The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-25


These are the men who were elected
Mayor aud aldermen OF Savannah yester-
day and will compose the municipal ad-
ministration for the two years. beginning
Monday next
The election was a hard fought contest.
Mr.. Myers majority over his opponent,
Hon. J. j. McDonough, is 224, Myers vote
being 1,7O4 and McDonoughs 1,4SO. As
had been generally predicted, the new
board of aldermen will be composed of
men who ran on both tickets. Nine of the
successful candidates were on the Myers
ticket and three, Messrs. Mills, Thomas
and Graham were on the McDonough tick
ct
Mr.. Tiedeman received the highest
vote cast for any candidate, 1868 Capt.
Thomas Screven, who it was thought by
some, would lead his aldermanic ticket,
came second with 1855 votes
and Mr. J. p. Williams
third. with 1870 Messrs. Tiede-
man, Screven and Williams all received
a higher vote than the successful candi-
date for Mayor. Messrs. Wells, schwarz,
Dixon and Bacon all received very fiat
tering votes. Mr.. George ]. Mills lead the
vote on the McDonough ticket, receiving
with 1859 votes and then Mr. Haas of the
Myers ticket came in with 1,552. DIR. st.
J. b. Graham of the McDonough ticket
fell in next with 1,529 votes,
and Capt. NJ. J. Doyle brought
up The rear with 1922. Or.
J. G. farrell received the next highest
vote of any Of the aldemanic candidates,
being only three votes behind Capt. Doyle.
Messrs Samuel Reynolds and John ]. Hor-
rigan were also left off the Myers ticket.
While there IS doubtless some disappoint-
ment on The part of the friends of candi-
dates who hoped to see them on the alder
manic board, il was generally anticipated
that neither ticket would go through in
full and in fact the opinion was
expressed that il would not be a bad thing
for the interests of the city that the board
of aldermen should be composed of repre-
sentatives of both tickets.
Mr.. Myers majority of pa votes
was the cause of general sur
pie did not begin TO concede that the
chances were in favor of their opponents
until within an hour OF the close OF the
election, and even then they contended that
it would require a count of the ballots to
show who was elected. on the other hand
not even the most sanguine Myers men
contended for more than 800 majority as
an outside figure and the estimate com
monty made by the headers on that side
n AF he
and shrewdest leaders on the Myers side
admitted on the quiet that while they be-
lieved Mr. Myers was elected, his ma iorip<
would be very small, and they would not
feel confident until the votes had been
counted and their views confirmed
The Myers people rolled up their matori-
ty by steady, constant unceasinsr yor,s
They began their final work the night he
fore the election and few of the readers
closed their eyes in sleep from that lime
until after the results was known. Mr.
McDonough was supported by a havoc
number of warm friends and ardenr work
ers who made every effort in his behalf
To all appearances their work during ,ho
day was thorough and effective. buf he
unseen undercurrent, which could MOI ~
accounted for, was evidently agatns,
them. Mr.. McDonough viii have me Con.
ISOLATION of knowing that his friends and
they are many, esteem as highly IN AZ.
feat as they would have done in victory
OF the four districts into which the civ
is divided Mr.. Myers carried the Eirst
Second and Third, having maiorities ar ~
in the FIRST 49, in the second and 100 ~ ~
Third district. Mr.. McDonough carried
the Fourth district which was looked M
on as ms stronghold. by 100 fnaiorit,,
When the Liberals learned ~
small majority in this district foy
their candidate they knew their
hopes were groundless. They bad
fully expected to carry the district by $50