The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-02
FRAUDS
ARE CHARGED

Jackson, Ky. Nov. with largo
number of state militia In control and
an undcTcurrent Of apprehension over
the tense situation. people were won
dering tonight what the election
would bring forth for Bloody Breat.
hit" Both Democratic and Repnb.
lican managers charge each other
with trying TO steal the election. Cir.
cult Judge ]. P Adams. the incum-
bent and Republican candidate for
reelection, who made the request on
Governor Wilson for militia to pre-
serve order during the election to,
night said:
In requesting troops I was needing
the appeals of the good people to
take Immediate action TO prevent a
conflict 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 HarSis
building and were issuing threats of
death against the citizens and Of
f1cers and they had commenced to
terrorlze the town by shooting on the
streets when I sent the message to
the governor for troops.
Il felt IL my duty not to watt until
men were killed before taking steps
TO bring about peace and good order
and / have no doubt the presence of
the troops prevented disorder and no
doubt saved many lives.
o II Pollard, chairman OF the
Democratic campaign committee
said:
Published reports that the Demo.
Gratis have combined with the whisky
forces and have done anything to
precipitate election troubles arc un.
true. The Republicans have deter,
mined TO defeat a fair election and
to resort 10 any fraud they could
conceive in order to defeat the Will
of the people
A large majority of the people are
supporting the Democratic nominees.
The excitement was caused by the
action Of county court by giving the
officials ballots for one OF the pre-.
clncts TO a man named Sebastion. two
days before the day 1Xed by law for
distribution, When the ballots ar
rived they were deposited In the
Jackson bank for safe keeping by the
county clerk.
IN violation of the agreement that
the ballots should be delivered TO the
regular clerks of election, the county
clerk by a pre-arranged plot between
the Republican leaders took an armed
force to the bank, took out the bal
lots for the Crockettsville precinct
on Friday and delivered them TO Sc
bastion, who was not a clerk Of cleo.
tion.
we procured warrants for the
to arrest Sebastion he was confronted
with an armed force twenty strong,
who defed the sheriff
THE sheriff saw he was unable to
make the arrest except by force and
TO prevent bloodshed he let Sebastion
and his force leave town.
All this trouble was brought about
by Republican officials in their deter.
mination TO take the election. Their
action in respect TO ballots and the
presence Of soldiers under command
OF Judge Adams. who refused to put
them under command OF Sheriff Craw-
ford, as required BY law, has created
Indignation on the part of the law.
abiding citizens, irrespective OF
party"
The group of armed Kentucky
mountain men headed by former
Sheriff Callahan left their entrench
ment in Jackson shortly after the ar
rival of the Lexington militia com.
pany and then the soldiers followed
them % miles into CrockettsvIlle.
the home of Callahan and the voting
precinct that Is expected to furnish
most of the excitement tomorrow.
The population is quiet but inclined
10 walt anXiously word from Crockett.
tsyille. where the soldiers, the Cal
lahan, Smith and Deaton factions arc
also stationed Scenes today on the
streets of Jackson the capital of the
Hargis political wars Of few years
ago and the feudal center of the
United States.
Callahan, leaning on the arm of two
women relatives 10 ward off an assas
sins bullet which he lives In fear OF
was perhaps the most prominent flg.
ure,
Circuit Judge Adams, the Republ
can candidate for reelection and
Judge X. e Edwine. his Democratic
opponent harrangued an audience IN
the court house of Breathitt in which
feudiSts, soldiers and peaceful clti-
b'bo ntlt dHBelN ulluBISO
AS both candidates begged for law
and order the Callahan party armed
and booted, passed through Jackson
to their horses and retired 10 Crockett
tsville
II Will be determined tomorrow by
Judge Adams whether troops will be
sent to Oakdale. another Breathitt
precinct in which trouble is feared
The voting place at Crockettsville
and at Oekdale was changed recently
to point half way from the lands Of
Callahan and Berry Turner. a Bret
HIT County type" and In the middle
of a clearing buttressed In circuit
by shelters for the species of sharp
shooters of whom the Breathltt citi-
zen is wary. With the soldiers pres
ent. however, no successful disorder
Is expected.