The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-21
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
a Rousing Rally at Augusta - Third
Party Talk in WAYNE.

AUGUSTA, GA, May 20.-There was e
rousing rally of the Richmond county DEM
ocracy in the opera house tonight A
young mems democratic league was organ
lied with Solicitor General Boykin Wright
as president, and full list Of officers. The
opera house was crowded to standing room
only. Addresses were made by Maj. J. c.
e. Black. who is TO be the candidate for
congress in this district against Tom Wat
son, W. Y. Atkinson, chairman Of the demo-
cratic state executive committee, and Judge
ii. D. D. Twiggs. The speeches we're all
received with great applause and the meet-
ing was enthusiastic throughout. Maj.
Black will have a walk over in this
county, and it is believed will sweep the dis
trict.
THIRD PARTY SPEECHES IN WAYNE.
JEsUP, GA, May 2O-Judge s. R. At -
kinson made an address at the court house
here yesterday. He began by saying that
several days ago, when he was here he was
requested by ]. j. Bell, president of the
county alliance, to address them to-day as
representative body. The Judge took up
the Ocala platform and explained each
plank, and said it contained nothing that a
true democrat could not support, claiming
he was a simon-pure democrat, and then he
appealed to the ones that are believers in
the third party not to forsake the Demo-
cratic party, under which they had been
reared. He also showed the true light of
the third party. While speaking against
the third party movement he was inter
rupted several times by Rev. j. Westberry,
who said that the st. Louis platform
was the one he loved. Fitty-seven men
attended the speaking, and a ma jority of
them were Turner supporters. An amusing
thing occurred during the speaking. Several
days ago the county commissioners let the
colored Odd Fellows have the court house
for the day, not knowing anything of the
alliance meeting to be held. On the judges
arrival from Brunswick. he was told of the
arrangement, but said he could get through
before they came. When about half
through his speech, the crowd of negroes
arrived, headed by brass band which
drowned the voice OF the judge. He re-
questad some one to ask them to dispense
with the music a few minutes and he would
be through. The negroes began to come in
the hall, and in a few minutes every avail
able seat was taken. After waiting on
Judge Atkinson about thirty minutes to
finish, they retired to their church, where
their programme was carried out.
This afternoon the third party had an ad-
dress from S. L. Bishop of Waycross a
deep dyed republican from Illinois. He
abused the Democratic and Republican
parties both, saying neither had ever done
anything for the relief of the farmers. He
said that the farmers alliance was insti-
tuted solely for an independent political or
geHization, and that every true allianceman
now must pledge himself to support the
third party movement. He said that no
one who stood on the Ocala platform had
any right to participate in democratic
primaries, that an Ocala man was third
party believer. He said the third party peo-
pie loved Judge Atkinson but could not
support him for the congressional
race unless he would promise TO swallow all
the st. LOUIS platform, and unless he did
that after the election he Judge AtBinson)
would be named mud. The better element
OF the people Of this county are very much
opposed to such speeches as the one made by
Bishop here to-day, aud you can hear all
over the streets groups or people discussing
it and condemning the speaker in the very
strongest manner. After the speaking ell
the alliancemen, whether In good stand
ing or not, were requested to remain
third party. Among the number
were Postmaster Stansell, ex-Representa.
tive Thornton, Rev. w. 7. E. Butler and
Rev. j. Westberry, with few others OF
less prominence. The meeting was held
with closed doors, and it is difficult to ar
rive at ali that was done. Your reporter
however, has been informed by reliable au-
thority that fifteen pledged themselves &c
the third party. They will hold a county
convention here Wednesday. June /. for
the purpose OF electlng their county execu-
tive committee and to elect delegates to the
third party congressional convention which
convenes in Waycross June S. Bishop
claimed that they were going to elect their
men in every county. 1t is under
stood that they are going to
put out candidates for every
Office in each county in the district, from
coroner to congressman. The democrats OF
this county have no fears of the third party
defeating any democratic candidate that
they put against them. The best men of the
alliance here are drawing out Of the order
saying they cannot go against the Demo
cratic party. The third party movement
will be the means of destroying the alliance
in this county. Men who have been promi.
nent in the order are heard on the streets
tonight abusing the speaker Bishop as
republican In disguise. Bishop was asked
to-day how much he was being paid for hi;
services by the Republican party. He re
piled that be was only getting expenses fol
this trip. He left on the o'clock tralr
yesterday afternoon for Wsycross.
wILLACooCHEE FOR TURNER
WLLAcooCHEE. GA, May 20.-Politi-
eaily speaking this community is moving