The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-08
BRADLEY CALLED OUT SOLDIERS
IN OBEDIENCE TO A REQUEST FROM
A LOUISVILLE CIRCUIT JUDGE.
publican scheme, ms There Was
No Disorder.

| Louisville. KY, November 7.-At
o'clock Colonel c. G. Mengel received
I orders from Governor Bradley TO send to
| which had been under arms 1t it's armory
! all day In readiness for Il call. UP 10 this
| time tho election has been one OF tae
! quietest ever known here. The balloting
prosecuted all day without amy disorder.
/ A rev arrests for alleged interference with
I voters were made, but there was less
! than The usual amount Of friction between
the workers for the respective candidates.
When the polls closed at 1 ociock the IN
spectors representing the Brown ticket
appeared and demanded admission to
watch the count. This WAS done under a
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
u similar order for their inspectors on
representations that they were threatened
with interference. In number OF places
the inspectors were refused recognition,
Governor Bradley's order for troops TO go
10 the polls was made upon n statement
by Judge Toney. reciting this state OF
affairs. Judge Toney's letter to Governor
Bradley follows:
Louisville, Ky, November 7.--Governor
w. o. Bradley, City: Sir---Two mandatory
injunctions were today issued by me as
one of the judges of the Jefferson circuit
court requiring election officers at the
election precincts TO allow the inspectors
for the Brown and republican tickets en-
trance Into the voting precincts to Wit
ness and Inspect the count 1t has been
reported that these injunctions are being
-. ts...z YfAla
have issued the decree or judgment Of
law. am not a ministerial officer and
can not enforce it. call your attention
TO this fact as executive of the State, so
you may take such action TO see that the
laws are executed as you may deem proper
under the circumstances. Yours very
respectfully Sterling b. Toney,
Judge OF the Circuit Court.
Tho men were ready and Within few
minutes began TO form about tho armory.
Belts were loaded with ball cartridges
and every man lad his bayOnet fixed
Colonel Mengcl, who was In uniform for
tho first time since the regiment was
placed in call, was ready. AS soon as the
order became known Sheriff Bell fastened
to the armory and protested agalnst the
calling out of the troops on the ground
that there had been no disorder and no
trouble and that there was no occasion FOR
action by the State authorities; that Judge
Toney had not made representation to him.
the sheriff as peace officer OF the county.
that there had been no interference with
his order. Colonel Mengel replied that he
was acting under Instructions from Coy
ernor Bradley.
Shortly after o'clock orders TO march
were given. Companies b, G and ID swung
into Main street and started on the double
quick for the lower quarters Of the city
In the west end. They visited .lng
places en- route and inquired into The
treatment of the representatives OF ali
parties. Everything was 1niet, however.
and the bluecoats marched back TO head
quarters. The only feature VAS the excite
ment caused by their prese lcs