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New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

rx-Governor and Expectant-Senator Bob Tay-
,or. Of Tennessee won his first political race by
-, retort silent. combined with the quip cour-
,.ous. lie was running for Congress IN the Ist
-.s.rict before that carried IN the vest pocket
:, his opponent, A II. Pettibone. who. as a
-,s-pst-hagger" from Michigan seized that Ten
assoc district in reconstruction days and de-
.N,ed 10 loosen his grip. Knowing Bob's fond
,.ss for adding, Pettibone sought 10 make mock
!, voung Taylor, AT q Joint debate. by going
,r,oueh the motions OF country ''hoe6own"
.s6s-. When Bob's turn came he held up TO
-. view Of the gathering en- exceedingly ancient
.,rnet bae with "A II. p. Michigan" thereon
= ,srxe. lampblack letters. Bob was elected
rAoause OF his federal ofTice-pension agent at
rpoxrfIle. Tenn--Bob Taylor refused TO appear
s.sO-s the nominating convention Of 1886 and
..,.. his own chances; hence, decided efforts
,sr, made by friends OF other candidates to
.,,zn" him Among other yarns calculated to
,r,rre Taylor. It was said that he wished the
-0r,natlon merely 10 crafty his vanity, and
vonld refuse 10 make the race after securing it.
CTS propossr, James Bible. excitedly fred tele-
-. Answer positively. Will you accept
.,-u.nation Governor" Bob answered. positive
~ collect. An ola man once hobbled twenty
tiles 10 see my mother. on his departure he
.,s 70 her, Tmmerline. II you don't think kin
,ose a han O. meat home. try me" r. L. Tay-
,,-- Bob was nominated.
More than any man in Tennessee. All Taylor
,-s,5ed his brother Bob as opponent IN the
80 for Governor, and successfully brought their
-,o.be- 20 his support. Just before the Demo-
cratic nominating convention Bob and All dined
With the old folks. and the mother put in word
.,- her eldest born. She begged Bob not TO go
before the convention, as Alf had already re-
O.,ved the Republican nomination
.e,orher." Bob replied, I win neither attend
~. convention nor viii make any personal
,~ort toward securing the nomination And II
-v friends persist IN nominating me any way.
ar make. YOU one more solemn promise"
And what is that, my son?' asked the de-
Yrhte6 old woman. believing that IT would be
-erunciation Of profered honors.
81 rrorrise yo1 that that son Of yours over
49,. I'll he a long sight more baldheaded than
IAN when I get through with hinr'
TIE mother collapsed
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PROPHETIC ADVICE.

4 small but enthusiastic adherent and neighbor
Of the next Senator from Tennessee was the proud
possessor Of a white bullpup, on which he had be-
slowed the of his idol. Shortly after he got
the canine, a red rooster was added 10 the young
ster's collection, and he requested friend Bob
10 suggest "A name for the latest pet. Cali him
Carmack" gleefully came from the candidate.
and shut him up with Bob Just make
friends YOU know" Not dreaming that the
small boy would adopt such reckless advice,
Governor Bob was astounded day when
q tear-stained youngster appeared before him.
a fist full Of red feathers and a sadly. mauled
red rooster head the sole remnants of a once
proud cock of the walk while the white pup
looked gay
.Prophetic," exclaimed the future Senator, rs
he condoIed with and consoled young America
Although is more temperate In his
habits-fOr he does not drink intoXicants at all
Genator-eIect Taylor certainly saw double when
the result Of the recent Senatorial fight was told
him THE greatest victory of MY life and its
dream realiZed, he exclaimed. Il have beaten
two United States Senators, the Democratic ex-
ecutive committee. and those who profess to be
the leaders. / have defeated all the intelligence
Of the state. The people were my jury and the
verdict came from the fools and hill-billies' The
fools and hill-bflies' In majority I'm Ten
nessee. The woods are full OF them. and they
elected me-"
That Bob Taylor added his way into Office"
is pot entirely true. although often said. He is
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HARD TO REFUSE.

