The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-07
Republicans and POpuliStS Work
Together Like Twin
Brothers,
And Make the Election UncOmfOrtably
Close in This COunty-DemO-
Gratis Probably Win by a
Small Majority.
VIII Take Official Vote to Decide
Whitthorne VIII Garry Maury in
the Primary-Pistola and Knife
Draw Blood

The weather was clear but exceed
ingly hot, and political interest
seemed to be about as warm as the
weather. There was a very lively
interest manifested all day long
around the polling precincts on the
square and at the stockyard.
At the stock yards, about o. clock,
John Jackson and Tom Friel got in
to an alteration, in which Friel
was badly cut and Jackson received
two pistol wounds. Neither one
was hurt very badly. Jackson was
working for the combined Republi-
can and Populite ticket, and Friel
for the straight Democratic ticket.
Jackson had been rather bulldoZing
around the polls all day. trying to
bave things his own way, but when
he challenged one of Friel's voters
he ran up against the wrong man.
Some hot words were exchanged,
and Jackson struck Friel over the
head with rock; whereupon Friel
pulled his gun and Jackson his knife,
and they went at it. Jackson re-
ceived two flesh wounds, one in the
breast and the other in the head.
Friel was cut on the arm, in the
neck, and under the shoulder blade
in the back. Friel was driven to
DR.. Robt. Pillows office, and Jack
son right across the street to DR..
Williamson office, where their
wounds were dressed.
G. j. Kebar, by-stander, received
stray bullet in the arm. He was
taken to DR.. Padgett's office.
Wound not serious.
The Republicans and Pops played
a smart trick at this box. This is
considerably the largest box in the
County and their object was to de-
lay and impede the voting by every
possible means, and especially by
challenging everything in Isight,
The Sheriff should have sat down
upon this offensive, premedita
ted, malicious intermeddling but
for some reason or other it was
allowed to run on all day and by
these deliberate dIlatory proceed
ings, about one hundred and fifty
or more Democrats lost the oppor-
tunity to vote. There were 1850
votes registered, and only 6S5 voted
at Square, and 70 at Stock Yards
the only voting precincts in the dis
trict, so it is seen that the total vote
fell SHORE of the registered vote nine
hundred. Considerable time was
spent squabbling over the matters
and looking up voters who had lost
their registration certificates, and
when the polls closed, great many
Democrats were waiting but unable
to vote. These dilatory proceedings
should be promptly @"sat Iupon, ant
sat upon hard.
The Republicans and Fopulis
worked together like twin brothers
They had money and established
headquarters and were hard at it al
day. They were out to win, were
well organized and embraced eacl
other with an affection born of {
common desire for office. At thu
time of going to press we canno
give very definite information. Al
we go to press the race is uncon
fortably close between the Demo
cratic and combined Republican,
Populist ticket. The Democratic
ticket will carry the Columbia boxes
by 200 majority, which will likely
carry the ticket safely through by /
small majority.
In this congressional race Whit
thorne has carried all but abou
four districts in this county. Dis
patches from Lawrence county Civ,
WhitthOrne Summertown and St
Joe, and give Cox LawrenceburI
and West Point. The information
is that Whitthorne will carry Gile
county, while Lewis is conceded t,
him, and Williamson to Cox. TIL
indications are that it will be rather
close in convention.
The districts so far reported t.
have been heard from, at our tim
of going to press, give the following
majorities:
Democratic Majorities.
1 9th District ..........,... .......
Stn ..........,,...
\ HtJll ',.'ss Z
10Th and 18th Districts .......... 8
2 pnnuIist Iaiorit;as