The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-06
WILL HAVE TO MOVE
"HEADaUARTERsv WON'T BE AL
LOWED NEAR COURT HOUSE.
IF MONEY is PAID FOR VOTES
MAYOR TO WAGE WAR ON CoRRUP-
TON ABOUT THE POLLS.

No Headquarters VIII Be AlIowec
Within a Block of the Court House.
He Says, II Money Is Illegally
Paid Out, He VIII Have Warrants
in His Pocket on Election Day to
Issue Upon Evidence That Votes
Have Been Paid for From "Head-
quarters" If Votes Are Bought
Away From headquarters" War
rants Must BE Secured From n
Magistrate.
There'n be no money paid out for
votes in the neighborhood of the Court
House next Thursday, when the pri-
mary election for ordinary is held. That
is what Mayor Myers declared yester-
dav.
Not a single one of the four candi-
dates who are trying for the coveted
Office OF ordinary will be permitted to
make use of headquarters that may
be established in the immediate neigh
borhood of the Court House for the IL
legal payment of money. A strict
watch will be maintained, and not one
of the candidates will be either favor
ed or Disseminated against.
The Mayor is determined in this po-
sition. He said that he wants to give
the candidates warning that nothing in
the way of misuse of funds in the
election will be tolerated near the
polls. No matter who the candidate
the neighborhood of the Court House
free from corruption will be carried
out, he declares.
AS Immediate neighborhood" is not
definite, the Mayor was asked just how
far from the Court House 'headquar-
ters" might be established and main
tanned. even though money were paid
out. He replied that the police will
see to 1t that there are no such head
quarters maintained within a block
of the Court House.
This statement by the Mayor could
not be construed to mean that he had
no objection to the maintenance of
headquarters, where money will be paid
out beyond the prescribed limits. Re-
garding that point, he said that it
will be within the province of anyone
to swear out a warrant before any
magistrate against any person or per-
sons at such headquarters who may
be known to have paid out money.
The Mayor is a magistrate and has
the right to issue warrants. He said
he will be at the Court House during
the day, as is his usual custom at cleo
tons. and that he will have a supply of
blank warrants in his pocket, to be fill
ed out as occasion may demand. Any
sworn statement as to vote-buying will
be accepted by him. and he will place
a in the hands IF thu v1n1fNo
for service.
During the election an extra detail
of police will be on duty about the
Court House, as there are always
enough incipient riots and disorders to
| demand their presence. The Mayor
feels that the Jurisdiction of the police
should not only include the suppress
sion Of violence. but that it should in
clude the prevention of corruption of
voters as we'll.
Warrants for service will not be
turned over to the police when the
charges are against persons at head
| quarters" beyond the prescribed limits.
| AS such warrants would have to be
secured before a justice of the peace,
some state or county officer must serve
them.
But one candidate has thus far es-
tablished headquarters in the "imme-
House. Capt. McAlpin has secur-
a place on State street, between
Bull and Drayton. Headquarters,
used for what purpose they may be,
| have been an usual adjunct of cleo
| tons, and no fatiguing walk has been
necessary for voters to reach them. II
will be interesting to note. in connec-
ton with the statement of the Mayor,
whether the candidates have their
headquarters within or beyond the
block that has been mentioned as the
limit of strict police surveillance over
| the use of money.