The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-09-24
\LARGE CROWD PRESENT.
Ne Pulls Letters on the Crowd and
Proves His Assertion.
Ne Seems to Know That Spade Is a
Spade and Says SO.
hawks ARE HAND-sAws WITH HIM

Colonel S0uthgate Gives IA Talk on the
Question Of Prohibition, and Then
Gives Ills Maligners Dip Under
the slime, Which Convinced
Large Audience That His
Record was Straight.
CranGlI, the vice presidential candidate
Of the prohibition party, is broken down.
lie returns to Texas, cancelling all en-
gagcmcnts for September, to rest. When
he failed to appear in Durham last night,
a. announced, Mr. J. II. Southgate under
took to fill his appointment.
The court house was the place. Just
over the bar and suspended on the walls
we're two large streamers upon which
were the notices: "The Saloon Must
Go" "Protection for the Home"
The largest audience which ergreeted
prohibition speaker had assembled, and
the room was comfortably filled.
Mr.. W. II. Muse voiced the disappoint-
mcnt of all in Cranfll's absence, and in
troduccd Mr. Southgate as the speaker of
the evening.
Mr. SOuthgatc opened with fine trib-
ute to Cranfll as a citizen of the Lone
Star state where the Mexican gulf thun-
dercS its giant anthems over the land of
flowers. Cranlill was man Of whom
the great state of Texas felt proud and
one Of the best known and best beloved
Of the Baptist denomination in the Uni
ted States. 4 representative of the New
South, and of that tide of brotherhood
which was rapidly fraternalizing every
5 ctiOn Of the cCuntry-the prohibition
party
His absence was deplored and his de-
termination to be present here before
the campaign closed announced
Before proceeding further, the speaker
read from the Durham Sun Of the issue
of the 18th an account Of the prOcee dings
OF General Stevenson's reception, calling
attention to the fact that that papers
reporter referred to the generals speech
as short, ali about the force bill, and that
the speaker was hOarse and in bad plight
Tor speaking In the leading editorial of
the same issue no reference whatever
was made to the speeCh-a sort Of silent
contempt, which was worse than open
lair criticism. He then read the article
from the same paper wherein effort haC
been made to show that he was dis
loyal citizen of Durham, because of al
alleged statement of his to DR. Crantl
concerning the Stevenson demonstration
The original letter to Cranfill was read
which is as follows:
DURHAM, n. c., Sept 10. '92.
DR. }. B. Crantill care of S. B. Alexander
Charlotte, n. c.:
My DEAR SIR-Your esteemed favo
from Atlanta received to-day, and / as
sumo you made your appoin ment il
AsAeyille, as it was your purpose t
leave Atlanta at | O'clock p. m, vi
Spartanburg.
This morning | wired J. J. Hill, o
ASheyille, to inform you that your chal
Ienge of Stevenson was made by M
through F. VI. Simmons, chairman stat
executive committee of the Democrat
party, last Friday, and that no respons
mad come. Enclosed you will find cop
OF the challenge, which l hope you wi
Use and read at all your appointments.
Nlevenson's speech here was a con
plete failure. No enthusiasm W as create
and | think the democrats themselve
io4nd no consolation save in the though
that he had elsewhere made a goo
speech.
am planning to meet you in Greens
Ooro Thursday, when l hope to find yo
well. With kind regards,
Yours faithfully,
j. III. SoUTHGATE.
Followed by Cranfilrs certificate, whic
reads:
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
lAls CeriifinS ihaf In NV snaech