The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-02
4 Ms SILLY FAKE.
THE THIRD PARTY LEADER Is IN
DESPERATE STRAITS.


Efforts to Keep His Followers Enthused'
THOMSON. GA, Oct. "a The pretty
little town of Thomson pulled out OF bed
this morning into cold, drilling rain
before she had time to comb her hair or
wash her face and hands 1t was in the
gray dawn of day, but the little city was
thoroughly aroused by the greatest SEN
station her people have known in the city s
whole history.
"Tom Watson's Louise is guarded by
a hundred farmers from three counties
armed with shotguns.
s'Fatson has slept but little during the
night-a bold play at persecution.
ssRunners on horseback have been to
neigh boring counties after these armed
men. the streets are lined with buggies,
and horses foaming and tired with travel
are hitched to every tree"
Such were the ordinations scattered
over the little city, causing GREATNESS
excitement and arousing men and women
from their sleep long before their m >rn-
ing summer should have been broken.
Men hurried into the streetsl learn the
particulars. What did it all mean? Gould
Watson have gone mad i'll single night?
Why should he outrage community
with the reflection of calling out hun
dred armed men and stationing them to
protect him from the citizens of one of
the most peaceable, respectable, law-aoid-
ing towns in Georgia-the people with
whom he wa reared?
A Miserable Fake.
It was mystery to the people OF
Thomson, for but few had heard of his
miserable fake that he was in danger of
being mobbed, with negro politician as
a guest on the premises. The story was
just spreading over the city fairly when
numbers of armed men were seen march
ing to the court house, escorting Watson,
Ellington, Charley McGregor and others.
Arriving at the court house they stacked
fheir arms and went 10. About thirty
negroes gathered in the hall upstairs
with them and there Were speeches made
by the third party agitators. The text
OF each speech was che time has come
wien third party people will have to pro-
tee themselves from the belligerent dem
ociaaa: the negro must be protected, and
Wi, oo protected, and SO forth.
Watson went back home, where he
kep on guard duty half dozen or more
armed men all day. The others, feeling
that Jaeir services would not be needed
81 S red Of acting the absurd roll OF
defenders, without provocauOn, strolled
down 10 En, carrying their shot guns and
ma sets with them. 1t was ridiculous
scene.
sarime the agitated and much abus-
ed 1ji4ens OF Thomson, knowing The
w 0.e a5tair to be miserable scheme of
Np.6oA'5 to appeal Tor sympathy, went
aLaut taeir business pursuits with no
though save INDIGNATION and disgust
II rus eeply felt the outrage that had
bucli cas- upon them aud some set about
t. il legal proceedings could be.inau-
qurs. 10 keep down any such unpro-
8ol,ea ualicious proceedings.
saey Write Out Statement.
n and his Iieutenants put their
7le ass gethel IN lie early morning and
81 ent was written out by Mr.. John
"A.
an4 aotr supporter, for a loc i newspa-
puro Il espondont OF course they made
Out neat story IN their defense. The
RuOicoa had been crossed and they
cuu 4n turn back, Their story is ridic-
uloas ia the extreme and very greatly
s0.. IS the people of this section.
ga lain that an attempC to lynch
1l3a % was undertaken by Ger ,ain men
III onson with Or. Revile in the lead.
III. Il vile gives mis- the lie emphatical-
~. Gearing he was out of town when
til 10 came and didn't leave his
lUu- after Dark Watson says he Went
to the mayor yesterday afternoon and
zas.s.d Tor protect u, telling him to warn
Dr.. 6e>ilIe and others not to come to his
house 10 bother the negro not on their
dives. Mayor HoIzendorf went to Wat
sol. aiter inv stigating his charge and
fiJu.ng t to be :. f3ke, and told him that
his lears were groundless and there was
no erLanized mob IN town, had been
done anl would be none. Despite these
ASSURANCES, emphasized by the word OF
DIR. Johnson. chairman of the democratic
couay committee, Watson sent miners
out Tor protection.
As watson Told 1t.
[ went to Watson'S house THIS AFTER
noon 10 ask for the original ghost story
about all this business. A stack of arms
on the trout velanda and tracks all about
tie sandy yard made the place look like
a scene If war. Ushered into his private
room 10y his pretty wife, l was beckoned
to a seal beside tue congressman, who
booked like the gh, IS of Tom Watson ~
dng OF 2 lounge by smouldering fire.
'Will you print it as give it TO your
was his first question.
vf,afi,,, ,,-..s q answer