The Brunswick news. (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, November 20, 1906, Image 1

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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 l ■ i {■ - ■ v # , J ' ' . V . . -Jk •.*. 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 TIP fin rjjjg V s ' .'■* OF Jfl St II ‘ Hr W B imvcalw beep hHB'-i good gov. me the organ,. . o Chub, aw i .or t> 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 it v terminals 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*.