Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-11-09

Camp on Mr.. Reinhart's Trail-What
Broke the Democratic Candidates
Backs.
The Haileyites who went to the out
side precincts to work on election day
are returning, ard from them an ac-
count of the way things went is
obtained.
In Bellevue the only issue seemed
to be that of the county seat. The
rallying cry was, "Down with the
Haileyites," and to this inspiriting ex-
clamation the people marched to the
polls, and voted for candidates that
were supposed to favor Bellevue With
this understanding, d. H. Gray and
w. H. Watt, candidates for Sheriff
and Recorder and Auditor, respective
", on the Democratic ticket, were
ruthlessly slaughtered; and SO was
George NJ. Parsons, candidate for Pro-
bate Judge, and Jos. Morrill,, candi-
date for County Commissioner, both
on the Republican ticket. The
slaughter was entirely impartial, and
without the least regard to party atlilia-
tons. Placards bearing the warning:
"a vote for is Il vote for
Haley" or, s'a vote for -- is a
vote for Bellevue - were flying about
firing the heart Of the honest voter,
who imagined that the immediate fate
Of Bellevue depended upon the cleo
ton, and that unless he voted as the
placards urged him to his town would
presently go to the demnitlon bow
vows. A large number of Haileyites
were present, and fighting the hostile
feeling with might and main, but they
could accomplish little with the mad
dened multitude. But Haley was
nobly represented, nevertheless, and
in both Republican and Democratic
behalf.
The main objective point Of the
Belleyueites was the defeat Of Mr..
Watt. To accomplish this nothing
that the widest experience and most
thorough knowledge Of campaign
tactics could accomplish was left un
. done. All sorts of yarns were put ir
circulation to break the Democratic
ranks, and with some success. The
Bellevueites even went further, anC
formed combination with Mr.. Bixby
and his friends. In pursuance of thu:
combination, the latter became as out
spoken and bitter against Mr.. Watt a.
they should have been in his favor.
Sheriff Gray stood up nobly, man
fully for Mr.. Watt, Notwithstanding
all overtures made to him by Mr.
; Watts enemies. As an instance O
his course during the day, Mr.. Wat
states that when Rinehart's teams
e came in with about so railroad hands
! and General Cunningham and a crowe
of Bellevueites at once surrounded
:. him to win them away from Mr.
Watt, Sheriff Gray jumped into tn
very center Of the crowd, and, ex
claiming "Room for these men! Max
n way there.' opened the way to tn
poll, and the opposition, abashed
: cheered the Sheriff for doing his duty
c his whole duty, although he kne,
y that every vote put in the ballot-bo
V by that crowd Of railroaders was a
: surely pledged to Mr.. Furey-Sheri
t, Gray's opponents they were t
t Mr.. Watt. This behavior of Sheri
e Gray did much to reconcile the Belle
v vueites to him, and from that time o
d the opposition to him were much les
it emphatic in their denunciation of hin
), But this revulsion of feeling cam
q too late to serve him, as over %
It votes were already in the box, most {
e which were against him.
d General Cunningham did very e
k fective service for the Republica
% ticket. From early in the mornin
d until late at night he stood near Il
er poll. REFRESHING some, urging other
ty his pockets full of tickets. But
70 put in his best ticks on the railroa
forces, and many an individual grad
ID or gang Of graders, was veered aroun
ct by him and made to vote for NJ
a Fox. He put in an especially cril
as plinc lick when he corraled the e.