The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-21
LIVINGSTON REELECTED.
THE GEORGIA STATE ALLIANCE
..H MAKES HIM PRESIDENT.

Three Sessions Yesterday-Gen. Cor
dou's Position on the Ocela Plat
form Demanded - President L. L.
Polk Introduced to the Convention.
Messages From Other Alliances.
Uniformity in Text Books Indorsed.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 20.-The most i'm
portant thing the state alliauce convention
did to-day was to elect officers. The elec-
tion resulted ss follows:
President--L F. Livingston Of Newton
county; unanimously.
Vice President-W. A. Wileon OF Sumter
county; on the second ballot.
Sscretary-AW. Ivey of Thomas county;
on the second ballot.
Treasurer-W. a. Broughton of Morgan
county; no opposition.
State Lecturer-W. S. Copeland of Cow-
eta county; without opposition.
Assistant Lecturer. L. Gllmore.
ChapIain-ReY. H. r. Davis, no opposi-
tion.
Doorkeeper-D. w. Rainey.
Assistant Doorkeeper-F. w. Waddill.
Sergeant-at-A A. Daniel.
Members Of the Executive Committee
Felix Corput, A. F. Pope and w. r. Cor
man.
THEY HAD THREE SESSIONS.
President T. L. Polk was introduced this
morning, and he made public speech this
afternoon, followed in a good alliance
speech by Mayor Brown of Athens. All the
oJher proceedings were secret.
A resolution was passed appointing
committee to call upon Gen. Gordon aud
request him to state to the convention in
writing his position upon the Ocala plat
form. His answer is to be had before the
convention adjourns tomorrow. Gen. Cor
don is the guest OF Gov. Northen. The
committee waited upon him this afternoon.
Tonight he was asked for an interview.
mot tonight said he; II have nothing
to say tonight"
A resolution was introduced to have all
judges from the supreme court down, all
solicitors and all appointive officers elected
by the people. 1t was tabled.
MESSAGES FROM OTHER ALLIANCES.
The convention was stirred up by mess
sages from other state alliances, and by the
sending of return messages. One message
from the convention was to Mrs. Living
ston, congratulating her upon hec husbands
reelection.
A resolution condemning Gov. Tillman
for his opposition to the sub-treasury was
tabled Ii was the sense of the convention
that the South Carolina alliance might
manage that.
Congressman Watson was thanked for
his address.
A resolution asking the Georgia legisla-
ture to smemoralizs congress IN favor of
making the demands of the Ocala platform
statutory law was passed.
A committee Of one from each congress
sional district was appointed to nominate
delegates to the national alliance conven-
tion atlIndianapolls.
A resolution to indorse the state school
commissioners position in favor of state
uniformity Of school books was disagreed to.
A resolution was passed reatfirning the
allaLce to the resolution passed two years
ago ct Macon. asking the legislature to
nuke operative part 4 section 2, article 4
of the state constitution.
ELLINGTON MAKES DENIAL.
Senator Ellington this morning arose to
a question of personal privile &C. denying
the charges made by the Constitution, aud
denying that he had had conferences with
Watson, Gordon or any body else about his
candidacy for state president.
A resolution was passed expressing conf
dencs in Polk, macune, Turner, and the
other national officers ofthe alliance.
A strong resolution of confidence and ex-
pressing esteem for Col. Livingston was
passed.
A resolution was passed expressing ap~
probation of the services of Treasurer w.
A. Broughton.
A Aresoiution was passed cordemning State
President Hall of Missouri.
A resolution was passed toyraise q CAM
psign fund and appoint @ campaign COM
mittee to carry on the work of educating
the people OF this and other states in alli-
ance principles.
a resolution was passed TO encourage the
organization Of citizens alliauce,.
The Southern Alliance Monthyv was in
cluded in the newspaper boycott resolution
passed yesterday.
A resolution was passed asking the leeis-
lature to repeal the law appropriating $25,>
000 to the military encampment next wear
and to apply the money to the veterans and
widows pension deficit.
A committee vas appointed to confer
with q committee of the agricultural So
clety exhibit at the worlds fair.
The committee on cotton acreage made its
report. 1t recommen led that convention
OF oil the alliances, agricultural societies
aud farmers Of the cotton growing states be
held in Atlanta on the first w Wednesday in
October next to consider the matter of re-
duciug the cotton acreage. The report was
adopted.
A communication was read from L. II.
SSCTSlulY VI VIC OTkG1lZa--
tion of state alliances in Colorado, Ohio, New
York, Wisconsin and Oregon. He stated
that Washington, Idaho and Delaware we're
now ready TO form state organizations; that
thirty-eight states would be represented at
Indianapolis, and that the net increase in
the alliance membership this year was over
100000.
a resolution was passed asking the legis-
lature to reduce the number of railroad
commissioners to five three Of than to ha
farmers, and TO make the Office elective by
the people.
A resolution asking the legislature to pass
an Australian ballot law, or a law giving
some similar bsllot system was tabled.
The executive committee met this eveu-
ing. Felix Corpat was elected chairman
and J. W. Taylor secretary. They fixed
the salary of the president of 81 900:
secretary, $3.50; treasurer, $500; chairs
man of tie executive committo, 800;
district lecturers, 50 for each county
visited; state lecturer So day while en-
ployed by the executive committee. The
sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper and assistant
doorkeeper and assistant secretary each, So
day while the session is in convention.
The IS, 900 surplus fund was ordered de~
nestled in the bank. The treasurer's bond
was fixed at $4,000, and the secretary's at
5000.
Ihe resolution about buying tae paper
lets Larry CAN'T oat of joo. 1t will give
the executive committee the appointment
of an editor, and it is a foregone conclusion
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