The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-18
GE0RGIA'S ALLIANCEMEN
GATHERING OF THE DELEGATES
AT ATLANTA.


AT ATLANTA.
The Hotel Lobbles Crowded-Tne
Trustee stockholders Meeting
Wednesdays Assembly Expected &c
be Red Hot-The Element of Cppo.
! sition to Col. Livingston-His Chances
for Reelection.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 1.-THE hotsl lob
bies are crowded tonight with alliance
delegates. The trustee stockholders meet-
ing tomorrow is almost lost sight of in tbs
approach of the state alliance meeting to be
held Wednesday. The meeting tomorrow
will be open to all aliancemen, and Col
Peck. the president Of the stock
holders organization. goes into il
with the prestige Of his vindication
at the hands of the directors to-day. There
can be little of interest in that meeting
! they will get through with their business,
! straighten out the exchange shortage and
adjourn the meeting
Wednesday, business will be of altogether
different stripe
1T WILL BE RED HOT.
Charges against Col. Livingston will be
preferred. The governor and his
friends have had little to say
for publication, following that
Injunction of Cromwell: Pray, my men,
and keep your powder dry" They have
saved their ammunition for close quarters.
But now that the time has come, they are
going to tell what they know. There is
more than this one element of opposition
to Col Livingston in the convention.
It is arising in unexpected quarters.
THE OPPOSITION TO LIVINGSTON.
All the talk tonight is of the possibility
of defeating Col. Livingston for reelection.
A week ago the idea would have been
laughed at, but the opposition is materializ
ing tonight. 1t grows like the bean stalk
in the fairy tale. The first effort will be to
have the election of officers postponed until
after the investigation of the charges against
Col. Livingston.
The ode man centered upon to lead the
opposition fight for president is Sena-
tor c. H. Ellington of McDutie county.
He is the alliance leader in the SEN
ate a man of acknowledged abil-
itv and honesty Of character. Some time
ago. it will be remembered, his county
alliance put him in nomination for presi-
dent of the state alliance. Subsequently,
he had conference with Col Livingston.
After that
An the interest Of harmony in the order
Strong pressure is being brought to bear
upon him now to have him re-enter
the race Congressman Thomas Watson,
his neighbOr and friend, is backing the
movement. Only about a week ago Mr..
Watson and number of friends,
Including Mr.. Ellington, held a
meeting in Atlanta. 1t is known now for a
certainty that this matter was discussed
,naf 10
mot known, or even if they reached any, but
st was the sentiment of that caucus that 1t
would
SERIOUSLY INJURE THE ALLIANCE
In Georgia to indorse Col. Livingston.
A friend of Mr.. Ellington asked tonight
II he had decided to re-enter the race. II
am not a candidate. =" said he. ION my per-
sonal account do not care for that or any
other office in the alliance. / have
been very strongly urged to make the race
I cannot say that will or will not am
going to do what think is best for the good
yof the order. That is all l can say to-
night"
He has said nothing, not TO his most init
mate friends, more definite than this. but it
is probable that he will be forced to make
the race.
MEETING OF THE EXCHANGE DIRECTORS.
The alliance exchange directors met to-
day. There we're present. w. A. Wilson
of the Third district, Rev. S. Maxwell of
the Fourth, L. F. Livingston of the
Fifth, T. J. Barrett of the sixth, l.. s. Led
better of the Seventh, W. A. Broughton of
the Eighth, Il. P. RIDDEN of the Ninth and
r. III. Pearce of the Tenth. They examined
the reports as TO Wynn's shortage,
and their report exonerates Col.
Peek fully. This is emphasized
by the statement of Wynn himself this af
ternoon to the directors. He said that Col.
Peek knew nothing of his shortage. and
further, that so far as he Wynn knew, Col.
Peek had never advanced his own interest
in any transaction to the detriment or at
the expense Of the exchange. The report of
the directors continues: 1--WE, the
board of directors of the Farmers Alliance
Exchange. having, through an investigating
committee. examined into all of Brother
w. L. Peek's transactions with the business
management Of the exchange, hereby ex
press our confidence in his honesty and in
Hxegrity, and condemn as unqualifiedly falst
all of the base insinuations published il
reference to him."
Tomorrow the directors make their re-
port to the trustees and stock holders, witt
accounts to sustain it,