The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05
GE0RGIA'STHIRD PARTY
DEMOCRATS KNOCKING THEM OUT
ALL ALONG THE LINE.

w. II. Snead's Arguments at Homer
vile Knocked Into Cooked Hat by
Hon. -. A. R. Crum aud Others-The
Third Party Boomers Meet a Similar
Fate in Thomas.
BONNEVILLE. Ga, June 4-For weeks
the disciples of the People's,party have been
scraping the county and urging the people
to come to their meeting here to-day. when
they proposed to organize the third party
in Clinch. 1t was announced that brilliant
speaker would be on hand for the occasion
to dispense third party doctrine to the
faithful. When the meeting was called to
order to-day by the chairman and W. H.
Snead Of Berrien county was introduced
and came forward the people, with gaping
mouths and unstopped ears, listened for an
hour and quarter to the thunders of Mr..
Snead's would-be eloquenoe. After labor
ing hard and long in his attempts to show
the beauties of the third party, its parent.
age, ETC., he closed amid death-like silence.
COL. CRUM KNOCKS HIM OUT.
Instantly the crowd spontaneously called
for Col d. A. r. Crum Of Vienna, who was
here on visit to his parents, and he re-
sponded in O sound democratic speech, and
as each sentence of the democratic truth
was driven home to them the crowd cheered
for minutes at time, 80 much so that at
times the speaker could not proceed, He
showed that the alliance was not the pro-
mulgator OF the Peoples party, and that
they were not now defending il. He said
that instead Of being born of the alliance Il
was the Legitimate issue Of au Illicit union
between the Chicago anarchists and the
yankee pensioners. AT the conclu sion OF
his remarks Col Crum was surrounded by
his old-time neighbors and friends and
warmly congratulated upon the success Of
his enthusiastic and effective talk.
Col. B. A. Wilmington of this place was
then, by the repeated calls of the people.
compelled to come forward, for they were
In good humor to hear democl alto doctrine.
He made the speech Of mis- life, and was
frequently interrupted by outbursts of ap.
plause that followed his bitter invective
against the third party heresies. He CON
tended for true democratic principles
asserting, as the former democratic speaker
had, that he was and ever had been in
sympathy with the alliance as it was
originally established, but strongly con-
demned the efforts being made to lead the
alliance to the despoiler.
sNEAD REPLIES.
Mr.. Snead, in a weak, trembling anC
heartsick voice, said few words that fell
upon unwilling ears in reply, and the secre
tary called upon all who would join tn,
third party TO come forward and sign theil
name to a paper he held in his hands. A
few went up and signed. and some whC
were, it seemed, ashamed to go up nodded
assent TO the pleading looks Of the leaders
In all exactly fifteen names were enrolled
as Peoples party men in Clinch. Ate
much casting about among the leaders as t,
what was best to he done they decided t,
postpone further business until July 8, anC
then perfect their organization; but il /
dead in Clinch.
Although the meeting was called by tn
third party it turned out 10 be red lette
day for the democracy.
w. A. Ecord and L. g. Mattox were ap
pointed by the chair as delegates to tn
district meeting in Waycross. The chat
mad TO name them as no one else woult
make motion that they be appointed,