The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-06
ON THE EVE OF ELECTION.
THE FACTIONS READY FOR THE
BATTLE AT THE POLLS.

Goth sides Confident and Estimat
ing on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Being
Made to Capture the COlored Vote
Police Court to he Kept Open Al
Day and Seventy Policemen to BE
at the Court HOuse-Superintend
ent Stubbs Appeals for n PeaceRbIC
observation-disclosures Liberal CIuI
Meetings in the First and Fourth
Districts Last NiGht-COIored VOt-
ers IndOrsc the Liberal Ticket
The Primary Democracy to Rally
Tonight.
There is just one more day and night OF
active, untiring hustling 10y the politicians
and then the grand ball will open. That
the politicians are hustling is evident to
anybody who gets in their neighborhood.
1t is safe to say that a considerable num-
Der of leaders and workers on both sides
will get no sleep tonight The colored
brother must be looked after. In fact, he
win be cared for very tenderly. Several
halls have been engaged where the coll
ored voters are to be corralled in order that
they may be marched to the court house
and placed in line before the polls open.
1t is likely that there viii be a lively
scramble for places.
The politicians are aware of the neces-
sity of getting in the colored vote early in
the morning. As accurate lists Of the
registration, containing the fun descrip-
ton of every voter, are in the possession
of each side, it will be a very simple mat
ter to run in a bogus voter, after drilling
him in the replies which he must make to
the questions of the managers. 1t is
much easier to do this with a colored than
a white man, because some one among the
managers or chalengers is likely to know
the white voter, and this makes the fraud
a risky one. This is where the
INSCRIPTIONS politicians gets ahead
of the recalcitrant colored voter who
is holding out for a higher price.
1t is yet anybodys fight, however. 1t
is useless to make predictions, because
there is no way of getting at an unbiased
estimate. Each side claims the election
by majorities varying according to the
enthusiasm of the partisan making the
estimate. The Liberal Club leaders claim
that they will carry the First and Sec
ond districts by small majorities, the third
by a good majority, and the Fourth by
a very large majority, varying from 500
they allow to their opponents.
with, perhaps, the exception of
the Fifth. On the other hand, the Citi-
zens Club leaders claim that they Will
carry the First and Second districts by
large majorities. will split even or better
In the Third, will carry all the country
districts and hold their opponents down
to 200 or less in the Fourth.
There is no denying the confidence of
both sides. 1t is a significant fact that
there is little betting and such as there
is, is even. This indicates a close election
with the probability that the strong men
on each side will run ahead of their ticket
There was one bet yesterday of 500 even
between J. r. Creamer and George W
Bandy. Mr.. Dreamer also has $500 more
at Mr.. Byck's cigar store waiting to be
covered, which he says will be kept there
until tomorrow. The bet is on the legis-
lative candidates. Mr.. Bandy bets that
the Liberal Club win elect two out of three
of its candidates and Mr.. Dreamer makes
a similar bet for the Citizens Club Mr.
II. A. Dreeson also has 500 on deposit with
Mr.. Byck, which Mr.. T. Newell West is
expected to cover.
The police court will be kept open all
day tomorrow. Mayor Myers announced
this TO a Morning News reporter. The
idea is a novel one, but il looks as If it
might act as a very effective check upon
disorder at the polls. Instead of the dis
orderly characters on both sides being
bonded out Immediately they arrive at the
barracks to return to the court house to
engage in more disorder, they will he
promptly brought before Recorder Will
son. The recorder has no sympathy with
this sort of thing and the rowdy boys
haI til
the risk of facing him. II the recorder
gets in frame Of mind over the business
the fines imposed are liable to make a
considerable hole in the campaign funds
on both sides. What is more likely still
is that the more disorderly characters will
be sentenced to Imprisonment instead of
being fined.
out, too. remarked Mayor Myers. THE
recorder has a way of inquir.ng of the
boys where they got their liquor and the
result may be that cases will be entered
against those saloon-keepers who violated
the state law. requiring saloons to remain
closed during an election"
Chief McDermott said that he exnected
to have seventy policemen on duty at
the court house. The Ocean Steamship
force will be called upon to do city duty
for the first time in many years The
members of that force not required for
duty at the Wharves, viii probably be held
in reserve at the barracks in case of an
emergency. Under the law authorizing
the organization OF the Ocean Steamship
police, this force numbering twenty-six
men, is subject to the orders of the chief
of police, and can be called upon to per-
form the same duties as the city police
All the members of the city force, not on
duty on the streets, will be on duty at
the court house.
I'VE are going TO preserve order" said
Chief McDermott There need be no
fear Of that. The police will have their
instructions to arrest all persons engag-
ing in any disorder without regard tc
who or what they are. ! will guarantee
that there will be no partiality shown. -
1t looks as If seventy policemen and
twenty deputy sheriffs should be able Il
preserve order
Mr.. W. b. Stubs, superintendent of the
election, is anxious that there should be
quiet and orderly election, and witt
that end in view, he requests the publ.
cation of the following card addressed &c
the voters of Chatham county:
Fellow Offensive are on The eve OF
hotly contested election. Feeling is very
intense and easily excited. Fortunately al
diherences TO date have been satisfacto,
rily adjusted.
am sure that l voice the sentiment OF