Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-27

| fort had been made to recognize every ele-
| ment of Cleyerdale. Every nationality was
| represented even the names of several col
| ored persons-descendants of Ham-being
| sandwiched between Celtic or Teutonic slices,
| while the native American was present in
small quantity-merely enough for seasoning
| Then followed long list of secretaries,
| embracing the names of many young men.
The motion being submitted and carried,
! these gentlemen were invited to take seats on
the stage. After music by the band, Clever
| dale's glee club sang piece suitable for the
| occasion, when the chairman presented Sena-
| tor Hamblin. This the occasion for
more applause. When this subsidized the hon
orable gentleman began his remarks.
He told his hearers of having been forced
into the campaign against his will, compelled
to be their candidate simply to vindicate their
| honor as we'll his own. Not desiring the
Office, it being detriment to his business, he
| had placed himself in the hands of his friends
| and neighbors, and the morrow's verdict
| would be received by him either as in
| dorsement condemnation of his course as
| their servant. Having been told that vast
| sums of money would be expended by the
| boiling faction, he also had the assurance of
gentlemen managing the campaign ON his
| side that every effort would be made to
| thwart the corrupters of the ballot-box.
! Dwelling heavily upon this one point, he
somehow refrained from telling the audience
that his own check for twenty thousand dol
| lars had been drawn that day, and the money
distributed in every town in the Senatorial
| district for the purpose of purchasing votes.
| Had the information been given the knowl
| edge might have increased his vote among
| that class of men whose patriotic motives at
| the polls are governed by money.
The Senator spoke for two hours, and the
meeting closing, the people of Cleverdale
16ft in al of hrs
Election day opened pleasantly. Cyrus
Hart Miller had thoroughly organized his
| forces, his chief staff officer being the pow
| erful Paddy Sullivan. Next to his own
| Bridget and the children, Senator Hamblin
occupied the chief seat in Paddy's affections,
for, the Boss being generous paymaster,
Paddy adored him.
The opening hours of election day were
quiet. During the morning the honest voters
cast their ballots, the marketable article ap-
pearing later in the day. AS Miller entered
one of the polling places and met Farmer
johnson, he extended his hand and said:
''Mr. johnson, how are you to day ?"
Mighty well, Miller; how's things agoin'
here?"
"Oh, Hamblin will be elected by a good
big majority.'
Don't be sartin on it. tell you what it
is, them Daley fellers is a-workln' like blazes
into the hands of t'other party"
"That's nothing new, for Daley has been
working that way all the time, being paid to
bolt and come up a stump candidate. He is
bad man, Mr.. Johnson"
Don't know SO much about that air but
see here, Miller-let me speak to you private
Lyle offered to pay my team hire if I'd
come down and vote for him.
But farmer worth his forty thousand
dollars wouldn't sell his vote !"
''Sell my vote! See here, Miller, let's 90
into this room. There I can speak to you
by ourselves now. Do you mean to insinuats
I'd sell my vote-me, farmer who can buy
the best farm in this ERE county? No, sir,
you've got the wrong man"
"Why, Mr.. johnson, of course you
wouldn't"
mo, jest wouldn't. But you see this is a
good workin' day, and me and my two boys
dropped everything to come down to vote.
Daley offered to pay for my team if we'd go
for him. Z don't like him half SO well I
do Hamblin but-er-it kinder seems as if
you'd oughter stand the price of our three
days work and team-hire if we vote your
ticket"
'What do you coll it worth? Are the boys
here ?"
and if you'll give me Ave dollars-that is
two for the team and dollar apiece for our
three days work-well vote for Hamblin."
Its pretty good price, but I suppose
"But faint sellin' our votes. I'd scorn
gettin' pay for lost time.''
Exactly SO, MIR. johnson wouldn't dare
offer to buy your votes for fear of offending
you. There are your boys-call them"
The good old farmer, whose fine sense of
honor would not permit him to sell his VOTE
said:
Jack, you and Jim must vote for Ham
bin give us your ballots, Miller"
The ballots deposited in the box, Farmer
johnson, one of the upholdsrs of our free
institutions, received five dollar greenback
for performing his duty as a patriot: This
was only one instance, many of the same
character occurring during the day.
Paddy Sullivan was at the polling district
and as the 'b'ys" came up, said:
''Now, thin! here's your clane ticket
sthand aside and let the voters come up
Here, Misther Inspection, take this ballot |
Be jabers, thim's the regular clane ticket, an
it's meself as knows how to get em in ! |
Whoop 'em in, b'ys!"
Crowding his fat form before those voting
against his candidate at every opportunity
and challenging them, he ruled despotically
and respectable men looked approval
"Arrah Paddy Sullivan is no SLOUGH, and
when yees wants the ballot kept clane, I'm
the daisy to do it,
Men ran hither and thither; MilIsrs aids
receiving orders few off. returning with
tions were held ballots distributed and de-
posted, the corrupted voters thereafter re-
ceiving pasteboard checks representing the
amount agreed upon. In small room in |
another part of the building the holders,
presenting the checks, received their cash
During the afternoon the excitement in |
creased, the purchasable voters focking |
about Miller and Paddy Sullivan, the latter
standing near the ballot-box and making him |
self obnoxious to all voting the other ticket
He assumed to instruct the inspectors of
election about their duties, and these officials
aa1 - Iyor@5 DO
stances their decisions being forestalled by
him. Those of the other party were at his
mercy, and the power of a pot-house politi- |
clan was absolute. He was especially abusive
to those of his own political party who voted
for Daley, and soon after noon the Daley
crowd becoming demoralized were driven
from the polls.
So thoroughly was Senator Hamblins pro-
gramme carried out that every voter on his
side was brought to the polls, in many in
stances men being paid to vote III both poll
ing places. All this was done in the interest
of Senator Hamblin, who claimed to repre-
sent the honesty and reform" element of
the community.
Honesty and Reform what sins you have
to answer for! So potent these names
that if Beelzebub ever expects to people his
realms with the good, he need only announce
from platform and press that he is for hon.
esty and reform.
Toward night Senator Hamblin received
words of encouragement from every town.
Passing the day at the bank, directing the
movements of his forces, he was in excellent
spirits at the prospects of his success and
the downfall of his enemies.
The polls closing, Cyrus Hart Miller and
Paddy Sullivan joined the boss at Hamblin's
private office.
"Sinitor, ye're elected by two thousand
majority, and there hain't enough lift of Da
ley to erase griddle wild. Didn't we vote
the b'ys ivoly!"
Paddy, you are a trump, andI shall never
forget your services in my behalf. Here is
little present for you," and he handed him
two one hundred dollar bills.
''God bless you, Sinitor, and whin Paddy
Sullivan can help yees, he's yer man, every
time May We live long and niver want for a
frind''
Cigars were lighted, and the trio waited for
returns. 1t was not long before the good
news began to flow in, Cleverdale's majority
for Senator Hamblin being nearly two hun
dred larger than that of two years previous.
No sooner was the result announced than the
streets were illuminated with bonfires and q