The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-05-18
"BOB'' TAYLOR GETS TOGA.
Ex- Governor Of Tennessee Defeats
Carmack for Re-Elec loa TO United
States Senate in Primary.

For the first time in the history of
Tennessee the democratic voters Sat
urday cast their ballots directly for
United States senator. A primary
throughout the state was held for
a successor to Senator E. w. Car
mack. Mr.. Carmack was opposed by
Ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor. Prao-
tically complete returns show that
Taylor is nominated over Carmack
by a majority approximating 5000
Votes Taylor carried seventy-dve
counties Of the ninety-siX counties in
the state, but in many of them the
votes were very close, while Car
mack's majority in Shelby, his home
county, was heavy.
The legislature, which meets in
January next, will cleo TAYLOR to the
senate, his term beginning the fol-
lowing March. Carmack retires aftec
having served che term in the SEN
ate, before which he was member
of the house from the tenth Tonnes
see district. His home is in Mem
phis.
Saturdays balloting marked the
close Of a long drawn out campaign
which has aroused more bitterness
and general interest in the state than
any other political struggle since that
in which Andrew Jackson was elect
ed to the senate shortly after the
close Of the civil war.
Robert Love Taylor was born at
Hoy Valley, Garter county, Tennes-
see, July 81, 1850. lie finished mis- ed
ucation at pennington, N. j.. and was
admitted to the Tennessee bar in
1878, practicing in his native town
but short while before being elect
ed to congress, where he served from
1879 to 1881 In 1884 he was elected
fer the state at large on the Cleve-
land ticket and made pension agent
at Knoxville in 1885. He was elect
ed governor in 1885 after a pictur-
esoue campaign in which his brother.
Alfred A. Taylor was his opponent
Reelected to the governorship, he
served until 1891, when he took up
the practice OF law at Chattanooga,
remaining there until 1895, meanwhile
again serving as presidential elector
on the Cleveland ticket in 1892. In
1897 ne was once more called to the
governors chair, retiring in 1899,
since which time he has devoted his
time principally to the lecture field
and to literary work In the last two
years he has made Nashville his
home.
Senator Carmack left Nashville for
washington Sunday night. He is a
member Of the committee on inter
oceanic canals, and his presence will
break the deadlock on the question
of the ty--2 of the Panama canal Mr..
Carmack is known to favor a sea
level waterway across the isthmus.
Before leaving Senator Carmack
gave cut a statement regarding the
result Of the senatorial primary. He
said. in part:
Il accept without bitterness or. com
plant the verdict OF the democratic
party. I should, OF course, have been
pleased if my course in the senate
could have won its approval instead
of it's disapp@oyal, but am sustained
by tho consciousness that to the best
of my ability I have faithfully served
the people Of Tennessee.
81 shall net cease to take an inter
est in public affairs, or in questions
that concern the -.5lic Welfare and
the cause Of clean md honest govern
mert, and while I shall be only a
democratic voter I shall still be
democrat."