But, aunty, your husband is such chronic
hog stealer that he is notorious" demonstrated
Governor Taylor, encouraging his backbone TO
stand firm
Thankye, sahl" exclaimed Aunt Hannah, ac-
cepting the remark as complimentary TO "de
old man" Use glad TO hyah We say dat bout
Abe, Marse Bob, kase he needed mighty bad in
de I'll log cabin
I'm sorry I can't let him go there. aunty,"
said the Governor trying to explain and make
ii easy TO the old black ''marnn1y" To whom his
heart went out with Southerner's love But
ne mas mas been shown guilty in so many cases that,
Teally' II ms old master hadn't been the Judge
Abe would have had two or three times the term
he is TO serve"
''Mebbe so. sab. sho beg Abe not ter TEX
no hawgs cep'n de jedge's, kase we know de
Jedge gin Us free all want; but Abe he say
dis ain no more slave times an everything free
now, SO II not right to be libb'n offn de ledge
all time. An now hyeh come Chrisnuss an all
dem chilluns Of Mandys-she daid you know,
Marse Bob.an' all dem yudder chiluns O.
ZekeTs-he daid, too, Marse Bob-dey all libb'n
on me an dey sranpop; cep'n de III cotton dey
picks in de creek bOttoms-an no granpop fo' to
play lax he Sandy-Claws. an tell 'em tales whilst
dey th'ows de cracklin' bresh de big backlog
and tuhn's de III fat shote roun' an roun' TO
de fre wild dey eyes a-sparklin' an dey toofs
a-shlnin-oh, Marse Bob, when l think bout
dem chlluns an dey granpop in de coal mines
no sunlight an no fah glow feel des lax I
mus choke up an bus openw
Right under the Governors eyes lay a morning
paper, everlastingly lambasting him for his last
batch or parcons, and glance at the headlines
put a little more stifening into a fast melting
spine.
I'm mighty sorry Aunty, but
AN dar he ole fiddle, hangin' ginst de chimbly
Who gwine play Chicken in de bread tray peek
peek. peek fo' mex dem chilluns laugh an
Lucy Lee 70 to mex 'em cry-an' all dem yud-
der ole folks chunes whilst de sweet 'taters is
a-gittin' sugary in de hot ashes an de shote is
runnin brown grady 70 dem 'taters, I lax ter
know ?"
Now, the fiddle caught the Governor in ten
der spot but with that editorial his desk
he couldn't reward even that touch OF nature
with pardon. So he compromised
Il can fiddle a little. Aunty. and I'll play for
you and the 'chillun' myself. while they baste the
shote and roast the potatoes, and help you 10
eat them. too"
''Thankye Marse Bob. Thankye, sab! Yo
all sho' is a good man, Marss Bob,--but-who
gwine get dat, shote?"
The nardon was signed without more ado.
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flour. which Chairman Edgar of the Minneapolis
relief committee declared was worth So 90 a
barrel in Minnesota cities. The sale of the flour
will be approved but it is understood all this
flour will be exported.
Ernest H Denicke son OF rich banker was
freed this week by Police Judge Shortall from
the charge Of killing a on the day OF the
fire. Denicke had been sworn in as a special
policeman. and armed with an automatic
pistol. A drunken marine had caused much
trouble where Denicke was stationed, and sew
eral people had protested that he should be
dsarmed. Finally the marine attacked a for
elgner who had received two chickens The
marine evidently thought the foreigner was a
looter and ordered him to halt The foreigner
did not understand and kept on when the
marine attacked him with his bayonet The
man seized the gun. wrenched it from the
marine and turned to run Denicke whipped
out his pistol and. after ordering him to stop,
fired and mortally wounded the man, who lived
several hours. Most of the eye witnesses agreed
that young Denicke shot too soon. without Civ
ing the man any chance. but the police justice
held that the victim had attacked the marine
and therefore deserved death.
II has been decided to open saloons in San
Francisco on July ;. The ordinance fixes saloon
licenses at $500 year. and provides that no
corner grocery shall maintain a bar. This Is
a decisive victory for high license advocates
who made strong fight against the old custom
Of making a saloon out of every corner grocery
in the residence district. The closing of all
saloons in san Francisco for two months and
D half has been the finest temperance object
lesson ever furnished this coast.
Despite the fact that many thousand families
were camped in the parks, many of them with
out any male protectors. crime has been far
less than in normal times when saloons were
open Chief of Police Dinan attributed the
falling oil in crime directly to the shutting
up of saloons. and his words We're quoted by
temperance advocates the strongest proof
of the fact that saloons the main stimu-
lators of crime.
Mayor Schmitz has been active in working
to suppress corner grocery bars. and he may
be counted on TO enforce the new saloon ordi-
nance and to that political pull is per-
mitted TO evsde 1t. The Mayor has won golden
opinions from all fair minded people since the
fire. as he has shown honesty. fairness and great
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magnetic and democratic. To the people OF his
own division of the state-East Tennessee-he
is Bob TO every one, and knows and calls the
first names, even down TO the mules and the
dogs, of the entire population. Such men as
are not carried away by this hail fellow, WelI
met are sent to his support by sweethearts and
wives, who say that never any stage was
there such lover as Robert Love Taylor Is
when he plays in amateur theatricals. AS
Chs.les Surface he stands alone in their opinion,
and he Is the only bald headed Romeo who ever
made good anywhere. in any company, and no
man has ever heard of any other Hamlet reeY-
ing the melancholy that enfolds that character
as with a cloak, by playing a Virginia reel in
the players scene.
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NOT WITHOUT ENEMIES.

