The Brunswick news. (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, November 20, 1906, Image 1
VOLUME 6. NUMBER 49
LOCAL FACTIONS TO
FIGHT FORSUPREMACY
AT THE POLLS TODAY
BOTH SIDES NOW
SEEM CONFIDENT
II is a iatlie Between the
People and the Pol
iticians
I FRIENDLY FIGHI EXPECTED
Polls Will Open This Morning at
6:30 and Close at 5:30 —The
Managers and Other Facts
About the Primary.
Voting place, city hall.
Polls open at 6:30 a. in.
Polls close at 6:30 p. m.
Managers, L. Ludwig, VV. It. Cox.
E. C. Butts.
Australian ballot system to be
used.
The tight tor supremacy between
local factions, or rather between the
people and the politicians, will come
to a close today, when the munici
ipal primary for the nomination of a
mayor and four aldermen will be
held. It will he the first time that
the Australian system will be used
and therefore more than ordinary
interest is manifested in the result.
The campaign has mat been a very
long one, but at the same time both
factions have fought every inch o£
ground; personalties have been
eliminated and thfe fight has been
solely upon the issues involved. It
can truthfully ibe called a fight be
tween ,the people and the politi
cians. for The simple fact that the
ticket headed by Col. C. P. Good
year was named at a general mass
meeting, to which all voters were
invited, while the ticket headed by
W. F. Symons, including the mayor
alty candidate himself, ways dished
out to the people by three politi
cians, who claim to he in control
of Brunswick politics. All along it
has been a fight of (he people vs.
the politicians.
The registration is the largest In
lire history of the city, that Is to
say, since the white primary .plan
was adopted, and H is predicted by
many that 800 votes will be cast.
Both sides, of course, claim a vic
tory. Betting has been lively for
the past few days. Bast night one
bet of $2,000 was placed at even
money, while a number of smaller
bets were made.
It will be the first time in Bruns
wick’s history that a man can vote
and know positively that no one will
eferjiknow how he voted. Under
the new system tt is utterly impos
sible for the managers or any one
else to tell how the ballots were
cast. This puts a different aspect on
things altogether and will probahly
he tho cause of every man voting
his convictions.
The election, though it will he
stubbornly contented until the polls
close tonight, is expected to be a
friendly one and no difficulties are
anticipated. It Is believed that the
element heretofore selling their
votes will have a hard time of it
today, as it is understood that not
a vote will he purchased
WAN KILLED NEAR TROY, ALA.
Was Thrown From Atlantic Coast
Line Train While on Visit.
Montgomery. Ala.. Nov. 19. —Thom
E. McDonald, a resident of 11G N.
Holt street, this city, was on Satur
day evening, shortly afler fl o’clock,
killed three miles from Troy, Ala.,
by ibelng thrown from the Atlantic
Coast Line train No. 89, while on
a visit to his family there. The dead
man was a well thought of and
prominent tinsmith of Montgomery,
having been engaged In business in
Troy only t}ie past month. Ills body
reached Montgomery Sunday night.
A wife and two children and two
deters •arrive.
0W TO PREPARE
BALLOT UNDER
NEW SYSTEM
DIRTY POLITICIANS ARE TRY
ING TO MISLEAD IGNORANT
VOTERS WHO DO NOT UNDER
STAND NEW LAW.
For the first time in Brunswick's
history the new Australian ballot
will be voted in the municipal pri
mary to be held today. While a ma
jority' of the voters already under
stand this ballot and will know’ how
to prepare their ballot today, there
is a. large number who are not yet
thoroughly familiar witli the system
and do not understand exactly how
the new law is to be operated, there
fore for the benefit of those who are
not yet thoroughly familiar with the
new system tills* -> explanation is
made.
Booths have been placed in the
city hall and the voting will occur
In the rotunda of the building. No
ballot, will ho given out except by UP
managers. Each will have tu<j name
of ono of the managers and each
ballot will be numbered. This is to
prevent any fake ballots -Ixdng rush
ed in.
After the voter is given his tick
et he retires to one of the booths.
The time that he leavs the man
agers is marked on the ticket also,
and he lie giveu three minutes to
retire to the booth and prepare the
ballot. He then returns it to the
manages.
The ballot contains the names of
all candidates, two for mayor and
eight for aldermen. The name of
those you do not want to vote for
should be scratched. For instance,
in the mayor’s race, if you desire
to vote for Col. C. P. Goodyear
scratch the name of W. F. Symons
and vice versa. Pick out the four
aldermen for whom you desire to
vote and scratch the other four.
