The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-09-03
AN old time
ELECTION
How Three Days Election
Of 1890 was Conducted
Runners With Whisky BOtt les
Sticking out ofiTheir Pockets
Bribed Voters.


thipg-a Kentucky election-and am
disposed TO give an account of it.
An election in Kentucky lasted three
DAYS. and during that period whiskey'
apple teddy flow through our cities
and villages ike Euphrates through
ancient Babylon. ] must do Lexington
the Justice 10 say that matters were
conducted here with tolerable proprie-
IL hut in Frankfort. place | had the
curiosity 10 visit on the last day OF
the election. JacksOnism and drunk
euess s,aiked triumphant, an unclean
pair OF lubberly giants A number 81
runners. each with a whisky boItle
poking its long neck from his pocket
were busily employed bribing voters
and each party kept half a dozen
bulues under pay. genuine specimens
of Kentucky alligatorism,to flew every
moor fellow who should attempt TO
vote illegally. Half a hundred weight
o. mortar would scarcely ill up the
chipks of the skulls that were broken
on that occasion | barely escaped
nlyself. One of The runners came up 10
me. Shaping me on The shoulder with
mis- right hand. and whisky bottle
in his left hand. he ask me If was
a voter. No. SAID ]. An. never nina,
quo'h The fellow, pulling a corncoD
out a. The neck Of the bottle and shak
ing II I'D 10 the best advantage, less
have q swig at the cre;ur and toss III
a vote for old Hickory's boys-Ill
fight for ye. damme" Here was Temp
ta,iun 10 be sure; but after looking
alternately Al the bottle and DULLES
who were standing ready with their
sledge-hammcr fists TO knock down
every interIoper. my fears prevailed
and / lost my whisky.
shortly after this | witnessed a
ngh-. A great ruffian-looklng
sooundrel with arms like pair OF
cables, knotted at the ends, and
round. black head that looked like
forty pound cannon shot, staggered
10 20 the polls and threw in his dit
Of PAPER and was walking off in tri-
umgh. Stop friend exclaimed one
q the Salt River ROarers, stepping
ID 70 him. are you a voter?' Yes
by replied he of the bullet head.
That's lie rejoined the Roarer, 'and
you must just prepare yourself to no
home. old man, for I'll be damned II
] don't kick you into the middle OF
your ninety-ninth year 'Ay, ay, re-
Piled the other. come on, then; I'll
re. you 10 he'll, whipped up with the
Ia sarp,nt. They had now reached
an open place and the salt river bully
shaking his fist a moment by way OF
teint. dropped his chin suddenly up
on his bosom and pitched head fore
nsu toward the stomach of his 81
EzEtic frame. Bullet Head. however
was on his guard, and lodging aside
with the quickness of lightning to
avoid the shock. gave the assailant
blow that sent him staggering against
4 whisky table. where he fell to the
mugs and tumbiers. Nothing daunted
the bully "a ,hcred himself up. and
with a single muttered curse, renewed
4
his place in front of his foe. Several
flows were now given on both sides
with tremendous effect, and in few
moments the salt river boy repeated
the maneuver in which he had first
been foiled. This time he was sue
ressful His head was planted directly
ia els antagonists stomach, who fell
backward with such force that ! had
no expectation of his rising again.
Is the scoundrel done for?' inquired
the temporary victor. walking up ana
looking down on his PROSTATE foe.
Buffet spoke not, but with the bound
If Wild cat lcaped TO his feet and
grappled with his enemy. IL was
trial If strenth, and the combatants
loaned at the mouth and twined like
serFguts around each others bodies
until al length the strength OF Bullet
Head prevailed. and his opponent
lay struggling beneath him. 'Gouge
voices meaning thereby 10 gouge his
him, Gouge HIM exclaimed dozen
voices. meaning thereby to gouge his
eyes out The topmost combatant SELF
ed mis- hair aud was preparing to follow
the advise shouted in his ear when
the prostrate man, aroused 10 sudden
6esperation and exerting strenth
ihat seemed stperhuman, caught ms
assallant by the throat with a grasp
like that of fate. For few momenes
ne struggle ceased, and the face OF
the throttIed man turned black his
tongue fell out OF hts mouth and ne
uIled TO the ground as senseless as