The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24
wIckHAu ELECTED JUSTICE.
Monroe Lee VIII Contest the EIec-
ton on Technical Grounds.


Richard Wickham was elected justice OF
the peace OF the First district yesterday.
Monroe J. Lee win contest the election.
however. There were nine candidates in
the field. and it was one OF the uveiiest
elections ever held in Savannah. The
candidates were Richard Wickham. NJ
J. Lee, Patrick Buttimer. T. r. McEnen-
eany. W. F. Thee. Samuel Webster. col
ored. C. a. Miller. r. u. Bosuck and
James II. Jenkins. The latter withdrew
early in the morning, seeing that he had
no chance OF election.
The polls closed at o'clock. Justice
Lewis b Endres as eN-ofiicio justice OF
the peace Of the First district was the
presiding officer George w Bandy and
Henry Garwes We're the freeholders Sc
lected by Justice Endros 10 preside with
him. but owing to "A kick upon the part
OF some of the candidates James Mcclure
was added to the list Thomas McNish
and j. ". Cooper acted as list Keepers.
1t was a hustling election in every way.
There was a crowd i'm front OF the polls
all dav. and there We're numerous scraps.
In fact there was scrapping all the time.
but there was very little serious damage
done. one fellow had his ear chewed.
but he did not seem TO mind it much and
stuck to the polls. Maurice Buttmer was
there looking out for the interests of
his brother and helped to keep things
lively. Two policemen We're on hand ia
the morning and three in the afternoon,
and managed TO keep order in the crowd.
They made several arrests but there was
no serious trouble. Chief McDermott
strolled by in the afternoon. As this was
the office which he held for several years
he naturally felt an interest i'm the cleo
ton All he said, however, was to in
struct the police to keep the sidewalk
clear.
with only nine candidates in the field
and each candidate claiming the right
to have a challenger at the polls there
was naturally a very pleasant time IN
the neighborhood of the box. The county
registration books were used, and only
voters registered for the recent county
election were allowed TO vote.
At s O'Clock the window was closed and
the managers began TO count the votes.
The result was announced as follows.
Richard Wickham, lOl; NJ. J. Lee. u;
p. j. Buttimer, 60; II. F. McEneneany, %;
Sam Webster. %: ". J.. Thee. 9li q. a.
Miller. 4S; 4. u. Bostick, y; }. II. Jen-
kins, l.
The total number of votes polled was
i6s. more than one-half the registered vote
NNickham was the Yamacraw candidate,
and received the heavy backing from that
ueighborhood. The announcement OF his
election was received with great saustac-
ton bv the Yamacraw men.
When the result was announced by the
managers, Mr.. Lee, who was in the room,
gave notice that he would contest the cleo
ton He said he would contest on the
ground that MIR. Wickhams ticket was
printed For magistrate Of the First dis
trict." while his ticket was printed For
Justice of the Peace of the First dis
trict" as required by law. Mr.. Wickham
announced that he would claim the office
and would contest the matter before the
/ proper authorities Mr. Lee later told
Morning News reporter that he had tele-
grabbed Gov Atkinson not to issue the
1 commission to WlclSham as he would con-
test the election. He also said that Mr.
Randolph kirkland had telegraphed the
governor not TO issue the commission, as
AIR. kirkland intended to send up "A petit
ton showing that the election was fraud
dulent. MIR. Lee said he had employed
counsel to represent him and that tho
majority Of the other candidates had
| pledged themselves to stand by him In his
contest He said one of the grounds of his
contest would be that the election had
been improperly managed in allowing
three freeholders to assist the magistrate
whereas only one Is allowed by law. The
contest would be brought before the or
binary 1t an early date, he saiu.
The governor will hardly issue the COM
mission until the matter has been passed
M n by the ordin and IL IS possible
that Mr.. Lees contest will result In new
Z election