The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-08
LIFEs AMBITION
REALIZED TO-DAY
Bob Taylor Begins His Senatorial
Career.

Fifty ninth Congress, be will be
| gin his term in the United States
Senate, to which be has recently
been twice elected by the Legisla-
ture Of Tennessee, once by an over
whelming majority, the second
time by the unanimous vote of the
House, and the almost unanimous
vote of the Senate.
Just a little more than thirty
years ago Bob Taylor appeared up
on the political horizon of Ten
nessee, bis debut in politics being
as candidate for the Legislature
in which aspiration he was defeat
ed. 1t was probably fortunate
circumstance for the new Senator
that be failed of election to the
Legislature, for se.t in the Gen
eral Assembly of Tennessee has
probably ended thepolitical career
of more Democrats than it has
commenced.
Two years later, nothing daunt-
ed by his failure to win in his first
contest, Bob Taylor secured the
Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in the first district. He was
pitted against Maj. A. Fl. Petit
bone, at that time one Of the
strongest and most powerful Re-
publicaEs in the State and in a dis
trict that was then and has since
been Republican by a majority
more than equal to the Democratic
vote. Despite all these adverse
conditions, however, Taylor enter
ed into the campaign with all of
his youthful energy and enthusi-
asm. His efforts were rewarded
and he was elected byh substan
tial majority, carrying counties
that had not gone Democratic
since andrew johnson carried the
banner of his party in that district.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS-.
1t has been just twenty eight
years since Taylor became a mem
Der of the National House of Rep
resentatiyes. Not one of his col
leagues from this State who sat in
that Congress is now a member of
either the House or Senate. He
began his Congressional career the
same day that ex-Gov. Benton
McMillin first took the oath of Of
fee as q Congressman, and six
years before james d. Richardson
became a member Of the great
House of Commons.
Il was eight years after Bob Tay-
Tor commenced his National polit
ical service that b. A. Enloe and
Jos. E. Washington we're elected
TO Congress. When Bob Taylor
became a member of the House
5he Prince Rupert of the Demo
cratic party, Isham q. Harris, had
served but two of the twenty years
If his brilliant Senatorial career,
ind William B. Bate did not be-
come a member of the worlds
most august legislative body until
sight years after Bob Taylor was
worn in as member OF the House
# Representatives.
OF those who were members Of
Congress from Tennessee when
Bob Taylor took his seat in the
House in 1879 Houk and Dibrell
md House and Harris and Bailey
AVE all since joined the silent ma
GRITTY. McMillin and Bright are
till living, the former one of Bob
'aylor's most active supporters
n his campaign for the Senate.
SENATE OF 1879.
When Senator Taylor takes his
eat in the Senate of the United
'tates be will find but two of his
who were members of
hat body when he became a mem
er of the House heavyweight |
ears ago-the venerable Jno. I. /.
iorgan, of Alabama, who COM /
fenced his service in the Senate
18th Isham @. Harris, and William |
!. Allison, of Iowa, who has serv- i
4 longer in the Senate of the Unit
1 States than any other man, hav- !
lg entered that body on March 4, /
873, after serving eight years in Il
"a Honca I