The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
TAYLOR'S DEATH
CAUSES SORROW IN
kAURY COUNTY
MANY ARE THE EXPRESSIONS
OF REGRET HEARD AT HIS
TAKING OFF.
WAS VERY POPULAR With PEOPLE
Had Been a Patron of Columbia Mill
tary Academy, Had a Son Living
Here and Was Associated With Co.
: lumbians in Business Matters.

News Of Senator Robert Love Tay.
lor's death received in Columbia
shortly after o'clock Sunday morn.
ing was received with many express
sions of sincere regret. Senator Tay-
lor had a very large personal follow
ing III the city and county and while
the news OF his condition for several
days had been very alarming, still
they were shocked when they learn
ed that the end had come.
Senator Taylor's long career in
public life, his numerous lecture
tours and his prominence as a humor-
list bad given him perhaps the larg-
est personal following that any man
in the state ever had. He was per-
sonally known to more people proba-
oily than any man who ever sat In the
senate from Tennessee and his per-
sonal acquaintance in this county
was large.
While the senator had numerous
political opponents in Maury county
many Of these who had never sup
ported him for Office felt kindly to-
ward him personally and there was
genuine sorrow that he should have
had to yield to the grim visaged mon
ster while yet comparatively a young
man.
Senator Taylor Is the third sena-
tor from Tennessee who has died in
office within less than fifteen years.
In the summer of 1897 Isham G. Har-
ris who served the state longer in
the senate than any other Tennes-
sean, was gathered to his fathers.
Eight years later, in 1905, William
Brimmage Bate, for eighteen years a
senator, died.And now within seven
years Bob Taylor is summoned 60
the higher throne.
Boo Taylor has been frequent WIS.,
itor to Columbia. In both of his first
campaigns for governor, 1886 and
1883, he came to Columbia. He also
spoke here when he was elector for
the state at large in the first Cleve-
land campaign. He came here again
in 1892 when he was also Cleve-
land elector. In 1896, when elected
third time as governor, he spoke to
III immense crowd in Columbia. He
was here as a candidate for the SEN
ate against the late Senator Car
mack in 1906 and two years ago when
for the fourth time he was again the
nominee for governor he spoke at Co.
lumbia. Only few months ago he
launched his candidacy for re-clec-
ton to the senate in speech here.
Senator Taylor has been patron
OF the Columbia Military Academy
and one of his sons, Robert L., Jr.,
is a resident of Maury county, hav-
ing married here more than a year
ago. Senator Taylor has also been
associated with Col John w. Fry,
George E. McKennon, Eugene An
derson and other Maury countians in
business enterprises. In fact it is
doubtful If there is county in the
state, outside of those in which the
late Senator resided where he is
more intimately known than in Maui
ry county.
The news of Senator Taylor's
death spread rapidly over the county
and by the hour at which 1t was an
nounced that he died his death was
known to at least half Of the people
IF the county. This was due of
course to the difference in the time
between Columbia and Washington,
for as a matter of fact Senator Tay.
lor's death was announced In Colum-
bia half an hour before It occurred
il washington by the time tables.
An immense crowd Is in Columbia
today and the death Of Senator Tay-
Tor is almost the sole topic OF discus
sion and numerous are the express
sions Of regret of friend and foe alike
that he did not live to complete HIS
term in the senate anyway. There Is
a great deal of discussion Of his prob
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