The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-27
THE ooUNTY's VOTE.
The total vote cast In she county foots up
as follows:

There was considerable cutting 10 the
Fourth district on the delegates ticket.
Dixon, Reid, Kehoe and McDermott we're
the principal ones aimed at. S. B. Adams,
Esq. led the delegates ticket with 62S, out
Of total of 1896.
II Is understood meeting has been called
for tonight Of the friends Of Maj. Ryals
and p. II. Gearon TO consider evidence OF
fraud gathered by the workers OF those
candidates at the polls Monday, and to take
steps to presentations who were guilty OF
fraudulent acts in connection with the
election. 1t was also said that sufficient
evidences of fraud would be produced to
furnish grounds for a contest, and con-
test OF the election would either be made on
an Independent ticket put in the field.
TO LOOK UP FRAUDS.
Mr.. Sullivan, at whose place the meeting
| is to be held, said last night that all he
| knew of the matter was that his restaurant
had been engaged for the night by num-
| Der OF gentlemen whose names he was not
| at liberty 20 give for the purposes stated.
| He said that the meeting would positively
be held. There Is no doubt in the minds Of
many that IL anybody cares to
take the trouble to do so any
number Of evidences Of fraud on the part
| of individuals can be proved. The efforts
| 60 vote in the names Of other parties, to
vote twice in the same district and to vote
| outside Of the districts in which the voters
| lived were frequent and almost without at
| tempt at concealment. The managers had
almost TO drive the reporters from the polls
at times by force. Several parties were
seen attempting TO vote when a dozen
bystanders, who knew them personally i,
| knew their names to be other than those
they gave at the polls. Frequently, how
| ever, there were voters whom the man
| ayers were satisfied we're repeating, but
I hon nANyk nd IL
to vote upon taking tie oath.
500 VOTES SWORN IN.
| There are probably over 500 names on the
polling lists with "sworn" marked after
their names. Some of these will probably
be sorry that they were sworn, and IL pros
| ecutions are begun an exodus OF "heelers"
| from the city may be looked for. 1t is
said that evidence will be presented at
the meeting Tonight showing that the name
| of T. J. Daley, VINO recently died, was voted
| in the First district, and that of A. G. MUIR
| ply, who was killed by the boiler explosion
at the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, was voted at the Fourth, and shat the
names of the two men, Brown and Daily
now in jail, were voted, and also the name
| of man now in New York. The names of
| several parties who were seen to vote
in more than one district will also
be presented, and those who were not
citizens who voted in the names of others.
| There was good deal of quiet detective
work done Monday and 1t is said that the
names of all the parties against whom
! evidence has been gathered will be presented
to Chairman Charlton for prosecution &C
! cording to law. There will be some con-
sternation in some quarters if this is done.
GOOD DEAL OF CROOKED VOTING.
While there were undoubtedly many In
stances of illegal voting 1t is doubtful If all
the illegal votes were thrown out that
the present status of the candi-
dates would be materially changed.
1t would require change OF about 100
votes to change the position of any candi-
date on the ticket already announced as
| elected
Maj Ryals was on the streets yesterday
| shaking hands with his friends. He seemed
to be in the best Of spirits and was not tsz-
ing his defeat to heart to any great extent.
Il would rather be defeated with the sup
! port received, he said, than to have
been elected at the hands of those who de-
ferted me- Ny friends have my thanks,
| one and all, for their hearty and
unwavering support of me and the
fact that l received the almost unanimous
support Of the best people of this city will
| always be most pleasant remembrance to
me. l am glad the thug is over. l shall
20 back to my farm now and give my at
| tention to my business. ! am satisfied, so
far as my private interests are concerned,
that the result is an advantage to me.n
WILL NOT CONTEST THE ELECTION.
"What about a contest he was asked.
! II know nothing Of any contest" he said
II shall make none. l shall abide by the
nomination aud support the ticket at the
the election. That's the kind of democrat |
am. l don't think there will be any con-
| test"
| Maj Ryals differs with the statement
as TO the causes that led to his defeat.
1t was a straight-out Russell fight" he
said, land that was the only cause that led
TO my defeat Because 1 saved the people
OF this county over ~, 900 q year by the re-
| duction of the salary Of the county treasurer
TO not more than $1,000 annually be sought
and obtained my defeat, Every means Of
l INSTRUMENTATION aud Derversion OF fact