The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-06
THE THIRD PARTY TALK.
COL. MERCER ON THE SITUATION
IN THE WEST.

The Movement Will Hurt the Repub-
licans There More Than It Will the
Democrats in the Sou:h-TammAny
and CleveIand-Third Party Gossip
in Georgis-The Necessity for Active
Work IN the First Congressional
District.
Col. George A. Mercer has returned from
New York, where he went to look after
professional matters after the Chicago con-
vention.
Col. Mercer believes Cleveland Is the
strongest man the Democratic party could
have nominated and, as he puts its, 'if he
Ct win no democrat could" The ticket,
Col. Mercer said, will draw TO the party
many votes which wouldn't otherwise come
to It. In the northwest Cleveland is popular
with the Germans aud will get large vote
from them, which heretofore was repub-
lican.
Col Mercer said he didn't have time TO
talk politics while 10 New York, but he
feels satisfied Cleveland can carry the state
If Tammany supports him. There is quite
o division Of opinion whether the organiza-
ton will do it, but Col. Mercer believes
Tammany will be all right
The third party coming into the field, he
said, might throw the election into congress-,
which, OF course, would mean Cleveland
and Reid, the House electing democrat for
President and the Senate a republican for
Vice President. He thinks the third party
is much more liable 10 hurt the republicans
In the west than 1t is to hurt the democrats
In the south. He doesn't fear the third
party In Georgia.
NOT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
Chairman Charlton Of the democratic
executive committee said he doesn't expect
che third party will cut much Of figure in
Georgia in the presidential contest, because
the states ma jority on shat issue Is too
large to be frittered away but he Is mind
full Of its influence and power in the First
district. I'VE have been undertaking the
strength OF the third party In this district"
said Mr.. Charlton, because we have
not come ia contact with it enough
TO realize it. Anybody who thinks
Col Lester will have walkover is mis-
taken. We have a stiff fight before Us, and
the burden OF re-electing Congressman Les
ter will be upon Chatham county. II must
give him its biggest vote to return him to
congress. The third party is strong in Bull
loch. Emanuel, Tattnall Scriven aud even
IN Efingham, and is liable to carry them,
while il Is unsafe to count on either Liberty,
Mcintosh or Burke counties on account of
their republican proolivities"
sCRIvEN ALL RIGHT.
U. P. Wade, Esq, of the firm Of Dell &
Wade of Sylvania, Scriven county, was Ia
the city yesterday to see Hon. r. G..
duBignon for the purpose of get
ting him 20 speak at the
democratic rally at Sylvania July 10.
''The Democratic party is well organized
in bcriven county, Oaid Mir. Wade, land
has the majority qf the white votes, but she
danger to us is the negro vote. 1t is an I'M
certain quantity, and II the third party can
secure IL we will be beat, but | believe the
democrats Gao keep it away from the third
party. Ny advices from other parts OF the
state is on the same line. Everything de-
ponds on the negro vote"
Mr.. duBgnon is another man who thinks
the city folks have moderated the strength
of the third party in Georgia. 1t is
strong, he says, and is going 10 all
sorts of extremes to accomplish Its ends
He has information that few days ago a
third party ovation in COBB county in
dorsed the force bill and said it would be a
good thing for the south He claimed the
reason this democrats are opposing it is that
under its provisions the negroes would get
a good vote, and that's what we want
said the orator.
Col. Lester will stump the district after
be is nominated.