The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-04-05


as Chief Executive and keep him
there for life.
He thought while and then re-
piled: Gentlemen. my first duty is
to my party When she calls, 1
must go"
The result is a matter of history.
The campaign was second only to
the "War of the Roses" twelve years
previous. BY far the biggest vote
that has ever been polled in Tennes-
see was that of the fall of 1896. The
result was in doubt for days, the Of
fetal vote showing; Taylor, 156.22S;
Geo. n TBlman, Republican, 1894.
"The Fiddle and the Bow" had won
again.
He Was Popular AS Centennial
Governor.
Entering on his third term, Gov
Taylor commenced two years of
trouble and worry as Centennial Gov
ernor. For weeks and weeks he was
daily called on to welcome visitors
to the great fair from the Sunny
South or the Far Northwest Be
sides, there was human stream pour
ing into the executive chamber to
4 shake hands with "Our Bob" Prince
and peasant came and received re-
ception as if of equal rank. His
soft heart made his pardon record
long, and for this he was subjected
to bitter criticism. One cold spring
day a woman, followed by FIVE chill
dren, walked all the way from the
mountains of East Tennessee to ask
the "kindhearted Governor" to
give her her man who was in the
penitentiary. She needed her man, ="
she said, and no truer statement could
have been uttered, for it was a fact,
as Governor Taylor often related; her
clothes were ragged and torn, her
shoes were worn and her children
were barefooted. She got her man
and also a brand-new ten-dollar note
from the "kind-hearted Governors
own pocket to buy the children shoes.
On another occasion an old-time
Save woman came to get her ole
man."
"Marsa Robert, l wants my ole
man." she said to the Governor, as she
courtesied and bowed with typical
Southern politenesr
"What did your ole man. do to get
in prison, Auntie?" she YVES asked.
"Dey say he stole some meat, Marsa
Robert, but has my doubts about
dat, and besides, Marsa Robert, de
meats all out, and I needs my ole
,, man" She got her "ole man" and
railroad fare back home
Not bested by the worries of being
I Centennial Governor, Bob Taylor in.
{ stituted many new reforms during
, his third term. Among one of these
was the adjustment of whipping
convict women. This humanitarian
, stem made him MANY friends. Then
under his administration, home for
! INDECENT and disabled Confederate
soldiers was established on "The Her
mitaee" property, the historic home Of
+ cold Hickory"
: Retiring the third time from the
: oovernorshiD, Gov. TAYLOR who
= through his genial disposition with
&, his constituency. had been haraldet
S as "The APOSTLE Of Sunshine" went
on the lecture platform again, and re
l maned there until 1906 when he was
5 elected TO the United States Senate
I Resides uDrsuing his career as a lee
/ trrer from 1901 to 1906. he was alsC
oditor-in-chief Of "The Bob TAYLOR
b MAGAZINE founded nv himself II!
e name was later CHANGED to the "Tav
;. lor-Trotwood" MAGAZINE, to become
4 merged with the Teffersonian Maga
q zine The TAYLOR Magazine was con
+ sidered good literature
n Tn 1910 the Democratic party o
d Tennessee was in distress again. tn,
f partv was split in twain over tn,
t whisky question. The TndeDenden
$ wing had endorsed Ben w Fooper
s Repuhlican, for Governor M R. Pat
|. terson. then Governor. announced 70
a q third term but withdrew a few
s weeks before tho November election
t That left the partv without a leader
g Senator Taylor who had only serve
four of his six years i'm the Senate
h answered the call for the fourth time
n The odds were against him. and on az
l. count of the fusion of Independent
a ism and Repub1icanism he was dc
n feated. Hooper receiving a majority q
a H. 900 votes, but with all that, 121 90
d lova1 Democrats had not forgotten tn
s Knight of Happy Valley" and hi
l. first sensational race for Congress
Il Senator Taylor's life Is an ope
L hook to the people of Tennessee
e From the time he was a barefoot DO
r on the banks of the Watauga, all tn
Y wav down the line, his life was know
IS and admired bv the citizens of hi
s. nstive State. His numerous name
n "The knight of Happy Valley" "Ou
Bob" and "The APOSTLE of Sunshine,
are attestations Of this fact.
Y. Senator Taylor never forgot Happ
! Valley. Memories of his childhoo
e days there always fingered with hin
1t On this beautiful stretch Of country |
d the mountains Of East Tennessee h
o said in one Of his lectures: