The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-04-11

Last Saturday, April Z, was Democratic
day in Breckenridge county beyond the
reasonable chance of any doubt.
For six weeks the candidates before
the Democratic primary, for the various
offices, had been securing the county,
and so complete and thorough had been
the canvass that there is not road or
by-path in the territory but that had felt
the tired of the hoof OF a candidates frey
steed
In every field, every farm house, every
piece of new ground" every store,
every shop, the solictous song of the silv-
ery-tongued Office seeker had been sung.
Last Saturday was the day of the bat
tie Of the ballots, and it dawned fair and
bright, though, in the afternoon il was
raining. BY sun-up hundreds of brave
Democratic warriors, armed with sword
and lance ranging in size from half
pints to quarts were on their way to the
various scenes OF battle.
As the canvass had been 80 complete,
everybody was looking for a fair vote to
be polled, but they were not prepared to
believe that more thar 200 true sons
of jefferson and Jackson would march to
the polls and express their choice as to
what they thought would be the best
and strongest ticket next November,
making this the largest primary ever
held in the county.
Everything was quiet and orderly, not
single disturbance having been heard
OF in the county. The candidates and
their friends worked hard all day, with
out ceasing, as there was no way of
knowing what the result would be until
the polls were closed and the ballots
counted.
Immediately after o'clock p. m. poll
ticians began to assemble at the office
of Hon. d. r. Murray, Chairman of the
County Committee, TO await the arrival
of the returns. OF course those of Clo-
verport were the first to be received, and
with them came the first surprise, when
it was knowh that Carlt Richardson had
carried the Third ward over Frank
Beavin, and that Beavin had carried the
city by only thirteen votes. The next
surprise came from Hardinsburg when it
was learned that Murray had carried
that place over Babbage for Judge.
At night the crowd assembled in the
lobby of the Heyser House, where dis
patches were received from every tele-
phone and telegraph Office in the county,
and the information distributed to other
places.
The Hardinsburg Hotel was another
center of information, and as fast as re-
turns were received there, they were dis
patched TO Cloverport and distributed
along the line.
The Union Star and Stephensport re-
turns soon placed Murray, Richardson,
DeJernette and Brown in the lead, and
at 10 o'clock p. m. this order had not
been changed, with Big Spring and Hud-
son yet TO be he ard from. Brown, how
ever, was leading Board, for Attorney,
by only fifteen votes, and it was admitted
by Mr.. Brown and his friends that Board
would win by small majority. These
predictionswere proved to be true Sunday
morning. This was the only close race.
and Brown is actually surprised at him
self He was, comparatively, a stranger,
but ii seems that he made a good inn
preston everywhere he went. and his
race is phenomenal one. lie is rat
Ting good fellow, an educated gentleman
and Democrat that can always be de-
pended upon to be at his post. This
race is feather in his cap, even II he
is defeated, and the future has honor
and wealth in store for him.