The age-herald., 1899-03-22

was preparing to vote. and asked him to 1 check White, Frank s.. on his list.
 Don't you know. young man. said the i prospective voter, that I am much older than you and that I know how to fix a tieket?n s"kes, sir. Certainly, sir" replied tho young nxer. But I feel that I am com- pelled to call your attention 70 Captain Whites merits. Do you know, sir, that that man took me when l was an infant in arms, and has been caring for me ever since? He has raised me, given me a good education and start in life, and l feel that it would be base ingrautude on my part not to say good word for him now"
 "Is that so?" said the old man. q had never heard of that. Captain White must be good man, and I'll try to find place for him my ticket"
 1 And the story goes that he not only voted for Captain White himself, but went off and began working for him at another 1 box.
 will Tom White Is a born politician l The crowd of anxious politicians who l were waiting all day Monday to get the returns from the country boxes, were very much disappointed when Returning Officer 1 Ben Sharitt of Greene's came in to de- l liver his box, and was unable to tell what l was on the inside of it.
 l Cant help it gentlemen" said he, you l will have to wait until the executive com mittee counts the votes in this box. We I didn't have time to count them ourselves"
 Whats the matter?"
 1 Why, just about the time we got ready | to begin counting, a big hail and rain storm i came up, and we had to pack the votes in | the box without counting them. l could | not afford to wait any, for l lived across | the creek, and knew I'd have a hard time getting home if 1 waited for it to rise any 1 more. Sorry, but you'll have to wait for your vote, gentlemen"
 As has been noted before, there was not much interest taken in the primary in all of the beats of the county; that is not as much as usual. Hardwood, and, 1t is said | Locust Fork and Vanderbilt, all failed to have any election. Whether the voters fail- ed to come to the polls, or the managers | appointed failed to open up the polls for the voters, is not known.
 In Beat no election was held at Hillman | box, all of the voters in that eection com- 1 ing up to Elyton to cast the r ballots. In- stead of at Hil1man, box was put at En- | sley This thriving little city is growing so fast and it's population is increasing so rap- idly, that it is thought the county commits l sioners or the board of revenue, as the case may be, will make separate beat of that l section before the constitutional conven- UOH eiectIOn IS Helu Ill July. mere are so many people there that they are beginning to kick against coming into Elyton to vote.
 One of the most gratifying features of the 1 primary to nearly every citizen of the coun- ty who takes active interest in county politics the successful race which Cap tain Reuben F. Kolb made. The following lttle story illustrates this excellently: l., voter from one of the country beats was telling a crowd of men yesterday how he had worked against Captain Kolb, but how that, in spite of his efforts, the latter had received number of votes.
 Tell me, my friend" said Captain Kolb, | who happened to overhear the remark, "why were you so opposed to me?"
 Well because you bolted off from the | party and ran for governor"
 Possibly so," said the captain; "but would you mind telling me who you did vote | for?'
 Not at all; voted for Burruss for one"
 "Burruss! Why, Burruss stumped this | county from one end to the other for me | when I was running for governor. Who l else?'
 And Shugart"
 "John Shugart? He worked about as hard for me as Burruss did. You didn't think | about all these things, did you, or you'd | have voted for me?'
 T believe I would" said the countryman.