The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-06
'FENCE" CARRIED THE DAY.
The Majority Considerably Over One
Thousand.

The Third the Only District in the
County to Give a Majority Against
"Fenoe''-The Total Vote over 1000
All the Districts Heard From Ez-
cept the sixth-The Fourth District
Surprises the No Fence People-The
Election Fought on a Political Line
Instead of the Merits Of the Law.
Fence" won a complete and over
whelming victory at the polls yesterday,
and the mo Fence" people were crushed
under the weight of over 900 majority
The total city vote was 1,541, and of
this number Fence" 1,037 and 'No
Fence" 504, a two to one defeat for agri-
culture. Tho county vote, exclusive Of
the Sixth district, which made no re
turns last night, footed up 512, divided as
follows: Fence" 400: mo Fence" 20.
The total vote outside of the Sixth dis
trict was 2,042.
The Third was the only city district
which gave majority for ''No Fence,
and also has the honor OF being the only
district out of the eight which desired
a change of the law.
The election was one of the quietest
ever held here despite the vote polled.
There was no crOwding at any of the
polling places, and the Third heelers of
the two factions had little to do. Most
of the people who exercised the right of
franchise had their tickets prepared be-
fOrehand and carried them in their
pockets TO the election precincts.
oUTwITTED WITH TICKETS.
The "No Fence" people found them
selves at a disadvantage in the morning
with tickets, They had very small slips
with the words mo Fence in large black
letters across the center, but
were met at the polls with large regular
size Fence" tickets illustrated in a man
nor to catch the ignorant. On these tick
cts was picture of a large cow, over
which were the words, Let the People
Have Milk and underneath in big type
Fence"
The mo Fence" People tried to meet
the emergency by printing fac-simile Of
the ticket with the words mo Fence"
beneath the COW, but this move did not
answer the purposes intended and a
hollow COW cut was found in which the
word ''No" in small type appeared in the
center of the animal with the word
Fence in big type beneath.
THE TICKET WHICH CAME TOO LATE.
This ticket was not got out until late
in the afternoon but it looked very we'll.
| If it had appeared earlier in the day the
ruse would have proved highly advanta-
| geous to the mo Fence" side.
| County Treasurer Warning Russell led
| the "Fence" forces, and all day he drove
from one district to another, urging his
| friends to down 'No Fence" He was SUI
! premely pleased last night with the re-
| suit. Mr.. Russell spent more time at the
| Second district than at the other precincts
/ and the count showed the result of his
! work there in the shape of only 81 votes
| for mo Fence"
The First district was another strong
! hold of Mr.. Russell's friends mo
! Fence" only received 81 votes there out
! of a total of 1872
The ''No Fence" folks were surprised
| and disappointed at the way in which the
| Fourth district turned out. They were
counting on a big majority there, but
when the count of the 5l7 ballots was
! completed the majority was on the other
side, ''No Fence only having ia votes.
TAMMANY DIVIDED.
The "No Fence" people miscalculated
| on Tammany in the Fourth district.
| Without knowing the sentiments of the
| members of that organization they count
| ed on them being favorable to NC
Fence" Tammany never took any ac-
ton in the matter and the members were
divided, the majority, it is thought
being for Fence If they had declared
| for mo Fence. " the result would proba-
bly, have been different in the Fourth.
Only one mo Fence" man could be
found in PoOler, and in the S venth dis
trict only three voted against fence.
! Sixteen out of 1875 were all that voted fol