The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-03-08
AMBITION
REALIZED TODAY
BOB TAYLOR BEGINS HIS sENA
roRIAL CAREER AFTER FIVE
HARD CONTESTS.
Brilliant csrnaek Closes Ten Years
Service in Congress and Retires 70
Private Life at Noon-other Chan
ees at Washington.
Nashville American.)

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At noon today the life ambition of
Robert Love Taylor, of Happy Valley,
will be realized, for at that hour. with
the passing of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress, he will begin his term in the
Senate of the United States.
Just a little more than thirty years
ago Bob Taylor appeared upon the
political horizon of Tennessee. his de-
but in politics being as candidate for
the Legislature, in which aspiration
he was defeated It was probably a
fortunate circumstance for the new
Senator that he failed of election to
the Legislature, for seat in. the
General Assembly of Tennessee has
probably ended the political career of
more Democrats than it has commenc-
ed.
Two years later, nothing daunted
by his failure to win in his first con-
test, Bob Taylor secured the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress In the
First District He was pitted against
Major A. H. Pettibone. at that time
one of the strongest and most power
full Republicans in the State and in a
district that was then and has since
been Republican by majority more
than equal to the Democratic vote.
Despite all these adverse conditions,
however, Taylor entered into the cam
paign with all of his youthful energy
and enthusiasm. His efforts were re-
warded and he was elected by sub
stantial majority.
Member Of Congress.
1t has been just twewty Eight years
since Taylor became a member of the |
National House of Representatives.
Not one of his colleagues from this
State who sat in that Congress is now
a member Of either the House or SEN
ate.
He began his Congressional career
the same day that ex-Gov Benton Nc
Millin first took the oath of Office as
a Congressman, and six years before
James ID. Richardson became a mem
Der Of the great American House of
Commons. It was eight years after
Bob TAYLOR commenced his National |
political service that b. A. Enloe and
los F. Washington were elected to
Congress. When Bob Taylor became
/ member of the House the Prince
Rupert of the Democratic party. Isham
}. Harris, had served but two of the !,
wenty years OF his brilliant Sena-
orial career, and William r. Bate did /,
lot become a member of the worlds
most august body until eight years
Ifter Bob Taylor was sworn in as
member of the House of Representa- !
ives. t
or those who were members OF Con-
ress from Tennessee when Bob Tay-
Or took his seat in the House in 1879 !
iouk and Dibrell and House and Har-
is and Bailey have all since Joined :.
he silent majority. McMillin and ).
fright are still living. the former
ne Of Taylor's most active support !
RS in his campaign for the Senate. = =,
Senate Of 1879. Iii
When Senator Taylor takes his seat b.
the Senate of the United States he q
i'll find but two OF his colleagues who Ii
ere members of that body when he te
ecane member of the House TWEEN I'll
,-efght years ago-the venerable Jno. IL
. Morgan. OF Alabama, who commenc- az
HIS service in the Senate with Ish- to
n G. Harris. and William B. Allison. m
Iowa, who has served longer In the
enate of the United States than any m
Der man, having entered that body re
! March 4, 1873, after serving eight tie
,ars in the House. m
Among the Bembers of the Sixtfeth ~
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