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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1920
Page
5
Sheriff appoints new hospital board member to fill vacancy for term beginning December 1922 and ending later in the year. Concluding appointments indicate executive action by the sheriff and board members.
Alf Taylor has reached the governor’s chair in Tennessee after a 34 year bid. The republican victory follows a family legacy with Col N G Taylor and “Fiddling Bob” Taylor, noted for multiple public offices and a famed 1866 gubernatorial contest.
The article recounts the Tennessee campaign of brothers Alf and Bob Taylor in a high spirited race called the War of the Roses. Bob led white rose celebrations in grand processions while Alf used red roses. The brothers battled on platforms and stages across Madisonville Bridgeport Chattanooga and Nashville with humor music and mutual respect. Bob emerged with the largest Democrat vote in state history and went to Nashville as governor.
Alf, aged 72, is the remaining member of a famed trio and has several years left in public life. After his term ends, the family may step back from public duties, but the memory of their work will endure in Tennessee's people.
The Kurtzes departed last evening for Moline to establish their residence in a new home, leaving their current location as the basis for their relocation.
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