The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-03-06
ARTFORD. OHIO COUNTY, KENTUCKY MARCH 6. 1878

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giug their whisky Late in the evening
after the close oi the polls. when 1t was
no longer possible Tor them to get their
votes on either side. The cd fellows
seemed 10 enjoy one or two dram- with
a relish but soon in great hurry took
the nearest road out of town. aud were
not seen until the next morning, looking
pale and gaunt a. though they had been
attacked with Asiatic cholera Poor old
fellows, they were nrv, known TO spend
the first three days of the election in
town afterwards
At that period there were but two
places Of voting in the county-IIarifori
and Adams Fork. This occasioned
large crowds to attend during most of
the time, the largest, however. was ON
the first dav, and at night the leaders
would meet, compare notes, and zee who
had not voted, and runners would be
dispatched through every nclsh5orhood
10 bring in such a. had vet to vote, aud
by such cNcrt'ons the party that WAS
ahead the first day was rrcqueatly beaten
at the final close of the polls
IL has always been assumed Lv writer's
and politicians that the new court and
relief party in Kentucky went in a body
to the Democratic party. whilst the old
court party rallied under the Wing bans
Icr However true that may have been
IN other portions OF the State, it was not
the case in Ohio coun'y, tor al Old party
lines seemed to become oblilcratcd in the
formation of the new party; whether
this was owing To an independence in the
minds ot the masses, not willing to be
led by party leaders. or Il cherished hatred
against General Jackson for tie injustice
done our soldiers at the battle of Now
Orleans. is a question now not worth
discussing The result, however, wa
the ranks of each OF the rew parties
were made mp iniIscrminatcly aud per-
haps equally, from recruits of both the
Old and New Court party.
The Wing end Democratic parties
were pretty near equally divided in OHIO
county. Each party alternately triumvh-
inc un.jI the presidential election OF 1882.
when Clay aud Jackson were the candi>
dates. The State aud county bad gone
democratic at the August election. aud
each party made almost superhuman ex-
eTiions 10 carry the State, bat the Whi.s,
under their ga!lan, leader, carried
II 10y upwards al eight thousand, al
though the State had gone Democratic at
the preceding August election by over
one thousand, producing change il
three months OF about nine thou- and
votes.
Ohio county had never her,re given
ccariy>deiiued Wing mijorry, although
the county hti eiretrd its Whig caudi> |
dates occasionally, it VA. more from per-
~onal popularity and good management
than from real party strength, hut thr~
wear, in a squar"ly-foueht battle, the
Wing party lrrumPh,i 10y majority OF
% votes
The writer looks back upon this e'ec-
tion as the great Waterloo of his politi- |
cal life Nearly three months previous to |
the election were spent 10y every one who |
thought he had any Influence IN election. |
eering, aud the three days and nights OF
the election were spent in continual plan |
ming and exerIiug every honorable |
means of succrss-aud then the wretchei /
suspense, for there were no railroads or .
'elegraPhs t. carry the news with light>
ming speed, but slowly State after State
was heard from, aud we had finally to !
settle down on the sad conviction that !
our gallant leader was defeated.
The State aud county, however, re-
manned Wing As long a. its founder aud
leader remained at lis head.
To BE CONTINUED.