The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-07
LESTER A WINNER
CARRIED CHATHNW own LEAKEN
ny I.l~G NoTI~.
BRYAN'S MAJORITY IS PASS.
DEMOCRATS SURPRISED At THEIR
EANA NttToRN

that Lc~trr's Majority NiEht nc
smatI-LenLcn Workers We're Nu-
mrrous aud Very Much ia I.,t-
dence while Those Of the Demo
Gratis Were Few aud Ind~mon-
~tratis~--fcaLcn People Thought
Thcs HAD business aud Labor
Vote. but the Count Proved The,
We're Mistakcn-The THIRD Prov cd
20 Be the Banner District
Testers vote &.sa7
Lcaken's vote I.atl
Testers majority IN chatham I.9sG
Vote for nryan electors $3.50
Vote for McItfnicy etcrt"rs ~"i
Brysn's majority In Chatham 80"
The above a-7uras t.n tsc story ~ y.s-
tc0lays election m chatham. Tho prot b.
cciee ~ aH thc prophets have come r.
naupht Tho sound money people wHH
were going 20 CARRY tne county for 81
Kinley viii have Go take hlek eoat and
those who assorted tha, Sir Lsaksu
would Ene Co Lester tHe race OF his
life are confounde3
Lesters plurality over Doyle n 'sg6. was
A.FH HNfh i#lH tHAf .N Nf'| N'f TO fINH'
candidate gz His majority over Sir
Lcaken this sear is 1886 -Four wears Iro
W BrAa carried Chatham county hy
plurality over William Mckinley 70 0t
votes and @ majority over am opposing
candidates ~ only lR Yesterday he ear.
ried Chatham county hy a majority Or
z455 votes The remarkable difference In
food for Thought and contradicts a feel
Ing which has been current heretofore
that savannah was disposed To- become
Republican town.
Apparently the friends Of imperialism
and sound money are not quite -o
numerous IN Savannah as they Were
thought TO be- II should be borne 90
mind. however that the vote cast yester-
day was over 2Oo short Of tho possible
vote. the registered vote being over $3.50
while the vote cast was only ANS Many
business men did not take the trouble 60
so 20 the polls being divided IN scna-
mcnt doubtless. between opposition 20
Bryans financial views on the one hand
and Mr. Mckinney impcriaustic policy
on tse other.
The workngmen's vote came out strong
Il was only necessary 90 watch the
crowds IN line AT the various boxes dur
INK the esntire day. 60 ascertain this. The
prevailing impression was that large
percentage. II not majority Of the work
inEmen's vote was going for Leaken. and
probably for Mckinley also. and this idea
caused the Democratic leaders many
glur looks throughout tho day. and was
also responsible for general underosti-
mate Of Col LISTERS vote. This impress
son Is contradlctod by tho actual count.
which showtsi that the workingmen were
true 10 Bryan and Lester. The Leaken
people did the most shouting and their
workers were most IN evidence through
ora, the DAY. Some OF the noisiest. how
ever. had only their own votes. and At
tractod attention out OF sll proportion 90
their value
Mas "a Quiet crowd.
The election was a comparatively quiet
and orderly one. Although q large crowd
hung around the Court House during Tho
entire day there was very little disorder
and ONLY a few scraps Of q very mEor
character. Tho police had no difficulty m
preserving order There was compare
lively little drunkenness. which was one
amount Of money was being spent
one Of the Textures OF the day WINS the
arrest about O'Clock 81 Chairman l.. II
pleasanfs II the Republican District Con
grossional Committee ana j. p White
man. on the charge Of using money 20 bus
votes. william Callcn was arrested at
che same time on the charge Of procuring
voters 20 vote illegally. The arrests Nere
made hy i PARTY OF depusy -hcrins from
Sheriff Sweeny Office, the warrants haN-
ing been sworn ont before Magistrate J
4. Saussy. Jr.. hy Henry johnson and
William Sykes. both coi0red These men
madg anldavits that they had been iu
the Republican headquarters Ia York
street lane near prAytou street and tina
they saw Peasants and Wnitcman dis
pen=inr money for votes The warrants
were placed IN the hands OF Shcrl
Swseny. who promptly turned them over
90 Deputy Shcrins OConnor. HartiEau
and others.
The deputies made the mistake 81 at
tempting 10 enter the Republican head
quarters from tho main door. which they
found barred against them. BEFORE ,hey
succeeded In enectiug an entrance ths
parties on the irsid, had received a tir
a. TO the purpose OF the visit and when
the deputies were admitted they found
nothing 60 Indicate that enc law was be-
ing violated ~ any way. The arrests were
NNf1fAf' tittFffffttt I'AA NiIN parties lUAlNl 70
difficulty r. giving bond
Ready with Their votes.
The polls opened ~ the prescrir,d time
ia O'Clock. with q fair crowi on hand
but no excltemaut Tho Lcaken peoas
We're the first tnc pnlls. Maurice Hutti
mor had good bunch Of white worker.
on hand at the opening 81 tho polls hli
as the workers we've distributed az Do,
several boxes they did 30 make q vtrs
imposing show. There was also mum.
Der Of negro voters on hand. The I. ak .r
people went first 20 The poll. without an,
opposition on che part OF the Dtm.cIaf
who did not consider this point worth con
testing Tho result was that the nrsl -
votes which went 10 tho box were nearly
all Republican ana Mr. Lctkeu had O.
very healthy lead Ia th" voting az ths
end OF the FIRST hour. After thi. however
thtuEs began TO even up
Many business men and cmuoye4 % fh,
business houses down town stopped a.
their way 10 business 90 cast their votes
There was a general impress ion that q
large part OF this vote was TO- McSluln
ana Ia somewhat smaller perveuttE. f0l
Lcakeu. but subsequent results sHo0c
this 20 he an error The managers wcr,
fooled hy the fact that the Democrats q.
wAl as thc Republicans were us %
tickets with the Allied Printing Trade
label Imprinted at the top thf
worker an both sides seeming .