You are compelled to vote for one
candidate for mayor and four for al
demen. otherwise your ballot will be
thrown out by the managers. You
cannot vote for one of the mayor
alty candidates and Iwo or three of
the aldermen. You must vote for i
four. By this, however, it is not !
meant that you must vote Cor the J
four nominees of the people's bl,:ke! j
or the administration ticket, as j
many people seem to think. You can |
select any four aldermen that yon J
desire.
Those who do not know how to |
prepare their ballots, or those who i
cannot read, have the privilege of
calling one or two of the managers.
He then tells them who he desires
scratched on the ticket.
Inasmuch as this Is the first time
that the new Australian sytem has
been effective in Brunswick, it is ex
pected that a number of votes will
ne thrown out, therefore it is im
portant that every voter be careful
in preparing his ballot. Often (here
ate certain voters who do not desire
to vote for either mayoralty candi
date. This time it wiil be absolute
ly necessary’ for him to vote for one
or the other or his ballot will be
classed as an illegal one.
There are certain citizens who ate
endeaivoring to mislead ignorant
voters, telling them ’how to vote
when they are given the ballol,
knowing that it will be prepared
wrong, therefore It will be thrown
out. Or course this is done by
shrewd politicians who, knowing
that the ignorant voter desires to
vote for the man he, the politician,
is fighting, makes an effort to mis
lead him so that his vote will not
count. This Is a pretty low piece
of political work, hut it Is being
done, nevertheless.
Remember this: Scratch the
names of those for whom you do not
want to vote, be sure and vote for
one mayoralty candidate and four
of the alderman, don’t remain in the
booth for over three minutes and
your ballot will be counted all right.
Burned to Death.
Dallas, Tex. Nov. 17—The Mabank
hotel at Mabank, Tex., destroy
ed by fire lasr night. Abraham Mit
hH, of Dallas, a traveling salesman,
was burned to
BRUNSWICK, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 20, 1906
PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE WAS
CHEERED BY A LARGE CROWD
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Col. Goodyear Addressed Voters at Open
Air Meeting Last Night—
thusiasm Prevailed ‘
The campaign of Col. C. P. Good
year and his ticket was brought to
a whirlwind finish last night by a
big open air meeting at the corner
of Gloucester and Newcastle streets
and in the presence of two or three
hundred people the issues of the
campaign were discussed for the las l
time. It was one of the most en
thusiastic meetings held during the
campaign.
The Atlantic, band was on hand
and rendered several pieces, which
were greatly enjoyed. A wagon was
pulled up under the large electric
light and as Col. Goodyear stepped
on it to addresjß the enthusiastic
crowd he was notified by Assistant
Chief of Poll ice -Owens to remove
the wagon to one side of the street.
Amid cheers a crowd of Goodyear
supporters pulled the wagon to one
side and the band struck up Dixie.
For a few minutes Col. Goodyear
waited for the applause to cease and
then he delivered the strongest ad
dress heard during the campaign.
He started out by going over the
ell of the issues involved in t.hrt
mce, by the solicitor of the city
court and the clerk of council. He
scored film on his utter silence on
any of ithe issues Involved In the
campaign until ho (Col. Goodyear)
had challenged him for a joint de
bate, Mr. Symons’ reply being that
there were no issues on which they
differed.
He took several of the speeches
! delivered at the meeting held by the
, administration last. Thursday night
and showed the many false state
menits named. In one instance he
quoted one of the speakers who said
that Brunswick now had many miles
of paved streets, the work of the
GOODYEAR PLEDGES
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
% /
Brohswlck, Ca., Nov ,7, 1900.
To the People of DrunSwick: /
I announced in my letter of acceptance of the candidacy for
mayor of the city of Brunswick that 1 had for years been in
favor of the ownership by the city of the tight and water
plant, whenever practicable. That the money must be raised be
fore it could be accomplished, either by taking over the present
plant or creating anew one.
' was sincere in that statement and now pledge myself that if
elected mayor, with four citizens as aldermen supporting me in
the movement, I will, within sixty days from my inauguration,
secure the ownership and control by the city of Brunswick of the
GAS, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND WATER PLANTS OF THE MU
TUAL LIGHT AND WATER CO., at a valuation acceptable to
an overwhelming majority of the taxpayers and citizens of Bruns
wick, enabling the city and the people to secure a big reduction
of their own light and. water rates, and this I promise to do w tlv
out increasing taxation.
