Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-02
TROOPS CALLED
OUT TO GUARD
BALLOT BOXES
SITUATION IN KENTUCKY lS
DESCRIBED AS HE'LL
LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES IN
HOSTILE MOOD
State Militia in Control of Election at
jackson and a Feeling of Tense
Apprehension Exists Among
Citizens
tBy Associated Press.l

JACKSON, KY, Nov. with
large number of state militia in
y control and an undercurrent of APP
prehension over the tense situation,
people were wondering tonight what
the election would bring forth for
bloody Breathitt."
Both Democratic and Republican
managers charge each other with try
ing to steal the election.
Circuit Judge J. p. Adams, the in
cumbent and Republican candidate
for reelection, who made the request
on Governor Wilson for militia to pre-
serve order during the election, said
| tonight:
I'm requesting troops 1 was needing
| the appeals of the good people to take
immediate action to prevent a con-
| hict and to preserve peace and order
among the people. Men led by Ed
| Callahan, armed with rifles, were in
the upper story of the old Hargis
! building and were issuing threats of
death against citizens and officers, ana
they had commenced to terrorize the
town by shooting on the streets when
1 sent the message to the governor for
| troops.
Felt 1t His Duty
"I felt 1t my duty not to wait until
men were killed before taking steps
to bring about peace and good order,
and 1 have no doubt that the presence
of the troops prevented serious trouble
and perhaps saved many lives. The
first thing is to prevent murder ana
assassination, let the election go as II
may. / care nothing for the indigna-
/ tion expressed by some at the pres
ence of the troops if ] can save their
lives from the assassins.
An armed force, declaring them
selves supporters of d. b. Redwine'
took possession of the courthouse sat
urday night, but hostilities have been
averted thus far by truce between
the Democrats and Republicans.
The principal struggle In the cam
paign is over the office OF circuit JUDGE
! The candidates are ID. =. Redwlne,
Democrat. and Judge Adams, Repub-
Iiean. the incumbent. An important
issue also is the prohibition question,
and Judge Adams, it is alleged, mas
been especially severe upon the "blind
tiger element.
Governor Wilson is on his way from
New orleans to Frankfort, but he can
NOT reach the capital before tomorrow
noon.
II is said in Jackson that the mes
sage from Frankfort to the governor
was iaconic and startling.
"Hell Broken Loose
"Heu has zroken loose in Breathitt.
AS some of the bloodiest affairs in
the history of Kentucky nave peeh
fought here in Jackson on polltlcal oc-
chsions. the state authorities have
wasted no time in putting the town
under military surveillance.
o. H. Pollard, chairman OF the Dem :
ocratic campaign committee, said
"Published reports that the Demo-
Gratis have combined with the whisky
forces and have done anything TO pre-
cinitate election troubles are untrue.
The Republicans have determined 10
defeat a fair election and will resort TO
any fraud to defeat the VIII OF tue
people.
sunnorting the Democratic nominees.
The excitement was caused by the ac-
tion of the county court, which gave
out the official ballots two days before
the day fixed by law. When the bal
lots arrived they were deposited in the
Jackson bank by the county clerk The
county clerk, by prearranged plot
with the Republican leaders took an
armed force to the bank, TOOK out the
ballots for the Crockettsville precinct
on Friday and delivered them to one
Sebastian. who was not clerk OF
election.
sWe procured warrants for the clerk,
and when Sheriff Crawford went 70
arrest Sebastian he was confronted
with an armed force twenty stronS'
The sheriff saw he was unable to make
the arrest except by force, and to pre-
vent bloodshed he let Sebastian and
his force leave town.
IAN this trouble was brought about
by Republican officials in their deter
mination to take the election. Their
action in respect to ballots and in the
presence of soldiers under command or
Judge Adams, who refused to put then'
under command of Sherin CraWtoru'
es reouired by law, has created indig-
nation on the part of the law abiding
citizens. irrespective of party"