The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-07
oEoRaIA,s ELECTIONS.
Later Returns From Wednesdays
Battle at the Polls.

/ more, Ordinary OF tDe county Asuu1OTe 10
third party disciple and when he an
4 nounced his intention of running again the
| democrats at once met and put out full
/ ticket with no one but democrats on IL.
| John f. Martin headed the ticket for ordi-
| nary. In the election yesterday he
| was beaten by 100 to 200 votes. The bal
ance of the democratic ticket was elected.
| The other principal man that the democrats
| desired TO defeat was James Clark for tax
receiver. William Stevens was placed
against him. Clark was easily defeated.
! Sheriff Smith had one of the worse scares
| Of his life He, too, was a candidate for re-
election. J. W. Ashmore and w. F. Way
were against him. j. w. Ashmore is
! brother of j. S. Ashmore, the
ordinary. The fact, is that Sheriff
| Smith squeezes 10 by only small
| plurality. J. Sloman Ashmore has been in
office for several years. having been his
fathers deputy. He is we'll known
and there ives no objection TO
him only his third party politics Had Mr..
Asbmore been the nominee OF the third
party he would have been unquestionably
defeated. But he ran Independently, there
by getting some few democratic votes. the
solid third party dividing the republicans.
q. n. Mills Is elected clerk of the superior
court over W. M. Martin with good ma
ioritv.
BULLOCK COUNTY.
STATEsBoRo, GA, Jan. 6-The Bulloch
| county election resulted In q triumph for
the democratic ticket by the following ma
jorities: For ordinary, c. s. Martin, no op-
| position; for clerk, Harrison diff, 259 over
Tillman the present clerk; for sheriff, W.
H. Waters. 252 over s. j. Williams the
present sheriff; for tax collector. j. @. De-
Loach, $50 over Eli Kennedy; for tax re-
ceiver, w. b. Heinz, 325 over j. b. Rush
ing: for treasurer, Josiah Zittrour, no OPP
position: for surveyor. II. J. Proctor, Jr.,
no opposition; for coroner, j. A. Waters,
$50 over d. G. Proctor the present coroner.
The populists made a desperate struggle to
get reelected, The battle was fought from
sun to sun. A plan seemed to have been
formed TO storm this the Statesboro) pre-
cinct by concentrating their forces here,
this being the home Of the populiet oandi-
date leaders, but the populists we're success
fully met at every point by democratic
| workers. The people dislike to give up Mr..
| Williams. He has made the best sheriff
the county has ever had. Hence, he made
strong race The objection to him was
his politics. He goes out OF Office with the
respect Of every democrat in the county.
IL is different with Tillman, as he is re-
garded as the high priest Of the third party
in this county, being the elector for this dis
| trict on Weaver tioket The boys painted
the town red on Wednesday night with a
democratic procession, firing Of cannon and
display of fireworks. Tho jubilee lasted
until IL O'Clock Thursday Ben Warnock
of Savannah led the music for the occasion.
He is acknowledged to be the best fiddler OF
Southeast Georgia. The boys all feel happy,
as they consider this last victory clean
wipe up OF third party politicians for all
time to come in Bulloch county.
M'INTosH COUNTY.
DARIEN, GA. Jan. 6.-At a meeting of
ID H.
election for city officers took place and re-
suited In the reelection of all the old
officers with the exception OF health officer,
in which position DR.. p. s. Clark succeeded
DR.. Shading Kenan.
The liquor license was reduced from $500
SO 90. Eight licenses will be taken out,
which will procure an increase to the city
OF 81, 400
1t is thought that when the next grand
jury meets almost a new set of city fathers
will be elected, under the act recently
passed by the legislature, which presorlbes
for five members of the board and who
should live with 81 miles of the CITY.
w. j. Donnelly, the present. incumbent.
was reelected ordinary over 7. B. Blount,
by votes. G. 0. s. Mallard was re elected
| collector, X. A. Young was elected receiver,
w. X. Poppell, surveyor, and Simon Bhge
(coloredl, coroner.
There is a warrant out against Blige for
collecting and using money belong to
jurors.
EARLY COUNTY.
BLAXELY, GA. Jan. 6.-Returns from
Wednesday election in this county, indicate
the election Of the straight democratic tick ct
over the third party, by majorities ranging
from 400 to 900. The following is the
ticket: Ordinary. J. B. Chancey tax COL
lector, ID. Nj. Roberts; tax assessor, J. M.
Strickland; sheriff, l.. E. Black clerk, j.
w. Alexander, surveyor. l.. G. Spence /;
| coroner, g. H. Robinson; county commits
sioners, w. Q. Shifted, d. w. James, s. B.
| Timmons, D. d. Strong and E. L. Fryer.
PIERCE COUNTY.
BAILEY, GA, Jan. 6. - The Pierce
county election resulted as follows: For
ordinary J. 8. Patterson; clerk, J. W. Tip
pins; sheriff. John Ellis, Jr.; treasurer, b.
NJ, Deem; tax collector. A. NJ. Eason; tax
receiver. A. NJ. Crosby; surveyor, James
| Hartley; coroner, DR.. p. H. Comos.
The result of the election for town officers
| yesterday is as follows: p. Il. Camos,
mayor; j. w. Tippins, recorder; council
men, j. j. Carter, n. }. Holtan, W. w.
Graham, H. i. Carter aud $. M. johnson.
STEWART COUNTY.
LUMPKIN, GA, Jan. 6.-The county of.
ficers for Stewart county elected Jan. are:
A. t. Fort. ordinary; b. F. Halves, clerk
| j. I. Holder, sheriff; M. ID. Goode. tax re-
ceiver, G. w. Ard tax collector; ". w
| Wood. treasurer; N. ". Halliday, sur,
veYor; M. .. Davis, coroner. These are
| the old officers except the receiver.
TRLFAIR COUNTY.
HELENA, GA, Jan. 6.--The county cleo
tion at McRae passed off very quietly.
| Most of the officers were reelected. OF
course they ars democrats, for there seems
to be none Of the third party since Nov. {
| last.
HOUSTON COUNTY.
| PERRY. GA, Jan. 6.-The Houston county
election passed of quietly. The democratic
ticket was elected. There were 55l vote.
| polled.
| WORTH COUNTY.
SUMNER, GA, Jan. 6-The folio wing are
the full returns from the election of county
| officers for this county: Ordinary, W. J.
! Sumner; clerk, j. J. Mcdowell; sheriff, q
s. Nelson; tax collector, A. z. Smith tar
receiver, Q. w. Graves treasurer, r. h
Young; surveyor, 2. w. Mathews; coroner
| Ed Esdy. There is great rejoicing here over
the result as the third partyites had out g
ticket aud did great deal of hard work
among the negroes, but only to be buried by
an over whelming democratic majority. The
greatest interest conferred about the election
OF ordinary. TIE third party ran T. NJ
Lippett on their ticket opposing the demo
| cratic nominee, w. j. Sumner. Mr. Sum.
| ner was elected by a majority of III,