IN THE EVENT I FAIL TO CARRY OUfT THIS PLEDGE, I
SOLEMNLY PROMISE THE PEOPLE OF BRUNSWICK TO RE
SIGN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AT THE END OF SAID SIXTY
DAYS.
I have no desire for this office unless I can be of service to
the people at this important period in Brunswick’s history, and
I pledge such resignation the day I fail to make good this pledge.
Respectfully yours,
C. P. GOODYEAR.
AUSTRALIAN SHIP
IS HIGH AND H
CREW AND PASSENGERS HAVE
BEEN LANDED BUT SHIP WILL
BE TOTAL LOSS.
Port Darien, Nov. 19. — The Aus
tralian liner "Australian" went
ashore today and M Is feared that
she will be a total loss. The pas
sengers and crew have been landed,
but, there is little ho es of saving
the big steamer.
Pastor Called to Columbus.
Columbus. Ga.. Nov. 19. —Rev. Dr.
Charles Wright, of Albany, Ga., has
been called to the pastorate of Trln
lty episcopal ehuryh, in Columbus
It is not known whether he will ac
cept.
present adminls#.nation, when as i
matter of fact all of the paving re
ferred lo was done under the ad
ministration of Mayor Crovatt, and
by W. K. Dart, who was chairman
of the committee on streets. Jn
this connection, the people of Bruha
wick know- that there has been lossy
paving under the present adminlsUHH
tiou than any in -the •;nsf ten
Coi Goodyear agni domninijß.
t ::i<li
cit'-it- Imini. DviMo- •
lie was the candidate of
Light and Water Company, I and sB
if was strange that his dpixinent, B
fcte speef-h Thursday night, stated
that he and his party had . been for
municipal ownership for flic past ten
years. "If that is true, said the
speaker, "show me what they have
accomplished during ail of .this
lime. N<x one thing.” lie said that
he \va-. one of the original members
of the Good Government Club, that
he stood for good government when
that organization was first formed,
and that he then went in and used
his every effort to break up the old
ring. i am engaged In the same
light now,” ho said, “only the pres
ent ring is stronger than the old one
over was." Cheer after cheer greeted
the candidate of the people and for
nearly Jin 'hour the large crowd
slood and listened to his speech.
Following Mr. Goodyear severa'
other speeches were made and the
enthusiasm increased. The crowd
yelled until it was hoarse and t,hc
meeting ended in a grand hurrah for
Goodyear and hia ticket.
it was tlie ending of what has
-been a fight, of the people and for
the people, and today the people will
j tight, fho politicians and it looks like
they will he victorious.
PEOPLE KILLED
IH A BAB WRECK
ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN WENT
THROUGH BRIDGE NEAR
WINONA, MISS.
Memphis, Term., Now 19. —A re
port. has Just reached here that a
passenger train on the Illinois Cen
tral railroad ws wrecked today
near Winona, Miss., by going
through a bridge.
Details of the disaster are mea
gre, but early reports Indicate that
the lots of life was heavy. TraiOß
from this and other cities have been
sent to the scene of the accident
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l urn still ou -that Hue, and. in my
judgment the Goodyear ticket, Col.
Goodyear himself a good govern
ihfant man, and its supporters have
I* better rigid than the Symons tick
et and its supporters to be termed
for good government.
First, because the Goodyear ticket
was nominated at an open, free for
nil voters’ mass meeting duly pub
lished. i That. <al said nomination
a platform was adopted which was
unquestionably for good govern
ment Now. liow was the Symons
ticket brought out?
Second, -the Goodyear supitorters
are up against anew ring, which,
left alone unchecked; will likely be
come as dangerous/ to the i; i-ogress
of our community'as tlie old riug
was at the time/ of its greatest
power. j
I did not scpK the nomination na
one of the aldermen, but since the
good people i\. the mass moe ing
saw fit to place my name upon the
Goodyear ttoket. as one of the aider
men upon a platform pledged to
work for progress and prospeity and
municipal ownership of all 'public
utilities, I did, and do now accept,
and If elected will devote ray every
energy to a substantial and perma
nent improvement! of our beautiful
City by the soa, a good place to live
In, a city which we will all love to
claim ati our homo, and of which
wo will all he proud.
Respectfully,
■las. T. Lambrlght.
BROTHERS UNITED IN DEATH.
