The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11
AT HEADQUARTERS.
How Things Look as the Battle Cloud Rolled
Away-Mr. Atkinson Talks.


Bright and carly Thursday morning
Chairman Atkinson was in the state execu-
tive committee rooms just IS though moth
ing had happened.
Prominent and leading politicians from
all sections of the state were at head
quarters during the day, and laughing, and
Joking and spinning great yarns about the
bis, Waterloo.
A telegram was handed Chairman At
kinson early in the day which read as foi-
lows:
Buzzards Bay. Mass, October 6.-Hon W.
mocracy OF Georgia have demonstrated their
patriotism and political sincerity and have
the land new incentive to zeal and activity
GROVER CLEVELAND.
This one came TO Governor Northen:
New York october Ex-Governor w d.
Northen Atlanta Ga: Your message re-
ceiyed We are exceedingly gratihed at the
splendid work Of our friends IN Georgia. Inc
sturdy pqase OF foF Ga the great great results they
have attained. Please accept warmeSt con-
CALCULATIONS. w. r. HARRITY,
Chairman Democratic Committee
Chairman Atkinson interviewed.
Before Mr.. Atkinson left headquarters
last night for his home in Newman he
talked at length and interestingly TO
Constitution representative about the dem
ocratc victory and what 1t means to Geor-
gia. ., .,
w nat no you bulilh VI StSeSAuuJ o "1AA'
was asked.
TT was magnificent. Better work was
never done by the members of any political
party than was done by the democrats on
yesterday. The majority is not only splen,
did but it is decisive / was myself surprised
at the high figure to which it went L mad
believed that forty thousand was a safe
estimate with possibility of sixty thousand,
but did not think of it's going beyond that.
Ihere'n BE No More Trouble
Can the third party endanger, our sue
cess in the November election by fusion
with the republicans
NO; it is impossible for them to do It,
They cannot by fusion endanger us more
than we were endangered on yesterday. I'm
Yesterday it had been heralded all over Geor-
gia by Mr. Buck and by the officials OF the
republican party, including postmasters,
deputy collectors, marshals, revenue DIN,
GERS of all characters, storekeeperS ana
gauges, etc, that it was the orders from
the republican party that the negroes should
vote with the third party. These men not
only so advised the negroes when they met
them but they were active i'll attending puDnc
meetings and making talks to them and by
ev.ly possible means impresslng on them
that it was their duty as republicans to
vote with the third party.
with all this, they were unable to pre-
vent our securing majority of nearly sew
enty thousand. Should an open fusion be
attcmpted the active men who have hereto
fore been democrats and who worked to
secure the colored voters yesterday for the
third party would at once leave the third
party end return to their former allegiance.
1Chs would leave the fusion without that
element of intelligence to work with the
colored vote which was found in the ranks
of the third party on yesterday"
Fusion Impossible.
"F'usion will not only drive a large num-
Der of third party men who We're fotmerly
democrats back into the democratic ranks,
but it will send into the democratic ranks
nearly half the colored people in the state
The attempt to deliver the colored vote to
the third party by. Mr.. Buck in this election
Is resented by the intelligent negroes all