The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-16

were not acting as bailiffs, but as workers
about tho polls Mr. Baker had not deter
mined LAST night whether or not he will
prosecute those VINO interlered with hlm IN
the dIscharge Of his duties.
THE EARL" ON TAP.
The negroes were a purchasable commOd
ity from the first, and one gentleman, who
had a most trustworthy colore1 employe
who sold his vote, said that he would not
have believed that the corruption of the
ballot had extended so far
Il could have made S. to-day if | had
been registered said a colore1 man on
Drayton street ia the afternoon. An
other colored man was in the line at the
Fourth district polls for two hours, b. fiud
when he came to vote that some one el-e
had voted in his name AS he stepped
aside he remarked: There's s. done gOue."
Money was used freely by both sides, and
votos were bought right and left. The
Schwarz "bar'l f." however, wa the heavier,
and produced more telling results.
The colored vote was paid for at from 50 TO
81 a vote. The election seemingly turned on
the colored voters whose taxes had been paid
from one to ten years bacS In order
to got their names on the registration list.
The negroes were so carried away with the
desire to vote that one old negro woman
applied at the Bull street box to vote Ia the
Third district
Madam Smith applied at the Second dis
trict box to vote, and passed up a so-called
regular democratic ticket headed with
the name Of John Sc lwarz for mayor, and
with the Thomas adermauic ticket below.
Accompanying the ticket was the following
contribution:
MADAM A. A. Smith, whises to Contest
the Election Ny Ticket is for John Schwarz
the Baker, his bread re5es better than eany
one in Savannah and no Cole Ca give it
him heat Ny wishes is that hell bake the
the whole Election in bis oven
THE POLICE ON HAND.
The Thomas managers complain Of the
partisan conduct of the police at the polls.
Chief Green had squad Of men on duty in
the square and at the court house during the
progress of the election. There we're few
arrests, though. That of Mr.. W. ID. Simkins
created a good deal Of stir and lndignl-
ton. Mr. Simkns was conversiug on
business transaction with "A gentleman who
was standing in line waiting to VOTE but
without interfering in any way with the
progress of the election, when Policeman
Brantley gave him a shove and ordered him
to move out of the way. Mr. Simkins re-
piled that he was in the street, was vlolat-
ing no ordinance and was not interfering
with the election in any way. The officer
made some reply and gave him another
push. Mr.. Simkins replied holly aud
showed the officer back, when he was seized
by the collar and placed under arrest. Mr..
Simkins' brother came up and he was also
arrested. A half dozen policemen sur
rounded the two men, who made no resist
ance except to protest against their I'M
called for arrest.
THE CHIEF AND HIS CLUB.
About this time Chief Green came up and
drawing his club said TO the men, Turn
him loose, turn him loose. If you can't ar
rest him cam A number of prominent
citizens and well-known business men wit
messed the arrest, and denounced it as
wholly uncalled for and lmprovOked Mr..
Slmklns and his brother were taken to the
barracks. When Acting Assistant Chief Lee
asked the arresing officer to prefer q charge,
the officer had some difficulty III framing
one, aud finally formulated a charge of
resisting an officer" against Mr. Simkins,
and a charge Of attempting TO rescue a
prisoner" against his brother. Both gen
tlemen promptly gave bail and were re-
leased MIR. Simkins denies that he
struck the officer, but said that
he was pushed aside and ordered
to move on while conversing quietly with
gentleman upon matters in no way refer
ing to the election and that he was not in
terfering with it in any way.