The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-07

Thirteenth ward In regard 10 the admis-
sibility OF certain votes. which lasted all
night following the close OF the polls and
tho next day and the night after that.
There was understood TO be a dispute in
the Nineteenth ward also IN regard to the
admlssibllity OF certain votes AZ Z
o'clock on the second morning a message
arrived that tho dispute in the Thirteenth
was settled. Barwood needed a majority
OF % In the Nineteenth TO elect him. A.
the count stood he had = majority OF
but 80 odd Tge faces of the four men
IN the polling booth were gray and sticky
with fatigue. but a glance OF understand
ing passed around.
There's nothin' like an honest count,
boxes. h there remarked Ruderick
with a yawn. III we hadn't been here
20 SEQ that the thing was done on the
level the majority I'D a been cheated out
Of its rights-aind't it?-as Dutchy used
TO say"
IL
When Mshyor Renshaw came into hts
kingdom he governed Il so as to save his
own soul Incidentally his course eXaE-
perated a great many other people. who
but for him would have lost their souls
but once. or possibly not at all into losing
them twice over. but every one. bent on
saving his own soul b bound 20 think first
OF himself and 20 regard other people and
their souls as details IN the Landscape.
His great achievement was the creation
OF n police force chat did not know how
90 wink Edwin Cowles inability to wink
glorifed oil his remaining abilities IN
Mayor Renshaw's eyes. who begged him
to sacrifice himself on the altar OF civic
duty. which was CornvIllese for accepting
an apopintmont as chief Of police. Mayor
IL 49, ha IA
ordinates should take tithes from the har-
yes, Of sin and shame. and Edwin Cowles
sacrificed himself Roth played their des-
tined part In tbs realization OF the Great
idea.
Then was the city OF Cornville delivered
into tho hands OF the three bad men.
who Opened s. ns their oyster and that
was their destined part en- the realisation
Of the Great idea. "Fritzie" Cannes, with
his sure thing" enterprises. reaped
harvest which be hadn never supposed Corn
VILE could produce. lie had thought mat
the town mad done its utmost as
"sporty" community under Mayor Bar-
woods "open" administration, hut ne
learned that q town Is never 50 bullih'e as
when reform attempts TO tell u tnat "
"ahon't "goapy" Wadiow and "Frenchy
Tetane made similar agreeable discoveries.
po~ke,books were perhaps, no more mum
erour than in Mayor Barwood's day' nut
lhev came up easier" as "soapy'' pu, IT,
ana ne and "Frenchy'' dipped deep
with impunlty II IS also 10 be remark
ed that they we're not called on 20 pay
percentage OF their winnings 70 the
wise" Indeed. the three were so pleas
"a with their success and so confident OF
the innocence and ignorance OF their con-
stituents that they determined 90 com
bine interests and make a run on
Richard Engiar. Esq.'s bank. II was de-
rlded thas the easiest way 60 achieve the
"rtin', ives 20 approach the building
through suhterranean passage. and the
three, started To dig tunnel.
when nffairs were IN this posture ana
the tunnel nearly completed Ruderick Nc
Klovvd stepped che day or train wnlcn
had brought him out OF the beyond Inc
Great idea had taken him away from
cornviile soon after Herbert kenshaw
was elected Mayor. and II was the Great
Idea that brought him back. with the ie'-
ters OF introduction and recommendation
that he had IN his pocket when he stepp-
cd on the train he was officially q much