The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-22
READY FOR ELECTION
MANAGERS AND CLERKS HAVE
BEEN NAMED.
WILL BE FIVE BOXES
ALL ON ONE SIDE OF THE COURT
HOUSE.

Commissioners Vetsburg Named JUS
tice Richard Wickham as the SUI
Ordinary-Thcre Will Be No oppo-
sition to Capt. Henry McAlpin, the
Democratic NOminee-TwO Justices
and n Freebooter at Each of the
Five Boxes-TOgether With the
Clerks They VIII Be Paid by the
Couhfy-Registrars Will Conclude
Work This Evening.
The managers and clerks who Will
act in the general election for ordi-
nary Thursday, were named yester-
day by Commissioner vetsburg. who
also decided upon the number OF
boxes and their location. There will be
no opposition to Capt. Henry McAlpin,
the nominee of the Democratic party,
and there will only be five boxes for
the voting public.
Commissioner Vetsburg decided that
this number of boxes will be sufficient
in an election where there will be no
opposition and it is not believed that
the vote will be a heavy one. The hold
ing Of the election comes under the
jurisdiction of the County Commits
sioners and the matter was placed in
the hands of Commissioner Vetsburg.
That member of the board named
Magistrate Richard Wickham as the
superintendent of the election and then
decided upon the location of the five
boxes. and gave out the list of man
ayers and clerks.
Under the general election law two
justices and a free holder are to act as
managers, and the appointments were
made as required by the statute. Capt.
McAlpin was the only person to re-
quest representation, and if at the elev-
enth hour another candidate goes into
the race he will find himself without
managers. The talk of opposition was
still heard yesterday, but as before, 1t
was from individuals, and there was
no organization behind the scheme to
try and defeat the nominee of the Dem
ocratic primary. 1t is not believed
that a candidate will be sprung Thurs
day morning. although there are some
who contend that this will be done.
The county pays for the services of
the managers and clerks, but the COM
pensation is not fixed by law. 1t has
been the custom to pay the managers
SIS each and the clerks SO. The present
board of commissioners will probably
agree to the same figures. While it is
conceded that the men in the boxes
will have very little to do it is
generally agreed that they will be
worth the amount which has been col
lected in the past for similar services.
Usually at an election where there is
no opposition ringers get in their fine
work and make the complimentary
vote" large. Many persons do not take
the trouble to go to the polls when
there is but one candidate and FIRE.
quently some of them have their names
voted for them. That is the ringer
performs the service without the for
mality of having obtained leave.
The Board of Registrars is hard a.
work on the registration lists to be
used at the election. 1t was found
that if entirely new lists were made
the work would not be completed In
time for the election, and the Regis
trars tried another tack which will
bring them out in good time. The
typewriter lists used in 1900 will be
used by the managers Thursday, an6
the names of the voters who have
qualified to vote since that time are
being added in ink by the Registrars
This is the only way in which the
lists can be gotten ready in time fol
the election. If entirely new lists were
made it would take several days and
they would be no more accurate thar
those which the registrars are now
preparing. Quite a number of person:
who were on the disqualified list have
paid their poll taxes, and are now be-
ing placed on the regular lists. The
registrars expect to complete their ar.
duous task by this evening, and list:
that have been completely purged will
be turned over to the County Commits.
sioners.
In the location OF the boxes with
the managers and clerks as decided
upon by Commissioner Vetsburg. the
box for the First District will be in
the county attorneys Office on Bull
street. Managers, Richard Wickham
j. P; George e. Bevans, J. p, and w
T. Hussey, freeholder. Clerks, Antonio
Salicido, p. L. Constantine and Oar
Keane.
Second District box in county attor
ney's Office on President street: Man.
ayers. Isaac Nathans, J. P; G. Mobile
Jones. ]. p, and Charles Garfunkel
freeholder. Clerks, D. Z. McCuen, F
A. Garden and T. B. Masters.
Third district box in Office of Receiv
er of Tax Returns on President street
Managers Charles V. Hohenstein, ]. p.
M Naughtin, ]. p, and Isadore Silver
berg, freebooter. Clerks Joseph Mo
lima, L. A. Berance and Frank H. Nc
Intire.
Fourth district box on Presiden
street. Managers Samuel Reynolds, ]
p, J. r. Saussy. Jr.. J. p, and Jane.
Mcbride, freeholder. Clerks John Di
non, ]. E. Mcbride and Arthur NJ. Lu
cas-. Jr.
Fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth dis
tricts box on President street. Mana
gers o. c. Butler, ]. p, w. H. Mendel
j. P, and Dave Christian, freeholder
Clerks w. B. Adams, ]. II. McHugf
and B. Donovan.
AS will be seen under the arrange
ment as made by Commissioner Vets
burg, all of the boxes will be located
on the same side of the court house.
WEnnEn ATT pARanNACE