The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-05
POLITICS At THUNDERBOLT
The Election for COunCiimen Promises
10 Be Lively.

The Harmony Ticket Fails to Harmon
ize and a Bitter fractional Fight
in Progress-The Outs and the ms to
Fisht Tt Out - Fire Protection
Wanted - Alderman somer's Place
Closed Up Because He Refused to
Paw License.
The election for a town council Of
Thunderbolt, which takes place on Mon
day, promises to be most lively and ex-
citing one. There are less than fifty
legal voters in the town, but interest in
the election is at white heat
The meeting held on Monday night
April %, for the purpose of harmonizing
opposing elements in the town and unity
ing the people, and which was thought
to have been such success il this direc-
ton, appears TO have had the opposite
effect. A ticket was nominated at this
meeting which was thought to be salts
factory to all elements, and which it was
supposed would be almost unanimously
elected. That this will not be the case is
now very apparent indeed.
In spite of the smallness Of the town
and the very small proportion Of voters
there are several cliques at Thunderbolt,
each of which is at daggers' points with
all the others. In naming the ticket at
the meeting an effort was made to give
representation to all factions. This, how
ever, appears to have had just the oppo-
site effect from that intended. The gen
tlemen who were nominated by the har-
mony meeting do not appear to be acting
in harmony at all.
THE HARMONY TICKET.
The ticket nominated at the meeting
was as follows: L. w. Nelson, W. +.
Fennell, j. a. Sawyer, James Mulligan
and r. A. Reitz The ticket WAS nominated
by Mr. M j. Desvergers, who is said to
have captured the meeting. Some of the
gentlemen who were nominated by Mr.
esyergers do not appear to be in har-
mony with him at all, and they even de-
nominate him as the ''uncrowned king of
Thunderboltn and declare that he is try
ing to play Boss Croker in that small viii
lage.
Mayor Fennell, who was nominated
again at the meeting, is very bitterly OPP
posed by some of the others on the ticket,
and he is said to be getting up ticket of
his own. There is a suspicion among
Mayor Fennelrs friends that it was not
intended to reflect him chairman of the
board, even if he should be elected a
member of it.
There is a great deal of opposition to the
present board. 1t is claimed by its oppo-
nents that it cannot or will not, make
any showing of its Expenditures, and has
managed the finances of the town other
wise tn an for the benefit of the whole
community.
THE CHIEF DIVISION.
The chief division appears to be between
the supporters and the opponents OF the
present board The old board is not a
unit, however. Alderman Somers has not
been in accord with his associates.
He has been doing some kicking lately,
and he was not renOminated at the har-
mony meeting. He has now declared his
intention of putting out a ticket of his
own Monday and making things lively.
Alderman Somers' brother cOuncilmen
have retaliated upon him by closing up
his place of business. 1t seems that the
alderman had not paid his license. 1t is
said he declared that he would not pay
until he knew where his money was
going, and as he was unable TO get salts
faction on this point he did not pay up.
A resident of Thunderbolt told a MORN
ING News reporter yesterday that one of
the chief reasons for the dissatisfaction
now existing is because the town has no
fire protection. AS a result the residents
80 y AAAuDAO W ECb AAAo Vi AIT = ul butlE pEOD-
erty.
CANCELLED THEIR POLICIES.
All the insurance companies are said
to have Cancelled their policies on Thun-
derbolt property some time ago. The gen
tleman said that one of the chief purposes
of the new board, ii elected, is TO pro-
vide fire protection of some kind, either
by hand apparatus or otherwise
One point in the fight is to secure CON
troll of the election. The law on this
point IS uncertain and each side is deter
mined TO secure control. This means
scramble in the very beginning. Only
property holders can vote At the last
election number of employees of the
Electric Railway Company voted on the
strength of newly-made titles to lots
eighteen inches square. 1t has been an
nounced that if any cigar-box lot holders
attempt to vote at this election there will
be trouble. Altogether it looks as if it
will be very lively election.