Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-07
COUNTING THEIR CHANCES
CANDIDATES HOPES STAKED ON
TO-DAY'S ELECTION.

A Vigorous Contest for the Sheriffslty,
Ordinary and the Tax Receivership-
The Outlook Last Night-What the
Candidates Were DOing-Esch San
guine of His Own Election - Lively
Work for Ticket PeddIers.
A sober estimate of the number of
tickets printed for the election to-day
places it somewhere between 10000 and
100, 900. At the most not over 1900 and
probably not over $500 will be voted.
Tae rest will be thrown away. over one
hundred different kinds have already been
sent out. 1t will be a lively day for ticket
peddiers, and the voter who Is not posted
will have to have his wits about him to
know what candidates he is voting for.
There was a good deal Of earnest work
done Yesterday, but the situation
last night was practically unchanged
The friends Of one candidate are sahgulne
OF his election, and the same assurances
riven of the prospects of another candi-
date for the same office. The possibility
of a combination between some OF the
candidates for Ordinary was limited at
Yesterday. but so far as could be learned
there was nothing in the rumOr upon
which a likelihood Of any such arrange
ment could be based. The claims Of all
four of the candidates are being urged
with a great deal of vigOr and the fight
will be out and out single-handed.
A circular with between 90 and 20 sig
natures, mostly of Bay street men. was
sent out Yesterday morning with an IN
dOrsement of Mr.. Hamilton. Mr.. Fer
rilrs friends last night were very conf
dent and apparently on good ground.
Mr.. Collier and Major Smith each have
81 ra1 hapl-fncr and hOrh claim
significant support on the ground OF gen
eral competency for the office.
The Sherifalty fight developed no new
features. Both candidates were at work
keeping their following straight and send
ing skirmishers out for stragglers. Mr..
Russell's headquarters were crowded all
day. There were mutterirgs OF dis
affection among large class OF MS IOl-
lowers and a threat TO go over 10 the OPP
position candidate. but the matter
was patched up and everything was
going on smoothly last night.
Mr. Roman was quietly at work getting
things in readiness. and his friends say
his election is assured beyond doubt.
Whatever may be the assurances on
either side il is pretty evident that they
are taken for what they are worth, and
some sharp work will be done at the polls
today. The friends Of both candidates
are doing their best 20 promote their IN
terests in every possible way.
The contest for the Tax Receivership Is
no further advanced than it was week
ago. so far as the chances of any OF the
candidates are concerned. Capt. Dlllon,s
friends were putting Ia their best work
Yesterday, and about the same thing may
ne SAID of tle other candidates. Capt.
DillOn's experience in the affairs
of the office is strongly urged
in his favor. Dir. KOlshorn's friends
have not been idle and ne
will carry a strong vote. Mr.. SOlOmons'
claims are urged with good deal OF per-
sistency. Whatever NAV be the result,
the election will 20 on record as one OF the
most sharply contested that has ever been
held in the county. The court house cor
ridOrs We're a busy scene all day yester-
day. The "Ogeechee delegation" was not
there. but about every other corner of
the county was. Ihe TACT that
one or two candidates have been
doing about everything they could
70 secure the negro vote, gave out the I'M
preston that il was worth liberal price,
and the willy negroes swoOped down in
drOves on the candidates, onering a il sorts
Of inducements for a purchase OF their IN
auence. Anything, from quarter OF a
dollar upwards was the price asked. One
of them stepped Up TO candidate Tor the
Tax Receiyership late ia the afternoon,
and said he could control 90 votes, ana
wanted an offer for them. He proposed
to work the game for all it was worth,
Int the only satisfaction he got was in
being fred into the corridor. The thing
was going Oh all day, but the business
was far from being profitable, as none OF
the candidates, so far as could De learned,
could be induced to ''bite."
The platform for the Superintendent
and managers and the stands for the bal
lot boxes were erected yesterday by John
;. Sturtevant, under the supervision OF
the election committee and Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners. The
platform occupies the space formed by
the intersection Of the corridors on the
lower floor Of the court house, with pas
sageway leading from each OF the four
streets to the respective boxes, four in
number, mentioned in the NEWS yesterday
morning. The platform is substantially
built, and has a rail about four and half
feet in height, behind which on the plat
form are the four stands for the boxes,
and Immediately in the rear OF each stand
"a table for the managers and list keepers.
The polls VIII be opened at O'Clock this
morning and will be closed at 8 O'Clock
tonight. The number OF combinations
in tickets will render the counting long
and tedious. superintendent Molina has
all the arrangements complete, and the
work will be facilitated as much as pos
sible. in order that the result may be ar
rived at without the necessity of second
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