The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-28
NO THIRD PARTY HERE.
sAvANNAHIAHs NOT LYING
AWAKE ON ACCOUNT OF IT.

me opinions or a Few Men on the St.
Louis Movement-Msj. Rysls Don't
Think Il VIII Amount to Much-Col.
Mercer, Gen. Lewton. Capt. Cunning
ham and Gazaway cartridge Fave
the Same opiaion-Whst the School
Teachers Think OF 1t.
Politicians are remarkably scarce in
Savannah, probably scarcer than in any
city Of Importance in the state. Numbers
Of people generally are discussing Hill and
| Cleveland and the democratic nomination
for the presidency. but the cloud upon the
political horizon. which made its appear
ance at st. Louis the other day in the shape
OF promise Of q third party. appears to be
regarded with absolute indifference IN
Savannah.
The matter seems 10 have attracted very
little attention here among all classes, and
not even the leading thinkers or the poli>
ticians seem TO have given the subject more
than passing consideration. Nor do they
seem TO think il worth their while to do so.
@Of several prominent citizens who were
seen yesterday not one had given the sub
Ject sufficient fought to express q confident
opinion Of the result of the appearance OF
bAO AoW CAhAA4Aoab LILO RCODicu buA1A AK
in the field.
MAJ. RIVALS AND THE THIRD PARTY.
Mai. Ryals as usual, was solidIy demo-
cratic. The major believes ia the sort of
democrats who will come to the trough and
lick salt when they are called.
II can't say what this third party BUSH
mass will amount to-" said the major.
They may make some Roadway out west,
and they may not There is one thing Ger
tain, the south will remain solid They may
make some fuss In Georgia but they will
never carry the state. The majority Of the
alliance are democrats, and they will stick
by the Democratic party"
Larry CAN'T says Tom Watson can carry
the state for the third party by $4,000
majority. How is thatl" the major was
asked.
That's as near as Larry usually gets to
1t" was the reply.
Maj. Ryals was q strong Hill man, but
be thinks Hill has blundered irretrievably
by the calling Of his mid winter convention to
nominate himself for the presidency and
that some man outside of New York state
will be selected as the democratic standard.
bearer.
GAzAwAT HARTRIpGE's VIEWS.
Gazaway Hartridge made some pertinent
remarks upon the situation in Georgia:
when was in the legislature" he said,
the third party or alliance senti-
ment was very strong. and there
was an evident lukewarmness
toward the Democratic party and an in-
clinatiou toward third party or any party
that would incorporate the alliance princi-
pies In Its platform. ! do not believe the
third party will carry the state. Tom Wat
son will carry his own district, and make
the prediction that he will get the demo-
cratic nomination for congress from the
Tenth district this fall. You see Watson is
very strong in his own district and as there
are q great many alliance counties in the
district all he will have 20 do is to claim to
be democrat and the alliance democrats
will send enough delegates to the
convention TO nominate him again
and kthen they will elect him.
The Democratic party would do well to
solidify itself in the south by incorporating
those principles of the alliance In its plat
form upon which the alliance is agreed
within itself. This would not include the
sub-treasury issue and the government
ownership OF railroads, as the alliancemen
are not agreed themselves upon those points.
The Democratic party has nothing to gain
by attacking the alliance"
Maj. P. w. Meldrim said he was simply
practicing law for living and did not keep
up with politics.
COL. MERGERS OPINION.
Col. G.. A. Mercer, chairman of the county
democratic executive committee, said az
have taken very little interest in politics
lately, and have not studied this third party
| movement. l consider that St. Louis con-
vention disgrace to the American people.
IL was mere scramble from beginning to
end. may be mistaken, but the men who
are at the head OF this movement appear to
be entirely devoid Of patriotism. They are
simply seeking the offices and endeavorinR
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| as possible for themselves. Some men will
go to any length for notorlety. They have
been known to 90 to the gallows merely for
the sake Of notoriety. There is no necessity
for third party in this country. The
Democratic party is q sufficient represent
| alive of the people in their claims for sim
pie and economical form of government
GEN. LAwToN's PREDICTION.
Gen. A. r. Lawton said he was thor
oughly out OF politics and had given very
| little attention to this latest move judging
from past experience he believes that the
movement will result as have many a SINH
lar movement in the past, and that it will
be short lived.
''Tbe third party may create some
| stir at present, but will result
in nothing in the end" he said. at may
have some bad results on the coming cleo
ton. because il is so near at hand, but it
will ultimately result in nothing"
Capt Fl. c. Cunningham said he did not
believe the third party would carry
| single state this fall.
Supt. w. H Baker of the public schools
| said he don't know what the third party
| will do, but he believed that Hill will be
| the democratic nominee.
when I was in New York last week. ~
he said, everybody seemed TO be for Hill.
| Cleveland was hardly mentioned
The public school teachers are about
evenly divided as between Hill and Cleve-
| land.
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