Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-02
WESTERN ELECTIONS.
SCENES AT POLLING PLACES IN DAKOTA
TERRITORY.
An Advantage the Inhabitants Do Nat Appreciate
The Escape fNm Presidential Campaigns
Great Interest in Local Contests.
NtW York Tribune.

NLW LO'E LftOu"c'
There is an advantage Of living in Ter
riioIy that the people who reside there do
rot as fully appreciate as they should-in
fact, they Fever seem to appreciate it at
all 1 refer to their escape from tie
Presidential campaign.
Having no voice in the contests. they. in
q measure, lose interest in them, and be-
come ners lockers on here in Vienna.
While the State voter puts on red muslin
coat snd green paper h:lnit, and t'anps
through the dust, or mud, or both,
to the wild unhsllowed rotes
of a brass band, the Territorial
voter sits around and abusss the G5vsrE-
ment because he cantor, least, btcluse
there is no reason why he should. He Is
not happy in his exemption. He doesn't
appreciate lis freedom. Indeed, 1t IS no
uncommon occurrence for him to band
himself together and mach tie streets aid
make night reasonably hidtous, even II he
is not allowed 10 vote. He argues that mis-
displays Of psr:y patriotism may en-
courage his side in the States, and alto.
prhapl, in case of success via him the
appointment as postmaster. With no
desire to Say anything which could posi-
bly off.nd the most ardent follower Of
one of our Leading Iavties, would just
state in passing the fact thai IN 1854, IN
Brooking, =. T, there WIS but one Demo-
cratic vote cast for thu party's candidate
for Territorial DIg,te to the Congress,
it not at that time being recognized there
and having Nd local ticket in tie field, and
ait,r its national fuccef there were FL ven
applications for the position of postmaster,
each setting forth az the basis OF the tliim
of the applicant tbst he hal cast the Only
Democratic ballo! in the place st the last
ell c.icp.
Territorial ci'ie1 frequently, however,
get I'D considerable interest in the loc'l
cont eat for county officers and cal out a
full vote. I remember living in Rapid
City, D. T., few years ago, or election
day. This place is IN tie Biz OK Hills and
is supported by bo!h the mining and stock
raising industries, though lyirg among
tie foot hills it is rather more OF cow
town" than mine town"
All day the short street where ths poll
d ing place was stu ted was crowded for It's
whole width. They were a rough but
20 ID -natured lot, sll snx;ous to vote,
and more especially to see thst their
friends voted aud that thsre was fair play
for all parties There were no !eTolvers
csr,iel, owing 20 strict city ordinance
against it. and 6e,ire o the part Of the
men to, ss one OF tf em expressed 1t, up
hold any dom fool the diDged mullet heads
wanted to pass the s!x-shoo:ers were 1t
at the various saloons or oa the saddles,
where they could be got mid'lin sudden
in case Ct riot or anything Cf that kind"
Opposite the polling place the Judge OF
Probate bad his Office, aud he was kept
busy eli day making ont afidavits for
these whose right to vote the judges might
gu sstion. He was not kept so busy, how
evsr, that ne did no! occasionally find time
to sip out and secure drink of the mts:
stimulating flid which was ob'airatl'.
He was himself candidate for re election
on one ticket One small man, new ar
rival in ths country, came in about noon
and wished 10 make affidavit as to his Iesi-
dercs, etc, wien the Ju'g' said to BIN:
Voting for me for Jedge OF Probate,
hey ,;.,,o WAN
"Haiut, hey
'N".n
Hint going to vote for old Jake Rub
lee, hey p
NO, Sir"
WY, made the best Probate Jedge
the county ever had, you miserable
whelpr howl5d the Judge, his anger
rising.
Cant help It, amt going to vote for
you
Gong to vote for Hank Daggett, be
you?"
"You bet ~
"Get right cut of this, Move right
outrH yelled the tx tied Judge, graspiDg
higjron zeal; "Ei: right up ard dust out
of tbi-. Do you suppose tbat lm going to
degrade this judo al body by swearing a
man that is such blank f. oil that be don't
know how 10 vote? Do yJu think this
court will lower itself to let dashed IDIOT
make affidavit? S'pose I'v4 go! auy time
TO fool with loE-down critters that don t
know a good man for Judge Of PIo5ste
when he gees him? II y3u do you'll dis
kiYer yOur mist Ike tore you get through
with nem Then the little nan went Ou',
and the Jug, put the "swea-ing iron,
as he playfnl'y called the seal, back in
its place and tuned his attention to a
mcr9 iatell 2 ,nt man. Thu dignity Of the
court was saved.
1t was the generally received Cp MON
during the day that Joe Reynolds
should Re allowed to vote half dozen
times. He was an old hun'er, and also
had little ranch twenty miles west. h
had arrived IN town the night bsfOre with
the largest be.r ever killed in tie hills. 1t
was q cinnamon, of silver tip, and as large
as a grizzly, Indeed the sstern hunter
wto is 80 fortunate as 20 kill one invari
ably boasts during the rest Of his life
of having slain grizzly. The grizzly,
old hunters say, is rever found ou:-
side the Sierra Nevada range. This bear,
known By his monster tracks, bad
ben carrying off hogs and cilves ia
the neighborhood for thr'e years. BE had
killed one msn a year before who had shot
at him. He killed the man with one stroke
of his paw. Reynolds shot him once with
no effect. The bear rose up and Chergad
him, and only better shot sayei him from
the otter mans fate, Tee carcass was
brought to town in a wagon, the seat being
removed to make room for his heSd, and as
it lay on its back a great paw extended
out over each wEeel. the proposition to
vote the hear was ftowned down; it was
pointed out that he was dead.
An American Suggestion.
Detroit Tribune.