The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-13
DOLLAR DECIDED THE VOTE.
story az n Close Election In an Ohio Rail-
road Town.

az s'"'
Guess you fellows never heard how the
almighty dollar settled an election out IN
Ohio said tho mar with the full beard.
hooking around for an answer N the eyes
Of his companions, but getting none.
Well he went on. "a dollar isn't much
money. but | know that that dollar wac the
only ono used In the campaign The el"o-
ton took place In 'hc little town Of North
Bend, ohio. ia the fall Of lNS5 II wa an
~elcction for u Mayor The town had a popu-
lation - just az. Of which number exactly
savcn,y--ev"n wcrr voters. That II, there
were scventy-seven men who could vote.
according To the prediction figures. tut
two DAYS before election day Charlie Cam.
the groccr's son. got "A job ia a wholesale
HOUSE. IN Cincinnati and left town. ~ the
number went down TO Se~venty-six- even
number. remember.
Now III explain right here that the
town 81 North Bend. Ohio. lie~ between
two hills on tho north shore OF the ONO
River. which takes a sharp turn at that
point. That's how the town got is name
North Bend has been a railroad town ever
since the choo-choos began 90 run out In
that section. Two railroads. tho U a
NJ and the Big -Four turn there. There
Is a big switChyard in the town where
a heap 81 freight Is shunted and ehii'ed
around
and dreamed railroad and heard trains
Ina his sleep. The ambition OF cverv sinaI
hoy was To- sit at the throttle some day
or wave a lantern from "A string on cars
Distinction In the town was based on tho
number ~ rides each man had taken OF
the number of wrecks he bad surNiNed'
The candidates for Mavor we're OLD
Rilly Meader and Tommy Gleason. Meader
was a. and had been an engineer most OF
his life. but had been retired on a prrsloh
ard a Crutch. He had three sons railroad
ing. Gleason was a young man ana was
one Of the telegraph operators I'm the swltch
tower M the head Of the yards ~ bo'n
werc railroaders the contest narrowed
90 n fght between the older and the younger
l members of the community.
The polls were OPENED In the old carpen-
ter shop down near the yards. When u
came along Co 3 O'Clock In the afternoon u
wa discovered that exactly 10 votes hai
been cast and that Il this number each can
didate had received -. n supporters
81 both candidates then started out Ia ma
some one who could vote.
just at that moment Young Walt Love
whose mother was a widow and kept "a
candy and tobacco store. came IN. a.,
What do you Want here. young man
said Harpy Moore, who wa- Judg" 81 ti"-
tiuns. '1he votes amt counted vet
Mine amt said young Walt. lhhts
why | come here
What YOU givin' me- said Harry
.'Nothin', only I'm - to-day
why, young man, said Harry. ! was q
pallb4sarer at your dads funeral anu l
tough, him a drink when YOU cam" INTO
this world III buy You another u YOU
can prove you're ?? H'S can Nnu prove
IL, anyway Got any documentary eW-
You wait said Walt, and he skinned
home and gu, IN" family Bible When
he brought Il into the shop h" oI-,n'd the
frnn, ing. and there was his tirth regis
tered, Walter Niatson Love, born Nov. g.
There 4, il in black and white. an
YOU can't scratch II out. said Walt -,
walter Ma,son Love. CHI s'nd OLD
Harry. Well, ] guess YOU can vote plNe
walt voted for GLEASON. IN ten min
u,e- morc the poles were 20 close and the
election would be over.
-younr Luke simmons was standing
In ,ho c,rnor chewing tohaccn lie Was a
auiet Young scamp and when 10 saw Wait
vo,a n, hegan Co fdgri Finally be went
over t. Harry Moon and stood In front ~
him Ill.,
.I'm goin' tn vote. said luke
.'Spss., YOU got your family Bible In
your pocket said Harry ,g%rinning Go on.
now, YOU Amt 81 y,ars old .
Amt sh" drawlcd Luke Vol, |
p,css am I've had IA" seven year itch
thr~a timrs an you can't scratch that out.
AFTER that they simply had 10 b., LnS"
v,,. Luk. oasi 10, Not" for Billy Ncad-r
Aud there wns a IT, vote Then 'h"ue was
a di.,ls-iuu 49, t. how 60 ~ri'l- thr affair
-T.o school i"scl~r PROPOSED that The
t~n candidates should grt together and
Auswvf qus-tions on mathematics, history.
as r,-,euarlv o. d~cal~ Which Wa thu
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