The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-08
RUSSELL WILL STAY IN.
ALL OF THE OLD COUNTY OFF,
GERS REELECTED.

Charles n. .Olmst ad 251--J. K P
Carr, Clerk of Superior Court, Leads
the Ticket with 1928 Notes.-The
Days Work at the Polls-The Count
Of the Ballot
County Treasurer Waring Russell was
reelected yesterday by PSI majority. So il
appears on the face Of tho returns Of the
ballots cast by over 5000 voters.
The election was lively one. and a great
deal of interest was taken. A great deal Of
money was spent, also. Plans and schemes
that had been laid for weeks were brought
to their fruition or fruitlsssness yesterday,
and the hard work of the last few days was
shown In the results Of the election.
LIVELY FROM THE START
The polls opened prom pity at o'clock.
A large crowd was OF hand waiting the
polls to open, and voting vas lively from
the begInniag. Both sides were in the
field early with their workers, and
they worked from the jump, or
from o'clock in the morning
until o'clock last night The negroes
pushed to the polls early in the morning.
The Russell men got in a big negro vote be-
fore 10 O'Clock. They claimed to have got
ten to Of the negro vo es polled up to
that time. and large majority of the whole
vote polled, which was no doubt true.
THE FIGHT FOR TREASURER.
As the treasurership was the only office
contested, almost all the interest conferred in
that fight.
The Russell headquarters were in the
small frame building abutting on Dray-
ton street, near the couet house.
Large Gro gds of negroes frequently
ga hered there, but more often
small crowds were taken in. The Olmstead
headquarters we Q in the Whitfield build
ing on Whitaker street. NJ. A. OByrne,
ESQ, was in charge. There was a crowd Of
greater portion Of the day.
Both sides had their striker
in the field, and they we're OF all grades and
both colors. A number Of gentlemen were
at work among the voters, but heelers were
the most noticeable.
BOTH CANDIDATES OUT.
Mr.. Russell was in the field himself the
greater portion of the day, advising his lieu
tenants, and frequently speaking word to
the voters. himself. I. J. Shsfsall. B. T..
Shsftall. Warning Russell, Jr., aud Philip NJ.
Russell, were most prominent among his
workers.
Col Olmstead was not upon the ground,
except small portion Of the day. He had
numbers Of able lieutenants to represent
him, however Among them were Judge
A. P. Adams, Walter s. Charlton. J. r.
Saussy, s. B. Adams, ]. Randolph Ander-
son, NJ. A. O'Byrne, ]. ]. MoDonough,
John R Dillon. and a number of others
Considerable money was spent by both
sides, though each charged the other with
having the largest pile.
HOW THE VOTING WENT.
So far as could be jud zed, and expressions
Of opinions were very free. the German vote
went almost solidly for RUSSELL as did
also the Hebrew vote. The Irish vo was
divided, but the greater number seemed to
be voting for Olmstead. Russell received
the greater portion of the negro vote,
though large number Of negroes voted for
Olmstead.
The voting in the morning was very heavy.
By II 80 o'clock nearly 1900 votes had been
polled, and by ~ O'Clock it was over ], ZOO
votes. Every precaution was taken to in
sure fair election. In the first place the
managers were known to be
good men. The registration law
was carried out strictly. No one was al
lowed to vote whose name did not appear
on the registration list, each polling place
being provided with lis of the names
registered, and who we're entitled to vote at
that place. Every precsution was
taken by the managers against
fraud, such as voting in another's name
known to be registered and repeating
Every would-be voter was required to
answer the q iestions as to his age, occupa-
ton, residence and date of registering, I'D
If his an wers correspondent with the record
of the registration list he was allowed to
vote, but not otherwise.
woULD-BE VOTERS.
There was considerable trouble with par
ties who claimed they weIe registered, but
whOSa narnaa EaY~a NOT fnunA IN ha iioAo
furnished the managers.
Supt. Patterson was kept busy all day
looking over the original registration
list for such names. A number were und
there The precautions exercised baked the
repeaters who have been in the habit OF
voting in their own names and in the names
Of other men also, whom they would select
from the printed lists. Many of them tried
it yesterday, and when turned away from
the polls went to Supt. Patterson to see
If the name they inquired for
was not registered. As they were
not able to give the age, occupation and
residence Of the man registered they were
usually turned away unsuccessful. Several
instances Of successful repeating were noted,
however.
The Russell men frequently asserted that
the books had been fixed" on them and
that unfair advantage had been taken.
GOOD ORDER MAINTAINED.
Chief Green was on the ground with a
force Of police all day, and good order was
kept. There was very little brawling and
disputing, though considerable pickering
and chatting was INDUCED in.
There was lull in the voting after /
O'Clock, and along In the afternoon voters
got very scarce, especially "1oaters.n When
"foater" appeared he was seized upon
and was dragged from one side to the other
by the opposing strikers
AT box No. 2 about o'clock an old negro
who wanted to vote the Russell ticket was
turned away because his name had already
been voted. amidst the angry protests of the
Russell men. He was Immediately folio we'd
by a negro who wanted to vote the Ohm
stead ticket, but whom the managers
asserted had already voted once, and he was
sent away. This made the Olmstead men
sore, and. both sides being warm, high
words followed for awhile.
a good crowd was always gathered
around boxes and 2. at the Bull ana Presi-
dent street corner, and was ready for any
thing, from laugh to fight. The police
kept them down. however. Hundreds of
men, black and white, who had already
voted, hung around the polls during TIM
day without any particular object lie
view except to enjoy the election.
At 3:15 o'clock 2,700 votes had beer
polled, and at $50 O'Clock few votes over
3.100 had been pOlled. At oclo the
polls we're closed promptly. The boxes
were carried TO a room on the upper floor
and ~ "a lad fO