The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-16

Executive Committee, was at the Court
House al $50 o'clock in the morning and
remained there during the entire day
with the exception of the time that he
took for his meals. While the arrange
nents for the primary relieved the chair
man Of any responsibility while the cleo
ton was in progress. Col Meldrim show
ed his interest by remaining on hand OBJ
serving events and quietly advising The
managers where word in season was de
sirable.
Mayor Myers was another interested
witness who voted early and remained
on hand the greater part of the day. The
Mayor was confident from the start and
al noon expressed the conviction thar Mr..
Osborne's election was assured. together
with a majority, If not all, of his ticket.
Rev. Bascom Anthony voted during the
morning, but remained at the Court House
during the greater part of the day.
The candidates were all in evidence
Mr.. w. W. Osborne and Mr.. w. C. Hart
ridge both displayed great activity, NOV
ing about constantly among their follow
ers, encouraging the workers and giving
orders and suggestions to their lieuten-
ants. At o'clock both Mr.. Osborne and
Mr.. Hartridge expressed their satisfac-
ton at the outlook from the standpoint
of each. Capt. John r. Dillon and Col
Waring Russell were considerable in ev-
idence, Notwithstanding the fact that the
crowd was generally disposed to concede
the election of both. Mr.. j. S. Collins
was an active and effective worker in
behalf of himself and his ticket Along
in the afternoon, however, 1t was a mat
ter of general Information on both sides
that Mr.. Collins had been badly scratched
by some Citizens workers, who had per-
sonal reasons for supporting his oppon-
emit Mr.. Warning Russell, Jr. For some
unexplained reason, Coroner Goette was
severely cut by many of his Liberal
friends, especially in the Fourth district
and this, ID was thought, would insure
the election of his opponent, DIR. Keller.
Mr. Goette became Disguised at the state
of affairs. and left the Court House at 10
o'clock. returning again, however, in the
afternoon.
Both Col. Brooks and Maj Schwarz,
the candidates for county sheriff. were
on hand, bur neither seemed to be doing
any great amount of work. The candi-
dates for County Commissioners were oc-
casionally seen, but did not appear 10 be
doing any great amount of work.
The votes went into the boxes with the
regularity that was almost like clockworl
during the first six hours. In fact, the
voting during the first half of the pri-
mary was very even. For the first three
hours the votes went into the box at the
rate of 800 an hour, during the fourth
hour the rate was $50 and during the fifth
hour about 575 votes were cast After y
o'clock the voting gradually Stacked up.
Between II and l o'clock 500 votes were
cast between / and 2. 800 between . and
the rate dropped 10 $50 an hour, between
and {, 30 votes went into the box, and
between and exactly the same num-
Der.
Between times in deciding disputed
Doints for the managers, Referee Cunnine-
ham took the trouble TO obtain the vote
at the boxes al intervals. The figures,
which he kindly furnished TO a Morning
News reporter are as follows AT 10
o clock, 1855; II o'clock. 252S u O'Clock.
3.O67; l o'clock, 1851: 2 O'Clock, 4.066; 4
O'Clock, 4,7S7; O'Clock. 494S. This shows
how evenly the vote ran during the day
until the last two hours, when it fell
off sharply.
A count of the boxes, taken just as the
polls were about to close, gave the follow
ing result: First district, box 1, COZ, box
2. 6lS, total. 1.215; Second district, 1877;
Third district, box l, sol, box ., 6l3; total,
J. 164; Fourth district, box l, 525; box ?. COG,
box 8, $50, total, ITO; country. 30 grand
total. 5156. Probably three or four woes
got in just at the close, giving a grand
total of 5,160 votes out of a registration
of 5.764 white voters. This is a loss of
about 10l5 per cent. or an unusually close
vote, being probably closer TO the posi-
BILE vote than any election in recent years.