The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-09-08
CHIEF JUSTICE asARGIs.
Tho Jurtst. Unabte TO Abandon
Politics, s2:sskcN "a ssrent
Row sn slae Nsatsa
EsissEtCa.
DID M SEIZE THE poGL-BoOKs.

Did HE SEIZE THE POLL-BOOKs7
Especial to the courier-Journhi
FRAvKFoRr, Aug. sl-The Paris Ken :
inckian. writing of the rceslt Congress
sional convention. ut Carlisle. says; y
row arose and the poll books were taken
possession OF, some say by iargis, hni
the tellers deny this. Judge IIargis took
active part because be felt greatly indebt
ed to Priiehard for his nomination, aud
felt that the fight was in great part
against him fHargis)." The Louisville
CONNIE rcial of to-day, referring to this
article and TO Judge liargIs, says; at Is
singular how continuously the charge OF
| improperly handling records comes
against MIN" The Judge being present
to day when the Kehiuckian article and
the Commercials Comment were read
aloud to him, was asked what brought
about the charge. lie replied 81 don't
know. l had hoped il would be unnec-
esssry for me 10 give further notice 10 my
prosecutors, yet, you ask me, have
only this TO say: This charge, like NIL the
rect is false. | did not touch the poll
hooks; participated in no row; COUNSEL
ell peace, doing nothing but what gen
ticman ought TO do-stood by my friends,
rs | always expect TO do in the future.
The originator of the charge on which the
humanity aud scHnda' GUS insinnaiion IN
the Commercial was male knew that 1t
wa false When he put il in circulation,
and am bound 10 believe that the Com
merdials editorial was written for poliu :
cal purposes. and emanated from the
blacklist passions or the human heart.
koIroR puLErs srsrEAESr.
lFlenings5nts Tines
! We attended the Democratic mass meet
- !
such things are done in our neigh boring
county: When we arrived. shortly after
II r 81, the meeting had been calle a 10 or
der in the yard in front of the court
house hy tho Chairman of the County
Conimittee, John Norye,l. and the ques-
ton OF n permanent Chairman was before
the meeting. A division was called for
between Judge Holiday, nominated IN
the interest OF X F. Pritchara, and John
| A. Campbell, nominated in the
interest of James p. Ilarbeson, the
supporters Of Campbell being asked
10 take the left hand side Of
the walk leading from the courthouse tC
the street, while IIolladay's supportsr'
took the right. In order to make the di
vision complete, ropes were stretched on
each SHE OF the walk to keep the GROVE
hack. AZ seen as the division was mad,
g majority Of from seventy i've to 100
even SIR. Pritchard remsrking 10 Judg,
| Hsrheson, in the presence OF others
! "Camphell is elected" Col. Thomas L
Young, Col V. ID. Young and other disin
| terested men, who did not know for which
candidate the respective crowds were vo
ting, gave the same testimony. But /
was no part OF the plan of the BOSSES 4,
aIlo " the result TO be declared in favor o.
Campbell. Under pretense that a eoun
could not be arrived Mt, thu Chairman
would not decide the question, and in or
der 10 expedite business the friends o.
| Campbell proposed that vote OF those
present be taken, allowing the friend,
| of Hollaaay 20 vote frst. This was fnal
| ~ acceded to. and the vote vss taksr
under the aust ioes of the County Commit
tee. After The Holiday mep had held
| the polls FOR an hour ani half, they said
| they were through, and the Campbell me 4
began 10 vote. After voting one hour
and when Il was reported that Campbell
! was but FIVE votes behind Halliday. with
a large number OF Campbell votss yet Il
be polled, Hollsdsys friends raised dis
| turbanoe; knives we're drawn. and gen
erRl melee seemed imminent. At ihii
juncture, Chief Justice liargis. Of tbs
| Kentucky Court OF Appeals, no had beer
| on hand during the whole time en- Eineer
f-ss-~-'a--- s-y--s.ss--s ss.S-s4 ssSsss..
rushed into the crowd and in a very ahor
1 space of Tin semerged with the POLL book,
! in his hand and at once proceeded to the
/ Court house steps, where BIO mounted
dry goods box, and, without waiting 10
count the votes cast. announced that Hol
Iaday had been elected Chairman by n
majority OF Eve votes. Holiday was al
once called for, and sham convention
Of the minority, headed by Hargis and
Norvel, with poor, old superannus ted
Holiday as STOOL pigeon, WAS claimed
to have been held. As proof that their
proceedings were Irregular we would
cite the fact that they did no. think &c
elect a Secretary until they had appoint
ed n list OF delegates while their Chair
man consta utly consulted his bosses &c
know whether he should put this motion
OF that. AZ soon as the polls books were
stolen, or forcibly carried sway-cslI il
which you please regular convention
of majority of the Democrats present
assembled under the trees in front of thu
I County Clerks Office, presided over by
the legally elected Chairman, John A
Campbell and appointed a full set oil
deleg to the Gray son convention, in
| STRUGGLING them to vote for Hon. James P
IIarbeson for the Democratic nomination
for Congress so loag, as his name should
be before the convention. TIE full pro,
| ceedinRs are published in this Issue, anu
We refer our readers 10 them.
We have endeavored to give the fore.
going facts without prejudice. and have
omitted mention Of some things which W.
might properly have me ntioned. But
when the highest judicial officer of ihs
State OF Kentucky descends to the work
| Of - ward hummer We feel that every true
l Democrat should censure him severely
and rchuke his presumption in assummi n
| TO dictate the action OF the Democrats o.
Nicholas county IL they do not resent IL
in the future and show that they ow,
| fealfy to no boss and submit 10 no dicta-
/ tor.
To any one " BIO thinks we have over
drawn the picture, We refer them {,
Mrs C. II. Ashton. A. Marshal, James
W. Grimes. Jos. Ball, Jos. II. Power, JohI
Ryan, T. Al. Fleming and other Demo
Gratis Of Fleming, who in the past have
| been the most ardent and ancompromis
| ing supporters OF Judge iarxis, giving
their time and money 10 advance his in
terests, 10 establish the truth Of all and
more than We have here related
There are those who "would not believs
though one rose from the dead" and suct
| we DO not expect to believe our report
| Those who think s.the King can do n,
wrong and those who think that al.
earth is Hargis' and the fuilnsss thereof,
] will no doubt condemn US severely. bn
we can stand IL. being conscious OF having
said nothing which tho occasion did mo-
fully justify.
The man who says THAI Chief Justies
| tisrgis did not carry away the poll books
| OF the Carlisle Convention 10 either the
monumental liar Of the Einteenih ecu,
tury or he is wofully AMI denseIy igaor
ant OF the facts. That is the long and
short Of IL.