The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
FIGURING ON THEIR VOTES.
Both Sides Claim a Majority in The
Registration.

May Be Brought Out-A Possibility
That Neither Of the Present Candi-
dates Likes to Think About.
The complete list Of the city registration
appears in to-day's Morning News. There
are doubtless a few Inaccuracies. and
those whose names are incorrectly spelled
may call upon the clerk of council and
have him correct the errors. To-day is the
last publication Of the list It viii doubt
less be studied with care by the politicians
on both sides and efforts made to figure
out just how the majority of those reg
istered stands toward the candidates. 1t
would be a good idea for those inter-
ested to preserve the registration sheets.
as they appear this morning. They will
be very handy for future reference.
While the politicians may be able to
figure out approximately how the ma
jority of those whose names are on the
list is inclined, there is undoubtedly very
large Independent vote registered for the
city election, of the kind that votes quiet
ly and says nothing to anybody either be-
fore or after the election as to how it
voted. 1t is this vote which will decide
the contest.
Both sides, of course, claim to have the
list by easy majorities. AS there has been
no opportunity to study the list, however,
this talk is all wind. The politicians were
not much in evidence yesterday. though
very few Of them went to church. After
two weeks continuous strain of hard work
with late hours and hard work scheming
and planning they were glad to take a
days rest. While active work will be
continued by both sides from now until
the day of election there will be a general
let up Of interest for a while now so far as
the general public is concerned.
The chief interest will be in the alder
manic ticket. Both sides are said to be
having a rather hard time in making up
their tickets. While there was no diff
hculty in agreeing upon names which it
was desirable to have upon the tickets, the
stumbling block was to get the consent of
the gentlemen who had been selected to
allow the use of their names. Good BUSH
ness men seem very much indisposed to
become candidates for aldermanic honors.
They do not feel able to give the time and
attention to the city's business which
would be required of them if they did their
satisfied to do less. While this is true, it is
greatly to be regretted. If the consent of
those who are desired to accept places
upon the tickets could be secured, neither
side would have any trouble in placing
frst-class ticket in the field. If the re-
ports as to the number of men who are re-
fusng to allow the use of their names are
correct this result may not be obtained.
There will likely be a good many changes
! in the two tickets reported in the Morning
| News few days ago. Capt. John Flannery
| and Mr.. H. Z. Smart are mentioned as
| likely to be on the Duncan ticket. Alder
man Bohan, it is said on good authority, is
| likely to be on the Myers ticket. His name
may be on both tickets. DR. L. A. Fallgant
/ when asked last week If he intended to be
| a candidate, said he had not been requested
/ to allow the use of his name.
The latest political rumor with regard
| to the mayoralty is that Maj.
atty possibility. Maj Schwarz has
never made any positive announce
/ ment of his retirement from the race,
| though it was taken for granted that he
| had retired. Maj. Schwarz is stil Sin the
| hands of his friends" according to the
report. The report in circulation last
week was that the major was awaiting
/ the close of the registration, and that if,
after a careful study of the list by his
/ friends there should be found to be a suffi-
| cient number of voters favorable to his
| candidacy to guarantee some hope of sue
cess in case of his making the race, he
would be announced as a candidate. There
may not be anything in the report, but
it is in general circulation. Should Maj.
| Schwarz enter into the race it would COM
| plicate things somewhat. The majority of
| his former supporters are now allied with
one side or the other. many of them being
among the most ardent partisans Of the
| two factions.
1t was found yesterday that it was
not simply one worker who had walked
out of line at the court house Saturday
with the money in his pocket which had
| been given him to pay poll taxes. The
names of three Myers men were being
| talked of who were said to have left the
line with $40 to $40 each of money intrusted
| to them by the committee. 1t was said
! that warrants would be issued for their
arrest for larceny after trust When the
Duncan committee footed up its accounts
after the close of the tax paying there was
a discrepancy of between $40 and $50 sup
posed to have been appropriated by the
workers. The loss could not be fixed as
/ 1t was frequently necessary to pass the
money through several hands in order
to get it to the man who was expected
to use it.
A court house official told a Morning
| News reporter that he saw one man in
line, a colored worker, receive money from
| both sides with which to pay taxes And
he was satisfied after watching him for
some time that both sides lost money
/ by him. The dishonest workers had prob
ably already received pay for what work
! they had previously done, and knowing
that Saturday was the last day of such
work, concluded to make the most of it.
A Morning News reporter saw Can't Nc
| Gowan at his house yesterday and found
him sick in bed. The continuous strain.
working every night until o'clock in the
morning and later was too much for him
He will probably be out to-day. however
There were about LOO poll taxes paid
for the week ending Dec. s, and proba blv
nearly 1900 last week. The Duncan men
| claim to have gotten three-fourths of the
/ tax receipts issued last week The Myers
men admit that the Duncan men secured
/ the majority Of the receipts issued last
week, but claim to have paid about 500
polls before the rush began, and before
! the Duncan men completed their organd-
cation. Accepting this count the result at
/ the tax collectors Office would appear to
| be a stand-off. Ninety-five per cent. of
! those whose taxes were paid got their
names upon the registration. In addition
there were number of property owners