The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-06
SIX JUSTICES ELECTED,
POLLARD TO CONTEST IN THE
FIRST DISTRICT.

Returns rom every DiBtFlCL bHCepS
the Eighth - McDermott, sheitell,
Naughtln, and Reynolds Elected in
the City ~ Davidson Succeeds
Matthew'S in the Thunderbolt Dis
tr!ct-No Election in the Sixth and
No Whites Cast in thu Seventh
District.
There was heavy vote polled in most Of
the eight militia districts yesterday for
justices Of the peace and constables, and the
election was quietly and orderly conducted
In the First district Frank McDermott was
elected justice OF the peace by IS plurality,
but Mr. Thomas A. Folliard Gains that
so illegal votes were cast. and will contest
the election.
Thomas j. Sheftall was elected without
opposition in the Second district and Michael
Naughtin had l02 majority in the Third
over Charles p RossignoL Samuel Rey-
nolds was reelected by majority Of 329 in
the Fourth district.
g. A. Davidson colored) was elected in
the Fifth. There was no election in the
Sixth district.
THE oGEECHEE DISTRICT.
In the Seventh district Paul Kelly (ool-
oredl received So votes, having 10 Opposi-
ton. This is The Ogeechee district, and the
whites abstained from voting on tho ground
that there is no vacancy. The situation
appears to have been about as follows: Four
years ago James King was elected, and re-
signed after serving two years. j. d. Foun-
tain was appointed by the governor for four
years from Jan. 1887, the governor
giving him certificate as notary
public and ec-oOcto justice of peace. Nc
Cloud Kingis ais notary public and eD-
o6icio justice Mr. Fountain declined to
run as he claims TO hold two years longer by
appointment Kelly, claiming TO act on
the advice of Hon. T. w. Mel
drim, his counsel, waited until IL
o'clock A. NJ. yeste day, and no presiding
justice appearing. three colored freoholders
samuel Elliott, Daniel Stewart and Rev.
Morris Burke organized an election board,
and william Doyle, Il NOR Grant and John
Bryant, three colored list keepers, were
appointed. Tue polls were kept open from
II o'clock a. M to p, M, W zen by agree
uent among the candidates tho polls closed.
None but negroes voted.
NO RETURNS FROM THE EIGHTH.
No returns were received up to the time
of going tn press, from the Eighth or Mon
teith district. G. E. Bevans and a coloreI
man by the name of Small were the candi-
didates for justice.
The following is the vote for justices of
he peace and c)nstableS in the districts as
far as reported:
FIRST DIsrRCT-Justice L. B. Endres
presiding, E. o. OConnor and E. McCaoe
freeh lder. Total vote cast 392.
Justice of the Peace
Frank McDermott. observation-disclosures.
Thomas A. Pollard. ........ ......---....,..liG
%George W Pollard ;i,;-....'......'... .
Lymus Washington, lcolored) ................ 70
McDermott's plurality, Is.
Constables-
Dennis hlley ''.'............-.'''--.' ~
Charles Atkins, (eol9red) Observation-Disclosures. 50
Thomas J. Naughten ........ .......... 80. 81
%Withdrew at 10 clock m.
SECOND DIsTRICT-Justice James I. Buck
ner presiding. julius Psrlinski and Meyer
Mendel freeholders. Total vote cast 81
Justice of the Peace
Thomas J. Sheftall. .........................3H
COnstabieS-
Isaac K. Nathans OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Henry Wetherhorn ...............-.-.........3
THIRD DIsTRICr-Jus1ce Sheftall presid-
ing, Frank Blair and p. j. Golden free
iolders. Total vote cast 434.
Justice Of the peace
Michael Naughtn ......-.-.-... ......-.....26 7
Charles p RoSsignol ...........-.....l6
Haughti S majority lg.
COnstables-
Julius Kaufman. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .......29e
Henry haSlelJ.
FOURTH DIsTRIcT-Justice Patterson pre-
siding, J. j. Sullivan and j. II. Deveaux
tcolored) freeholders. Total votes cast $50.
Justice Of the Peace
samuel Reynolds. 49,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 453
j. Whitemah (coloreD ......... ........-.l29
REYNOLDS majority, S24.
ConstableS-
James Sullivan. ....................42 9
James brown. .-.+..s...... -.--..-..4ll
RANK Dunno, rep, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100
Isaiah Brown (colored)......, ..............1T
FIFTH DIsTRiCT-Gotal vote cast 346.
Justice OF the Peace
g. A. Davidson lcolIred) ......................23
j. b. Smith icolored). .......... ........... 10
w H. D. Reynolds (colored) .....-........... Al
Davidson's majority over all, 12i.
onstabes--
Marcus Hunter. '..''-.-o DO
c. Nichols .2l6
SIXTH DIsTRIcT-No election.
SEVENTH DIsTRICT-Total votes cast SO.
All the ca ldidates cOlored.
Justice of the Peace
Paul +. Kelly s''''''s's.'''...-...... %
Constables-
LNtnuS tfeeh..--.- ....'.s .-s..sss.-s-. -
Arm Staley .---.....'.. -....-....- %
EIGHTH DIsTRICT-No returns.