The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-20
THEY WOULDN'T DIVIDE.
POPULISTS REFUSED TO LISTEN
TO GOOD DOCTRINE.

Col. Testers Offer to Debate Kemp
and Smith at Hinesville-The Refusal
to Accede to a Division OF Time Re
suited Ia Democratic Rally Which
Outnumbersd the Third Party Men.
Col. Lester Sets Lecturer Smith
Straight on One or Two Points.
Col. Lester spoke at Hinesville yesterday
afternoon.
W. R. Kemp, the third party candI-
date for congress- and II. T. Smith, the
alliance lecturer so-called, spoke in the
\ morning.
1t was third party rally, and it had
been advertised for some time that Smith
| and Kemp would speak. The crowd that
greeted them numbered about 200, includ-
ing about twenty-five negroes. By special
effort the democrats had succeeded In
securing Col. Testers presence. The third
party chairman Of Liberty county issued
challenge some time ago for joint debate
between the leaders OF the two parties.
Since that time the democrats have been
endeavorinp to arrange for the
debate to take place, but have never been
able to bring the third party people to time.
Col. E. p. Miller, chairman Of the Demo
cratic party of Liberty county, decided that
yesterday was the time to put the third
party people to the test and find out II they
would really engage In joint debate.
Col. Lester was already in the county,
and Col. Miller prevailed upon him to re-
main and appear at HlnesvilIe yesterday.
DIVISION OF TINE ASKED FOB.
As soon as the meeting had been called to
order by the third party chairman, DR.. A.
P. Hendy, Col Miller made a request for
division OF time, stating the grounds upon
for the third party speakers
to have the opening and conclusion,
as all he asked was q chance for the demo-
cratic speakers TO be heard. The chairman
consulted With MeSsrs. Kemp and Smith,
aud announced that they were unwilling to
divide time, as 1t was third party meeting
and no joint debate had been announced.
AS the crowd seemed anxious TO hear both
sides, Col. Miller again requested division
and suggested that the question be decided
By vote Of the crowd.
The chairman after again consulting the
speakers declined to put the question to q
vote, and announced that there would be no
division Of time. Mr.. Kemp then spoke for
over an hour, his speech being the usual
TRADE Of abuse against the Democratic
party.
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It had been announced that Mr.. Smith
would speak in the afternoon, but as soon
as MIR. Kemp had concluded Mr.. Smith
said there were some matters he proposed
to discuss, his object being to prevent the
crowd being addressed by a democratic
speaker he harangued until after o'clock
in the afternoon, when an Adjournment of
three-Quarters OF an hour was taken for
dinner. Speaking began again immedi-
ately upon the expiration OF the forty-ive
minutes.
The democrats present we're determined
that Col. Lester should be heard, and as the
third party people refused to allow him to
speak at their meeting they adjourned to
the school house, where they listened for
over an hour 60 a rousinR address
from Col. Lester upon the issues of
the day. By actual count there were So
democrats, third party men and 3 negroes
Testers address, while n third
party men remained with their speakers,
showing the democrats to have q majority
Of the crowd present.
COL. LESTER SET HIM RIGHT,
A little occurrence during Lecturer
| Smiths speech In the morning excited gem
| eral attention. Mr. Smith declared that
| Col Lester had told him IL Cleveland we're
elected he would settle all this trouble
about the tariff and ell these troublesome
| questions.
THAT is not true" said Col. Lester, aris-
| ing in his seat, II did not say that"
Tho speaker at once aokno wledged that be
was wrong aud that Col Lester had not told
| him as he stated.
Col Lester's prompt contradiction and
the readiness with which the third party
advocate took water was like a wet blanket
upon the crowd.
| Caudkiaha Kamn and Iackurar SroIhb
| viii speak at Savannah next Monday night
They will And plenty Of democratic speak
ers ready to divide time with them, il they
are 30 inclined.
Ayers Ssrsaparilla, highly concentrated,