Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1911-02-24
w. r.. BLACK BACKED OUT
"BARBoURvILLE, KY,
Feb. 1S. 1911

|
ting precir ct on today to cast
our vote for F. d. Sampson, but
were prevented from casting our
vote for our choice for Circuit
| Judge in this District, because
the election officers selected by
W. R. Black declined to open the
ballot box or to let said election
be held. and we take this meth
Cd to express our choice for
| Judge Sampeon, and we are for
him because he is an able law
yer, a good citizen, an honest
man and trse-blue Republi-
can"
can show the statement with all
these Republicans names signed to
1t, and have the affidavits of good
Republicans to back up my state
ments.
Mr.. Black ca mot fool us any more.
He can object aud dodge about un.
til March 25tI; then he must sub.
NIT his claims to the people. /
gladly submit ny claims to all the
people, with Ill Of Blacks false
charges and f. lse aflidavits, gotten
up by his law partners and corpora.
ton henchmcn The people are for
me. wish every voter in the Dis.
trict could have been present in
Barbourville OIL February 18th, aud
have seen what an active hand the
l.. & n. r. K. Cos lawyers and
officials were king in this matter
for w. K. Black. The law agent
for the Cumberland Valley and
Knoxville division of the l.. s. n
was one Of the first men on
the election ground and remained
there until the l.. & Ms candidate
through the officers Of the election,
chosen by him. bad thwarted the
will of most of the Republican
voters of the precinct | do not
know how to express my thanks to
you and thousands of other good
friends who are standing by me so
Loyalty and who have won this
race for me. We have the race won.
All we need to do is to stand pat
and go to the polls on March 25,h
Read the afidavits in the papers
and see how B. b. Golden got these
aflidavits against me. Will my
friends and the good people be
fooled by the afhdavits procured
with money and whisky by b. l.
Golden, the railroad lawyer, and
w. X. Blacks law partner,
That election was not of my
l wanted to leave it to
the entire district. Il did agree to
leave the result to Barbourville to
show which was regarded as the
best man Tor tue position when W.
r. Black made the statement that |
was such had man and the people
at home were lining up for him.
But Black had, through some of his
made canvass OF that
precinct and reached the conclusion
that they could, by the use of money
and wmskey, control the precinct,
provided they could get their plans
to work to let the Democrats vote.
When they failed ia that, Black back.
ed square down from his own prop
osition and is now trying to say
that was responsible tor the sailing
OF that election, but those of my
friends who were directly connected
with the transaction know that
such is not the truth.
| expect TO see you soon. want
to especially thank this grand band
of true Republicans of Tammany
precinct who have been and are now
standing by me aud giving me
their splendid support again de-
sire TO thank all of my friends for
what they have done and are doing
for nae.
The way to win a race is to fight
it into the last ditch. am expect
ing my irieuds TO keep up the battle
until the polls close on the 25th day
OF March, when victory will be
ours. Very truly yours,
F. D. SAMPSON.
"A r. l.