Like many another candidate who before
election has promised more offices than are
within his gift, Governor Taylor left the guber-
material chair in January 1891 with a large
circle OF enemies. He passed through Memphis
on lecture tour in 1895 reyilinZ politics-but
with nighttime hanging /ell hooked for
os' Ts ANY any OLD thing that hapD>ned along But he
Il have wrecked one fortune" said Governor
BOD: gloomily, with his best ear turned toward
nashville Il left office penniess and in debt
reahzing the bitter truth that miserable Is the
'Ot u. a statesman ~ out of a job
A few months later Governor Bob was ex-
plalhlng how he came 10 take Tennessee to his
posom again-by story, as usual. Tennessee
was represented by a Mrs Blank who had in
sututed divorce proceedings, but who had agreed
10 an interview with her husband Bob When
the case was called Mrs. Blank astonished Judge
ana counsel, after the law and the evidence
i naa SHOWN her TO be in the right, by stating
that she desired dismissal of the case.
that?''
Why. We've fixed things"
You've fixed things eh?"
Yes, sir. It's all settled"
May ask how YOU settled it?'
Well sir last night he came TO my rooms
Ihe door was locked, and when he knocked
asked, Who's that?' It's me- says he You
can't come in 1 said. He knocked some mora
and told him he couldn't come in some more,
and then he kicked In the door and we found
we needed each other and fixed things up''
And So said Bob 1--WE found the party needed
up" AN'N 'i'-'-e'
Bob Taylor's vote that November, but there
are many old line Democrats who to this day
ten years after, believe that even Bob's vote
was actually behind that of his Republican op-
ponent.
In his three terms in the executive chair Bob
TayloTs merciful disposition and tender heart
earned him the name of "the pardoning Gov
ernor" pitiful tale would knock his sternest
EFFORTS 10 be adamantine 'galley-west,'' II pre-
sented by wonl-n or children The solos of
woman-the cry Of child for its father-and
poor Bob's harshest resolutions melted like frost
before sunbeams. One ancient relic Of slavery
days who could never be brought to realise that
self-support and freedom go hand in hand, had
suffered many light workhouse sentences be-
cause OF his propensity TO believe that all was
his bacon on which he could lay hands and be-
came so sore nuisance that finally over
whelmed by the plants of neighbors the old
negro's master, now county Judge, was forced to
give the aged 'piglifter'' a penitentiary term
When Uncle Abe's first Christmas in durance
drew near old Aunt Hannah began to realize
that something out of common had happened
and 20 figure out how husband and HOLIDAYS
might be brought together. Naturally simple
souls evolve simple plans, and a personal plea
70 "Marse Bob" TO turn de ole man loose" an
peared the most direct method of procedure
SO. digging up the rainy-day stocking from the
old shuck mattress, Aunt Hannah hied her TO
Nashville to lay her petition before the Gov
ernor, who, most democratic Of men, denied him.
self nobody
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LIKES CAMPAIGNING.

Bob Taylor enjoys campaigning, but he has
f01nc every political Office he has held exceed
ingiy irlsone. and has had much TO say about
tae soFrows and disappointments Of political
lie he was thoroughly IN earnest when he said
al the Inauguration of Governor McMillin:
Benton McAlLin, you have given heart and
hand 20 Tennessee. and I pronounce you man
and wife-and may the Lord have mercy on
your soUls!"
Bobs acknowledgment Of his nomination in
1856 was on g par with his telegram about the
old man and the ham To the wild-eyed enthu-
tiast with visions OF lucrative offices before him.
Who announced victory TO the future Governor,
Bob cooIly remarked: We'll Jack. somebody had
70 beat Ar. and reckon I can DO il as Well as
anybody else"
Though outHardIy more dignihed than his
brother Az Taylor had a warm corner IN his
anatomy for humor. and handled tho fiddle and
the bow quite as well as Bob TO stop AT the
same hotel and use the same reception room for
Republicans and Democrats alike appealed TO
NE boy1shly mischieyous spirits Of both candi-
OAles To see the big bugs" Of both parties
eoWering At each other and grumbling ike bulls
. d balling. each endeagOrlng 10 communicate
campaign news privately 10 his chief, only 10 be
el"dfleo because OF the presence OF hated
f1fais, nuts TO Bob and All. when-as
80 - frequently the case-they grew weary ana
@ @.sh y opportunities for the many oiflces IN ths
- ot The successful candidate. Al such times
-sy would receive callers sitting side 10y side,
80 - gieeIully observe the effect on the hordex
- oflce seekers, whose long faces Afforded
"a Issefnent 10 others than the brothers To re-
a. 80 lne strain of one such n1Ourners' s0iree
| parlors Of the Read House al Chattanooga.
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executive ability In solving many difficult proc
lens Of municipal government

