The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-02
REPUBLICANS UP TO TRICKS.
MT HF DEMOCRATS HAVE NJ DR.
FrcULrl ~ CATCHING ON.

ricketts, To TIC AH'" ." N"Nahhnh
vtth the AIMED Printing Trade.
tsb.i At the Top 90 catch the
t,t,.r Note-A story That Every
u.,utIicnn Voter VIII Bc Present.
"a With an Orange On Election
nn,-aoI. Testers Campaign Being
oni.tI, hut satisfactorily Con-
dnctrd aud Large Majority As
-arrd-Popni~ts WAY Act With he
ruhiicnns in some Counties.
r.s First Congressional District is the
,.., ono 100 the state an which there Is
opposition 60 tn Democratic nom-
ana y,t the campaign has been very
.s.r conducted ON both sides There
t.s. been no public mass meetings % any
su.ncs and here In Savannah the
.-u bias been SO quietly conducted
,-.f f.. average citizen would hardly
know talt an election Is 10 Dc held II he
e net constantly reminded OF the fast
u.s. 70. newspapsrs
c Lester has preferred 20 conduct
mats, lmplcn and has spent the greater
,r. ~ 1ne last month visiting the courts
trr,aE.o ut bis district. seeing has friends
.rl DOING quiet bus effective work. Mr.
r....n has spoken a. an OF the county
Towns ir she district except savannah but
,tt -o.s, has not attempted TO make
canvass of tho district. At some points
t.. meeting was fairly wen attended. but
s.#.rs the attendance was slim.
rE Testers friends are now satisfied
,..t i. VIII De- reelected by a large ma
#. They desire TO see this majority
increased with the old Of every Demo
,r.us vote Ia tn district. but as 80 the re-
s.t hey have not the slightest doubt.
They expect Col. Lester 20 carry every
county Us THE district. including Liberty
ana Mcintosh u, is expected that the
R.aaHl.elrs Wilt carry these two couu-
t tor their national ticket bu' Col
Lester IS known 81 ola 90 she color,i
voters ~ these coultcs and h1s so many
fr.orfs among them who have assured
h.m 80 their continued allegiance thut
There hardly any doubt bun hat these
counties wll he found 600 line as usual.
Th. only element OF doubt is cas- To the
notion 81 the popuhs,s. THE Fopuhsts
have 10 candidate of their own and
though many OF them have returned 20
tbe Democratic party there are SUI
number VINO are OUTSIDE 81 the foh Ap-
uroaeu,s have been made 60 some az the
leader. hy tho Republican campaign man
na,re and there are rtpor.s that tine Pop
uIist~ wIu support the Republican can
dld.te iu some OF the coun'ies. \ gene
ticmsu who was ia the clty from Tatiuall
county Yesterday said il was reported
there that ttc extreme Populist element
would ace with the Republicans ~ inc
came tIme there was 40 doubt that Lester
would carry che county he said
Col Issfsrs friends who are watching
out for lis Interests here dropped on to
% IIttle trick of their opponents the other
day some of the strikers had been in-
ftrusteI To- bring in samples 81 tickets OF
fnr Opposition Hs soon as they were out
Due of She first uekcis brought iu was
ono 81 number secured from Well
known printing house yesterday. Aplar-
entity 30 was simply straight Repuhi
600 tIcNct. inciudiug the e.e,Tor and the
candidate for Congress AZ thc head ~ (
t.e docket was the union label OF tine
aU.d Printing Trade The committee
r.u into whose bands % fel did not at
,..a particular Importance 20 this label
10 arst. rcsariine Dc as having been placed
tr.rr in the ordinary course
80. business ON second thought it
dNancl upon him that he had never seen
900 election ticket with union label Oh
it before ana then he saw the scheme ~
.rer Tt was evidently q trick OF the or
position Go catch ths labor vofc by tn"
,.mpament OF union lnhel at the head
of the ticket Union men seq store hy
such things ana the use of the printing
trades label constituted % very neat hid
f.r the labor vote The ticket is eNident-
D. Intended for use io the city. where the
labor examinations have considerable
membership Stcfs Will doubtless he TAX "a
tu Offset this move
Whlf may prove 20 Dee an election DAY
rhcme 90 toe part ~ the Republicans
developed one dry this week. 4 Morning
News reporter came across "a coiored em-