Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-03
DEMOCRATS SAVED FROM
THE WRECK.
Payne out Of the Woods and
Geo. Long Pulling for
the Shore.
Winfree Beaten by a Scratch and
champlin Not Far Behind Him.
Graoe's Election Assured by
Good Majority.
EVERYTHING ELSE GONE REPUBLICAN
BY REDUCED MAJoRITIEs.

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Tho election yesterday passed off
quietly in the city, tremendous vote
being polled. 300 votes were cast in
No. aud SS5 in No. 2, making the
largest vote by nearly 300 ever cast in
the city. II is safe TO say that many
of these were Illegal. A large num-
Der of colored men came in on trains
from the railroad towns and it is not
unlikely that one or more of the Dem
ocratic candidates are defeated by il
legal votes cast in Hopkinsville.
1t will BIO impossible to give cor
rect report of the vote for the whole
ticket, but the indications are that
the Republican ticket is elected
excepting Ferguson, Glass and Watt.
Winfree will be beaten by a very
close vote. Returns from 81 precincts
give Anderson 1853 majority. The
other precincts, Stuart's and Scates',
have not been heard. from but arc
expected to give Winfree l20 MAORI
ty, leaving Anderson's majority 80 in
the county. That he is elected by
illegal votes is charged by Winfree's
friends and there is talk of contest.
Jno. w. Payne is ITO votes ahead Of
Ferguson with Scates' Mill to
hear from, which will increase his
majority TO probably l25 votes in the
county.
Geo. w. Long leads L. w. Glass,
col, for Jailer by As votes, with the
same precinct TO hear from. If
1t gives the usual party majority
Long will be elected by few votes,
but the colored candidates have been
badly scratched in the north, and the
present indications are that Long is
in by not less than rs votes. In the
jailer's race the maiorities in 81 pre-
cincts are as follows:
Glass-IIopkinsvillc, 2precincts SO i:
Union School House, 81; Newstead,
60; Pembroke, So; Longview, 10 F.;
Garrettsburg, So: Barker's %; Belle
view, IL Crofton, 3; Casky, AZ. To-
tai 542.
Long-Lafayette, 2 precincts, IL;
Fairview,2 precincts, 80; Mt. Ver-
non, 81; Handy, Z; Fruit Hill 80 (;
cambridge, 10l; Wilson So; Kelly,
4S; Stuarts, l06; Total 5S7. Scates
Mill not reported.
Champlin is defeated by probably
about 200 and the rest of the ticket is
beaten by from $50 to 500 from pres
ent indications.
THE JUDICIAL RACE.
In this county 10 precincts give
Pratt 1856 and Grace 1874. Three
unreported districts will probably in
crease Pratts majority to 600 in
Christian.
Grace has carried Hopkins by 800,
Caldwell by $40, Muhlenburg by 200,
Logan by 200 and Trigg by 400
which will place his election beyond
any doubt.
THE RESULT.
The election is over and the great
er portion of the Democratic ticket is
defeated, but only by the most SUPER
human efforts of the opposition. Ev-
cry vote that could 30 raked and
scraped up about town was voted
and many illegal votes were cast
Ex-convicts attempted to vote and
beardless boys swore they were old
enough to vote when their faces be-
he'd their oaths. Strange darkeys
were marched up to the polls in
droves and voted for the Republican
ticket, and yet the party majority
was kept down to AL in the city and
reduced to 81 and S6 onFerguson and
Glass respectively.
There were many scratchers on the
Democratic side and it is safe to say
that one-fourth of Maj. athitt's
majority was given him by Demo-
Gratis. When the smoke of battle has
cleared away 1t may be determined
what caused the Democratic defeat,
but at present it looks like the disas.
ter was caused by the fact mathemat-
ically demonstrated that the Repub.
licans had too many votes.
WHO WILL COUNT THE VOTE.
The election returns will be can.
vassed Thursday. The law requires
the county judge, clerk and sheriff tt
count the vote, but all of these being
interested in the result the two near
est magistrates will act in their stead
These are Esqs. P. F. Rogers and N
G. Brasher.
Pear shaped pearls are now mucl
sought for riffs for brides as there Il