The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-25
VOTING BEGAN BRIsKLY.
p0tb sides Worked steadily and
DispInyed Confidence.

DispIayed Confidence.
AZ soon as the windows of the polling
,.s,es were thrown open the voting began
and continued steadily for some time. In
co., at two Of the districts, boxes A to
in the First and Fourth districts, the
work continued without intermission al
mast the entire day. AS many of the
..r.y voters were of the doubtful class
The managers proceeded rather slowly,
vo-ers who we're not known to them per-
sonaly being required to thoroughly iden-,
ttv themselves before their ballots were
accented. Many were turned away be-
cause they did not appear to be the par
ties whom they represented themselves
and many others were told that they must
proluce their tax receipts as evidence
that they had satisfied the amounts re-
corded asainst them upon the registry
lists.
Roth sides were fun of genuine conf
dence and each readily believed that vic
tory would rest upon it's banner The
MYERS people claimed, with some show of
reason that they had the best of the early
voting but after 8 O'Clock
McDaough stock began to rise
and continued rising slowly but
steadily until noon. At y o'clock the Nc
Donough leaders claimed safe majority
Of the vote cast of at least $50, and al
though this was denied by leaders on the
other side, it was evident that they
thought il likely that McDonough had a
shade the best of it, McDOnough stock
continued in the ascendant until 2 o'clock,
when the Myers people begun to assume
confidence and to claim that their candi-
date was forging ahead This was stout
" contested by the McDonough men for
an hour or more, and even up to 4 O'Clock.
The confidence of the Myers people stead
fly increased, however. and after 4solcloek
there was very perceptible weakening.
op the part Of their opponents. For an
hour before the polls closed the Myers
people seemed to have absolute confidence
Of success.
Just what either side based its hopes
upon it was difficult TO see. 1t was ad-
mitted that neither side had much the
advantage on the negro vote and that
both sides mad Jared about even in the
mornings work. With the exception of
the TWO blocked boxes, where the politi-
lines, there was little opportunity to tell
how the vote was going. The Myers peo-
pie claimed the Second district because
they thought they knew the sentiment
Of the voters in that district. Both sides
claimed the Third district and, as a mat
Ter of fact it was impossible for either
to tell how the vote was going there. 1t
was admitted that the vest pocket vote
IN this district was Vprv largo
The lines which had been formed in the
early morning before the Second and
Third district boxes soon melted away,
and for the balance of the day every voter
al those boxes had a free field, and the
voters there were able Ito deposit their
ballots without loss of time. After 10
o'clock there was little attempt on the
part OF the workers to maintain party
mes and the long lines which remained
IN front of some of the boxes for hours
were composed for the most part of sup
porteds of both candidates.
There was much complaint, and with
good cause, Of the blocking of the boxes
lettered from A to X in both the First
and Fourth districts. This was generally
charged to failure to divide the list
equally between the two boxes in each
district, but such was not the case. AS a
matter Of fact, the boxes in each district
which were not blocked were
the ones which had the most names
On their lists. The delay was
due entirely to the dilatoriness of the
managers at these boxes. Messrs. II. E.
DFe1son and John Brennan were the man
ayers OF the Blocked box Of the First dis
met and Messrs. c. c. Hin and R. F.
Slchehna al The Fourth district box. The
managers, 1t was claimed, were trying to
W. Ine'r duty, but in their extreme zeal
ny ny 10 allow any one to vote who was not
luHy emitted to do so they delayed the
WIN al their boxes greatly. AS Myers
vas lhe favorite at the First district box
o al.l- M.cDonough the favorite at the Fourth
f e,s,IIct box, the disadvantages of the
,, ",orhade were Offset to some extent. Mr..
ai'.L Donough was probably the loser, how
~ as tnere were many business men in
or T. oqIth district who either would not
u , gould not afford to wait an hour or two
!" 'lue 10 get to the box.
a. Che First district box in question the
e opposing Zines had been formed in the
i In, morning at right angles, the MYERS
,,a-,, Il uinh'hg north and south on a line
Tal a''ei with Bull street, and the Nc
--..oush Inc running east and west on