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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1902
Page
4
Business manager P D Lowe asks friends to promptly notify any item of interest for inclusion in the paper. The message appears in the Wednesday February 19, 1902 issue and references telephone line 29 for tips or news.
Notice announces a Republican mass convention at the Sullivan County Court House on Saturday March 15 1902 at 2 pm to select delegates and alternates to state congressional senatorial and judicial conventions. Included is political rhetoric and questions about Friday night incidents and access to the county superintendent of schools office.
A Sullivan citizen recalls the great snow that winter beginning January 20 1867 and lasting to January 22 with 22 inches depth. The G A R held a festival January 27 drawing Hutsonville visitors, while conflicting calendars prompted doubts about the exact year and day. The memory of the event endures despite uncertainty.
Rumors of changes to the county slate surge after a disputed Treasurer nomination for Vincent Munich and alleged plans to replace Hunt with Lackey for Recorder. Tense court house clashes and accusations of ballot revision flare as supporters confront officials, with calls for Lackey on the ticket amid threats of legal action.
The revised count in Dugger precinct adds five previously discarded ballots for Lackey, possibly moving him onto the Recorder ballot while Hunt could drop off. Supporters of Crawley allege fraud at Rose School House and Island precincts, citing burned ballots and heeler activity, while others mock the ticket's poor showing and missteps.
Dr. King’s New Life Pills claim immediate relief for indigestion biliousness constipation head aches and digestive troubles. The ad promotes easy safe cure priced at 25c at Joe K Smock’s drug store.
The Monday Bulletin, a Democrat organ, prints explanations of how the Recorder contest was handled. It notes W L Hunt and George Welman Lackey in dispute, with Lackey declared the winner by a county party chairman after a contested Dugger precinct recount. An account describes investigators discovering canvassing in Park's office by Robert Taylor and Charles D Hunt, amid distrust of ballot handling.
Robert Taylor chairman of the Sullivan County Democratic Central Committee explains efforts to recount and verify ballots after a close February 11 1902 primary for county recorder. He details disputes over the Dugger precinct five uncounted ballots and a request to reopen and recount to ensure fairness and accuracy.
W L Hunt declares he was the lawful Democratic nominee for County Recorder after a board of inspectors named him, noting disputed ballots should not count. He alleges Robert Taylor and Chas Hunt later announced George W Lackey as nominee without authorization or representation for him.
J R Riggs files for Welman Lackey reporting a Saturday agreement between G W Lackey and W L Hunt via Cha OD Hunt. It states Lackey received 1498 votes to 1495 for Hunt in the Democratic Primary and is on file with W T Douthitts office for public viewing.
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