The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-16
OSBORNE AN EASY WINNER.
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the part Of Democratic voters. Crowds
OF paid workers were in evidence, there
was all the turns il of a regular election
aad Eaf the pc ice force was required to
keep order This sort of primary may be
al -lght, Tut t-ere las cons deTable dis
satisfaction expressed. The only advant
age resulting from 1t was the shutting out
of the negro vote The purchasable white
vote though, was in full evidence.
The rival fac ions lnec up at the polls
very early in the morning. The police ar
rived at 4 o'clock and shortly after their
a1ival the Citizens who had been spend
ing the gat nearby az Gldca's, Nicol-
son Hall and a vacant sto on Brough-
ton street, put in their appearance and
lined up a; the boxes They claimed 90
have had about 400 voters in line at this
tine chiefly from che First and Fourth
d stIicis. At ; O'Clock the Harlridge-Lib
eral contias ent arrived und,r command Ct
Harry Williuk. Finding their opDo-
ants already lined Up "a tho boxes, the
Liberals did not attempt 20 forcibly take
possession, but Mr.. Wlink proposed that
e two s'd5s should lire up together side
by s.de. The Citizens declined to accept
this proposition, ard the police backed
them up In declining to allow the two
fac tons 10 form double front at the
boxes.
Mr.. wink expressed himself very
plainly as to the conduct of the police,
but did not attsmpt to force matters. AS
three, Of which Mr.. J. f. Sullivan was
also member, it would have been easy
for him to secure a ruling requiring the
two factions 10 line up together, and the
managers to accept voters alternately
frc m each side. Mr.. Willink when asked
about the matter, said that he did not
consider The numbers of the opposition at
all Formidable, and thar he thought it
just as w Il to let the crowd in front vote
and GET out of the way. The Liberals ac-
cordinsly lined up in the rear of their
opponents.
The scrapping began almost as soon as
the rival factions arrived on the field
Both sides were full of pluck and nerve
and eager for a tussle with their oDpo-
nents. young Liberal worker from the
First district picked OUT an opposition
man against whom he had a personal
grudge and sailed into him. Before the
police had adjusted this matter WELL
known young Liberal leader from the
Fourth and Citizen worker engaged in
decidedly lively scrap, in which both
suffered somewhat. Before the police could
get the scrappers in hand half a dozen
friends of each had got into the game and
the melee became pretty general. After
this time the scrapping was almost con-
uhuous until the polls opened. The police
arrested good many, but for the most
part they simply forced the scrappers
apart, using their clubs only when forced
TO do SO by the obstreperousness of the
scrappers
The Liberals claim that they did not get
a falr deal from the police; that when
there was scrap the police would ar
rest their man and let the other man go
Nhether this was true or not, ii is safe
to say that the police did no injustice to
the CITIZENS side. The latter also had
the advantage in the number of IDENTITIES
named Dy Sheriff Sweeny, the majority
OF whom were avowed supporters of Mr.
OsDorne. However, the conduct of both
ne police and the deputies throughout the
oay was fairly equitable, and there was
an evident desire on the part of both to
preserve order without being severe on
the partisans of either side.
ne managers were on hand promptly
ana all the arrangements for the primary
having peen made the evening before, the
PIsnnhinares We're arranged without any
dlfhculty. Promptly at Z O'Clock the win
COWS We're thrown up and the voting be-
gan al once. Some of the managers were
Mite scrappy at first and inclined to he
argumentatiVe, but Referee Cunningham
was On hand and promptly decided AIN
disputed points. 1t was not long before
me managers reached the conclusion that
the voters and not they would settle the
quesllons al issue and mutual under
standing seemed to arise that there should
oe no unreasonable kicks and that the
pest tning TO be done was TO facilitate the
setting IN OF the vote without interDosine
any unnecessary obstacles
IT
Mr. r. NJ Cunningham. Jr, the referee
OF the election, discharged his duties Win
ene d"iity' fairness and discretion with
Mn'ch ne mad been credited by both sides
ne was frequently called upon during the
morning 10 settle disputed points hetweer
the managers. and 1t was rarely the case
tnat MS decision was not both Drornrt
ana satisfactory. Mr. Cunningham hel1
as general rule that the appearance Of a
voters name upon the REGISTRATION ust
was Dillll fqpiq aVi1appa - III
vote ana that If challenged he had a right
10 make oath TO the truth of his state
ments' II there was anything doubtful
OF suspicious In the voters manner of tes-
thylng this was considered evidence
against him. and he was called upon ia
produce proof of his statements
seVeral parties were challenged as to-
tneit Citizenship. One of these made oath
mat ne was citizen and upon inquiry
py .he reteIee sad that he had his papers
WIN him. He was called upon TO produce
the papers. Upon examination n was
round thar he became q citizen Nav I and
as the registration for the primary closed
May o. he was ruled out by the referee. A
soou many applicants were questioned as
10 age, ana some few were ruled out on
this point. All told. however. the number
o. voters who were rejected did not exceed
cozen. The question of Identification
gave some trouble, especially along In the
AFTERNOON, when a good many attempts
parties
who had not yet voted The manaecrs
were usually able to settle on these oues-
uons Tor themselves, however. In fact
tne referee preferred to leave the settle
ment Of all minor points to the managers
nnd only gave his dictum when the man
ayers could not agree
An incident occurred al Third district
box in the morning which attracted Some
attention. A young fellow applied to
Note and gave the name Of a well known
young business man. He had the age
ana residence Of the party in whose name
ne intended 10 vote down pat and was
prepared 10 swear that he was the man
Mr. * l.. Coldng, one OF the managers
at the box, happened 10 be well acquaint-
ca with the gentleman whose name was
sought 90 be voted. He waited until the
applicant had reached the swearing point
ana then called 10 a policeman TO ARREST
mat man" When he heard these
words ne flew like a frightened deer and
WAS out OF sight before the nearest po-
nceman comprehended what was wanted.
Attempts Of this kind were fe,V HON,