The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-10-16
GOOD RESULTS
IN SHELBY COUNTY.
No Money For FloaterS in the
Democratic Party in Shelby
County.

A dispatch from Snelbyville, KY, to
the Louisville Times contains the fol-
lowing interesting report of the Of
feet which the rule against the use
OF money and whisky is having in the
demOcra-ic primary contest for county
offices in Shelby county:
That primary election can be run
without demorlizing effects of wnis-
ky and money is being demonstrated in
Shelby county, where the campaign is
now on for the Democratic domination
fpr )he county offices. Ire election
viii BE- peld on November Z. Shelby
county is t,-e first big county 70 try
tie no-money. now i~ky primary, am
rs success is cXpe, ID 10 nave a
far-rc, '' ing effecJ t.roug. on; trc
Sa@e "a he effort 90 lWily politics.
In lis call for Jne primary tue Slel-
by ecu - Democratic Coal.i.ce s,ipu
ic,cd ga, cacH candidate uLpI lay
IAcut of IS entrance fee. subScr-L" u
an oatu binding himself noe 10 use
money WNisky orruy .lug Of value 81
Influence lie vo."rs in MS belalr. AID
further, ,lot re would not cou0reu-
auce mis- friends doing 50 for MIN.
and ag!eeing no. 20 reimburse them If
t"ey did. 1t is also made "a provision
Of TIE Official call for Joc primary
,nat tie successful candidates for tae
various Offices mus take an oatd that
rrey rave not used money. whisky,
e'c.,, before a certificate of nominal
lion is given.
Tire subcommittee in Charge Of tnc
primary declare tuat the good results
of this feature nave far exceeded their
most sanguine expectations, and that
tie forty candidates are co-operat-
ing 10 the fullest extent to prevent
the rue being violated and the voters
debauched, winch became so notorious
in previous primaries. AS it is, they
now contend, every candidate is run
ming on his own merits and the poor
est have an equal chance with the
wealthiest candidates.
The good results of the new rule
were very apparent 10 even casual
observeIyn S e,byvil g yesterday wnicu
was Cnuu'y CoWt day ard Ure last
before rue primary, bringing 10 Gown
tue largest crowd n Us History. Her"
,ofUie tie last court day before az
primary as been a." banc Of every
cand datc and looked 30 with dread
and misg vi g, being generally tre
last cnanCc" ard seiz,d upon by ne
"bl1OdsuCker" - make l"cir as on
slugEt on tie Helpless candidates.
In the past small lortunes nave been
paid Out and barrels OF "elec' iOnecr-
ing booze" passed 10 lae insis,eur flo
lcrs" on this faleiul day. many Of
mis- g-n,ry even aking down all the
candidates including = ose running for
rAe same office.
The sorry IS told trar 1T t:e last
Democra ic primary, IN energetic
"bloodsucker" after singing" the sev.
eral candidates for q spring wagon
Lead Of jugs of election booze starred
for home and after reaching The city
limits remembered Juat ne uad over
looked the candidates for minor Of
flee. He drove lack mto the ely
hunled UP six Of lie seven candidates
and managed u gel It .alf gallon more
from each.
Despite tre reCold-breaking crowd
here yesterday, NOT single instance
came 10 the notice of ,ne committee of
Il violation of ire RUE or even a
candidate treating a vo'er. It was
the frs time in twenty years that
tue candid tes had TIE nerve 10 appe.r
On the srreegs of Snelbyville ON tre
last court day before a primary and
m!ngle with the voters with impuui.y,
knowing Trey would not be Icld-up
by those seeking Inducements or hay
ing "flooence" for sac. Candidates
We're even observed entering saloons
and taking drinks a Ia Cincinnati. an
procedure before the new
rule was adop ed.
II is conceded on all sides iaat
tue occupation of the "bloodsucker"
is gone as far rs S-elby county is