hɪz dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk əpˈoʊnənt, dˈeɪvɪd ˈɛm. kˈiː, wʌz ɐn ˈoʊld ɐkwˈeɪntəns ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ kənfˈɛdɚɹət hˌuː hæd wˈɪtnəst kɹˈʌtʃfiːldz ɛŋkˈaʊntɚ wɪð dʒˈɛfɚsən dˈeɪvɪs æt ðə kɹˈʌtʃfiːld hˈaʊs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
His Democratic opponent, David M. Key, was an old acquaintance and former Confederate who had witnessed Crutchfield's encounter with Jefferson Davis at the Crutchfield House in 1861.