The Slayers arid the Slain Are Bu
rled Side by Side,
Gridin, Ga., Nov. 19.—Milton Pitts,
the young Pike county farmer who
shot his 20-year-old brother Charlcß
to death, was burled yesterday after
noon stdo by side with tho young
brother whose life he took Just, the
fore sending a bullet, through his
own heart. The Pitts hoys had fig
ured In difficulties before and were
both known to be fearless men.
Milton Pitts had told his young
wlfo never to speak to Charlie again,
but his Instructions were not rogard
qrl and (the feeling \ between the
brothers grow bitter. About 12
o’clock Friday Charlie went over to
Milton's house on some errand of
trifling nature and Mr;s. Milton Pitts
addressed several remarks to him.
The woman’s words infuriated her
husband and he drew a pistol and
fired Into Charlie Pitts' breast. The
wounded man turned to run, .as he
was unarmed, and received another
bullet in his (back, falling dead near
the house The elder Pitts then
turned the pistol to his own breast
and fell dead at his doorstep with
a bullet In his heart.
His wife ran screaming to a
neighbor's hougie. It wafa rumored
that before shooting himself her
husband fired at her, but this she
deniee. There was no one else pres
ent except some very small children
of Milton Pitts. It is said that, last
week Milton Pitts; brought hits -fa
vorite child to Griffin and tried to
give It away.
Captain's Arm Was Broken.
Charleston, 8. C\, Nov. 19. —The
schooner J. Holmes Birdsall, Cap
tain Clark, from Newport News for
Charleston, came in today and re
ported (meeting southerly gale on
Wednesday. While in the blow the
schooner shipped a sea which knock
ed Captain Clark over the wheel and
broke bis arm He was sent to an
Infirmary soon as the schooner
came la.
MM OE THE STEAMER
J
I jht >, the First Steamship to Evefl
\ Hail From This Port—Officers
of Comoany Hero to See 9K
Her Come In.
Tlui Sauila, t.n 11 r,t stoanHfp' ■
the Brunswick Stormihlp
ny'-i fleet, winch cam.
but- h;. !i mu: j
.11 i ll" and 1.. ;r Cl •yi'n J ~.
botfly lifter 1-
prvbs
A
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gracefully up the harborjßpmg sa
luted by all th© boata malcix she
passed, headed towards Hhor new
mooilng place and mada&a pretty
a I,lading at her
one desired to sec. ff
A lar.ge number (of peolple had
gathered at the pier to watch for
the Satllla, and as she appeared In
sight In St. Simon sound the fire
bell was sounded to lot the people
of the city know that tne first steam
ship ever to (hall from Brunswick
was jHtcamlng Into \ the harbor.
Growds rpiiokly rushed to the ter
minals; every gasoline boat proba
bly in tho ham,or steamed up the
rHer with crowds on board and the
Sntillu was given a royal welcome
by the people of the city, who seem
to realize the full meaning of the
Opening of this new line of steamers
between New York and Brunswick,
As soon as tho ship was landed
tho crowd began to go aboard to
make an Inspection of the ship and
trom thiut moment until after dark
Sunday afternoon there was one con
tinuous stream of visitors. They
wyre .courtequaly received by Cap
tain Smith and his crew, who show
ed them over the vessel and mad*
them feel at home. Every part of
the ship was Inspected by the visit
ors.
The Satllla Is a handsome freight
er. As Is well known she Is built
especially for the carrying of freight.
She has u crew of 28 men. a total ot
3.500 ions. She is 315 feet over all,
40 feci breadth and has a hold depth
of 25 feet, six Inches.
Yesterday morning a force started
the work of unloading the cargo,
which ts an unusually large one.
This will lx? completed today and
the ship will shift to aha wharf of
the Southern Tie and Timber Com
pany, where she will take on a cargo
of crossties for her return trio
ME Ini By
THE REGENT STORM
STEAMER CANADA AND TWO
SCHOONERS WRECKED AND
MEN DROWNED.
Quebec, Nov. 19. —A report reach
ed here today that the steamer Can
ada had been wrecked. Two schoon'
ers are also reported to have gone
down.
Five men lost, their lives
DEATH OF MRS. J. W. BAILEY,
MOTHER OF SENATOR BAILEY
Ciystai Springs, Miss., Nov. 19—
Mn ,1 W. Bailey, mother of United
Status Sejnator Joseph W. Bailey,
died this afternooju, after an ex
tended illness. Senator Bailey ar
rived Jast night and wl'th other
member* of the family ws* at Im*
b*dW*.