The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-12
WANT MEN At THE POLLS.
REPUHLICANC ANDID ATES ASK REP
REsENTATION AT NOVEMBER
ELECTION.

Mcssrs. ". u. LeRkeu and Henrs
niuu. Jr.. Candidates ResPectiveiS
for ConErczsman and Prc-identia;
EIector From This District. Ask
the Counts Commtssioners 20 GIVE
Them Representation Among the
Managers aud Cierks-The Request
WIN DoubtIrss Sc Complied Win
~ INTERCHANGEABLE Matters
neforc the Boards Monthly Meet
ing
Tho county Commissioners received a.
their meeting Yesterday afternoon com
murication from the Republican candi-
dates Tor Congressman aud presidential
clector from this district asking that IA
the selection ~ managers and clerks or
the election next month. they be per
mltteI representation 40 the polls
Tho letter Wa signed by Messrs Lea
ken aud Blun me eandidates Il recltel
The fact of the election next month. and
tho custom u the commissioners to select
managers ana clerks some time in sd-
vance - he day nSed. giving parties or
factions interested representation This.
said the letter. was an thar was asked or
wanted I' was not intended 20 advocate
tho claims ~ any particular individual 20
tho position % manager or clerk. though
Messrs Lcaken and Blum stated that ihey
would be GLAD 10 furnish list II their
adherents. deemed suitable by them 20 nu
these positions from which tho conmis
sioncrs might make their own selection.
Tine communication was read by clerk
Butler Chairman Dale said that Il was
CUSTOMARY 20 give parties or factions in
tercstcd iu the result ~ an election rep
feaentaton at tho polls the practice be-
Ing for each party or faction To submit
the names Of those IL wanted. and then
FOR tho commissioners 20 name those
whom they chose II was decided that the
matter should take this course. the choice
Of election officials being postponed until
a day shortly preceding the election.
when a special meeting Of the commits
siCners viii b. called and the manager
and clerks chosen The commiss oner-
generally expressed Themselves quite will
INK to give the Republicans the represen-
tation that they asked. saying that ~ was
nothing more than fair and right
During the meeting the commissioner
were In conference with Tax Collector J
J. MCGOWAN and sheriff Thomas Sweenv.
in reference 10 the collection Of overdue
taxes. Tho commissioners were furnish
- wi'h a list 81 thoee against whom ex.
ccutiors had been issued for delinquent
taxes. and wanted 10 know why some Of
these had not eeen collected. In making
this query Chairman Dale explained thar
30 was not a complaint. as under the ad-
miuistration Of Sheriff sweeny tho dc
linQueut taxes had been collected with
greater vigor than had been the case Tor
number % years.
The sheriff explained reasons controlling
the several itcrnr on the list The most
serious obstacle. Ne confessed was the
failure OF che sheriff Office In the past
to collect costs md expenses from toe
county. when the county became the
urchaser Of land sold for taxes HIS
inability TO collect had made him some
what chary OF mourning expense for Id
vertising. when he was not certain snat
the property would he sold 10 some one
other thnn the county
The evident injustice of this appealed
az once to the commissioners and they
told the sheriff that in the future his
bills for costs and expenses when they.
were due by the county. a. tine purchar-
er II property an sax sales. would ne
paid, With this understanding tht sher-
IN Ead he would advertise and eell land
against which tax executions had been
issued. as often as the commissioners de-
sirei
The report OF Superintendent 81 Pubic
Works and Roads Chaplin showed that
during Tho month OF september the con
Wet forces Of the county had been st,atl-
Is employed. 4 force had reen kent ~
work surfacing che Louisville road. but IA.
completion % this part Of the county sys-
tenn ~ public highways IS being impaf ed
hy the failure OF the contractor 20 furnish
the needed amount Of Augusta gravel.
with which the surfaciug Is being done
The Harmon Canal. that runs from The
rear 81 the old Vernon Race Track % Salt
Greek, into which IL empties. IS being r.
cut The work has been needle and a.
giving relief 10 the drainage OF that fcc-
tion OF the county bordering on or near
the White Blum road
During the month ~ September there
was an average Of 2SS convicts on he
county chain gangs. the largest average in
the history OF the institution IN this coun-
~ There have been more AT one lime on
the gang than this average. but never q
large an average for any month. At pres
ent there are nearly OF quite 90 az the
camps and on the county farm.
McuUGH REMANDED ron THAI.