The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-19
WATSON NOTA DELEGATE
BUT EE WILL DELIVER AN AD-
DRESS TO TIE ALLIANCE.

VIII be Discussed from an Alliance
Standpoint - Re Differs With Col.
Livingston Only on Public Ques-
tions - The Trustees stockholders g
Meeting.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 18.-Congressman
Watson is not a delegate TO the alliance
convention. nor yet member of the alli-
ance, hut he will have the alliance conven-
tion as an audience Tomorrow night He
speaks in the hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives upon the apparently harmless
subject Of railroads. 1.-THE speech" said
he. will have no personal application. l
propose to discuss the matter from an ailt-
ance standpoint. and as one Of the repre-
fentatives Of the people, The railroad side
has been heard pretty fully, think"
What calls for such a speech just at
this timer
| WHY HE WILL TALK ON RAILROADS.
"It is matter in which great interest is
felt just now. The legislature has COM
mittee now invest eating the lease contracts
OF a number of roads TO see if they have
| violated the provisions of their charter.
Another committee is investigating freight
rates. and altogether the time is not inop-
perfume for such speech" He declared
| budJ uS was upb ueTB JO IHkb u mana IN the
proceedings of the convention that he
could@no DO SO even If he wished, not being
| a member Of IL.
~ differ with Col. Livingston only upon
public questions" he said. He mentioned
only few of these public questions, and
one of them was railroads. which also
happens to be the subject Of his speech to-
morrow.
81 believe, be concluded. "that every one
of the Terminal leases 10 in violation Of the
constitution, and certainly they are in oppo-
sition to every principle Of the alliance"
Though there is ordinarily nothing notes
worthy in a small company OF friends con-
| ferring after supper In q room at the Mark
ham house, it may be worth telling that
| there was held just such o conference to-
night, and that two OF the people in 1t we're
Congressman Watson and Senator Elling-
ton.
THE TRUSTEE STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The trustees stockholders met this morn.
ing, aud were in session, with recesses for
dinner and supper, until 10 o'clock Tonight.
| Col. Livingston handled the crowd like
the consummate politician he is given credit
| for being. The stockholders received the
report of the trustees, Col Peek's annual
statement, the report of l.. s. Ledhetter,
secretary and treasurer. and the report Of
the shortage investigating committee, OF
which W. A. Broughton, the State alliance
| tfGh~ATeT. was ObhlTtDhu. All bneoe WbTO
adopted, and not satisfied with adopt
ing the directors vindcation Of
Col. Peek, the hypnotized Btockholders
passed resolution reindorsing him and con.
demning three newspapers that have pre-
sumed TO question the possibility Of S20,-
O0) shortage and the wisdom Of having the
state exchange absorbed by a Wall street
syndicate, or that reflected on Col. Peek
personally.
COL. PEEK REELECTED PRESIDENT.
This was an automatic matter, of course.
All the old board Of directors were re-elect-
ed and instructed. Col. Livingston says
that they reelected Col. Peek prssi--
dent of the exchange. Col Peek
| was also reelected director from the state
at large Half the board of directors serve
for one, and the other half for two years,
drawing lots for the long and short terms.
so that hereafter only half the directors will
be elected annually
"What was done about Wynn's shortageg'
was asked Col. Livingston tonight
THE WYNN MATTER.
ut was left in the hands OF the directors" :"
said he
with or without instructionsr
Entirely without instructions"
This confirmed what had seemed an in-
credible piece of information. Already
had a few people controlled that meeting
finally and there may yet be a sensation in
this.
The plan proposed for great exchange
syndicate was sprung. This is the plan
| which has already been given in full in the
| MORNING NEWS, along with the minutes
| of the meeting at which it was submitted
TO the various state business agents of the
alliance, Col. Peek representing Georgia.
| That is what the stockholders were wrest-
| ling over tonight, and finally they ad-
| journed without disposing of iU.
/ favFnraR nf "a Nc, faF,n oaf1 GF,I
| Livingston again, was in favor of the
| plan"
| How was the matt.r brought before the
conveution?" he was asked.
at was simply. submitted by the di>
rectors," said he, without recommends
tion OF any kind"
| Finally, after debating several hours, tho
stockholders meeting adjourned to meet in
the morning at 1880 O'Clock. and adjourn
| just before o'clock, in time for the state
convention in Concordia hall.
| EXCHANGE DIRECTORS MEETING
| The reelected exchange directors met
this afternoon and reelected Col. Peek
| president. w. A. Broughton was elected
state business agent in Wynn's place. No
other change was made in the exchange
management. The s;ockholders' meeting
was largely attended. Each county is en-
titled to one delegate, and it is said 131 dele
| gates were present to-day.
| To-DAY's BIG CONVENTION.
The big convention tomorrow is an exS
1 haustless theme for speculation. Nearly
every delegate in convention came here in
structed for Col. Livingston. aud it would
| be a marvel in politics If he were successfully
opposed for reelection. He Is in the position
| Of man playing with stacked cards and it
ia hard to see how anything short Of stupid
laundering on his own part could beat him,
| and the trouble is that Col. Livingston is
not stupid. Speculation is all there is in it
| now.
The business iu tomorrow mornings ses-
| sion will be routine some time being re-
| quired TO perfect the roll, then Col, Living
| ston's address will be read. La the afternoon
there will be the reports of the officers, and
after all this the changes and resolutions
and elections.
Thursday will be a great day. 1t
might be remarked in conclusion that a
small third party contingent is on band,
headed by Gen. Rice of Kansas and @. c.
| Post, the Georgia member Of the national
third party executive committee. That
will be matter of no great consequences in
| the convention.