French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-16
POST ELECTION 7

An Anderson, S. c., Sunday schooi
teacher was telling his Sunday scnool
class that Samson was the strongest
man. when one of the pupils interrupt
ed to say that he thought HooseVele
was entitled to that honor.
"Why do you think so?"'asked the
teacher. :
"Well," replied the boy, Samson
took the jawbone of an ass and slew
four thousand Phf1listines, but Roose-
Welt took a Bull Moose by the horns
and killed the whole Republican
party"
No. e a readers. that figure SO" tat.s
was everywhere in evidence on a
sidewalks of Hendersonville Monday
morning did not mean that Hughes got
three electoral votes in California.
what does it all meal asked an
Dxcited brother of the Democratic faith,'
as he sought the Hustler Office Monday
morning. "The Radicals are going
around telling that Hughes got three
electoral votes in California, and some
Democrats are believing it."
Then we had to explain that the fg-
ure "3" was part of an Advertising
scheme launched by-.HendersonVille's
newest groceryman-R- J. Alderman.
~
Vance C. Mccormick, national chair
man for the Democrats, didn't forget
the time when he was a famous Yale
football player, ana bis motto turing
the campaign was Keep your eye on
the ball and. hit the line hard" SO
well had he posted himself on the. cleo
ton that his belief Wilson had won
never wavered, and he manfully stuck
to his post for IT,. Eight hours after
the counting had begun. The New
York Herald says If Mccormick failed
to see any opportunity during the
campaign and neglected to turn it to
the advantage of the President it was
not apparent to the casual observer.
. The Golden West turned the trick.
A great victory.
The middle West and New York
State are not the only pebbles ON the
beach.
A Republican stepped into the Hust-
Ter Office day after the election and
asked If there was anything new.
When told that nothing new had been
received. he said: 81 am glad Wood
row Wilson was elected. but I didn't
vote for him. Youns did not elect
your sheriff and governor though" ex-
citingly remarked the fellow to the
member of the Hustler staf.
]. d. Boyd tells this one 1t was
late in the night about the second day
after election when a crowd of men
passed Mr.. Boyd's house. They were
busy arguing politics. Mr.. BOYD
thinking that they had possibly heard
some late news got up and went to the
window. He heard one fellow say in
a loud voice, 81 know Britt is elected
because he got 10000 votes in Cali
fornia.
The rascal who put about a peck of
roofing tacks on Main street the night
of the Wilson celebration evidently
thought he would catch only Demo-
cratic automobiles. But the trap
caught some pretty good Republican
machines and its about an even bet
who did the most GUESSING.
carroll P. Rogers. defeated candi-
date for legislature covered about as
much ground throughout the county
in h same length of time as any can
didate in Henderson county. While
out in the sticks Mr.. Rogers found one
man who was going to vote for Roose.
welt for president. He told Mr.. Rog-
ers, Eyes I'll vote for you but I'm
shore going to vote for Teddy"
p d
In some way the name of Jackson
canning Stepp was printed Jackson r
Stepp on a few hundred tickets and
these passe dthrough the hands of tho
County board of Elections without
notice. Somebody told Mr.. Stepp
about it early election day and it IS
said that he was greatly disturbed.