Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-23
HAMILTON DEMOCRATIC.
ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE TICKET
ELECTED.

Republicans Trying to Override the
Verdict of the People by RaIsing the
Fraud Cry-The PluraIities Close but
Sure-The Citizens Committee Per-
maneDtly Organized.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 22.-The canvass of
the vote of Hamilton county is completed
and the total footings (unoflicial), eXclud-
ing precinct Z Of the Eighteenth ward,
show that Hoadly received 34,527 votes
aud Foraker 33,92S, a majority Of 500 for
Hoadly. The highest vote received by a
Republican Senator was 80 less than the
lowest oR the Democratic list and 30 less
than the highest. The vote for Repre-
sentatiVes is still closer, but the footngs
nave not been completed. The Demo-
craiic county officers are elected with the
exception OF kual for Commissioner.
The official count OF Hamilton county
as declared shows the election of the en-
tire Democratic legislative ticket. Efforts
are being made to have the courts change
the result announced on the ground Of
fraud.
The official count of this county as it is
Will stand unless changed by the action
OF the courts was finished this afternoon
by recording the vote OF precinct Il OF the
Eighteenth ward. Judge Buchwalter in
decidiDg the mandamus case for that pre-
cinct said as MIR. Thompson, the kepuhli-
can Judge, did not witness the count the
court could not compel him to certify to
its accuracy.
THE RETURN IMPROPER.
The other judges had made the count
and had delivered their return in improp-
er form. He would require them to pre-
sent their return in the usual and proper
form "A daf fa of
which it was made. AS to proof of fraud
the court said the fact that sixty-nIne
more votes were cast than there
were voters registered was conclusive
that there was Illegal voting, but it was
not clear that these Illegal votes could
not be detected by a contest.
THE COURTS ORDER.
The courts order to the judges did not
indicate what should be done with the re-
turn, as that question was not presented
by this proceeding. When the judges
presented their amended return this
afternoon Justice SanGersOn, q member Of
the canvassiDg board, could not be found,
and another Justice Of the peace was
called to act in his place.
THE UNOFFICIAL FOOTING.
The unofficial footings complete make
HOadly's plurality 646 Kennedy, Repub-
q
plurality of 734. NJ. Fl. Wilson has the
highest vote for Senator on the Demo-
cratic ticket. 34,S72, and Richardson
has the highest on the Repuh-
lican ticket, 34,401. Hardacre is the
lowest on the Republican ticket, having
"a, llS, and Brashears on the Democratic
ticket with 34,5S4. For representatives
the variance is not as great, but the
Democratic figures are all higher than
the highest Republican vote. The clerk
Will probably issue certificates to all ex-
cept the Senators rs soon as the footings
are made. The injunction as to the Sena-
tors still holds.
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
The committee of 100, recently organ
ized to detect and punish violations of the
registry and election laws, held a public
meeting this afternoon i'm the Chamber of
Commerce. A permanent organization
was effected providing for a large men,
bership, with an initiation fee of So, and
the same amount for annual dues. II
was agreed that no partisan test for men,
bership should be applied, and that no
OfiicehOlder should serve on the Execu-
tive Committee. The object OF the asso-
citation is to protect the purity Of the
ballot