The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-09
Chatham's Greatest Vote.


Chatham county polled the largest in its
history. The total vote was 1856, the larg-
est vote ever polled in presidential election
or any other election ever held in Chatham.
Voting was lively, heavy and enthusiastic
all day. The democrats turned out en-
masse The workers were out in full force
and did good service in adding largely TO
the majorities. The polls opened at O'clock
The election managers, clerks and super
visors were all on hand and took their places
promptly. Supt. Sheftall is au old hand at
conducting national elections, and ran
things on a systematic plan. The managers
understood their business and conducted the
election without a hitch anywhere.
The democratic and third party super
visors took their places inside the railing,
and chairs were provided for one of each
party at each one of the six boxes.
THE SUPERVISORS EASY JOBS.
The supervisors appeared to regard their
duties as merely formal, and most of thtm,
especially the democratic eppOintees, kept
only a casual supervision Of the voting. The
third party supervisors watched eagerly for
awhile for any evidences of fraud, Dat flnd-
ing none took things quietly and contented
themselves with watching beside the re-
spective boxes. Not a single objection was
raised during the day by the Supervisors in
ayers.
The arrangement Of thu boxes. as pre-
viously described in the MORNING NEWS,
was in the center OF the court house at the
intersection of the wide corridors on the
first floor.
Boxes Nos. l and were reached by the
Bull street entrance. Boxes and faced
directly upon the President street entrance
and boxes 5 and 6 were reached from the
Drayton street entrance. The arrangement
was q very convenient one to the voters anC
was easily understood.
ANOTHER WARREN, BUT A DEMOCRAT.
Col ]. L. Warren cast the first vote
Another Josiah Werren voted later in tht
day. but he was O. colored voter. 1t was
democratic vote, however The manager
and supervisors all voted early. There wa
q considerable knot of voters and worker
on hand when, the polls were opened anC
voting began lively. In the first hour 73
votes were cast. About the same number
were cast in the second hour.
TIE negro voters were out early anC
voted heavily in the first two hours. Thi
surprised the democratic workers somewha
and they proceeded TO spread the report o
this throughout the town. The result wa
THAI every democrat decided that IL wa
necessary to go to the polls aud vote. an(
did so. This accounts largely for the heavy
vote polled. The business men began votinl
heavily about 9 o'clock, and piled the Cleve
land ballots on top of the Harrison ballot
in the boxes at a lively rate.
At 10 o'clock 2,l2l votes had been cast
and at II o'clock 2,791 votes. AT 10 o'clocl
the total vote was $3.50. At O'clock i
was 1889.
RAILROAD MEN AT THE POLLS.
The railroads let off their employees hall
hour earlier to vote, and many business
houses allowed their employees extra time a.
dinner, The Central railroad men were
out in large force, headed by Agent Wilkin
sen. Many oolored employees of the Contra
voted for Lester.
There were four tickets in the field The
straight democratic ticket, the straight
republican ticket, the third party ticket and
the republican ticket with Col Lester'e
name at the bottom. The latter was being
peddled by colored men aud good many OF
them went in.
The third party contingent looked like a
forlorn hope. George H. Miller and Dan
Newton occupied barrels in a sunny corner
on the north side of the court house and
endeavored to smile at the "jollyiug" they
received from the democrats. They did
not appear to thin it worth
while to concern themselV yes with this
voting aud it wasevident that very few
ballots for Kemp and Weaver were going
into the boxes.
CANDIDATES ON THE GROUND.
Col. Lester was on the field all day shak
Ing hands with his friends and encouraging
the boys Hon. Walter g. Charlton anc
other members of the county executive
committee were there. Thomas S. Morgan
I. ID. Rockwell aud other leading young
democrats were out urging on the workers
Chatham's three honorables, Il. D. Guerard
w. W. Osborne aud J. J. Dooan we're al
on hand. Pleasant, the republican NOMINEES
for congress, was on the field from the time
the polls opened.
The unusually large crowds around th,
polls ell day was very noticeable. From
noon until night there were several hundred
people around the court house The col
ored brethren were out in force. They haC
nearly all voted in the morning, however
ana mad nothing to do but sit around on th
raining around the court house square. lilt
20 many blackbirds. A large crowd massec
IN 'front.' OF the President street entrance &
tne building, which seemed to be the oente
OF interest and excitement.
THE POLICE DETAIL.
An adequate force of police was on ham
IN charge OF Sergt. BauRhn. Chic
Green and Assistant Chief Kiliourhv ais,
gave their personal superintendent to th