The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-18
lines OF police were forced together and the
negro contingent scattered.

negro contingent scattered.
PRETTY BADLY USED.
The McDonough men tried to cling to
their prizes and the Harmon men tried 90
take them away. The clothes were almost
torn off the negroes. and they were pulled
from one side TO the other until they
thought they we're going 10 De slaughtered
and yelled for the police. A general row
among the workers followed, and by the
time ne police got things quieted down ali
the negroes had escaped except one and be
declined to vote at all, because he said he
only had one suit OF clothes, and il he tri ed
to vote he would lose that.
THE COMPLIMENT RETURNED.
Shortly afterward bus with q load OF
Harmon negroes arrived, and the Nc
DonOugh men adopted she same tactics
which had lost their voters and succeeded
in driving the negroes away. The next
time McDonough bus arrived, how ever, a
novel and successful scheme was adopted 10
prevent interference by the opposition. As
soon as it arrived at Bun and York streets a
McDonough man started a fLht with a
Harmon man across the street by the
Lutheran church. OF course every one ran
to see the fun and while this was going on
the negroes were hustled out OF the bus and
carried to the polls. A madden set of men
than the Harmonites could not be found
anywhere when they discovered how nicely
they had been trioked.
MAJ. sCHwARZ AT THE POLLS.
Maj. SohwarE arrived at the court house
TO vote between and 5 O'Clock, and as be
passed down Bull street into York to the
voting place Of the southern division Of the
Fourth district he was given an ovation by
the crowd. Some men got so enthusiastic
over the major that they wanted to carry
him on their shoulders TO the box, but he
ax,A
saying he preferred standing in line like all
his fellow citizens and waiting his turn
Maj. Schwarz presented an open Harmon
ticket to the managers, which was the oc-
casion of apother outburst Of applause from
the assembled Harmonites.
CLOSING OF THE POLLS.
When the polls closed at O'Clock the
supporters of the two mayoralty candidates
sent up cheers for Mayor MoDonouahn
and Mayor Harmon" and sent the surplus
tickets flying through the air. Inside Alder
man Harmon's friends stood close to the
ballot-boxe' and walked upstairs
court grand Jury room. Chairman
Bailey OF the board Of managers announced
that decision had been reached to postpone
the count until 1880 o'clock, and in the mean
time the boxes would remain in charge OF
Sheriff Higgins and a friend Of Mayor Nc
Donougn and Alderman Harmon. This ar
rangement was satisfactory, and Mayor
McDonough selected Mr.. Henry Green and
Alderman Harmon selected Mr.. j. r. Gull
martin.
The managers decided to let no one be
present at the count except the candidates
aud their friends. and a. a result an i'm
mense crowd which had assembled to find
out who was winner had to content itself
with standing In the corridor OF the court
house and await the news from
upstairs. The vote for mayor was
counted first and by 9 o'clock IL
was completed and Mayor McDonough
announced reelected. Alderman Harmon,
when told Of the majority against him.
smiled, and remarking that be was pre-
pared for IL, put on his overcoat and walked
out Of the room with few friends.
In the meantime the news OF Mayor Nc
Donough's success had reached the crowd
below, and they made the crorridor ring
with cheers. The court house was
too small for their enthusiasm :,
and they ran out into the
streets yelling with delight. Another crowd
of the mayors friends were outside and
minutes the news spread all over the city.
The most delighted people over the affair
were the members of famnany. The boys
worked hard all day to win success
for Mayor McDonough and his
entire sicket and when they heard
the good news Last night they
let themselves loose and captured the town.
Every where cheers for Tammany could be
heard. The organization did good work
and its members had reason to cheer.
Mayor MoDonough was not at the court
house during the count and received the re-
turns by telephone. Here lie the vote for
MAYOR nv diRtrInks.