The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-23
MERRY WAR in SULLIVAN
RECENT PRIMARY BIDS FAIR TO DIS
RUPT THE DEMOCRATS.
Two Contests Under way-FIoyd Conn
ty Democrats Indorse Zenor for
Congress-Other Politics.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. Feb. 22-The Democ-
racy of Sullivan county has reached crisis
in the history of it's organization. The pri-
mary muddle of Feb. IL has assumed pro-
portions which threaten a disruption of
the Democratic ranks and a material re-
duction of the large. majority which here
tofore has been rolled up at each election.
The career of Democratic misrule and the
reign of the bull whip" has engaged the
minds of good Democrats and there will
be an effort to overthrow the ringsters.
The manipulation of the last primary
would furnish material for a political novel.
1t reads like a play; in fact. the Union.
the Republican paper of Sullivan county,
treated the matter in the light of tank
drama. with all the accessories of thrilling
plot. calcium lights and sensational fea-
lures. The interest of the play centered
around the race for the nomination for re-
corder between w. l.. Hunt and G. Well
man Lackey. The ring was opposed to
Hunt and it was resolved to beat him if
possible.
When the returns came in it was found
that Hunt had won by majority of two
votes When this news was known the
had been sent in from the various pre-
cincts, and these were under the care of
County Chairman Robert l.. Taylor. Not
withstanding the announced report that
Hunt had been elected the Times, the Dem
ocratc organ, said in its issue the next
day that the result in the race for recorder
in doubt, and intimated that Lackey
would be the nominee of the party.
announce
ment on the Saturday following that Lack
ey had been nominated by three votes. In
the interim a delegation from Cass town
ship, headed by ]. r. Riggs, had burst the
door to the office of County Chairman Tay-
lor after being refused admission, and had
found Taylor and Charles d. Hunt going
dent already have been published i'm the
Journal. The question hinged the valid
ity of five mutilated ballots cast in Cass
township. 1T is said that the official seals
had been broken and that when Riggs and
the Cass township delegation burst down
the door, after having vainly requested ad-
were being tampered with, This was
charged by Riggs. who. it is said,
forced Hunt and Taylor 10 sign
a paper acknowledging that Lackey had
been elected. The next day Taylor an
nounced that Lackey had received jor-
ity of three votes and was the nominee for
of protest and the matter probably will be
taken to the courts.
AS a sort of matinee attraction, the Union
schedules the midnight ride which John A
Curry the editor of the Sullivan Times
took TO Rose precinct eight miles south
west of Sullivan, and the consequent sur
prising vote in that precinct for treasurer
At all events, A. V. Minich secured the
nomination by eight majority over David
Crawley. Crawley claims he should have
thirty-four instead of the sixteen accorded
to him in Rose precinct. and is engaged in
securing affidavits of those who voted for
him.
Meanwhile a paper is being circulated
among the Democrats of the county petit
tioning the county central committee for a
primary