The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-31
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Sars ihe Pudncah AZ.

SAYS the Puuucah NetCs-
1--WE find in The sun Of this morning the I
following article respecting the manner
in which the voting for the Guoernatorlal
candidates was conducted at PrInceieh'
last Monday. We republish it IN order
that the friends Of Gov. Underwoo1 may
have an opportunity to refute the state
ments if they are incorrect. We can
hardly believe that Gov. Underwood would
in such matter smirk the dignity which
should attach to one who Is seeking the
highest honor within the gift of the peo-
ME of this Commonwealth. and shall eX-
meet an immediate denill of the truth OF
the statements which arc made ms follows;
t.sLater in formation from Caldwell conn
~ is To the effect that the instructions for
Underwood were carried by the most
shameless trickery and bull doing The
members of the Convention were termed
on, of the court house yard and then per
mittel 20 re enter agaia-the Underwood
men by one gate and the friends of DR..
Black burn by another. Underwood sra
toned himself by the entrance set apart
for his adherents. aud, with as little Dig
nifty as could be expected from candl date
/ for path master, pHllel ani hauled IN
/ the unsuspecting citizens through has
wicket not giving them time TO say
/ word until their votes were recorded for
! uiiu htpea ing was Openly ahi H'.'' .
I ously carried on. One oil gray headed
/ sinner Is known to have votei four times
aud attempted 20 10 &C. the attn ume. but
/ chat was little TOO much. The san IN
I formant who was an eve witness 20 the
affair. states that less than iwo han'iret
votes were polled for other eandidAtes.
while more than four hundred were re
ported as cast on the GovernOrship "A
e&istence or s6rfet hin. roiiea. moi III on.
J ar~ btff p.-;, ..f- Z,
men are described as feeliag outraged
over the manner IN which the Convention
IF such farce can he diqui6ed with the
name of Convention conducted.
And they swear, both loudly anl deeply,
THAI they viii not endure it,.
The Princeton BtaAer. the staunch
Democratic organ OF Caldwell county,
says: ''rhi, county has held It's last
mass convention The same ugly re
port comes up from Uulon county.
where 1t Is claimed that nine out OF
ten Of the people were for Blackburn,
aud yet the county instructed for Tn
derwood If true. it Is a wrong that
grieves the heart of every true Demo
crat. Some people say, that demo
cratic paper should be silent on such
points, because such publications tend
to build up dissatisfaction Bat If
wrongs aud abuses occur, they can not
be made right by newspapers giving
approval by silence, nor can di,>eu,ion~
be healed by such a course I, i the
.ftct Of the 11rong that creates di-sen-
sioEs. and the perpetrators have no
right to expect party papers 10 protect,
shield or conceal The Princeton Ban
aer, not a Blackburn paper, and a
strong convention organ, says the last
mass convention has been held in that
county, aud thereby admits that the
thing was wrong aud produced great
dissatisfaction When such evidence
is given Of wrong. we cannot afford
10 deny it Aud we say further, that
such things necessarily feed and in
crease the growing Independent senti
ment Of the country