The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-26

/ OF the managers as they read the tickets
The First was Doolan's stronghold. He
lived there from childhood until few years
ago, and the voters took a special pride In
voting for him because he had been q
| ''Yamacrawn boy. When the managers
announced that he had lead the ticket with
| 43l votes the spectators gave vent TO their
delight and cheered Justify.
WATCHING THE SECOND.
From the First districs the crowd moved
| up to the Second, and the services of
several policemen were required to
| keep the sidewalks clear around
| Justice Shsftall's Office The count
there was most anxiously watched on
account Of the questions raised about the
vote of the district few days ago. Mai.
hyals' representatives sat by the table
| along with Mr.. Gearon's and Mr.. Doolan's
friends, and every ballot taken out Of the
box was eagerly scanned. Another cheer
went up from the crowd there al the an
nounoemsut that Osborne, Doolan aad
Guerard had carried the district, and every
| BODY turned their steps seward the court
house 20 hear from the Third district.
Osborne's and Doolan's friends went
there feeling happy because the returns of
| the three other districts had shown them to
have been successful and all were now
anxious to see what the outcome would be
between Maj. Royals and Mr.. Guerard
a. e1o Akot LoE tnlro place nbQ DoSn mar
| roWeo down TO those gentlemen. IL was
soon evident 10 all that although Maj.
Ryals had received magnificent support
from the Third district the other districts
had cut him too much to be overcome, and
| before tue count was more than half COM
pleted Maj, Ryals supporters threw up the
sponge and acknowledged his defeat.
DooLAN's VOTE IN The THIRD
Doolan's friends hsdn't counted on him
-, 81.
Third in view of the combination between
the friends of Maj. Ryals aud Mr.. Gearon,
| and when the announcement was made
! that he had received 1873 votes they were
very pleasantly surprised. Messrs Osborne
| and Doolan were both present at the court
house when the vote OF the Third was CON-
pleted. and they were held up in the hall
way for quite little while receiving the
congratulations Of their friends on their
| success. Their supporters went of from
the court house In groups, cheering every
few minutes over the victory.
| The returns from Pooler came in at mid
night, and added to the pluralities OF o.
borne, Doolan and Guerard Mai. Ryels'
friends expressed surprise at the small vote
he received In the little town. but couldn't
| give any reason for it. The Pooler vote
was very light because many of the regis
tered voters failed to turn out.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
There were number Of amusing incl
dents during the day. One thing that
served to keep the workers in the Third dis
trict In good humor was the exceptionally
! good services that mule and wagon, one
| equally as dilapidated as the other.
rendered The team had been levied on for
| debt and In some unknown way was pressed
into the service Of the candidates. It
brought a number Of voters to the polla
and when D O'Clock came the mule was
tagged out.
Late in the afternoon an old freshman
made his appearance. He was at once SUR
rounded by friends OF the several oandi-
dates. Each one pressed ticket on him.
| He glanced at them and finally selected one
that seemed to meet his approval The
| worker smiled with satisfaction at having
secured another vote for his pet comblna-
ton. In a minute satisfaction gave
way to chaRrin. Taxing a pencil
from his pocket the old man pro-
headed the ticket The next name on il
was Gearon's. II know Gearon; pll vote
for him." said the old man. Then be crossed
| OF Doolan's name beneath, saving: 81
| don't know tnat fellow" Each of the dele
| gates to the conventions met with O similar
fate, and the ballot dropped into the box
with but one name upon 1t. The crowd
| laughed at the old man as he walked away
! Turning on them O little vehemently, be
yelled: Yes, you can laugh, but you
couldn't work no combination on me, |
votes for those know and no one else, and
don't you forget It,"
NOT FOR CoLoRED VOTERS.
Several celored mon endeavored to vote,
but 20 no purpose. One OF them, after
| carefully preparing his ticket walked nm
the steps and calmy handed it to one of the
managers, at the same time calling out his
| name. He sesmed greatly surprised when
| told that mis- vote could not be accepted
"Do you mean to tell me that coiored
| democrat cannot voter he asked. When
assured that that was just what the mana
ger did mean he went off with an extremely
discontented air.
The news that James Mcbride had been
allowed to vote in the Fourth district was
| considerably commented on at the court
house aud general dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed with the action Of the managers
| There was apparent strong inclination to
look with doubt on new converts
A few minutes before the polls closed a
man came rushing up from the First district
seeking Solicitor Fraser. He wanted an
important legal opinion, he said, and at
once. When he found Mr.. Fraser a large
crowd collected to hear his story. 1t created
much laughter. A man, said to be a min
the First and tried to vote His
asked TO take an oath. He declined on re-
ligious grounds. but held up his hand and
expressed his willingness to affirm. Swear
on the Bible. OF you don't vote" was the
only reply the managers gave him, and as
he persisted in claiming his legal right to
affirm, be was ordered down and his vote
| was refused. Even if the solicitor had
been authorized to sit in Judgment on the
action OF election managers 1t would have
been too late for the minister to have cast
| his vote.
NOT WORKABLE FIELD.
The candidates spent but little time about
the court house. There was but little hope
OF changing many votes in the Third dis
trict by personal solicitation, and thew
found more satisfactory occupation in the
other three districts, A number Of wagers
was,made about the court house as to whom
| woold lead the ticket, and as to whether
kyals or Guerard would be successful
| There was also much talk about the effect
| of the result in the county election, and Ii
was pretty general conclusion that the
hardest fight ever yet made on the county
treasurer would be seen this
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