The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07
TO BE SETTLED BY VOTES.
THE COUNTY TREASUREESEP
FIGHT ABOUT ENDED.

Night-The oncers to be Voted for
To-day-The Arrangement of the
Polls - The Olmstead Rally at
Armory Hall-The Speeches and
Committees.
For Clerk OF Superior Court-James X.
p. Carr.
For Sherif-Jehn 7. Roman.
For Receiver Of Tax Returns-John r.
Dillon.
For Tax Collector-James J. AcGowan.
For County Treasurer-Chsrles H. Ohm
stead or Warizg Russell
For County Surveyor-John. p Tebeau.
For Coroner-William d. Dixon.
These are the candidates TO be voted for
at to-day's election.
The polls will open at the court house at
o'clock this morning, and will close at 6
O'Clock this afternoon.
The chief interest, OF course, will be cen
tered ia the contest for county treasurer.
The friends OF both Col. Olmstead and
Treasurer Russell have been active for
weeks campaigning fer their favorites, aud
yesterday they redoubled their efforts.
1t was the sole topic of talk on
the streets, and men greeted each other with
Ln6 remark wen, WlOS gong 10 De
elected, Russell or Olmsteadm When q
Russell man was asked this question his
reply was always Russell" aud when the
Omstead men were asked it was always
"Olmstead.n Groups stood on the street
corners discussing the issue, and even the
women seem to have caught the political
fever. Several Of them were heard talking
on Broughton street yesterday afternoon
about the prospects of the two candidates.
AT THE POLLS.
Supt. Patterson has arranged the ballot
boxes exactly as they were at the
state election in October-small stoops.
capable of accommodate but two
persons at time. This prevents crowding
at the polling places, and, besides, proves Of
great convenience to the managers
Box No. !, A to G inclusive, is at the
county attorneys Office, corner of Bull and
President streets, and will be presided over
by Mel. King, ]. P; Frank B ir and j.
W. Mcintyre, freeholders. List keepers:
g. r. Wheelock, w. w. Lincoln and J. II.
o'Byrne.
Box No. 2, D to @ inclusive, is at the
Office Of the receiver of tax returns, in
charge of w. II. Mendel, j. p; Simon
Gazan and g. A. Hudson, freeholders. List
keepers: A. j. j. Blois, A. g. Ybanez and
v. g. Schreck.
Box No. 8, H to i, inclusive, is at the
ordinary's Office on President street, in
charge Of q. E. Bevans. J. P; U. H. Nc
Laws and ]. P. Daily, freenolders. List
keepers: d. McAlpin, NJ. I. Quinan aud A.
Strom.
Box No. 4, NJ to @, inclusive is at the tax
collectors Office, corner Bull and York
streets. in charge OF Samuel Reynolds, j. r.
T. j. O'Connor and s. L. Lazaron, freehold
ers. List keepers: J. L. Mcdowell, T. P.
O'Donovan and d. j. Quinan
Box No 5, R TO U Inclusive, is at the
county treasurer's office on York street, in
charge Of J. T. Buckner, ]. p. u. S. Col
Inns and John j. Sullivan, freeholders
List keepers: II. Palmer, NJ. f. Joyce and
E. Y. Ham.
Box No 8, V to Q inclusive, is at the
office of the clerk of the superior court. in
charge Of V. r. Winkler, J. P; Salomon
Cohen and ID. L. jackson, freeholders
List keepers: 7. J. McDonough, E. A. Laffi-
teau and J. w. Cotchett.
THE ARMoRY HALL MEETING.
The call for a meeting of the Olmstead
club at Armory ball last night crowded it
TO its utmost seating and standing capacity
by Col. Olmstead's enthusiastic supp rters
The meeting was not confined to wnitsSby
any means, there being from fifty to
seventy-five colored voters in attenda CO.
After President McDonough announced
the meeting open for business Capt. Henry
c. Cunningham stated that tie executive
committee had held almost daily sess ons
for the past two weeks, and had mapped
out plan campaign, which he thought
would bring success to Col. Olmstead, pro-
vided the gentlemen named on the commit
tees would work zealously from the opening
OF the polls to-day until the close. lie con-
cluded by saying that all those not on the
committees could find plenty Of work to do
II they called at the headquarters OF the
club day.
TIE RALLYING COMMITTEES.
The following are the committees;
w. g. Charlton, j. F. Brooks, T. B.
Floyd. Robert J. Wade, j. H. Furber, T. J..
Davis. Henry Freeman, NJ. M. Hopkins,
Joseph A Phillips, Robert D. Charlton,
John Driscoll, Lee G. Armstrong, Alvin M.
Bell, II. II. Beuler, ID. a. Buttimer.
John Bresnan, J. T. CAVITY, a. Fl. Chapman.
Cops, B. S. Claghorn, ]. e. Cam
pos B. Donovan, Lawrence ]. Dunn,
=. W. Dale. E. S. Elliott, Tren-
holm Hopkins, James B. Floyd, D. Griffin,
Charles Gassman, A. c. Harmon, Andrew
McGreal, E. K. Mccoy, John Prendlble,
9. H. Remshart, l. NJ. Ryals, C. w.
Saussy, j. R. Saussy, Jr., John NJ hley.
J. B. White, John T. West, J. II. Wright,
Albert Wylly.
Sub-Rallyiag Committes-T. F. Dun
ham, George Blake, John Goette, NJ.
Hanley, P. Buttimer, Robert Charlton. M.
J. Barrett, ]. L. Gallagher, T. Griffin, J.
Fitzhenry, James Brown, James Mcbride
james Lane, Jerry Shea, Charles White,
James Foley. Tom Monahan. Thomas
Cleary, Pat Ryan and w. O'Coni or.
Committee on Conduct Of Election-A.
7. Adams, F. D. Blood worth, Thomas Bal
laDtyne, George L. Cope, Martin Cooley,
i. x. Douglas, n. J. Jones, William Kehoe,
james F. Lane, w. Ii. McLaws, w. w.
Osborne, A. H. MacDonell, J. j. Melon
ough, N. A. O'Byrne, John O'Hare,
Charles +. Prendergast, George W. Parish,
John hourke, c. D. Russell, R. j.
Stewart, David Wells, James Ward, J. r,
Young, H. E. Wilson, j. Randolph Ander-
son, Silas Basch. I. P. Bond, ]. B. Barton,
John j. Beytagh, r. B. Bostick, w. F.
Bennett. James j. Buckley, Thomas Cooley,
james Cor 81, John Carr, Robert Cassidy,
Mike Connolly, John II. Fox, w. ]. Harty,
I. A. Moore, John Sullivan Schley, w. B.
sturtevant, w. W. Swinton, Thomas
Screven, Julian Schley, John d. Gould.
P. j. o'coNNoR's SPEECH.
The crowd then called for P. J. O'Connor,
Esq, and just as he was about to respond
the electric lights in the hall suddenly went
out, and several minutes elapsed before they
were again taken up by the crowd as so n
as the lights were turned on, and the gentle
man arose and spoke about fifteen minutes
sit is almost unnecessary for me, he said,
''to state that / feel deep interest in this