The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-07
FOR FAIR ELECTION
POLICE PROMISE TO KEEP DOWN
DISORDER.
POLITICIANS BUSY DAY.
THE REGISTRATION LISTS CARE
FULLY SCANNED.

Dead Men and Those Who Have
Moved Away Checked on So That
Ringers Can't BE VOted-NOtes
Made of Those who Are Not SO
Well known and Who Are Out of
the County, Probably With View
to Voting Them-Large Registra-
tion Seems TO BE a Sign in Favor
of Neutrality-suspicious. Think other
wise. However.
The politicians interested in the fight
for ordinary, which will be settled
Thursday, were hard at work yester-
day and will put in every minute of
their time from now until the opening
of the polls. The day was spent in go
ing over the registration lists and fig
uring on how doubtful citizens are 60
ing to vote, and just how many on the
lists are out of the city or dead. If the
latter are not too we'll known their
names will probably be voted by ring
ers for some of the candidates. This
is a common practice and one over
which there has been no considerable
talk.
While there was some talk on the
street corners and at the resorts, the
real work of the day was done under
cover, at the various headquarters,
where only the tried and true were ad-
mitted. There the lists were carefully
checked and those whom it is known
only the long green will satisfy were
noted. Those who have to be pampered,
and those who have to be taken to the
polls in vehicles, were marked off and
everything was put in shape for the
final battle. Notices of the meetings
scheduled between now and Thursday
were sent out. and the tickets of the
candidates will follow. All of this re-
quires much work and time, and the
ardent admirers of the candidates are
working their pens in aiding in the dis
tributing of the ballots before election
morning.
The large white registration as pub
lished in the Morning News yesterday
caused no little surprise and no less
comment. The manner in which the
Information was received differed, and
opinions varied. Those who have
that the large registration is fav-
orable to the candidacy of Mr.. Hart
ridge. They say that the remarkable
increase is due to the fact that the
conservative element is aroused
and determined to land the
man who is running on the platform of
pure politics" a winner. These peo-
pie say that heretofore the conserva-
tive element has looked on with it's
O. fol- t,I
to the polls to express it's disapproval
of unblushing corruption. These proph-
cts, who are not blinded by feeling,
say that at last the conservative force
has awakened to the situation and in
tends to make itself felt as it never
has before. The supporters of Mr..
Hartridge say that this is the case, and
that the large registration means very
much to their candidate.
This view of the large registration
is not shared by every one, however,
and there are many who do not see
where the surprise gives Mr.. Hartridge
the bulge. 1t is the opinion of these
people, who look at the registration list
through different glasses, that the in
crease is not due entirely to the reg
istration of people who have been
backward about voting. but rather to
the fact that very many young men
have attained their majority this year.
If this is true, 1880 must have been a
prolific year in the matter of births.
1t is further contended by some that
not few persons have been registered
who do not exist, and that all of the
information that appears on the revis-
ed registration sheets is not true. This
is said to be done during every cam
paign, and it is not probable that any
more than the customary number of
illegitimate names appear on the reg
istration books at this time.
That there will be no head
quarters" around the Court House
is information to some, al
though the announcement of Mayor
Myers caused considerable talk The
Mayor has stated that there will be
fair play, and Superintendent of Police
Reilly promises that the police will pre-
serve order, and that no favoritism will
be shown the heelers or workers for
any candidate. Every man will be
given an equal chance, and no rowdy-
ism will be permitted Any pa
trolman who countenances dis
order of any sort at the polls or the
breaking of the lines, will be sent 10
his quarters by the superintendent and
will reckon with the Mayor after the
election.
The city officials say that so far as
1T is within their power, the election
will be absolutely fair, and that no
one will have any ground for COM
plant The lists of managers and
clerks will be handed in by noon to-
day to the Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee. The rules gov
erning the primary specify that the
candidates will pay their own mana
gers and clerks. but this item of ex-
pense will hardly amount to anything
for the reason that those who go into
the boxes will do so because of friend
shin