The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-15
M'INTIRE ELECTED JUSTICE.
DEFEATED CANDIDATES TO CON-
TEST THE ELECTION.

-Four of Them Enter n Protest on
Account of northumberland
BIOis Says That He Was Not Fur
nished with the Necessary Papers
by the County Observation-Disclosures
ton Lists for Both 1895 and Is00
Used-McIntire Got Forty Votes Out
of a Total of Fifty-eIght.
B. ]. McIntire was elected magistrate
Of the Fifth district yesterday. Fifty
eight votes were cast, of which number
Mcintyre received 40 o. c. Butler 9, John
Wohltman and Thomas Shekells 3. H.
I. Beckett was a candidate, but did not
get any votes.
The defeated candidates announced that
they would contest the election on the
ground Of Irregularities in the conduct.
The election was not as lively as those
which preceded it little over a year
ago. John o. Smith was finally chosen
after three elections had been held. There
were a number of incidents, however
which ehlivened the day.
The polls did not open until 9:O5 O'Clock.
Justice Blois explained to a Morning
News reporter that the delay was due
10 several causes. When he arrived at
the magistrates Office he found the door
locked, and after obtaining an entrance it
was necessary to move a lot of furniture
which had been left in the place by Mr..
Smith. Justice Blois had expected to find
a ceruified copy of the registration for the
district awaiting him, as he had made a
request upon the registrars for such a
list The list did not arrive, he said, and
all That was sent him was list of the
additlons to the registration for 1895 dur
ing ing the present year. He decided to use
diffinlIlfV
All the candidates except Mr.. McIntire
kicked on this, as they claimed that only
the registration of 1895 should be used.
Messrs. Beckett, Wohltman, Butler and
Shekells took a carriage, which had been
hired for the day by one of them, and
came to the city to confer with an attor-
ney. They returned later and announced
that they would contest the election and
would accordingly take no part in 1t. They
afterwards voted, however.
Another difficulty which confronted
Justice Blois was the securing of two
freeholders to serve with him in the man.
agement Of the election. The services of
capt. M. j. Doyle and w. H. Styles, the
Iauter colored, were finally secured. The
clerks We're John D. Donelan, Randolph
the registration list for 1895 there were
nifty voters credited to the district
while on that for 1896 there were only
forty-eight, the names of a number APP
pearing on both lists.
The friends of Mr.. McIntire claimed
that Justice Blois was mistaken in holding
trars was only a partial list of those en-
titled to vote in the district They claim
ed that it was the full list, but made no
point on this as they said they had no OBJ
Jections to the use of the '95 list as we'll
II the election is thrown out it will proba-
bly, be on account of this double registra-
ton list Justice Blois also informed the
Morning News reporter that he had not
been furnished with the official blanks on
which election returns are required to be
made and that on this account the cleo
ton might possibly be declared illegal. 1t
seems to be very hard matter to run a
straight election in the Fifth district.
About the only active electioneering
done on the grounds was by several of the
Liberal club Dartisans in support of Mr.
Mclntire, and on this account the election
is considered a victory for the Liberal club.
Two policemen were kept on the grounds
all day. They had little to do, however
Some disposition to scrap was manifested
late in the afternoon, but the police easily
been closed and the result declared M. A.
Buttimer had an alteration with Police
man FARRELL as the crowd was returning
to the city. Mr.. Buttimer was arrested as
was also his brother, ID. j. Buttimer, who
accompanied the latter, being arrested af-
ter the party had gotten into the city Mr.
Buttimer asserts that Policeman farrell
rested him. Two white men fired off
their pistols in the road in front of the
policeman, who took no notice of them, he
said. Dan Buttimer called the attention of
Policeman FARRELL and asked him why he
did not arrest the men. While his brother
was arguing with the policeman Maurice
Buttimer came up and became involved in
the dispute. The charge entered against
the two at the barracks is simply disor-
derby conduct.