The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-08
TROOPS OUT IN LOUISVILLE.
BRADLEY ACTED ON LETTER FROM
JUDGE TONEY.

Two InjunctiORs Were Issued to Pre-
vent Interference With Brown and
Taylor Managers-TrOops Went
Out, Discovered That Everything
Was Quiet and Went Back-sheriff
Entered an objection-TrOOps
Caused the Only Excitement.
Louisville. Nov. AT o'clock tonight
Col. c. c. Mengel received orders from
Gov. Bradley 10 send to the polls at once
the Louisville Legion, which had been un-
der arms at its armory all day in readi-
ness for a call.
Up to this time the election had been
one of the quietest ever kno&n here. A
few arrests for. alleged interference with
voters were made, but there was less than
the usual amount of friction between the
workers for the respective candidates.
When the posls closed at O'Clock, the
inspector representing the interests of the
Brown ticket, appeared and demanded ad-
mittance to watch the count. This was
done under mandatory injunction issued
by Judge Toney, of the Circuit Court,
shortly before noon. restraining the city
authorities and officers of election from
interfering with the Brown inspectors
About the middle of the afternoon the
Republicans secured a similar order for
their inspectors on representations that
they were threatened with interference.
In number of places abe inspectors
were refused recognition and Gov. Brad
ley's order for troops to so to the polls
was made upon a statement by Judge
Toney reciting this state of affairs.
Judge TOney's Letter.
Judge Toney's letter TO Gov. Bradley fol-
lows:
"Sir: Two mandatory injunctions were
to-day issued by me as one of the judges
of the Jefferson circuit requiring election
officers at the election precincts to allow
the inspectors for the Brown Republican
tickets entrance to the voting precincts to
witness and inspect the count. 1t has been
represented to me that these injunctions
are being contemptuously ignored and vio-
lated. have issued the decree or judg-
ment of law / am not ministerial Off
Ger and cannot enforce it. l call your at
tenton to this fact as chief executive of
the state that you may take such action
to see that the laws are executed as you
may deem proper under the circum-
stances"
Men Were Soon Ready.
The men were ready, and within few
minutes began 10 form about The armory.
Belts were loaded up with ball cartridges,
and every man had his bayonet fixed.
Col. Mengel, who was in uniform for the
first time since the regiment was placed
in readiness for call assumed command
AS soon as the order became known Sheriff
Bell FASTENED to the armory and protested
against the calling out of the troops, on
the ground that there had been no dis
turbance and no trouble, and that there
was no occasion for action by the state
authorities; that Judge Toney had not
made any representations to him, the
sheriff, as peace officer of the county, and
that there had not been any interference
with his order.
Col Mengel replied that he was acting
under Instructions from Gov. Bradley.
All Found Quiet.
Shortly after o'clock orders to march
were given. Companies B, c and D swung
into Main street and started on the double
quick for the lower quarters of the city
in the west end. They visited polling
places en- route and inquired into the treat
ment of the representatives of all the par
ties. Everything was found quiet, how
ever, and the bluecoats were marched back
to headquarters
The only excitement noticeable was that
occasioned by their presence Meanwhile
the count was proceeding in all the voting
places of the city.