The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-03
THE ELECTION TO-DAY.
Chatham County Will Turn Out a
Large Democratic Vote.


Large Democratic Vote.
No Populists Here, and No Reason
Why the Election Should Not all Be
One Way-Location Of the Voting
Boxes at the Court House-ExpirinE
Attempts Of the Pops to Get in all the
Votes They Can-Demoorats Should
Study the Proposed Amendments to
the Constitution.
To-day the people Of Georgia will elect
a governor and their state house officers
for the ensuing two years. and the peo-
pie in every county and senatorial dis
trict viii name their representatives for
that period.
In some of the counties there will be a
wonderful scuaiing for votes, as it is
pretty well understood that the populists
are going TO make their final desperate
struggle. The democrats have been made
pretty well acquainted with the populist
tricks. however, and they viii be ready
10 meet them at sunrise this morning
The supreme court has decided, accord
ing to the notices sent out from demo-
polls must be run on sun time. This
notice was sent out so that the democratic
managers would know Just when to take
charge of and open the polls, as it is
known that the popuists intend making
an effort 10 get charge of them through
some fraudulent election blanks which
they have sent out to many of the coun-
ties.
THB ELECTION HERE.
The polls here will open at o'clock
this morning Justice Samuel Reynolds,
the superintendent of the election, has
charge Of the tickets and the preliminary
work this morning and he Will be on the
field at the court house bright and early.
The oaths for the superintendent, man
ayers, clerks and tally sheet keepers have
been drawn and were all ready for sigma
ture last night
The names Of the managers, clerks and
tally sheet keepers for the election to-day
have already been given in the MORNING
News For the information of the voting
public the locations Of the boxes are given
herewith again:
Box No. /, a, B, C-Corner Bull and
President.
Box No. 2, D, E, F, G-Tsx receivers
ONCE, President street.
Box No. 3, H,I,J, X and L-Ordinary's
Office, President street.
Box No. 4, NJ, y, o and PAX col
leotoris office, Bull and York.
Box No. 5, Q, r and S-County treas
urer's ofice, York street
Box No. g. 7, L, ', W, Y, and T.
ONCE of the clerk Of the superior court,
York street
NO LOCAL OPPOSITION.
So far as Chatham county is concerned
the election will be one practically with
out any contest whatever. The dozen
pOpulists that the county contains NAV
90 out and cast their ballots for Judge
Hines, if perchance they have been regis
tered, which In some instances is doubt
tuL But 1t is confidently believed that
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson will not receive
more than two or three antagonistic
votes out Of registration Of over >, 900.
20 far as the nominees of the party are
concerned within the county they will
have no opposition whatever Mr.. Oscar
Metzger IS posing as a candidate for the
senatorship from the First district. but
all the votes he receives will probably be
outside Of Chatham county So il NAV
well be said there is practically no OBJ
position for the candidates that will De
voted for al the Chatham county court
house today.
ALL SHOULD VOTE.
All the democratic speakers who have
canvassed the state and who have studied
the situation from different points are
confident OF large and overwhelming
democratic victory when the election is
cone; but what they want to see is a
democratic victory larger than il has ever
been. The populists are persuaded that
their views and their faction are gaining
ground and IL IS going 70 take a landslide
TO teach them that they are on the wrong
track. For these and other reasons the
democratic speakers all over the state
have been urging cry democrat TO come
out and vote. There IS no doubt that the
popullsts will poll quite a vote in some OF
the country precincts in some Of the Couu-
Ties, and II is 70 overcome this vote that
large and strong Ne in the cities is de-
sired. There are over 5000 registered
voters in Chatham county
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
There are three amendments to the
constitution 10 be voted on. amendments
10 which every voter should give careful
consideration One provides for increas-
ing the number Of the Judges on the SUI
preme court bench from three to five. the
necessity Tor which everyone who has
studied the question admits Another
Is Tor the pensiOnlug of the widows of
confederate veterans, aud the other pro
woes Tor sumner sessions of tine GENERAL
assembly. The ticket issued by the
county executive committee has on il
FOR ratification in case of the two
nrst OF the foregoing amendments. and
Against Ratification. Of the third re
latlng 10 summer sessions. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY hoped that the two first Of these
amendments will receive the requisite
majority to make them laws
II has been found that the Donuliets
have been circulating among the negroes
here posters and cartoons Of Mr.. Atlfiu-
son, one OF which shows him whipping
negro woman This has been circulated
recently in spite OF the denial of the re-
port with regard 10 the matter which
came from Newman, and the fact thar IN
has been denounced as a downright false