The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-05
GEORGIA AT THE POLLS.
THE DEMOCRATS SWEEP EVERY.
THING BEFORE THEM.

TOWNSVILLE, GA, Jan 4.-The regu-
lar democratic nominees for county officers
were all elected over the combined Peoples
and Republican parties by about SIS ma
jority. The successful ticket is: Ordinary,
Joseph S. Merrill. sheriff, r. p. Doss;
clerk, j. ". Grower; tax receiver,
Joseph F. McCann; tax collector, NJ. W.
luminous; treasurer, John ?. Parker, sur
veyor, W. H. Rogers; coroner, B. {. john
con.
BUTTS COUNT.
JACKSON, GA, Jan. THE election for
county officers TO day passed off quietly.
The full democratic ticket was elected by
over 600 majority. The third party is dead
in this county.
CARROLL COUNTY.
CARRoLLToN, GA, Jan. 4.-The election
for county officers in Carroll county passed
on quietly to-day. The winning democratic
ticket Is: Ordinary, s. j. Brown; clerk OF
court, J. Il. Barron; sheriff. J. Nj. Hewitt;
tax collector, J. NJ. Muse; tax receiver,
John F. Acklin; treasurer, II. I. Lambert;
surveyor, J. W. Robinson; coroner, Gilbert
Cole; county commissioners, f. W. Wells,
j. B. Martin, John W. Brooks, JOHN H.
Ward land Hamilton Hogan. The demo-
cratic ticket has at least 900 majority out
of total of 5000 in the county.
sPALDINe COUNTY.
GRIFFIN, Ga, Jan. 4.-The election for
county officers of Spalding county was held
to-day. IL was the most quiet election and
she lightest vote ever polIed in the county.
The following are the officers elected; f.
w. Hammond, ordinary; ID. J. Patrick,
Aheriff; W III. Thomas, clerk Of the superior
court; w. j. Elder, tax receiver; J. G.
Brooks, county treasurer; r II. Wells, tax
collector; W. +. Latta, coroner; W. T.
Jordan, county surveyor.
There was no opposition TO any of the
candidates, who were the regular demo-
cratic nominees. This fact is the cause of
the lack of interest.
@'INTosH COUNTY.
DARIKN, GA, Jan. 4.-The county cleo
tion passed off quietly. Mr.. Way was
elected clerk of the court; William Green,
coroner; T. A. Bailey, sheriff, and F. E.
Durent, treasurer. Il will take the returns
20 show whether Mr. Donnelly or Mr..
Blount is elected ordinary. The chances
are that Mr.. Mallard is elected collector of
taxes and r. A. Young receiver OF tax re.
turns.
FULTON COUNTY.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 4.-The elections in
this county to-day were unusually quiet
There was no opposition TO the regular
nominees, except in the race for coroner
In that contest j. M. Paden and r. A. Hill
burn contested, Ben j. Davis, the nominee,
having died since the nomination. Paden
was elected byR good majority. During
the day circular charging that Hilburn
had sold his vote in the recent county cleo.
s zion t to one OF tn the candidates
circulated aud did much to seizure his de-
feat Hilburn, when asked about this, ad-
mitted that he had received $50 from Sher-
If Morrow in the primary for the work he
did.
BALDWIN COUNTY.
MILLEDGEvILLE, GA, Jan. Although
the election here to-day was the hardest
fought for years, everything passed off very
quietly indeed. The following ticket has
been elected without doubt Ordinary, M.
II. Bell; clerk, Walter Paine; sheriff. c. w,
Ennis; tax collector, j. f. Wilson; receiver,
II. 4. Hendrix; treasurer, john M. Edwards ;
coroner. w. s. Scott; surveyor, Miller
Grieve. All of these are old officers, except
the coroner elect. The race has been a tri-
angular one all the way through, and the
result has been very doubtful up to this af-
ternoon. Interest was mainly cen tered in
the race for ordinary and sheriff, where
hard fights were made to beat out the pres
ent incumbents, but to no purpose.
CLINCH COUNTY.
BONNEVILLE, GA, Jan. 4-The election
for county officers passed of very quietly
to-day. IL is impossible to hear from all
the districts tonight. Enough have been
heard from to give the democratic nomi-
nees majority, although the third party
waged hot and fierce fight all day for the
offices OF county clerk and county treasurer
DoUGHERTY COUNTY.
ALBANY, GA, Jan. 4.-The election for
county officers passed of to-day very quietly.
there being no opposition TO the regular
democratic ticket The vote polied was
very light.
sCRIvEN COUNTY.
HALoYoNDALE, Ca, Jan 4.-This dis
trict, the 259th, polled for the democrats
2S9, for the populists II votes. The county
is safe for democratic ma jority Of at least
200.
LowNDES COUNTY.
VALDosTA, GA, Jan. 4.-The election
for county officers passed off quietly here
to-day. The full democratic ticket was
elected. as follows: Ordinary, D. NJ. Smith /;
tax collector, Z. A. Carter: tax receiver
+. r. G. Ellis; sheriff, a. J. Herrell sur
some; treasurer, Maxcy Ashley; county
commissioners, G. b. Peoples. J. Z. Webb,
and George w. Herndon.
The third partyites had out candidates
FOR few Of the offices, bnt they only re-
ceived small vote.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
TENNILLE, GA. Jan. 4.-The democrats
elect every officer from ordinary to coro.
ner. There is great rejoicing here tonight
over the splendid victory.
sCHLEY COUNTY.
ELLAvILLE, GA, Jan. 4.-The election
for county officers in this place passed Off
quietly. Returns from all the precincts
give the democratic candidates in Schley
county majority Of from liz to 23s votes
over the third party.
FLOYD COUNTY.
ROME, GA, Jan. 4-The most hotly con.
tested election for county offices that b az
occurred in this county for years took place
to-day. Intense interest conferred about the
sheriff's election. 1t resulted IN the Aectiou
of Jake G. Moore, the present incumbent.
w. Z. Beusigle is elected clerk OF court
John J. Black, tax collector, ana probably
NJ. D. McCorker, tax receiver. There were
thirteen candidates In the race for receiver.
The old board of county commissioners Is
most Likely reelected.
TAYLOR COUNTY.
BUTLER, GA, Jan. 4.-The election for
county officers at this place passad of
quietly. The Peoples party have carried
the election by 25 votes and so far as heard
from they are likely TO elect their ticket
in the county.
GLYNN COUNTY.