The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-21


AcDonough's chances they would cheer for
SchwarE. McDonough's friends reserved
their cheers until late, but when they LET
themselves locse there seemed 70 be no end
TO the jollihcatisn.
AN ALL DAY FIGHT.
AcDonough's workers did not relax their
Efforts G moment from the time the
polls opened until the closing hour.
Many OF them did not have anything TO eat
during the e,tire day, as they were afraid
II they left the ueighborhood their candi-
| dates chances might suffer, and rather than
| allow this they we're willing to 20 hungry.
Outside Of the mayoralty contest the next
| center OF interest seemed be in the fight by
! County Trea'urer Russsllis friends on Al
dermen Bailey and Cam. The young
voters stood by their progressive represent
alive in the city council, and every one
WHO voted for Alderman McDonough was
asked @ vote for Cam and Bailey, as it
was an equal fight with them and the head
Of the ticket.
All sorts Of tickets were scattered around
the polls. Some Of them were headed by
McDonough, with Myers. Harmon and
Mcclure left OF, and a similar ticket was
headed by Mayor Schwarz.
THE POLICE WORK.
! The entire police reserve was on duty at
J the polls under Assistant Chief Killourhy.
| During the morning hours they had no
| trouble except in keeping the sidewalks
| clear, but after o'clock they were kept
hustling in quelling small-sized rows. They
showed remarkable patience in dealing with
the crowd, and il was only when actually
Compelled that they made arrests Assist
ant Chief killourby gave them strict
orders when leaving the barracks that they
must not in any manner interfere with
| voters, and they obeyed to the letter.
The first arrest was that of a young
white man. BE was talking with some
friends on President street and remarked
that he thought that McDonough was win
ming. A negro who happened to be pass
mark to him and was struck
in the mouth This pre- ipitatel a row, and
the young man struck out right and left.
| For few minutes it looked as IL the row
might assume serious proportions. An off,
Ger put an end 10 the matter by arresting
| the young man. He was bailed out, however,
by his friends.
| oBsTRUcTING TIE VOTING.
About 4 o'clock great excitement was
created at the First district box by the at
tempts OF several SohwArz men trying to
| pull down from the polling platform one Of
McDonough's workers 1t required the
combined efforts Of Eve or six policemen to
| prevent collision.
| Another row occurred at the first division
| OF the Fourth district about 4;30 o'clock. A
Schwarz challenger was on the stand. whom
the MoDonough men claimed was trying to
1 obstruct the voting. They placed man on
the opposite side to meet his tactics This
caused big howl from Mayor Schwarz's
| friends, and they yelled to the McDonough
challenger to get OFT. He lauged at them,
and one. more bold than the rest, ATTEMPTED
to pull the man down. The police inter
fered, and Assistant Chief Killourhy gave
orders to clear the sidewalk. Ali obsyed
| with the exception OF a man named
Carney, who challenged the right Of
the police to put him down. Officer Davis
showed him of. and he attempted to strike
| the officer. This caused his arrest, but he
resisted desperately aud the assistant chief
had TO take hand himself. He soon subs
dued the prisoner, handling him as IL he
were baby, and the man agreed to sub
init quietly after seeing that the odds were
against HIM. BE was bonded out shortly
afterward
LOST his VOTE
Patrick Mccarthy offered his ballot to
the managers of the second division of the
| Fourth district, but some one else had
| voted his name, aud he was refused. He
| insisted on being allowed to vote. The
managers told him that they could not dc
anything in his case.
| The colored brother had field day of it,,
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number OF carriages were in service, and
the workers for both candidates picked up
voters from all parts Of the city, and after
seeing that they deposited the
ballots properly took them back
to their homes. The negroes were
not the only one that were given free rides.
The McDonough workers had carriages to
bring large number OF white voters, and
several sick men were brought out in this
| manner.
THE FALLIGANT-HARMoN FIGHT.
Alderman Falhgant and Harmon had a
| little issue, which was almost as interesting
as the mayoralty fight to many people.
Alderman Falligant was told that Alder
man Harmon was getting his friends &C
scratch him. He denounced the treatment
as unfair, as he himself voted for Alderman
Harmon, and did not ask his friends tC
| scratch him. Alderman Harmon admitted
that his friends were trying TO do the doctor
up, but he said that Alderman Falligan
started the fight, and his friends returned
the compliment.
Nearly all of the colored republican lead
ers. except Peasants, and several white re
pubiicans worked hard all day around Tia,
polls for McDonough and turned many
votes to his side.
Mayor Schwarz said late In the Afternoon
that there was too much money
on the other Side for him, bu
he would not give up hope unit
the last moment He seemed much wor
ried, however, and said that he realized i
was the hardest fight of his life.
Mcclure and O'Brien's workers did SOM
very effective work, but it was said Nc
CURE lost great number of votes OF
account Of att ndinp the Schwari
meeting at Masonic hall Monday night, au
openly announcing himsslt for the mayor.
CLOSE OF THE POLLS.
When the polls closed at o'clock there
were about 900 people gathered around tn
Bull street cntraacs OF the court house
McDonough supporters gave three cheer,
for their favorite, and the Schwarz mel
: replied in like manner for the mayor.
During the morning whenever a negro
attempted to vote on another mans nam
be was simply ordered away. This elias
became 50 annoying in the afternoon, how
ever, that Col. Reilly, chairman of tn
} board of managers, ordered them taken K
the barracks whenever they attempted t
vote illegally. After four had been taker
In these tactics were stopped, as the negros
/, saw that the managers meant business.
Although the election was one Of the mos
: exciting tnat has PROBABLY ever taken plac
in Savannah, it was one of the most orderly
MAYoR.ELECT M'DoNoUGH.
John ]. McDonough, the lnayor-eleot, i
one of Savannah's representative bushes