The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-22
GRAND JURORS JOB
NAY BEGIN INVESTIGATION OF RE
CENT ELECTION FRAUDS.
SUNDAY W0LAToRS BOOKED.
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUERS WILL
APPEAR AGAINST THEM

Politicians Fail TO Take Seriously
Runners of a Grand Jury Investi-
cation of Political Conditions and
the Way Elections Are Conducted
in SPONTANEOUSLY the Other Crowds
as Deep in the Mud as They Are
in the Mire-Discard the NOn-PoIi-
ticians-Law and order League
Ready With Its Evidence Against
sabbath Decorators.
Hhe grand jury Of the Superior Court
is to meet to-day. The session will be
held at o'clock. and many cases are
billed to receive the jury's attention.
The rumors as TO investigation Of al
legged frauds in the recent election still
continue, with what show OF truth this
afternoon viii determine.
Local politicians are not wont to take
seriously, or at any rate very seriously,
the current discussion as to the prob
ability OF the grand jury making an in
vestigation into the methods Of conducting
elections in this city and county. The in
difference to the moral aspects Of the To-
cal political situation is not confined to
the lower grades of politicians, but is
general among those who direct politi-
cal campaigns from a greater distance
and in a somewhat more pleasant atmos-
phere.
Politicians have become accustomed to
measure influences politically and they
divide the citys population. roughly. into
two hands and the discards. The hands
represent the two factions and the dis
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influence in the matter of reforming cleo
ton conditions is regarded as nil.
Then what are they going 10 do about
it." a member Of one faction or the other
will say. They know they are as deep
in the mud as we are in the mire and
that they can do nothing against US with
out exposing themselves. 1 never had
much use for that gang, but nobody ever
accused many of them of being fools.
They'll never try to play any such game
as that"
Possibly some one will venture the sug-
gestion that the movements in the polit-
ical purity campaign may not be allied
with either faction.
HUH the politician will say, scorn-
fully, That crowd Of stiffsl Why that
bunch doesn't cut enough ice to cool a
lemonade on winter day"
So that the politicians. despite the talk
er brethren feel, are not worrying their
heads great deal about the investiga-
fion by the grand jury. OF course, the
thought makes them bit uncomfortable,
but they don't actually have any fear
Furthermore, they are not at all convinc-
ed the grand jury VIII do anything about
the matter.
About the Sunday violations, however,
there seems to be no doubt whatever The
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be permitted to place the evidence it has
gathered on this subject before the grand
jury and it is not likely the grand Jury
Will refuse to yield the desired hearing.
That there will be great many cases
for the consideration of the grand jury
this afternoon is pretty generally under
stood" said member of the Law and
Order League yesterday afternoon "but
few people have any idea just how many
there will be in which the evidence will
have been furnished by the Law and Or
der League"
The speaker was asked the exact num-
Der, but declined to say; he did say, how
ever, that there were more than the grand
jury could investigate in an afternoon.
In further conversation with the re-
porter he said that there are eight classes
of offenders principally violators of the
Sunday ordinance. OF these he said the
chief offenders and the ones against
whom the first evidence would be given
are the saloon keepers If this class is
disposed of in time the evidence against
the green grocers that have violated the
Sunday ordinances will then be consider
cd
The speaker was not prepared to say
whether there would be any evidence
/ submitted in the matter of buying votes
| at the recent election, or whether any
evidence to show that there is gambling
! going on would be brought up. OF the
vote buying, he said that If 1t was decid-
! ed to consider 1t at all there was a great
! deal of evidence against certain persons
! that could be had without difficulty
He said further that where true bills
were found the Leagues attorney, Mr..
/ w. F. Slater. probably would assist the
solicitor general in their prosecution
Besides the violators of the Sabbath
| there are a large number of criminals to
be arraigned, in their absence, before the
grand jury. The session of this afternoon
will be a busy one