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vaillng everywhere, but conservatism pre-
vailed, and the day was remarkably quiet,
all things considered. I know that many
persons here were prepared for trouble,
and had anybody started row there
would have been dozen participants IN
moment
There was considerable crowd here
from carly in the morning until late at
night, and while there were heated dis
ousslons at times over challenges there
was at no tine danger Of q row. There
Is general satisfaction at the working OF
tho primary plan, but there is much dis
satisfaction heard over the viva voce
feature.
Il A number Of voters refused to vote FOR
some of the candidates, owing to the
fact that the men running were their
&neiehbors. and they did not want to
choose between them. Many votes were
challenged here and elsewhere IN the
county 1t was claimed thai q man should
show that he voted for the Democratic
candidate at the last general election IN
order to be entitled to vote. Many OF
the Amherst people did not vote for Mr.,
Bryan, though they did not vote for Mo
Kinley. s This was the ground for several
challenges.
rs GLAD IT'S OVER.
Amherst breathes sigh of relief that
the agony Is ended The strain OF thel
mast month has been terrific. This was
no half-hcarted campaign Every Camp
bell man was for Campbell IN a way that
made him ready to work w he dropped
80 determined was he to see MS man
win. rhcse for Scott were just. as
strongly opposed to Campbell. 1t Is hard
to tell whether. the hate which Camp
BELTS opponents had for him or the bonds
which bound his friends TO him were
the stronger. The best hated and the best
beloved defines the attitude of Amherst
people towards their late Judge, member
Of the Legislature and Of tho Constitu-
tional; Convention. The hate may dis
appear 1t probably rests with Judge
NH. HIS OWN CHALLENGER.
Judge Campbell was atSthe polls here
all day. He was his own CHALLENGER he
sat for the most part on the stone steps
of the cour thouse by the side OF the
window at which a majority was being
rolled ,,p for his opponent FIe was dress
ed a light summer suit and wore white
straw Fedora. Fla carried heavy hickory
stick the crook + which was generally
hooked over his arm,
An unlighted cigar was nearly always
between his teeth. He smoked several
during tho day.
II He had changed much in appearance
since I saw him year ago, His face
shows lines OF woroy. His eyes hold a
wearied expression as though he needed
a long rest and plenty Of sleep, It may
be that these are due to the hard work
OF the campaign, but Campbell has un-
dergone great deal in the past year.
CAMPBELLS WOES.
First came the horsewhipping he gave
Rev. Mr.. Crawford, then followed the
trjo Fo,. a CO.. Mr. nd than ~ Jonp nd
humlllating legislative Investigation r0-
sulting In his removal from the bench,
He has perhaps bean abused by moro
people in the past ten months than any.
other man In Virginia. He has talked
back. He has been very indiscreet Of
speech upon several occasions but what
man would not have replled to things
such as has been said OF him whether
they be true or not, and do not pretend
to say. ! only wished to mete out the
devil what was due him, and thought
as stood outside the ropes and watched
Campbell to-day that perhaps after all
he was not so very much worse than,
other men whose philacteries are broader.
AMHERST PEOPLE.
The outside world has an Idea based on
recent events that Amherst people are
the worst in the State: that the county
Is another Breathitt or kind Of Boss
Tweeddinsdom set up down here in the
mountains, have found them Just about
like the people Of fifty or sixty other Vir-
ginia counties have visited. better than
those OF some.
Those who remained Campbell's friend
to the last thought him much prosecuted
man, and their Anslo-Saxon sense Of
fair play caused them to stand by him.
Those who labored so hard to compass
his overthrow were lust as conscientious
In believing that tho defeat Of Campbell
was necessary If the honor and fair mao
Of Amherst were to be- preserved.
It isn't always that political action Is
based on conscientious belief, But thare
Is no reason TOR charging that too >luoh
conscience is what's tho matter with.
Amherst,