The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-19

Yesterday was certainly a cold day for
the Harmonites. They felt as miserable as
the weather. II they had been defeated by
| only small vote, they would have been
able to make some sort of explanation for
the result, but the terrific landslide of bal
| lots under which they were crushed left no
room for anything except trying TO fathom
| what bad struck them, and this they could
| not do. Not single Harmonic could be
| found who cared TO discuss the events which
| had led to their annihlatlon at the polls
| They were sore and anxious TO be- left alone,
but wherever one of them ran against
| Electromagnetic he had to submit to lots of
guyipg.
Alderman Harmon went down to his
| office at the usual hour, and while
| he tried to put on a bold front,
| no one who came in contact with him
| could help seeing that he was disappointed
| man. For years the alderman who has
| made one of the most efficient streets and
lanes chairman Savannah has ever had, mas
been ambitious to become the city's chief
executive. He labored night and day to
| reach the goal and after all when the fruit
was in sight and apparently to him and
| his friends within the easiest reach, to have
it whsted away as If struck by tornado,
was bitter awakening which they never
| expected to experience.
| Nevertheless Alderman Harmon accepts
| his defeat as gracefully as any ordinary
man can under the circumstances. He con.
siders that With the odds against him as
heavily as they were he made q splendid
| race, but the only reason he advances for
his defeat, like sensible man is: 81 did
not get enough votes"
MAI. sCHwARz SEEMS PLEASED.
Maj. Schwarz was smiling Yesterday
morning, and not at all disconnected over
| the fact that he did not get enough votes to
/ be elected alderman. II was not a candi-
date" be said, land 10 distinctly aud I'M
| equivocally stated through the press and to
| my friends. and those who voted for me did
| so of their own option. | refused abso-
| lutely at the meeting Friday night to be a
candidate, and refused at all times my con-
sent. feel complimented, however, at the
! hattering vote my friends insisted on cast
| ing for me-"
| When he voted Maj. Schwerz proved by
| his action that he was not a candidate He
| scratched his own name auo voted instead
for his lifelong friend, Alderman Merritt
| w. Dixon.
While many of Maj. Schwarz's friends
1 feel aggreved at the manner in which he
wac sacrificed by the Harmon managers
| still they find extreme satisfaction in the
| proof that be showed decided strength over
Alderman Harmon by running ahead of
him 800 votes. IF the result proves any
thing" said an enthusiastic Schwarz man,
lit proves, beyond any possible question,
that Maj. Schwarz is immensely
/ more popular with tho people than
Alderman Harmon, and proves the
claim that we always made that he would
have been mach the stronger candidate for
the mayoralty against Mayor Melon
ough."
DEFEAT FOR THE RUSSELLs.
| Mayor McDonough's friends are naturally
exuberandy happy over the outcome.
| What gives them probably more pleasure
| than anything else is that the defeat OF
Alderman Harmon was square defeat for
the Russeils. Warning Russell, P. NJ Rus
sell. Justice Thomas j. SheftalI and DR..
| Is. +. Sheftall made Alderman harmon's
| fight theirs and practically took absolute
management of the campaign. They put
themselves prominently forward as the
champions Of Alderman Harmon and
urged all their friends TO
concentrate their efforts to de-
feat Mayor hcDonough aud Alderman
| OBrien even If the balance of the McDon-
ough ticket pulled through.
| The great majority which was rolled I'D
| for the mayor aud the splendid vote given
Alderman O'Brien, despite all the combined
| opposition to him, the McDonoughites say.
can be looked upon in no other light than
signal defeat of Russsllism and the best
| evidence that their political power is alb
solutely broken in city and county politics
for all time to come.
BEsIEGED WITH CONGRATULATIONS.
Mayor McDonough was over whelmed
with congratulations yesterday. The bad
| weather kept him indoors, but it did not
keep his friends from thronging to his
residence to offer well-wishes.
he received everybody kindly
aud thanked them for their kindness and
! promised TO so continue the conduct of his
| high Office as to always merit the confidence
OK toe whole people Night before last he
bad TO dlscoEnect his telephone in order 70
| protect himself from the avalanche OF wire
| congratulations which was being hurled at
him at every minute or two after it was
known that he had been triumphantly
reelected.
! Mayor McDonough naturally feels par
| donably proud over the manner In which
the citizens Endorsed his policy, and looks
| upon 1t as a vindication. He says be in
| tends to continue the strict enforcement of
all laws which are upon the city's statute
books, irrespective Of friends or foes, likes
| or dislikes. II the laws are not good
laws 1t is the duty of the council 70 repeal
them and not his to overlook or suspend
| them.
! DR.. Falligant, who up 70 o few DAYS ago
was In the field for the msyoralty himself.
Is happy. He has long Teen anxious 20
settle scores with Alderman Harmon on ac-
count OF the differences which arose between
them when they served together on the
board OF aldermen. and be feels that he has
ne satisfaction IN the alderTnnn's defeat
When asked 70 express himself specifically
be repliet: Throughout the whole cam.
paigu have done what / regarded as my
duty for the best Interests Of Savannah"
CAPT. scEzvEs's FRIENDS JOYFUL.
Tho successful aldermanio candidate who
received tbe most congratulations yestsr-
day was Capt Tom sofsyan. lie was the