The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LIVINGSTON AND STEWART MEET
AT DOUGLASSVILLE-

people here are sJIrreQ up on bue COHSTes-
sionaI race. A large crowd was here to-day
from all parts of the county. Mr.. Stewart
had travelled from Washington and, though
jaded, was ready for the fray. Col Liv-
ingston was frisky and in fine trim. A. B..
Davis, Livingston man, presided. Col. Liv-
ingston opened the discussion. He said the
questions now before the country were of
greater importance than for twenty years.
Congressman Stewart was partly the cause
of his running. He told him when in
Washington that he should be there in
President McCune's place. If he could do
SO much on the outside he thought he could
do more on the inside He said
he was running from a sense
of duty He could have takea the governor =
ship. but he thought he could serve the
people better in congress. He strongly at
tackled the present members for failure to
( do ANYTHING for the relief of the farmers.
The farmers had been asking legislation q
long time, but had received no attention.
{ It had been decided to send farmers to con-
'gress who knew their wants and views.
The present members don't know them.
He dwelt upon the sub-treasury scheme at
leugth 1t might not be perfect. but would
Ehave afforded relief. Nobody in congress
had proposed anything better.
THE NATIONAL BANK SYSTEM.
He denounced the national bank system
| and said that the democrats and repub-
licans were alone responsible for the extern
sssion of the system. He quoted freely from
Lincoln and Chase to show their evil ten
dency, and from Calhoun and jefferson to
Fshow that they were undemocratic. He
T defended the alliance against charges of
breaking up the party, or forming a third
party. He insisted that the best democrats
in the south were in the alliance. He con-
cluded that he could do more for the farm
ers than Mr.. Stewart. he made a taking
speech, and aroused considerable enthu-
slaSm.
STEWARDS REPLY.
Mr.. Stewart took his various points up
and replied in most happy manner. He
said he had been reared ON farm, aud
would bet that he had split more rails than
Col Livingston, and ne couidn'L understand
WHY Col Livingston claimed to be nearer
the farmers than he. He considered it a
reflection on himself. He then took hold of
the wire-pulling done by Harry Brown OF
the Alliance Farmer. Who made him
master of Georgia affairs, to fix the gov
ernorship and congressional delegation?
He went for Col. Livingston heavy about
his Dragging on his strength. He defended
. the democrats in congress, and wanted
Col Livingston to turn his guns and
help him fight the republicans. The demo-
Gratis can do nothing while the republicans
are in a majority. He ridiculed the idea of
Harry Brown calling Senator Carlisle an
imbecile.
THE sUB-TREAsURY SCHEME ATTACKED.
He went for the sub-treasury scheme
| with gloves off. He didn't insist that it
was Unconstitutional, but if it was passed
tby republican congress it would place
negro office-holders in the southern
b states 1t would damage the farmer and
increase his burdens instead of releasing
/ him. He pleaded with the farmers not to
| allow ambitious leaders TO get them into
worse trouble. All this talk about the SUBJ
Etreasury plan was to catch votes He must
be honest and consistent. Some
provisions of the sub-treasury
bnl he could not vote for.
He made strong plea not to be thrown
out simply because he was not a member
and was shut out
Col Livingston replied in fifteen min
utes' talk. He defended the alliance and
himself against any tendency other than to
democratic principles.
Good humor prevailed throughout.
There was lively sparring. 1t is
likely TO get hotter. The crowd was evil
IDENTIFY largely in sympathy with Col. Liv-
lngston, and his friends confidently claim
this county. Mr.. Stewards friends dispute
the claim. The alliance, though, is nearly
solid for Col. Livingston.
NORTHERN SWEEPS PULASKI.
HAWKINsvILLE, GA, June 2S.-Pulaski
county'S primary passed off very quietly,
and the result was surprise to the uniniti-
ated. From the precincts which have been
heard from it is evident that not a great
deal of interest was taken in the
election. The farmers voted al
most solidly for Northern, and
besides carrying almost unanimously every
country precinct, the Northen men out
voted the followers of Col. Hardeman two
to one in Cochran, and it lacked only few
votes OF being as ad in Hawkinsville The
definite returns from only five out of the ten
precinctt can be given, as the others have
not been heard from. Those SO far reported
give Northen 362 and Hardeman &C. Those
sto hear from are Cochran, which goes two
to one for Col. Northen, and four country
precinct, which will swell Col. Northen's
majority largely. Conservative estimates
place Col. Northens majority at four to
one.
i The race for commissioner of agriculture
was tame, for Commissioner Henderson
appears to have had a complete walk-over.
HIS vote in Hawklnsville was 1875 to Hunni-
cuts 2. Nesbitt received votes.
WARES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
WAYCRosS, GA, June 2S-The demo-
cratic executive committee of Ware county
met to-days A mass meeting was called 10
assemble a., the court house during the re-
! ScSS VI CAC cupCi COuEU uOOu lu6SQaY,
July 8, to select new executive committee,
and appoint delegates to the state and con-
gressional elections. 1t was ais ordered that
the different districts select delegates on the
first Saturday in August to the county
convention to assemble at the court house
on the second Saturday in August to nomi-
nate representative, and to re-assemble on
the first Saturday in December to nominate
county officers. 1t was the sense of the
committee to take no action as to the Sc
lection of senator, but TO abide the action
of Coffee county, whose time it is to nomi-
nate senator under the rotation rule.
NoRTHEN CARRIES CowETA
NEWMAN, GA. June 2S-Complete re-
turns from all the districts of the county
give Northen 765 and Hardeman 20S. Col
Northen carried every district in the county
except one, and lost that by only four votes.
The county was considered safe for Col.
Northen, and u light vote was polled. A
significant circumstance in conuec ion with
Col. Northen's victory was the unanimity
and enthusiasm with which all classes gave
support to his candidacy. The total alli-
ance membership of the county is less than
400, and fully three-fourths of Col. Northen's
vote was obtained from non-alllancemen
and residents of the town.
CLARKE's EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.