The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-15
GE0RGIA'S THIRD PARTY.
RUMORS OF FUSION WITH THE
REPUBLlCANS.

ston Calls on tie Suballiances to
Resclnd Their Indorsement of the
Third Psrty-The Fight to Control
the Cfcial Organ.
ATLANTA, GA, April 14.-The Southern
Alliance Farmer, the official organ OF the
order in the state. is in mess. The paper
has been advocating the third party for
some time past and to-day the board of
control met to discuss the situation. Col
Livingston. Hon. NJ V. Calvin aud ex-
Senator Ellington are the members Of the
board of control appointed by the state
alliance. Col. Livingston and Mr.. Calvin
are opposed to the third party. while Soma
tor Ellington is in favor of It, This made
division in the board as e. the
papers policy, but Col. Livingston
and Mr.. Calvin, majority. notified
Editor Erwin that he must either change
the alliance organs policy or vacate the
editorial chair. Some time ago Editor Err
win requested the subalhances OF the state
to either indorse the third party or re-
pudiate It. so that he could shape the
policy OF the paper. lie claims to have re.
ceved Endorsement OF 90 per cent OF the
alliauces for the third party, and there
| fore, refused to cuange the course OF the
! organ as demanded by Col. Livingston and
Mr.. Calvin today. In refusing to obey.
Editor Erwia said he thought the state al
lance ought TO be called together to SCI tie
the question, but this the committee could
not DO. Editor Erwin was therefore noti-
fed that j. III. Massey Of Thonasville had
been appointed his successor and he was re-
quested 70 deliver the editorial manage
| ment of the paper TO him at once, but MIR.
Erwin will probably refuse to do this and
then the question will go to II. G.
| Brown president OF the Southern Alliance
! Farmer Publishing Company for settle
ment. Mr.. Brown is a third party man
in his politics. aud II the point is made will
support Editor Erwin and the paper will
continue to espouse the third party cause
The position that Editor Erwin takes is
that the alliance, by the Endorsement Of the
| Peoples party, has repudiatet Col. Living
ston, and he is, therefore, under no obliga-
tion TO obey him.
CALLING DOWN THE ALLIANCE.
The state executive committee OF the
Georgia state alliance meet here tonight
and passed resolutions of great political i'm
portancs to the south. For some time past
the county alliances and suballiances
throughout Georgia have been indorsing
the Peoples party movement under th e
direction Of leading alliancemen,
who are also third party lead
ers. This is in direct conflict
with the constitution of the alliance, which
prohibits anything like political action. The
| state exec utive committee, recngnizing this
met with Congressman Livingston, presi-
dent of the alliance, and unanimously
passed resolutions de n anding that all alli-
anoes which have taken such action rescind
ibpromptly or surrender thoir charters
FUSION WITH THE REPUBLICANS.
ATLANTA. GA, April l4-The iudica-
tions point strongly to a fusion between
| the republicans OF the state with the third
party. Unless something now not looked
for by those who have made the pro-
gramme happens, it can be stated almost as
a positive fact that the fusion has been
agreed on. To-day the republican conven-
ton met here to elect delegates at large to
the Minneapolis convention. The meeting
| of the state convention which brought to-
gether republicans from every corner Of the
state, is expected TO officially ratify the
fusion with the third party that
has been rumOred s!cOe the
new movement wss inaugurRted. At
a caucus OF the executive committee and
| other republican leaders held secretly last
night a resolution providing for the fusion
was adopted. Subsequently, however, the
caucus rescinded its action aud then tabled
the resolution. The intention is to work
secretly and there will probably be no
further action by the convention, though
the speeches made to-day by the repub-
lican leaders had an unmistakable fusion
| tendency. A well-known white rapub-
lican is authority for the statement that
the third party and the repub-
licsns win act together in the
further that this was we'll
understood by the members OF the conven-
ton, who would as quietly as possible give
the fusion movement shape when they go
back home. The man who gives this in
formation has voted the republican ticket
all his life, but he says he will stand by the
agreement and vote for the third party
| candidate this fall.
| The convention accomplished nothing to-
day. The candidates for delegates seated
| by the officeholders are A. K. Buck, Walter
johnson, Bill Pledger and L. NJ. Pleasant
of Savannah. r. r. Wright OF Savannah
is making bitter fight to break
the slate and obtain one of
the delegates places. Walter johnson
of Columbus withdrew from the contest
during the afternoon session In favor OF
| W. w. Brown, who is also fighting to
| break Bucks slate. Rumors were anoat to
the effect that the convention would put
out republican candidates for state Offices
with 7. F. johnson Of Savannah as the
candidate for governor, but this will not
be done unless the fusion programme is
broken, and this is not probable.
TURNER AT WAYCRoss.
| WAYcRoss. Ga, April 14-Congressma
| Henry G. Turner arrived here this morning
! from Douglas. He was met by the Turner
reception committee and escorted to the
! Hotel Phoenix. he desired to take rest
until to-nignt, but it had been announced
| that he would speak at ii o'clock, and rather
| than disappoint the people he agreed to
make short address, He was introduced
to the audience by Hon. Samuel johnson as
! follows: "It affords me great pleasure 10
introduce To you gentleman whom we all
esteem very highly. gentleman who has
| represented US in congress, and whom we
| delight to honor, the Hon. Henry G.
| Turner" Mr.. Turner arose amid great ap-
| plause He said: Il am greatly indebted
! for the expression of such kind aud generous
| words, especially on account of the fact that
Whatever has been the opinions Of my polit-
ical opponents. / have stood true to the
| people whom represent, and true to the
principles Of Jeffersonian democracy. The
times are said TO be out of eoint. have not
found it So Strange and divergent currents
have sprung into existence, but the old
party is in good trim. IL Is the
duty of the people of the south
| to stand true to the principles they
| profess. The principles Of the farmers'
alliance are dear TO every freeman's heart.
| But when the alliance met at Ocala and
| framed that platf rm with its sub.treasury
plank, with its dangers and perils, they did
that which no prudent citizen would con-