When thrown, the Democrat-Republicans rose from the earth like Antaeus.

Much of the gentle blood and many of the prominent men of the county voted for Lewis Rand.

Jefferson's personal following of friends and kinsmen was large; these accepted his man as a matter of course, while to the plain men of the county Lewis Rand was more even than the coming man: he was of them; he was a plain man.

The clamour and excitement grew.

"Here come the Three-Notched Road people!" cried a voice.