The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-20
Chief INTEREST
IN TWO FIGHTS
CONTEST FOR SENATOR
uoIDs ATTENTION WITH THE
RACE FOR CONGRESS.

rov-RawIs Fight in Efingham Has
Been stubborn and Both Sides
claim Victory-COl. Lester and
wr. Brannen Both Confident in
mace for COngress-Expected That
About $500 Votes Will BE Re-
,o-ded in Chatham-POIIs Will
Omen 1924 O'Clock City Time.
with a white registration of about
Asoo il is expected that in the neigh
borbood of $500 votes will be polled in
chatham county in the Democratic
primary to-day.
Although there is no opposition to
anv of the county officers, and it is
known just how Chatham will vote in
the three cases where there is oppo-.
sition on the ticket, the indications are
that an unusually heavy vote will be
recorded.
In savannah interest centers in the
race for Congress between Col. Rufus
E. Lester and Hon. ]. A. Brannen of
Bulloch county, and in the contest in
F4fingham county for senator from the
First district, in which Mr.. John z. Foy
and Col Morgan Rawls are the OPP
posing candidates. The Chatham poll
ticians are opposed to the election of
Col. Rawls and have so announced.
For this reason chief interest centers
in the fight in Effingham. In the event
that Col Rawls is elected the. Chatham
politicians declare that Effingham will
have to name another man in the sem
atorial convention. They say that the
Chatham delegation, and without it
nothing can be done, will refuse to vote
for Col. Rawls and the convention will
be tied up until Eff1ngham names an
other man.
Battle in Emngham.
Of course if Mr.. Foy is defeated in
the primary he would not be consid-
cred in the convention. This brings
the situation to the point where vic
tory for Mr.. Foy will really be a vic
tory, and a victory for Col. Rawls will
mean a defeat for him as well as for
Mr. Foy. Both candidates appear con-
1ident, and the friends and supporters
of each are claiming victory. The fight
has been hard fought, and the battle
of ballots promises to furnish some eX-
element for bingham.
In the race for Congress both Col
Lester and Mr.. Brannen are claim
ing the requisite number of delegates
to elect. 1t is admitted that neither
candidate will have a walkover, and
the fight in the district is certain to be
a hot one. Col. Lester remained in
Savannah yesterday and seemed salts
fed with the situation. He said that
his friends had remained true to him
and he appreciated all they have done
III his behalf.
simmons and Turner Here.
There is really no interest here in
the race for Prison Commissioner, or
chief justice of the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Thomas ]. Simmons is
being opposed by Hon. Richard B. Rus
SELL and Commissioner Joseph S. Tur-
' 1fer- is opposed by Ron 5dtison M
Strickland. Judge Simmons and Mr.
Turner win receive the vote in Chat
ham. The ballots that have been mail
ed to the voters in the county have
Strickland, Russell and Brannen pen
ciled out
The polls will open at 1924 o'clock.
city time, and will close at 6:24. There
will be seven boxes, each to be pre-
sided over by two managers and two
clerks. Chairman A. A. Lawrence of
the County Executive Committee will
be manager of the election. Because
there is practically only one way to
vote in Chatham there will be very
few scratched tickets, and the count
ing of the ballots will not take a
great while.