The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-16
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7 0as as much C9Dn1elce IN III LtF4lsstou
and Dr. Mscane. two Of It's mos. pronf-
neut leaders. es it had a few weeks ago.
There does not seem to Be- any reason 70
{ doGbt that they agreed that tae7 would use
/ their influence to the utmost 70 get tae aili-
auos members OF the legislature to unite
! in the support OF Mr. Calhoun
/ for senator. There IS not, o.
course, any direct evidence that they made
such an agreement, but the circumstantial
evidence is very convincing. Mr.. Norwood
is certainly satisfied that they never ssri-
ously thought If making aim the sllis zee
candidate, and it is PROBABLE that Judge
Hines ami the senatorial asoirants who
were called 10 Atlanta by the leaders OF the
fight against Gen. Gordon, and inspired
with the hope that they would ges
the support of the alliance members Of the
legislature, are pretty thoroughly convinced
now that these leaders never intended that
any one Of them should be the anti-Gordon
caucus nominee.
The MORNING News pointed out a week
! ago, that the man the alliance LEADERS, in
| tended to nominate. if they could, was Mr.
! Calhoun, and 1t is pretty safe 70 say that
they had that intention month
or more. IL looks as If the
purpose had been to nominate Mr. Calhoun
at the first caucus Of the alliance members.
1t was found impossible to carry out that
programme. although from all accounts
Col. Livingston and Dr. Macune exert4d
themselves to the utmost to do SO. Some of
the alliance members refused 10 be
led by the nose. as it were. They
resented the attempt OF Col. Livingston
and Dr. Macune TO dictate to them. The
alliance leaders and other leaders of the
opposition to Gen. Gordon did not abandon.
however, their purpose to nominate Mr..
Calhoun. They appeared to do so, and.
doubtless, other senatorial aspirants believed
they had. This result of Thursday nights
anti-Gordon caucus, however, sho we'd
that they had not. Mr. Calhoun
was their candidate from the beginning
and will be to the end of the contest. Col
Livingston's talk to the alliance members
on Friday night makes that clear He did
not say anything directly about the sena-
toG1al contest, because he had to promise
not to do so in order to get en- audience but
he counseied alliance members to stand
together, which meant, of course, that
they should vote for Mr.. Calhoun.
Mr.. Norwood's speech on Friday morn
ing, asynopsis of which was published in
the MORNING NEWS yesterday, is very in
teresting reading in the light of the attitude
which he has all along maintained toward
the alliance and the alliance leaders.
Whatever he may have thought of
DR.. Macune and Col. Livingston be-
fore the nomination of Mr.. Calhoun
he was careful not to say anything that
would show a lack Of confidence in them.
In his Friday night speech, however, he
was not at all backward in expressing his
opinion of DR.. Macune. He evidently
doesn't think the doctor is such a straight
forward, disinterested leader as the alliance
needs. 1t is probable that if Mr. Norwood
had been the caucus nominee, the world
would never have known his opinion of the
doctor
But, 1t IS rather funny, as Mr.. Norwood
intimates, that these alliance leaders, who
have been warning the alliance against
trusts and monopolies, should have been in
strumental IN having the general counsel of
thu greatest railroad combination in the
south nominated for the highest office in
the gift of the legislature. Perhaps
the alliance leaders are not quite as sincere
in their opposition to monopolies as they
pretend to be, and it may be that they have
little schemes of their own which they hope
to carry out with the help of the alliance,
but Of which they are careful to keep all
knowledge from the alliance.
1t is good thing that enough of the ALI
ance members Of the legislature have had
the courage to rely upon their own judg-
nents, and not be led from the path of duty
by men who would gladly use the
alliance to carry out personal schemes.
AS between Gen. Gordon and Mr.. Calhoun
1t IL difficult to see how any MEMBER Of the
legislature, whether he is an allianceman or
not, can hesitate. The latter has done
nothing and said nothing, except what he
has said in couple Of letters, which COM
mends him to the good will of the farmers,
and If he should be elected senator by ALI
ance votes the alliancemen who voted for
him would have pretty hard time in
explaining satisfactorily their action to
their constituents.