The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-11

sufficiently to allow some idea Of what
the result would be. AS soon as the
straight tickets began TO be counted out, it
was seen that the Citizens Club candi-
dates were forging ahead. BY o'clock
the election of the Citizens ticket was
practically assured. With the straights
in its favor, there was little possibility of
success for their opponents, and all the
latter could hope for was the chance of
picking up few favorItes on the scratch
ing.
PROGRESS OF THE COUNT.
The scenes in the city court room
during the count were interesting.
While there was almost every indication
of the way the election was going during
the afternoon, every candidate was on
the watch eager TO see Just what the
numbers were. There might have been a
slip somewhere in some of the ealcula-
tions. and this IS just what the opposition
candidates wanted TO find. But unfortu-
nately it wasn't there and it did not take
them long to realize it.
The election depended largely on the
straight vote, and as this was the first to
be counted all interest was conferred upon
it. Each box took up the straight tickets
first, making the count between Citizens
Club and Tammany and the Democra tic
Clubs, Before O'Clock it was talked
around that the Citizens Club had
IsOtU SLFdlRub tlcheJS. anu OF JnlS Jner6
seemed to be little doubt. The candi-
dates of the opposition under these cir
cumstances could but concede the election
of the Citizens Club candidates, as there
was little doubt about those candidates
getting enough on the numerous split tic
kets to give them safe majority.
THE ELECTION CONCEDED.
Each box was watched with interest
as between the legislative candidates
of the two tickets. If one side won as
between these all was settled as between
a majority OF the executive committee
men, and probably so far as the entire
ticket was concerned. Thus the count
progressed. each sides supporters hu-
VIGOROUSLY and pleasantly haunting one an
other until later in the evening. when it
was finally settled that the Citizens Club
had won everything, and then Tammany
and Democratic Club men were scarce.
The executive committee candidates
and convention candidates of both parties
occupied the jury chairs, while the more
anxious legislative candidates strolled
around the room from box to box to see
how things were going. Before o'clock
the opposition had fully given up the fight
aud the most that was expected was the
election of perhaps one or two executive
committeeman.
For awhile Jim Brown and Jimmy Nc
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with Old Fort yernacular and tales of
other days then Brown disappeared for
a few minutes, when he returned, and as
he entered the court room door a shout
was set up. He held in his arms what
was once wildcat, but then an empty
skin stuffed with straw.
Around its neck was the drapery
mourning the tigers defeat. The noise
incident on the Introduction of this fea-
ture disturbed the count to considerable
extent, and the election managers had to
call for order before they could proceed.
Several times during the evening the
crowd made so much disturbance that the
managers had to call for silence.
UNDER LOCK AND KEY
About 10 o'clock, or a little later, Chair
man Charlton came into the court room,
and as he wanted to go home he desired
to make arrangements for putting the
boxes IN safe place during the night. 1t
was finally decided that the boxes should
be placed in the vault Of the superior
court clerks office. But the chairman
was perhaps solicitous about the boxes,
or had some curiosity to know just what
the numbers would be, for he returned at
a later hour to see how things were get
ting on.
The Citizens Club members were jubi-
liant over the result aud shouts were fire.
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crowd at the door of the court house try
ing to get inside in order to see the pro
Ceedings. The strong arm of Policeman
JernIgan, however, kept most of hem
back, though every time the door was
opened one or two of them would slip
through in spite of all that could be done
TO the contrary.
There was very little rowdyism during
the night and things went OF very quietly.
The first of the counting was finished
about / 80 O'Clock and all who renamed
began to figure on exact results.
MR.. ANDERsoN's SPEECH
A few minutes before IL O'Clock Mr. ].
). Collins, who was in the judges chair,
called for order and Mr.. j. Randolph An
derson appeared to say few words. Dr. b
f. Sheftall. who was still counting at his
box objected to this until he should have
finished. He soon saw, however, that it.
was the wish of the crowd in the court
room to hear what Mr.. Anderson had to
say, and also that it was the wish of Mr.
Warning Russell, who made it know that
Mr., Anderson be heard. DR.. Sheftall
then said he did not object, and MIR. An
derson said;
wish, gentlemen, to thank those of you who
have supported me for your loyal and hearty
support. 10 those OF you to whom have
oeen opposed wish to say that while have
fought you to the best Of my ability, vet am
a democrat first of all and shall support the
gentlemen selected at this primary. l con
graduate the nominees OF the party
Considerable amusement was caused
during the count by the discovery of
plain piece of note paper about the size of
Iammany ballot, which contained only
memorandum of an order for several
articles of feminine apparel and a slip of
lilac ribbon pinned to it, This was found
in the A to box, and is said to have
been voted by a well known divine.