Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-24
STILL MORE LINCOLN VOTERS
Old Boys Tell of Experiences at Time Of
Casting Ballot for Beloved Abe

Since publishing the list of Lincoln
voters there has been several more of
the old boys taken notice and have
called personally or written this office
regarding their voting for our martyred
president. There are undoubtedly
many more who have not told of their
voting, but the CENSOR will be glad to
hear from you all. Drop US a line tel
ling OF the circumstances connected
with your vote. We want YOU ALL Here
is list of those who missed out last
issue:
d. w. Horton voted first time in
Oberlin, Ohio; ST cond time near Newton,
Vernon county.
JIM. Powell voted first time at Spring
ville;second time near BuZZard' $ Roost,
Georgia, while in the army.
j, j. Wilsey voted first time in Mon
roe county; second time near Peters
burg, Virginia, while with Grant. my
first vote was for VIM. Harrison, famil
iarly known as Tippe-canoe.
Geo. K. Morse voted the second time
at Springville.
Tennis Stoleson, town of jefferson,
voted both times at Springville.
w. II. Slack, route 5, voted for Lin
coin second time at Atlanta, Georgia,
just before the famous march to the
sea.
VIM. B. Silbaugh, Readstown voted
twice.
c. j. Berg, Westby, voted both times
and for every republican president
since. "
j. M. Clark, Viola: 81 voted for Lin
coin in 1864, in Indiana, while wearing
the blue"
A. C. Clary, La Fargo: ''The first
vote cast for president was for Tay-
lor, then for John P. Eale, then for
John c. Fremont, and in 1860 for
Abraham Lincoln in Illinois. In 1864
! voted for him while in the army near
Marietta, Georgia, and have cast my
ballot for every republican candidate
since. If | live until the 10th of April,
| will be 81 years old. Am abe to eat
my rations, do a little work yet, and
read and write without glasses.
Newton NJ. Baldwin, Ontario: al
voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
was twenty-one years old October II,
1864, and cast my vote while with my
regiment, the l30th Indiana Volunteers,
at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Ali Hoos-
Ter soldiers voted in the field.
w. L. Tate, Viroqua: Game from
Fort Wayne, Indiana, with my parents,
landing at Viroqua in October 1854.
We camped for three weeks in tent
close to where VIM. Stricker's farm
house now stands. located on the land
where Theodore Boggs now lives. On
January 81, 1864. enlisted in Company
|, 18th Wisconsin Infantry. Cast my
first vote for president for Abe Lincoln
while with Sherman on his famous
march to the sea. -
l.. l.. Tongue, Hillsboro: ''I see in
your paper a call for all who voted for
honest Abe Lincoln to report the same,
so here ] come with two votes, once in
Virginia and once in Andersonville.
There we voted with black and white
beans, but of course this vote was
never heard from only by we 'uns, and
that by way of going hungry for the
next two days. Am ike Samuel Sloggy
inasmuch as | have voted for every
republican president since and expect
to continue.
d. +. Allen, Newton: In 1860 | was
twenty years old, attending school at
Fredonia, New York, and not old
enough to vote, but fifteen or twenty
students, including myself, missed roll
call at school one day about 40 years
ago and walked three miles to Dimkirk
to see Abraham Lincoln on his way to
the White House A very large crowd
of people were there, buildings, freight
cars, and wagons being crowded with
standing people. In came the .rain
with large United States flag at the
rear end of the last car. Abraham
Lincoln came out on the platform and
spoke to the people for a few minutes.
At that time little breeze wrapped
the flag around him. He gathered it
in his hand and held it ~. saying: Gas
long as you stand by me, will stand
by the American flag" cast my first
ballot for him while with my regiment
the 112th New York Volunteers, in
Virginia