The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-18
HE'S KEEPING VERY MUM
THAT'S WHAT MAJOR sCRWARz
SAYS HE IS DOING.

The County Campaign Beginning to
Make Itself Felt in the Municipal
Canvass-Ihe Contest for Ordinary
Developing into Very Lively Fight
The Race for Coroner jogging
Along-Gossip OF the Campaign.
Notwithstanding the clubs postponed
action looking to the nomination of candi-
dates for mayor and aldermen until after
the county election, for the ostensible pur-
pose of obviating complications in the can
vass, it is admitted that they have ensued
nevertheless.
The probable predictions of great
many German-American voters for Judge
Ferril for ordinary is not very satisfactory
to the Irish-American following for Mr.
O'Connor, and retaliation is already being
limited at For the last three days of
the canvass the feeling has been deepen
ing, and the friends of Maj. Schwarz
are beginning to feel that they could be
much happier with either dear charmer
away While there is no recognized candi-
date opposing Maj Schwarz at present for
either faction to deal with, the attitude OF
some of Mr.. O'Connor's friends is not very
restful to the friends of Maj. Schwarz. who
have been counting confidently upon the
bulk of the Irish American vote for the
major and any detection, in a close
race, would materially. weaken Maj
Schwarz's chances, which were. very
has developed in the campaign. Maj.
Schwarz's friends say that thus far he has
done very little talking. His advisers have
impressed upon him that silence is golden,
and about all that can be gotten from him
can be summed up in his favorite expression
lately, ''rm keeping mum.
THE FIGHT FOR ORDINARY.
There is little talk about any other can
didates for the county offices. The race
between the two candidates for ordinary
absorbs nearly all the interest there is in
the campaign, and il is likely to do so until
the polls close on Jan. 2. The campaign
is waxing so vigorous that in some
respects it may be set down as very bitter
fight, and all sorts of stories are being set
afioat some of them SO unfounded, as is
claimed by the candidate affected, that he
came very near publishing denunciatory
card of denial, but his friends persuaded
him to let them go unanswered. "Never
write card, me boy IS the advice of the
schooled politician. "a campaign attack
isn't half as dangerous as card" says
another.
All wagers thus far made are on the can
oidates for ordinary, and some claim the
race will be very close, Others that Mr..
O'Connor will be elected by a safe majority,
while the friends of judge Ferrill stoutiy
maintain that their candidate will be
elected by from 500 to 800 votes, and some
of the more confident claim a majority of
500. Each side claims that the colored
leaders Peasants, Deveaux and Matthews.
are for their candidates, but it is learned
that at least one of the colored leaders
has washed his hands of the fight. Col
Deveaux is looking forward to the post
Office plum and he doesn't want to get
mixed up in a contest between two demo-
Gratis for an Office which does not concern
him in the least.
THE CoRoNER's RACE.
What interest attaches to the county
campaign outside of the race for ordinary
is in the race for coroner. Mr. Goette is
practically without opposition in his party,
the two colored ca ididateS being out of the
way. II is said that Justice Matthews
cleared the way for Goette by announcing
himself as candidate the day after Dorsey
got out his placards. Dorsey, like Davy
CrocEett's coon, came down, and that is
the last that has been heard of Matthew's
candidacy Mr.. Goette in addition to poll
ing the colored vote has quite following
among the Germans, but it is claimed ~
friends of the other candidates that he will
be beaten worse than he WAS the last time
he ran. Within the two weeks which will
elapse between now and the election new
fea, ures may inject themselves into the
campaign. AT present the race between
the other candidates lis going on in an easy
slipshod way.