Railroad managers here declare tnat 'his
summer and fall will witness remarkable 'raVei
to San Francisco Hundreds or working men
who rushed East after the earthquake anu
IRE will return, as they have found conoitioii7
East not SO good as expected High WAGES lux
oil mechanics in San Francisco lot the mex
two years will bring back most Of these Ier-
uaees especially when they learn that living
conditions will soon reach normal. The great
majority of the people who are coming out mere
now are not tourists as they do not buy rouno
trip tickets.
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cisco refugees. which makes handling of large
numbers easy.
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Colonel Joe Gift (who was so dear a friend
of each that he could bring himself to vote for
neither, quietly placed two violins on the table
on either side of which Bob and Alf sat. Each
eyed the instrument sideways as he kept the
talk ball" rolling until. unable TO resist the
magnet longer All picked up the fiddle nearest
him and plunked absently on the strings IN
another moment Bob was tuning the other IN
accord and in yet another moment such old
time tunes as are beloved of DXeland from
mountain top to swamp were singing word
less dissertation on brotherly love For more
than two hours the rivals sawed away on
"Crackln Bread" "Rosin the Bow. "Arkan-
saw Traveller "NatcheZ Under the Hill, -,
"Old Gray Hoss Come A-tearin' Out de VII
derness" and "Bonny Blue Flag" and others
that kept that audience of oldtimers with choked
throats and full hearts. regardless of political
affiliations aspirations
fou-au see that Bob's playing second fiddle
TO me, don't your" said ALT when the delighted
assembly breathed again.
You just wait till lection day." rejoined Bob,
with a good-humored grin. "I'n give you the
turn OF the tune them
ha wa trina nha+
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FOND OF JOKES.

,ops is :he breadth Of his nostrils to Bob
rsvlor. and IN every canvass he points his re-
marks with such humor as seems suitable IN
,neskiDg Of his adherence to Democracy. both
Marty and principles. Bob is won't 10 say that
as a good old elder Of his Sunday school days
swallowed the Bible from ''kiver to Rlver," so
n. tool. Democracy 10 his bosom, mistakes and
an And then he explains that small boy he
rresers not 70 name WAS so wicked as TO paste
together two leaves just where the good elder
Bible reading was due next; hence the elder
gave forth this astonishing statement: When
Noah vas 120 years old he took unto himself a
wife who was"-and here the glued pages were
turned-'140 cuhits long, 10 cubits wide, built
Of gopher wood and covered with pitch inside
Rnd out" The elder read IL again, verified It,
and then remarked. solemnly: My boys. this
,s ne first time have ever met with this n the
Bibla bat sceept II, boys, as evidence OF the
esserticn that we are tearfully ana wonderfully
rca6e!"
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ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Recalcitrant Fire Insurance Com
panies Losing Ground.

