Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-09-13
rRIDAY.SEPT. Is. 1898.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

HISTORY REPE ATS ITSELF.
The contest now engaging the
attention of the politicians OF
Frederick AMI Shenandoah, as to
which county shall have the nom
inc. for the Sta te Senate, Is waged
With bitterness by the party
naners and pr ON ises TO again ar
raw these peaceful communities IN
battle lines. 1t recalls to mind the
very bitter contests OF years ago.
which Lave now almost passed
from the memory OF the people,
when Shenan dOah was the GlOral'
tar of Dsmocr acy and Frederlck
the Stronghold of Federalism
In the Spring OF 1928, Shenan
doah AMI Frederick tOrn'd one
congressional DISTRICT. There were
three candidates for Congress-
Alfred Fl. Powell, ESQr was
Trederick's favorite, Capt. J"red
II. Williams wan pnt NJ by Shenan'
doah while Saml. Kerchlvsl' o.
stephensburg, saidIn his annOuno
meut, 81 cannot boast of beng par
ticuIar Y invited to this determ'na e
tion by my fellow citizens-lt Is
nv owl voluntary act"
The result of the election in
Frederick county was as follows;
Alfred H. Powell, ooo'
Samuel Kerchlva', Ao''
Jared Williams, AOf'
There having been slight SVEN
IN the Shenandoah river, the politl'
clans OF Frederick kept the polls
omen for three days, but the ABOVE
statement gives the complete NUN
Der OF votes pOlieu'
The vote In Shenandoah, al tue
end of the first day. MIR. KerchlvaI
having declined early in the MORN
ing, was as follows:
Jared Williams, Aoo
Alfred Fl. Powell, VI
Ssml. Kerchival. o
giving NJ. Powell a plurality Of
III votes.
The Shenandoah politicians now
ever, fell back on the "high water
clause of the law, and beng H.
formed that the fords we're so deep
that it was dangerous to cross,
with strange horses, against the
protest OF Mr.. Powell, kept the
polls open for three days aud the
result IN Shenandoah was:
fauo1 wu,ams 7O7.
Alfred Ii. Powell, o.
San uel Kerchiv ii, IL
giving Mr.. Williams a plurality OF
$50 in the district.
This result was folio we'd By an
extended controversy in the
Winchester aud Woodstock news
papers. IN which the Winchester
Gazette charged Shenandoah with
.iDdeceut aud highly improper
conduct" and Shenandoah retorted
as the occasion demanded,
Some years later the same con
test was renewed when Mr.. Powell
represented the Frederick Federal
lists, and Mr.. Robt. Allen, the
Democrats of Shenandoah.
Frederick gave Mr. Powell, we
are informed, 900 majority, and
Shenandoah found herself con
1ronted by this tremendous ma
jority and to make the matter worse
general apathy prevailed in the
ranks OF the hitherto invlncl0le
democracy of this county. A
caucus of the leading lOjAl pOllti'
clans was hastily called and spies
we're sent into the camp Of the
enemy. They returned with th'
report that Mr.. Powell had sale
upon the streets of Winchester,
can buy the Ddtch of Shenandoah
With ginger cakes and Sdur kraut
This at once became the battle
cry. Oouriers were sent upor
every. road aud to the remote
corners of THU, then large
county, AID the Ddtch d.
moeracy of Shenandoah rallied
under banners inscribed "GInge
Cakes and Saur KrAut," and from
the Blue Ridge to the Great Nortl
mountain aud from the Frederick
to the Rockin CHAM lines the cry
"Giuger C.kes aud Sslr Krsut'
was echoed from hill TO hill an'
from valley to valley, while from