The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-28
TO DOWN THE RUSSELLS.
AN ALDERMAN PREDICTS A CLEAN
SWEEP NEXT WEEK.

. w 6hE Al WEEK.
The Council 20 Defeat Clerk Philin M.
Russell of the City Court and City
Physician 5heftall-Every Opponent
OF Russellism to be Asked to Vote
for Maj Ryels-The Major Again Ex-
plains His Record in the Legislature
on the Oyster Law and Fence Cues
ton.
1t is Russell and anti-Russell. This is the
issue in the county election, aud TO large
extent it is being carried into the mayoralty
campaign as we'll The anti Russell people
now claim victory as certain at every
point.
"Ws are going to down thu whole Russell
crowd forever and for good, :" said a mem
Der Of the board of aldermen in discuss
ing the subject last night at has
now come to the point where IL must be
decided whether Mr.. Russell will control
the whole political machinery of both the
city and the county. or whether the better
element OF the people shall any longer have
| any voice in the management of municipal
and county affairs. The result will be the
death blow Of Russellism. When the polls
| close at 8 O'Clock on the night of Jan.
| Mr.. Warning Russell will be beaten man,
and when council meets on the same night
to elect city officers Judge Philip NJ. Rus
sell will be defeated for clerk OF the city
court and DR.. Ben Sheftall FOR city ply
| stefan. We will make a clean sweep Of
them at once and be done with It,
| You may not know that Mai. Ryals'
| election Ia as certain as the sun Is to rise In
the morning, but nevertheless it is faot
All we ask is that every man who 10
friend Of Maj. Ryals or an opponent Of
Russellism shall come out and cast vote
for the major"
MORE WHITE VOTERS REGISTERED.
The alderman said further that there are
| l,OOO more white voters registered this year
than when Col. Olmstead was a candidate
eaainst Mr.. Russell. This increase, he said,
will count heavily against the present
county treasurer. The Ryals people also
count upon securing the bulk Of the negro
| vote.
Maj. Ryals stopped MORNING Nzws re-
porter upon the street yesterday afternoon.
"Look here" said he, ~ want you to very
briefly correct some false reports that are
going the rounds about my legislative
record. In the first place, am not respon-
sible for the oyster law. Tho oyster law
was passed at the session of 1889 and ap-
proved by the governor Sept. 10, 1885,
was not a member Of that legislature and
til October, 1890. l am said to have been
in favor Of the mo fence law. In August,
1891, a bill was introduced In the legislature
to so amend the fence laws Of the state as
to take the question out OF the hands of the
people and put the decision of the question
upon the county commissioners OF each
county. l opposed the bill on the ground
that the people of Chatham county had
already made known their desires as TO
whether they wished the fence law or not.
The bill was killed.
THE COUNTY TREAsURKR's SALARY.
"As to this county treasurer's salary busl-
ness" said the major, "by referring to
volume l, acts 1S90-'9l, page 76. you will
find that the bill fixing the compensation Of
county treasurers at q sum not to exceed
49, coo did not apply to Chatham county
alone, but to all the counties of the state.
At the same session a bill was passed limit
ing the salary Of the treasurer OF Fulton
county TO $4,000. Fulton pays one-ssventh
of the states taxes and Chatham pays one
ninth. II the treasurer of Fulton county is
satisfied with So, 500 think the treasurer of
Chatham ought to tie able to get along on
$4,000. Another thing to be remembered In
that this act has never yet applied to the
treasurer of Chatham county, as the act
was not made effective until the expiration
OF the terms of the then incumbsnts. Mr..
Russell received "a salary last year S., 7S5
"A bill was introduced at the same session
! OF the legislature to increase the commits
sions of the receivers Of tax returns of the
state by allowing them the same commits
sions az we're paid to the tax collectors for
collecting the county taxes. In the House
journal OF 1891, page 1883, am recorded as
having voted against the bill.
without boas ing" said Maj. Ryals, II
can say conscientiously that there Is nothing
in my record as a citizen of Virginia as a
confederate soldier, as citizen of Georgia
and Savannah as a master drayman In Sa-
vannah, as truck farmer, and as a mem
Der OF the Georgia legislature, that / am
ashamed to have exposed to the light of
day"
TO NAME THE JUDGES TO-DAY.
The county commissioners will meet this
afternoon to select judges of election for tne
coming county election on Jan. 4. 1t is not
known now whether they will consider the
question of the illegality OF the law ma king
the magistrates Of the First. Second, Third
and Fourth militia districts of Chatham
, county judges of election, or whether they
will accept the law as IL stands and act
under 1t. The commissioners would still
have the appointment Of ten freeholders as
judges, which number would be amply suf-
hcient to guarantee an honest election, even
should any aspersions be cast upon the con-
duct OF the magistrates.
II the commissioners accept the law, how
ever, the country magistrates are consider
ing the advisability of taking mandamus
proceedings to carry the whole matter be-
fore Judge Falligant. Notwithstanding
that IL Ia a county election, the country
magistrates are left entirely in the cold,
while the appointments Of the city maKis-
trRtes is made imperative.
A meeting Of the Business Mems League, ~
an organization favorable to MIR. Russell. Ia
called for tonight at George Schwarzs
parlors. on Congress street, at O'Clock
James Ray is chairman Of the new political
organization.
TAMMANY's COMMISSIONERS
The Tammany Club will have a special
meeting tonight to indorse candidates for
county commissioner The executive
committee Of the club, beaded
by President Bohan last night.
waited upon Capt. John r. Dillon,
Maj. g. NJ. Ryals, Mr.. J. K. p. Carr,
Judge Ferrill, Sheriff Roman, Tax G l.
lector McGowan aud Coroner Dixon
and notified them of the clubs indorsement
of their candidacy for the differe 3 county
} Offices TO which they aspire. They we're as.
sured Of the earnest support Of every mem
Der OF Tammany at the election next
Wednesday. The Tammany chiefs made
their calls in CarriaOaR md thav x,ara a,,