The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-21
DRAWING THE LINES TIGHTER.
EVERYBODY LOOKING FOR 4
SCRAMBLE NEXT WEDNESDAY.

The Election Managers Named by the
County COmmfssiOners-Very Few
Objections to Those seIected-Each
side Charging the other with Get
ting Ready 10 Buy the PurehnsnbIe
Vote-WinInI<'s Friends say the
Hartridge Men Have No Money to-
Bet.
Chatham county's political fractional
tight grows warmer and the lines are
drawn tighter as the time for the election
approaches. Charges are flying thick and
fast from one side to the other. and the
friends Of the candidates are kept busy
answering them.
Another step was taken yesterday In the
| appointment Of the managers and clerks OF
the election by the county commissioners.
/ The commissioners are required By law 20
make all Of the justices Of the peace In
I the city districts election managers in their
respective districts, and that leaves room
for only one freeholder as a manager in
each Of the city districts. This fact was
/ what gave the committee, Commissioners
Dale, Kehoe and Chaplin. some trouble in
the selection Of managers.
The idea and intention of the committee
was to give each of the three candidates
a representative among the managers. but
| the claim was made that some Of the jus
tees Of the peace were neutral. or in
doubt, and this is what brought on the
| discussion. The commissioners called for
/ suggestions from each OF the candidates,
| and when they met they retired TO their
| private office to discuss the matter with
out the Intervention Of any outsiders They
endeavored, they stated, as nearly as pos
sible to give each Of the candidates a
~He.HHH
among the clerks, and it appears that
they have succeeded pretty well in the at
tempt. The list, as made up by them, is
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures V. r. Winkler.
First District-Justices Richard Wick
ham, L. B. Endres. and ". 5. Harris,
| freebooter. managers; J. a. Wolf, J. l..
Spivey and r. j. Warrick, clerks.
! Second Observation-Disclosures T. J. Sheftau
| and Warning Russell, Jr., ana John IL.
! Fox, freeholder, managers; G. T. hitzger-
aid, /. S. Cohen and j. +. Constantine,
Third District-Justices NJ Naughtin
| and w. II. Patterson and H.. +. Fuhs,
! freeholder, managers; H. Douglas, Victor
| Shrek and J. G.. Butner, clerks.
Fourth District-Justlces 5. Reynolds
| and 5. Elsinger, and A. ID. Thompson,
/ freeholder managers; w. A. Thompson,
| j. NJ Humphries and Lee Butler, clerks
| Fifth Dstrct-Justce A. J. J. Blois
| and w. II. Welsh and NJ. J. Desyergers,
Tor, N. j. Murphy and Chris c. Miscally
| clerks.
sixth District-Justiee w. H. Mendel
| and J. r. Henderson and G. Bourquln,
| freeholders, managers: J. ID. DufOur,
William Cox and I. B. Marshall, clerks.
| Seventh District-Justice Mcleod King,
| and S. Mendel and J. ]. Blake freehold
| ers, managers; r. Lamotte. j.. l.. Cal
lagher and }. 5. Mcdowell, clerks.
Eighth District-Justce George 5. Bev-
ans, and d. l.. Christian and p. Ryan,
| freeholders, managers; John Clarity, II.
J. Winkers and G. w. Alley, clerks.
Tally Sheet Keepers L. Murphy, e.
| NJ. kellogg and Z. A. Silva.
| Justices Wickham, Sheftal, Naughtln,
| Esinger, Mendel and BeVans were put
| down as Willink managers, together with
! Freeholders NJ. j. Desvergers and $. Men
| del; Justices Endres, Russell, Patterson,
Reynolds, Blois and King were put down
as Hartridge managers, together with
| Freeholders Gugie Bourquin and +. Ryan,
while the managers named as Travis men
a ais 5dSe f. FOX Y; H. HAP f
Lubs A. ID. Thompson, w. II. Welsh. J.
Z. Harrison, J. J. Blake and d; l.. Chris
tan. The clerks were evenly divided
| between the three candidates
This seems to be considered by all the
candidates as fair and even division,
and few, II any, complaints have been
| heard, except that some of the Citizens
/ Club faction complain that, as they LOOK
at 1t, the appointment of a freeholder in
each district to represent Travis prac-
tcally gives Hartridge another man.
This, however, is just as persstently de-
| nled. ana the IflGnQS OF MT. ltaIlIluSe IN
sist that Mr.. Travis is standing on his
own bottom
one of MIR. Hartridge's friends stated
that in his opinion the appearance of AID
raham MOrdecai, the colOred politician,
in the race, could be attributed to the
Citizens Club 1t was his opinion THAI
he had been quietly urged to come, out
as a republican candidate. so that the
1 Citizens Club members could say Il told
you So with regard to the arguments
made in favor of the primary whether by
districts or otherwise However, this
may be said there is no Republican party
in Chatham county, and never has been.
Mordecai will not get twenty-five votes
| from either faction and viii not get TWEEN
| ty-fve all told if he should insist on re-
| naming in the race as candidate.
1t appears that the colored vote is going
to be quite a factor in the fight Both sides
are claiming a majority Of the white vote,
and it is rather hard to tell just which
has the majority. Both the supporters of
Mr.. Hartridge and those of Mr.. Wnlink
are making the charge that their oppo-
nents are collecting a corruption fund for
the purpose of buying up the salable por-
ton of the vote. The total registration of
colOred voters is 4SS, and if the white vote
is anywhere near evenly split it will be
seen that this vote will be quite a factor
The Willnk and Hartridge factions are
z both satisfied that the other is going to
buy all of this vote possible, and the only
| question they are in doubt about is as to
the size of the fund that has been collect
, Mr.. Willink state, however that they will
give the other side all the colored votes
/ ana even lllen peat tidrlfluSt DN 20 or
100 votes. But they expect to get their
: share of the negro vote, and thus run
their majority UP to at least 800.
lone remarkable thing about this fight -
said a Wel-known representative of the
Citizens Club, lis the absence Of any bets
from the other people. They have always
been very careful about wagering their
money, but they seem exceptionally so
this time. l know of scarcely a bet that
has been made of any Importance. one of
I Mr.. Hartridge's supporters announced
that he had 500 to bet the other day, and
as coon as two of our men went down to
cover 1t the money had disappeared. There
is $1,000 right now in the hands of a we'll
known gentleman in this city waiting for
Hartridge takers, and it will be wagered
in any sums of 800 up to the total amount
They appear confident of winning. but none
: of them seem ready to back their claims
with money!