The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-05
SMITH HAD VOTES TOSPARE
HiS Majority for Justice Of The Peace
in the Fifth District 43.


A Quiet Election and Nothing in Sight
to Indicate q Contesr-Black Gave
Up the Fight Early in the Day-A
Large Part Of the Colored Vote Cast
for Smith-Black's Claim That His
Supporters We're Frozen Out.
John O. smith was elected justice Of
the peace of the fifth district yesterday
by a vote of los to IS.
The election was very quiet and or
derby, and nothing occurred to disturb
the peace of either managers or candi-
dates
MAGISTRATE W. F. Blois had charge Of
the election, assisted by Mr.. NJ. A. But
timer and Moses Gray, colored. Mr..
Buttimer was nominated by Mr.. Smith,
and Gray represented Black, the coIored
candidate. Thos. McNish, Alfred Strom
and Samuel McFall, colored, were the
clerks.
1t was Smith election from the start
The white voters needed Mr. Smiths APP
peal to rally TO his support, and came out
steadily all during the day The cOlOred
voters seemed to have wearied of the re-
peated elections and did not turn out in
any great numbers. Those who did turn
out cast their votes and went away in
stead of massing around the polling place
all day, as they did at the two previous
elections.
CANDIDATE BLACKS CLAIMS.
The election opened at Z o'clock and
votes were polled rapidly for awhile
Some excitement was caused in the morn
ing by the refusal of the managers to re-
ceive the ballots Of a number who offered
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We're not on the registry list A number
of both Smith and Black voters were re-
fused.
Many of those who were refused went
to Capt John X. Dillon, clerk of the
county commissioners, to obtain certih-
Gates Of their registration. Some obtained
them and returned and voted.
Black claimed that his supporters who
were turned away from the polls were re
fused certificates. He showed a list of
twenty names of men whom he said were
registered voters of the district, and
whose votes, ne claimed, had been refused
and who had been unable to
obtain certificates. Black saw that
he was defeated, and appeared
to have lost interest in the election in
the afternoon.
A CAMPAIGN STROKE.
Mr.. Smith made a good stroke in secur-
ing Jle services OF several prominent col
ored workers of the district and in this
way secured q number of coorcd votes.
The number of white and cOlored voters
was about equal with probably a small
majority of whites. The colOred votes
that Mir. Smith received went TO swell
his majority. Black claimed 10 have re-
ceived several white votes.
Mr.. Smiths supporters showed good
deal of activity in bringing the voters to
the polls. Several hacks and buggies
were kept going during the day bringing
the white residents south of Anderson
street, who are employed in the city, to
the polls, enabling them to vote with very
little loss of time from their work.
The election was fairly and impartially
conducted, and there is no doubt that Mr..
Smith received the full number of votes
accredited to him.
NO CONTEST IN SIGHT.
Justice Blois expressed himself as well
satisfied with the conduct of the election
throughout. the disorGerly and riotous
scenes Of the first election were very dis
tasteful to Justice Blois, and the quiet
and orderly election of yesterday was
much more to his liking.
Mr.. Smiths supporters were jubilant
last night, as they had a right to be. 1t
is probably the first time in the history of
the state when three successive elections
have been held to select an incumbent for
the Office of justice of the peace. Mr..
Smith made a long and winning fight.
He was saluted as Judge" Smith on all
sides last night