The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-15
AFFAIRS In THE TENTH.
THE AUGUSTA COMMITTEE BEFORE
SAVANNAH DEMOCRATS.

| A Critical Situation IN watson's Dis
trict-rhe Utmost Effort Necessary
TO Put Down the Populist Enthu-
siasts- Savannah Pledges It's Sup
port to the Committee Should Help
Be Required.
Col. G. Fl. Phinizy. Maj Joseph B. Cum
ming and Mr.. P. B. Tobiu, three prominent
and well known Augustans, spent yesterday
Ia Savannah. The object OF their visit was
a political one. They came 20 lay the
situation In the Tenth district before the
people Of Savannah and TO interest them in
the fight the democracy is making in that
district During their stay they met
number OF the professional and BUSH
ness men OF the city and discussed
with them the state Of affairs. They met a
warm reception, and their description of
things IN the Tenth was listened to with in
terest
According to their description the state of
affairs there Is not pleasant one The re-
cent election with its tremendous dema-
cratic majority has only served to cast a
partial damper over the third party people,
and they are now straining every nerve IN
Mr.. Watson's behalf.
SERIOUS APPREHENSION FELT.
rings are such as to cause serious APP
preneasion In the minds of all
right thinking men, and there IS danger at
any moment of violent outbreaks among
the excited people of the district. So success
ful have been the political sgitators in their
WORK That the district is now one hot.bed Of
political turmoil. Business is seriously inter
Tered with: The people do nothing but talk
polltlcs. They think politics, eat politics.
orlnK politics and dream politics. They are
worked up to frantic pitch against they
know not what. Such is their state Of
mind that trouble may be ex-
pected at any time. The negroes
nave been worked upon until they are worse
than the whites aud fully as unreasoning.
Iney are determined to have their rights
as they term it, IL 1t takes force to do il.
Snch has been the effect of Tom
Watson's teachings In so short time.
In some districts it has become dangerous
tor an outsider 20 talk politics even.
1t is 20 wonder that the level-headed demo-
crats are anxious to beat Watson, with this
state OF affairs staring them in the face.
They regard it as an absolute necessity for
safety and good government.
MAI. CUMMING EXPLAINS IT.
In speaking of the matter Maj. Cumming
said: The democrats can beat Watson IN
the Tenth district by exerting every effort.
The result in the recent state election Ia an
Gratis as opposed to the combined Republican
and third parties. In Augusta the
majority of the democrats will
DO larger than it was at the state election
by more than LOCO votes, perhaps 1000 In
the other counties OF the district that went
democratic the result will be about the
same. In the counties that gave such large
third party majorities we expect to consid-
eraoly reduce those ma jorities in the Novenl-
Der election. In those counties the democratic
vote was almost entirely white, and little
effort was made to prevent the third party
voting the negroes. This time the demo-
Gratis will make great effort
for the negro vote. The third
party people have been paying
up the taxes OF the negroes aud registering
them 10 large numbers. They will endeavor
to vote them In body in November. Ths
better GLASS of negroes, however, do not
ssympath1se with the third party aud will
largely support Mr.. Black"
THE SITUATION CRITICAL ONE.
There ia no use concealing the fact"
Maj. Cumming said, "that the situation in
the Tenth district is critical. We shall win.
but il will be only by the most incessant
effort. Business and professional men who
ordinarily take but little interest in politics
are exerting themselves in behalf OF Mai
Black aud safe government.
1.-THE eyes of the whole state and OF the
whole country almost are upon the Tenth
district. It has become a state fight and
the defeat of Mr.. Watson Is regarded as the
most important issue in the coming election,
second only to the election of Mr.. Cleve-
land"
Tho gentlemen were assured that IL helm
were needed Savannah would do her full
share, and there need be no hesitancy in
calling for it.