The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-17
READY FOR THE BALLOTS
TO-DAY TO DECIDE WHO WILL
BE THE NEXT MAYOR.

TO-DAY TO DECIDE WHO WILL
BE THE NEXT MAYOR.
The Friends OF Mayor McDonough
and Alderman Harmon Confident Of
Success-Ths Rermonites to Run
Mai echwarz Despite His Decline
tfon-He Insists he Is Not a Candi-
dste-Both Factions Hold Their
Finsl Caucuses-Tammany Indorses
the McDonough Aldermanic Ticket.
Everything is now ready for the great
municipal battle at the polls to-day, and
With few hours the question OF who
shall control the destiniss of Savannah for
the next two years from the mayorRlty
chair and the aldermanic seats will be dei-
nitely settled. 1t will be a hard-fought
fight and when the polls close at o'clock
tonight there will not have been an inch Of
political ground left uncontested.
The polls will open promptly at o'clock
this morning. The voting Will be by dis
tricts. The following will be the location of
the boxes
First Distries-County treasurer's office,
York street.
Second District-Tax collectors office,
Bull and York streets.
Third District-County attorneys Office,
Bull and President streets
Fourth District, Northern Division-Or-
dinary's Office, President street.
Fourth District, Southern Division-Of-
flee clerk Of the superior court. York
street.
The McDonough and Harmon factions
are ready and eager for the fray. Both are
thoroughly organized, and, it is said. have
ample funds for campaign expenses. Mayor
McDonoughs friends say he will win by
about 500 majority, and Alderman Har-
mons friends are claiming victory for their
side by from 200 20 $50.
RUNNING sCHwARz ANYHOW.
Campaigning was lively yesterday. AL
derman Harmon and his leutenants, the
Husseils, were on the go all day throughout
the city electioneering and arousinR the
voters Of their persuasion to he sure and get
to the polls to-day and bring their friends
along. The announcement from Mai
Schwarz that he was out of the
aldermenlo race was at first
rather a staggerer to the Harmon
ties. Committees were sent to wait upon
him, but Maj. Schwarz gave them no salts
faotion beyond referring to his card in the
MORNING NEWS. They notified him that
his name would be used anyhow, but at this
the major shrugged his shoulders aud re-
piled that he was not a candidate.
A conference of the Harmon managers
was held to decide the question OF
putting somebody on the ticket instead of
MAJ. Schwarz, but it wound up with de-
termination to run Maj. SchwarZ anyhow,
and the Harmon tickets are so printed
Large placards with the words, Vote for
John SchwarE for Alderman" were printed
and will DO hung around the court house to-
day in conspicuous places Nevertheless,
Mai SPn ia not rasnOnsihla for his na
didscy and does not desire the Office.
WILL HELP ALDERMAN HAIEEs.
Maj. Schwarz's action will probably help
Alderman Haines considerably, as many
HarmoniUes are friendly to him and
will embrace the opportunity af-
forded by the majors declination to
give him their votes. Philip NJ
Russell and his friends are specially friendly
TO Alderman Haiues and he will get con-
siderable number of votes from that source
Somebody Yesterday began circulating a
story that Alderman Haiues voted against
MIR. b. s. HRupt for keeper of Laurel Grove
cemetery. Ii was done for the purpose of
fnjuring him, and the matter was called to
his attention. "The report" said Alderman
Hsines, lis simply untrue. voted for Mr.
Haupt's re e.ection, as l did for Hon p NJ.
Russell for the clerkship of the city court,
and for Lieut.. ]. B. Killourhy Of the police
force as incumbents, respectively, who had
performed their duties faithfully aud we'll
Mr.. Alley knows that declined to support
him against Mr.. HauDt for this reason"
Mayor McDonough has been confined to
bed with a cold since Friday. but his sup
porters are alive to the situation aud
are taking care of his forces in
good style. Nothing has been left
undoue to insure the mayors re-slec-
ton, and his friends feel supremacy conf
dent OF winning big victory at the ballot
box to-day for good government and the
proper Observance OF Tho Sabbath. A large
number Of church people are registered and
their votes are counted as sure for Mayor
McDonough.
THE LAST TOUCHES.
The final caucuses of the managers of the
administration aud anti-administration
tickets TO arrange the prelimiuaries Of the
tight were concluded last night shortly
before midnight and the political wire pull
after congratulating each othsr on the
bright outlook visible to their eyes for the
success OF their respective tickets. They
will be on hand at the court house with the
working" committees at daylight this
morning to carry out their plans.
The negro vote will be factor in tho
fight as it always has been. Each side is
trying to capture it, and both already claim
to have secured "a ajority of this element
The total registration foots up $500 as fol-
lows:
White. Colored Total.
First district 80. ... 595 800 9J9
Second district ........ 542 l67 ZOE
Third d.atrict. ....... S07 IS $40
Fourth district, north
.ern division 49,. e. 63a 22l $50
Fourth district, south