The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-07
THE BUTLER TICKET WON.
THE VOTE Wa ALL ONE WAY N
THE TTBEE ELECTION.

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Just Fiffy-One Votes Cast, and All of
Them for the Old BOard-James
Lanes Vote Turned Down Because
IL Was Charged lie Had Not Held
Property Long Enough 10 Qualify
Him-The Boat Load of Voters Did
Not MateriaIize.
The entire Butler ticket was elected at
Tybee yesterday without a dissenting
vote. with the exception Of that Of Mr..
James Lane, the head Of the opposition
ticket. which was offered but ruled out
on the ground that Mr.. Lane was not
a qualified voter.
The election was, on the whole. quiet
and uneventful one, and the strong op-
position that was predicted did not mate
rialize. Mr.. Lane, however. is talking Of
contesting the election, and gave notice
that he would do so. on the ground that
his vote was not accepted.
The Savannah contingent of TyDee vOt-
ers made a picnic day OF it by an ex-
cursion to the election precinct at the
town hallfon the island. A train, con-
sisting of a locomotive. a passenger coach
and a baggage car, left the Tybee depot
at 2:1O o'clock p. m. and arrived at the
voting place at 2:4S O'Clock. The voting
had already begun, there being just five
votes in the box when the party ar
rived.
Mr.. Lane presented his vote before the
party arrived on the island. He went
down the day before and remained over
for the election. His vote was refused
by the managers Of the election, Messrs.
+. w. Storer, George Workman and o.
w. Nall. on the ground that ne was not
a qualified voter. His deed to property
on the island was dated Jan. 2, 1896, but 1t
was claimed there were certain encum-
brances on the property which made il
impossible for him TO come into full own
ership of it until last Wednesday,; ana
not having been the owner of property
on the island for sixty days prior to
the election, it was held that he was not
a qualified voter
This was the only Lane vote that was
offered. Several others, it is stated, were
on the island, but did not offer to vote.
A boat was to have gone down at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning to carry the
Lane voters, but up to the time the char
tered train left the island, the boat had
not shown up.
When the train arrived the votes were
soon in the ballot box. and then the
voters. minus the managers and candi-
dates, who remained to see that there were
no mishapS, took the train to the southern
end of the island, where they visited the
Tybee hotel and the Cottage Club.
On their return they found that the polls
were closed, and that the entire Butler
ticket had been unanimously elected, tif-
ty-one votes having been cast for it.
The mayor and town councilmen-elect
were all present and were sworn into Of
nee by NJ. A. OByrne, Esq, notary public
The council met and proceeded to bust
ness. Maj. G. NJ. Ryals was elected chair
man of council, Mr.. f. w. Storer clerk
ana treasurer, and Mr. John Prendible
chief of police.
The following is a list of those who
voted. 1t shows that many of the lead
ing citizens of Savannah still take a lively
J. G. Butler, NJ. A. o'Byrne. p. J. o'Con-
nor G. NJ Ryals, Legie Sullivan, T. w.
SStoreirr' A. LETTER, Henry solomon, Ed
lam Kehoe, c. p. Miller, o. w Nail,
George Workman, II. p. Smart. W. b.
Stillwen c, f. Graham, J; C.; Rowland,
\. II. Mcmillan. S. P. Hamilton. j. ]. Nc
Donough, William Bohan, T. b. Floyd, e.
j. Kennedy, John Screven, J. Cronin, J.
Estill, J; 7. Roman, Joseph Copps, II. G.
Green, Fl. w. Cowan, d. J. Roach, d.
Entleman, w. r. Wilson, j. J. Joyce, J.
n. Dixon, ". J. Watson, w; J, Lindsay
w. G.. McDonough, I. n. Wells J. F.
Brooks T. F. Screven, George p. Sore
ven, w. f. Scherff George S. Van Horne
Percy Sugden; r. K. Bragdon, w. J. Mis-
The tax ordinance. as adopted by the
council, fixes the tax rate at per cent,
and the liquor license al $50, the same as
last year. Messrs O'Connor & OByrne
are the corporation attorneys. The ticket
as elected is as follows:
For Mayor-John G.. Butler.
For Councilmen-Willia Kehoe Henry
Blum. Henry Solomon, r. p. Lowell, H. w
Cowan, G. M. Ryals.
Several of the aldermanic candidates
whose names appeared on the Lane ticket
stated that they were put there without
their knowledge or consent, and two of
them were there to vote for the Butler
ticket.
Supt. Clement Saussy of the Tybee rail-
road went to Tybee in charge of the ex-
cursion train.
Refreshments were served on the car
and at the Tybee hotel, and there was a
free oyster roast at George Morthams