The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-03
CHATHAM coUNTYS TICKET.
SIZE or MAJORITY ~ THE ONLH
QUESTION ron DECISION TODAY.

QUESTION FOR DECISION TODAY.
Polls for the Election Of state and
County Omcer. wiz Open at 7'24
O'Clock In the MorBtnE and Close
at Gf2a O'Clock in the Evening, Ctty
Timr-DInerence Ia sun and CITY
Time Produces the odd Minutes.
The clerk and Managers for the
several noxes and the Location Of
Each-state and County Ticket Has
Heen Printed ia Futl.
The polls for the election OF state and
county Officers VIII open az the Court
House this morning az 7.2i O'Clock. The
FUN state and county ticket IS 10 DO voted.
but the lack Of any noticeable opposition
has prevented there bring much local In
tcrest In tho election.
The polls viii remain open eleven hours.
from Z - In the morning until s.-i in the
evening The odd minutes result from the
requirement thai the elections shalt run
~ sun time. which Is just twenty-four
minutes slowc- than the Eastern time by
which savannahiaus regulate their af-
fairs.
The managers and clerks OF the cleo
tions. who were selected a week ago.
nave been assigned alec 90 the boxes Of
which they viii be IN charge They are
requested TO appear IN the office Of the
County Commissioners IN good time be-
fore The hour fixed for the opening Of the
polls. 90 that they may be sworn 10 dis
charge their not very oncrous duties faith
fully and well These managers and
clerks have already been announced an
the Morning News. They are as follows.
First district. tax collectors ONCE.
Bull and York streets Manager: Il r.
wickham. j. r.. g. r. Bevans. J. r.. ".
=. Corbet. frecholder. Clerks: Thomas
Kcrns John j. Burke. J. Robert Crcamer.
Second District County Treasurer Of
nee. York Street Managers: Isaac X.
Nathans. J r., q. Noble Jones, J. - h.
q Jaugstetter. freehoider. Clerks. W J.
Malloy. william Ennis. J. n. speigh'
Third District. County Attorneys Of
nee. BOIL and President .Ssreets-Man-
ayers NJ Naughun. J. p; Charles u.
Kline J p: John +. Schwarz. free
holder clerks. Mike keane, William =.
Thee. r. NJ Hun
Fourth District. Box No 1. Receiver Of
Tax Returns once. President Street
Managers samuel Reynolds J. p. X +.
McKenna. freebooter. M. ". Dixon. free
holder clerks John W Prendible.. J. Nc
Bride. Jr John J Dinon.
Fourth District. Box No. ?. ordinsry's
once President Street Managers: J. Y.
saussy. Jr.. J. p. W r. Leopold. free
holder. Henry r Lubs. freeholder. Clerks
J. C. Murphy. T. r. Masters. Thomas
Hallgan.
FIRM. sixth. Seventh and Eighth Dis
tricts. once Clerk Of the Superior Court.
York street-ManaEers ". J. Cleary. J.
p David l.. Christian. freeholdcr, N. ].
Desvergcrs. freeholdcr. Clerks. Joseph
Molina. p. II. oliver. r. r Baker.
The omission from the statc ticket. e.
sued by the state Democratic Executive
Committee OF the blanks for the names
OF the nominees for the offices Of clerk
and sheriff Of the city Court Of Savannah.
has been rendered harmless by the print
ing Of tickets here ~ Savannah IN which
the names OF an the Democratic caudi-
dates. selected az the last primary. are
printed Ia fun The ticket has no blanks.
is headed simply Democratic Ticket.
and will obvlate any necessity % the vo-
ter's writing any names All that he has
TO do is 60 take a ticket from one Of the
tables supplied with them. which will be
maintained around the polls az the eN-
pense Of the local candidates for once
examine IL closely enough 20 see that IL
is all right and then present Il % The
managers Of the box for the district In
which he lives.
The prominent polltlcians ~ the CITY
and county. more especially those who
are candidates Tor office. viii probably
spend some portion Of the DAY about the
polls. but d Is doubtful Il their efforts
will serve Ia dissipate the deadly apathy
so far as the election 10 concerned. that
seems to have settled over the voter
Chatham county Is 20 used 20 scenes OF
interest and excitement in and about elsc-
ton. that nothing less than the prospect
OF the repetition OF such scenes seems
adequate to the task Of drawing the vot-
ing element from their homes and places
Of business.
Mr. A. W Harmon hos announced his
candidacy for the Office Of county com
missioner. hut 30 far no other opposition
20 the regular Democratic ticket for
county Offices has shown its head In
time past just after the primary. there
was some talk on this subject and It was
rather believed that there would be con-
tests for two or more offices. These gen
tIemen whose names were thus used ar
prospective opposition timber have doubt
less yielded 20 the advice OF their friends
or reached better counsel within them
selves. and decided not TO make the race.
The committee appointed TO purge the
registration list Messrs. J. Robert
Creamer Thomas Cooley. and VIM Feasc
finished So labors yesterday. having re-
moved forty -one names or these fVc
were removed for cause and the other
thlrty-six because the persons have died
since registering
SHEETS Of the qualified voters hy districts
we're made out for the manager OF thc
district boxes. aud will b. given out this
morning The total qualified vote IS
somcthing over seven thousand.