When Peter Turney was seated in
the fight for Senator against H. Clay
Evans the democrats denounced the
proceeding, and Taylor was summoned
from his lecture tour to defeat George
N. Tillman, of Nashville. for Governor.
He gave up an income of $4,000 a
year and won by less than 10000 votes.
When Senator Isham Harris died it
self, but he named Thomas B. Turley,
of Memphis, and again in the regular
contest threw his strength to Turley
and elected him again. He then an
nounced himself to succeed General
Bate in the Senate. but surprised
everybody by Withdrawing without
giving a reason. Bate died few
months after his reelection, and Tay-
lor again left his lecture tour for the
zier announced his candidacy.
The people wanted Taylor, and let
ters and kilograms and petitions
poured into Nashville from many coun-
ties of the State urging the legislators
to support Taylor They fell on deaf
ears and Taylor never stood a chance.
| although he was easily the popular
| choice The name Of Frazier was hiss
ed at public meetings held in several
counties in the State just prior to the
| election.
Cheated out of his own, burning with
Indignation at the failure Of his party
| to keep it's promise to him, made when
he saved it from defeat in 1896. to
elect him to the Senate, Governor Tay-
lor announced that he would be candi-
date to succeed Senator Carmack. then
! looked upon as sure Of a denomination.
He wanted his cause to go before the
people. and before the people he has at
last been successful. Twenty eight
years after he was sworn in as a
member of the House of Representa-
tives Governor Taylor will take his seat
in the Senate. He is sure to prove a
conspicuous figure. He has the faculty
of making friends in every walk OF