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Vote Tuesday Never say, "My vote won't make a difference." There have been several popular elections decided by less than a single vote per precinct, and several events in history which turned on a single vote. • In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England. • In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. • In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German. • In 1845, a switch of one vote in the U.S. Senate would have kept Texas from statehood. • In 1868, one Senate vote kept President Andrew Johnson from being convicted and removed from office following House passage of a bill of impeachment. • In 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes was elected President by a single electoral vote over Samuel J. Tilden. Electors were not able to decide the election in their first meeting soon after the 1876 election.
• In 1923; one vote gave Adolph Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party. • In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service —just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked. One vote can make a difference. Exercise your right to vote Tuesday.
Paul Nichols . The community paid a well deserved tribute to Paul Nichols last week. Mr. Nichols provided valuable service to Rappahannock County for many years, as a School Board member, member of the Lions' Club, active member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and Boy Scout leader. *His ability to relate to children, particularly young boys, was his greatest attribute. Other than his own four fine grown children, his major legacy is the 40 Eagle Scouts who came out of Boy Scout Troop 36 under his leadership. Becoming an Eagle Scout is a multi-year project for a youhg teenager. There are many things that distract male teens from pursuing such a goal. Mr. Nichols wanted them to achieve this rank for their own sense of accomplishment. But many also persevered because they admired him and did not want to disappoint him. Because of Paul Nichols’s leadership many Rappahannock boys "took the road less traveled by. And that has made all the difference."
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