Oakland, CAL June 22.-The troubles of San
Francisco business men with fire insurance COM
panies still continue, but in the week the list
has been narrowed down, and companies which
refuse to pay just claims have been forced into
the open. Those companies which persist IN
scaling policies to rs per cent of the full value
will probably find that their system is a
losing one as only they bid fair to lose the en-
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trrtng their famous War OF the Roses" All
sn6 Bob Taylor ever maintained not alone
FOOD but brotherly feeling. once, when All
hsa finished his Cthe second speech. and Bob,
as usual arose eagerly for his rebuttal. ALI
unmarked II am physically unable TO make
nv re1oinder Bob" Then, gentlemen" said
Bob 70 the large audience. I Will make no
reply" The crowd shouted. Go on, Go onr
But Bob refused 1T would not be fair TO my
brother" he said. and stuck 10 it.
At another time their father, who barely es-
csped being the candidate for Governor on the
Prohibition ticket, mailed All a sermon on
"BrotheTly Love-" clipped from a Washington
paper and az the top OF the clipping was writ
ter: "Alf and Bob: Be careful 10 preserve
he high reputation you are making, and fail not
or any account God bless you. Your father.
~ G. T" AS their father had just recovered
from an illness that was nearly fatal the words
touched both sons deeply.
Az. we must never pain the old man." said
Bob. es he read the message.
'cIo. never, Bob All replied, earnestly as
lAconica,ly.
During the Wars Of the Roses" many
stories were told about Bob Taylor's love OF a
Joke that Il is difficult to blow away the chaff. In
q certain small mountain village, where the cats
e1oeeded tie human population, a feline ser
ensde worried Bob as he sought repose in the
ssed tavern. Next morning he was awakened
BY objurgations from All, who prowling
about, searchingly. and inquired the trouble.
7 cant fnd my shoes. DO you know anything
Gbout thegn2' replied All
Why, yes, All chucked EN- at those cats
under the window last night" said Bob.
Threw my shoes al catsr' exclaimed All.
tghast al the nerve" Of his brother. why
DIDN'T you throw your own a. 'em?"
AL" remarked Bob, sorrowfuIly, 'If there's
anything 6espise IT'S q selfish man. You
mustn't Jet that trait grow on you. my boy.
And sry way. what difference does It make 10
the cats whose shoes were thrown az 'em?'
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flour which Chairman Edgar Of the Minneapolis
relief committee declared was worth So 90 a
barrel in Minnesota cities The sale of the flour
will be approved, but it is understood all this
flour will be exported.
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tire business OF the Coast Supervisors of many
towns have already passed resolutions declar-
ing that companies that scale San Francisco in
surance cannot do business in their towns. and
II this movement becomes general the companies
will lose more business by cancellation of this
casts business than they will gain by sharp
practice here. Here another plan is proposed
an organization of 200 business men. who will
form an association TO compel the payment Of
insurance losses on a tair basis.
The chief evil of the slow adjustment of in
surance losses is that owners are unable to re-
move debris from their lots. There are many
downtown streets which should have been
cleared still piled full Of rubbish. and it is i'm
possible to clear streets and sidewalks until
dangerous walls blown down. Despite this
handicap. however, work is going on rapidly in
the temporary rebuilding of the downtown dis
trct Many OF these wooden structures are
being put up in such a way that permanent
buildings may be erected around them without
interference with business One OF the health
lest signs of confidence in the future of San
Francisco Is that leasings at as high prices
as before the fire, and in transfer of prop
erty there is shading Of prices. OF course
this does not apply TO residence property which
had reached inflated values before the fire. There
is a material reduction in the market value Of
all such property, especially that which Is In
the suburbs the speculative excitement that
prevailed before the disaster Is now ended.
The withdrawal of regular army officers from
the management of San Francisco relief work
on July l will have little influence, as civilian
managers will continue to army methods.
The only way TO insure sanitary methods is to
insist on strict discipline. Some of the civil
camps have not been well administered but sins
against sanitary laws which would produce an
epidemic in other climates have little influence
for evil here because OF tho cool air and strong
winds from the ocean. Major General Greey
has drawn up directions for handling this relief
work. and If his detailed suggestions fol-
lowed out there should be difficulty in man
asement.
General Greedy does not agree with Major
CASTOR in his condemnation of civil camps. He
declares that only sporadic cases OF disease have
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General Greedy does not agree with Major
CASTOR in his condemnation of civil camps. He
declares that only sporadic cases OF disease have
occurred. and that in the main the % 900 per-
sons in civil camps have been well managed.
What all observers agree upon is the remark
able self-rsstraint and adaptability of San Fran
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Some of the Many Humorous Anecdotes Told About
His Musical Campaigns and His Vote-Gettins
characteristics

cisco refugees, which makes handling of large
numbers easy.
The controversy over the sale OF Minneapo
-four given to the San Francisco relief fund is
unfortunate, but it narrows down to the simple
question which is the better able to judge of con-
ditions In San Francisco. the local committee or
the people of Minneapolis.
Eighty thousand barrels of flour were sent out
here. but only small part of 1t was distributed.
as most of the refugees without ovens.
and they could not handle the -four They pre-
ferred TO receive rations of bread already baked.
Even persons who were doing their cooking in
the street regular stoves could not use the
flour. Hence most of this gift was left the
hands of the relief committee. One of the promi-
nent on the committee was Horace Davis,
who Is connected with the Sperry Flour Com
pany. Davis asked to fix the price on
this flour. and he set the value at 81 % a bar
rel This was regarded as too low, and pro-
tests induced the committee to offer the -four at
auction. This was done, and the -four brought
an average OF SO 50 a barrel, or 100000 more
than Davis estimated 1t was worth On the
day OF sale the relief committee received pro-
test from Minneapolis against the sale OF the