The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-24
SEARCY IN THE RACE.
he EXPLAINS HIS CANDIDACY
FOR ALLIANCE PRESIDENT.

He Points Out That he Did Not Seek
the once But Was Put Forward by
the Spaldine County Alliance-The
Opposition Of the Orders Organ Com
mented on.
GRIFFIN. GA, April 23.-Col. Searcy has
left fer Florida, but before going he was
asked by the Morning Cali and press cor
respondents here TO give the public the
present status of his candidacy for the alli-
ance presidency. Col. Searcy on being in
terrogated said: ~ do not wish TO appear
as a seeker of this position. think in
great order like ours that the Office should
seek the man. and not the man the Office.
/ have never had a word with Brother
Ellington about the presidency of the ALI
ance, but the statemen so far as 1t refers to
me is a mistake. | have never put
myself up for any office in the alliance. and
don't believe the alliance should have any
self-appointed candidates for its offices. My
county alliance, on their own motion, met
and presented me to the state alliance as a
suitable man to be elected to its presidency,
and instructed It's delegates to vote accord
ingly. After it was done simply consented
ana presented the fact to the order and left
the matter with the brotherhood. Now,
that is all of it."
STILL IN THE RACE.
"You mean to say, then, that you are
still in the racer
II know nothing about any race The
brethren here had no intention of there
eeing any race about it. l am simply pre-
sented by the alliance to the alliance, and
the alliance can take me or not, as 1t thinks
best for the order
Colonel. the organ has articles stating
the eligibility of President Livingston and
! - \
have appeared IN his behalf. Haven't you
seen those things"
WELL the trouble is this: There has been
great controversy going on in the order
about the governors parlor caucus. think
about all the lodges have spoken on the sub
ject, and the editors have written to their
hearts full about it. Illustrations have
been given and the matter presented fully,
and the editors say they are satisfied and
done. The articles in the past were called
out by that caucus, and were inserted for
the purpose of having the alliance indorse
Brother Livingston as against that caucus.
This they did to the satisfaction of this
organ. Now, the rule excluding personal
mention of any candidate or personal sup
port Of any candidate must be enforced
herewith, or the organ opened to all.
OPPOSED BY THE ORGAN.
"Messrs. Brown and CAN'T have always
regarded as my personal friends, but they
must know that the clipping you presented
TO me was written TO disparage me before
the order. It places the organ in a wrong
position. ask justice only, and | am en-
titled to it, and my good friends must take
new bearings and stick closer to their
rule"
but. colonel, how can your election be
an Endorsement of its parlor caucus, as de-
nomina ed by the organ"
That's all stuff. | was not in the gov
errors caucus, ami knew nothing of it
until l read of it afterward in
the papers That caucus has
nothing more TO do with my being men
toned for the presidency of the alliance
than this subject has to do with the burial
Of Moses. l don't expect to ride into office
on that caucus. If the gentlemen who held
the caucus ever present their threatened
charges, guess the alliance is able to attend
to the matter, and to do that justice which
is meet and proper TO all parties. l shall
not oppose any action the order may desire
to take in the premises, and will be party
to no discussions of any nature"
HIS POLICY AS PRESIDENT.
''ls there anything else you would like TO
sayl'
Eyes: 1t has been said of me that if am
elected / will put the brethren to making
money, and we will have no more to do
with politics. l wish to say that | am in
favor of such political measures as the wis
dom Of our order may at any time find
necessary to take. IL elected president |
should always submit these matters to our
advisory committees before plunging the
order into any needless, uncertain or ruin
Gus contests. / think prudence and Justice
essential TO the success Of any great organ
ization. 50, | have been misrepresented.