Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
81 THE RISE TO FAME OF
e A LUCKY POLITICIAN s

When the day after election the
Weekly Times announced the appoint.
nNent of Albert Redfield as deputy to
Robert Barlow. the newly elected sher-
IN of Cloud county, there was some
surprise among the people and many
asked, who is Albert Redfeld?"
The Times had mentioned him as
prominent and capable young Demo.
crat of Belvidere. That was all, and
there was at first some criticism of the
appointment. But after few days the
reasons for the sherlff's action become
known throughout the county and
erumbling, except among few of the
Chronics. ceased.
Redfeld's appointment came about
in this way: Cloud county was In
those days Democratic by a good ma
jority, but the Republicans had nomi.
rated an unusually strong man for
sheriff in the person of Samuel Lam:
bert, a business man of La Porte, the
county seat. and concentrated their eff
forts in an attempt to elect him.
The Democratic candidate, Robert
Barlow, was a good citizen, farmer,
of average ability, and fairly popular.
Under ordinary circumstances he
would have run with his party and
scored the usual five or six hundred
majority. but owing to the determined
efforts of the opposition and the high
character of his opponent his election
was regarded as doubtful.
The contest was a spirited one and
when election day came the betting
vas in favor of Lambert. The Demo.
Gratis were slightly encouraged. how.
ever. by the condition of the weather,
for rain began to fall about the time
the polls opened and continued
throughout the day and until nearly
daylight the next morning.
The usual election day work was
done, the usual record was made of
schemes carried out and schemes cir
Cumvented, and about Q o'clock at
rig.C the usual crowds were gathered
at the rival newspaper offices TO listen
to the reading of the returns. All in.
terest was Centered in the contest for
sheriff, and as the news began to ar
rive from the towns and precincts OF
the county showing a steady gain over
former elections for Lambert, Bar
lows friends showed their desponden
cy, while the shouts from the Office OF
The Banner, the Republican paper, in
. dicated that Lamberts friends regard
!, ed his success as certain.
when II began to rain | thought
, you'd win sure" said Jim Smith, a 10
, cal political oracle, to the Democratic
candidate. THE Republican silk stock
irgs cant stand the wet, but cyclone
wont keep the Democrats away from
the polls"
q That's what hurt in our precinct.
J. said Bill Carmen. IT'S Lamberti
/ home precinct, you know, and thu
Z more Democrats who voted the large
his majority"
Barlow leaned against a desk anC
:, sighed.
81 haven't given up" said Editor Ha
Icy. Bob can pull through yet"
!, No one answered, and above tn
[ sound of the rain could he heard tn
shouts from The Banner office dow,
, the street
Midnight came. The returns were /,
hom all tho townships except Belyl
dere and the result showed a maiorit
Of nine for Barlow. But Belvider
township was Republican. The mart
r.aiority was generally not less tina,
forty
y you're heat about thirty in tn
county old man" said Carmen.
"Td nut II at forty" said croakin
lin Smith. "You know when a lane
slide starts against a man II grows"
The. candidate nodded.
81 am not ready to give up yet" r,
Ieated the editor "The returns ar
Unofficial and Belyidere may redeeI
herself"
"Pshaw," said Smith, contemptuou
IL. but the candidate grasped the ed
tors hand gratefully.
Can we hear from Belyidere L
night" asked a young man.
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