The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-21
SEVEN IN THE FIELD.
The Fifth District MageStcTial Cam
paigl a Lively One.

The Election to Take Place Tomorrow
at the Late Justioe Davidson's Office
on the Thunderbolt Road-Five of the
Candidates White and Two Colored.
Lord" Cole Making a Desperate
Canvass in His own Behalf.
The election of a Justice of the peace
for the Fifth militia district to fill the
place of the late justice, Geo. A. David
son, colored will take place tomorrow.
The election will be held at the Office
formerly occupied by Justice Davidson on
the ThunderbOlt road.
The position of magistrate of the Fifth
district appears to be more coveted than
that of any other district in the county
At least there are more candidates in the
field than have offered for similar Office
in the county for a number of years
Seven candidates are announced, all of
whom declare themselves to be certain
of election. The candidates are Geo. S.
Brown, John O. Smith, Thomas Sheckles
of Tybee, Barney Mclntire of Thunder
bolt h. Henry Cole, better known as
Lord" Cole, and Sam Black aud Sam
Nichols, both the latter colored.
Mr.. Brown lives at Anderson and East
Broad streets, just at the northern end Of
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man and highly spoken of by his acquaint-
ances.
John o. Smith is the best known of all
the candidates. He is a large property
owner of the district and lives on the
Thunderbolt road. Mr.. Smith has fire.
quently taken part in local politics
Mr.. Sheckles will be backed by the
residents Of Tybee and Barney Mclntire
expects to secure a large vote at Thunder
a &c a a1srr nd oil
citizen of Savannah's popular suburb.
The two colOred candidates are not so
well known, but their chances are just as
gOOdas the others for all that The col
ored voters are in the majority in the
Fifth district and have kept a colOred
magistrate in Office for years.
LORD" COLES CAMPAIGN.
Lord" Cole is the most picturesque
figure of the campaign. He is making a
very active canvass, and is very much in
it at present. according to his own state
ments Doubts have been cast upon
Lord" Coles eligibility to the office
His opponents point to the fact that he is
not naturalized citizen of this country,
and has not resided in this state long
enough to be entitled to hold Office, even
if he were a citizen of the United States
They also say that he is not resident of
the Fifth district.
Lord Cole valves a small matter like
citizenship, having, he SAYS, applied for
naturalization papers two years ago.
This he considers sufficient. AS to resi-
dencc in the district he says he was en-
ployod for twelve months in the transpor-
tatic department of the Plant system
within 200 yards of the Bilbo canal. and
added to this fact that he was for that
time "the most honest and eff
Gent member of the Plant sys-
tenn he considers sufficient residence
Probably it was the inspiring sight daily
for twelve months of the turbulent wa
ters OF the Bilbo Canal that first inspired
Cole with the desire of becoming a resi-
dent and official Of that famous district.
He does not consider the fact of his re-
tirement by request from the service of
the Plant system to have had any effect
upon his title to residence in the district
acquired by reason of having worked for
twelve months within 200 yards of the
Bilvo Canal He also claims to have had
possession of the office lately used by
Justice Davidson, since June 5.
A BIG DISTRICT.
The Fifth district is the most extensive
in the county, including everything
south of Anderson street and east of the
White Bluff road to salt water 1t takes
in South Savannah, Thunderbolt, Isle of
hope, Tybee, Skidaway and other islands
on the coast. 1t is very thinly populated,
however, and its population is largely
colored Its largest vote was cast
in the recent fence election
and exceeded $50 votes for fence The
cOlored voters have always been in ma
iOrity heretofore, but the increase in the
white population south Of Anderson
street and at Thunderbolt has increased
the white vote considerably
The election will be an interesting one