The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-18

forded for the next four hours,
but at the First and southern division of the
Fourth there was never let up The lines
seemed to increase rather than diminish and
at one time line Of men extended from
the First district tox to Bull and York
streets, and the same thing was true Of the
Fourth district box. The hundred voters
at these two boxes who we're left, kicked
considerably, but many of them were TO
blame themselves, as they waited too long.
The sentiment of these cleft" voters seemed
TO be about equally divided between the
mayoralty candidates, and the politicians Of
both factions calculated it as a set-off.
THE CoLoRED TICKETS.
The schemes to mark voters were varied.
The McDonoughites had large white and
small blue tickets and Tammany had a
white ticket with top and bottom border
which could be seen through the back. The
McDonough challengeTs were posted on all
these tickets and no one was challenged by
them who presented either Of the styles.
The Harmon men caught on to the racket
about midday and had similar tickets
printed, but the blue paper OF the Mo
Donoughites was not of a quality to be
duplicated here on short notice, and they
did not fool the challengers on the mayors
side to the slightest degree,
The two most persistent chalengers on
the Harmon side were Detectives Basch and
Wetherborn. the former at the northern
division Of the Fourth district and the lat
ter at the Second. John j. Sullivan repre-
sented Mayor NcDonough's interests at the
box with Detective Basch, and honors were
about even between them. Whenever
McDonough supporter deposited his ballot
Sullivan would pat him on the shoulder and
the MoDonoughites outside the curb would
send up cheer. Basch did the same thing
with Harmon voters and gave the alder
mans supporters q chance to open their
lungs.
THE BAILKY-HARMoN sET-rO.
The most sensational feature of the cleo
ton was the fight between Alderman Har-
mon and Chairman Bailey of the board of
managers Just after the polls opened Mr..
Bailey was in charge of the Second district
box aud had turned away several people
from the box who we're not entitled to vote
Alderman Harmon objected and demanded
that the managers swear those applying to
vote.
"Well, we've decided not to swear any
one" said Mr.. Bailey. and that is all there
is to itn
Alderman Harmon was worked up and,
walking around to Tax Collector Mellow
ans office In the court house corridor, he
called to Mr.. Bailey to come out.
AS GOOD AS A CHALLENGE.
When Mr.. Bailey reached the door Alder
man Harmon, in an excited manner, said
You are trying to cheat me out OF this
election"
You're liar" promptly responded Mr..
Bailey.
The next moment Alderman Harmon
| landed his cane with singing effect on Mr..
Baiey's nose, splitting it and sending the
blood squirting. The blow staggered Mr..
Bailey for a moment, but he quickly re-
covered himself and gave Alderman Har-
mon resounding whack across his nose,
following 1t With one on the side Of his
| head, which knocked him down on the mar
bic floor Mr. Bailey then jumped on Al
derman Harmon and started to pound his
head on the floor when friends interfered.
Both gentlemen will carry marks on their
noses for some days as result OF the set-to.
THE HOTTEST FIGHT SINCE WAR TINES.
1t was without doubt the hottest election
of any character which has been held in
Savannah since the times Just after the war
when the democrats and republicans
struggled for supremacy at the polls
Looking down upon the excited throng
from one Of the court house windows in the
afternoon an old politician who has at
tended elections since the '60s remarked I:
That scene with its many fights carries me
back to the days Of Allen Alpeoria Bradley,
who used TO array the negro republicans
against the whites. The only thing lacking
is the display of weapons and serious
affrays. 1t makes me feel like the old cleo
ton days are returning despite the country's
progress"
CROWDS AT THE POLLS.
All day thousands fiocked around the
court house. Workers for both factions
were there by the hundreds and every time
they met collisions almost inevitably fol-
lowed. The McDonough men were distin-
Rutshed by little white badges with the
word "McDonough" printed in bold black
| letters, while Alderman HArmon's hustlers
| could be easily located by their talk The
lines were sharply drawn. Each side con-
sldered the other enemies, and only a word
YVES necessary to bring about a knock down
and drag out.
Sixteen policemen, under command of
Chief Green and Assistant Chief Reilly,
were kept on the jump continually, break
ing up the rows and arresting the partlci-
pants. Ia many instances they had to use
their clubs to compel subsection to arrest,
and fight their way to the alarm station at
Bull and York streets. AS a whole, how
ever, the police displayed considerable pa
thence in dealing with the disturbers, and
| allowed themselves to be roughly handled
| rather than exercise undue force.
ONE PATROL WAGON NOT ENOUGH.
The patrol wagon was una lie to keep ND
| with the demand, and the supply wagon OF
| the department had to be called into reQui-
| sition to haul the prisoners to the barracks
In the afternoon from o'clock there was
an average of fight every five minutes on
| Bull, President aud York streets. Arrests
followed in every instance, but the prison.
ers we're bonded cut as fast as they were
carried in, and in some instances they re-
turned to the polls, renewed their difficult
ties, and were rearrested. One mar
named Kelly was carried in four times
a FIGHT TO THE FINISH.
The biggest fight of the day took place al
5 o'clock ct Bull and President streets
| between McDonough and Harmon workers
and il it had not been for the concentration
| of the entire police detail a riot would prob
ably have resulted Dozens OF people were
struck, and for five minutes sticks and fist
were flying about in the most promiscuoul
fashion. Six men were arrested for this az.
fair.
What promised at one time to be q
serious difficulty happened at the box for
the northern division of the Fourth district
q few moments before O'Clock. A
McDorough man caught negro attempt
ing to repeat and pulled him away from th,
polling place.
RIOT THREATENED.
This aroused the ire Of the Harmonic.
who were at that point and they made 9
rush &c the Electromagnetic with yells OF
"Down him" ''Give him - etc. Quick
as flash the mayors supporter pulled q 80.
caliber pistol from his pocket, and, showing