The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-22
GEN. GORDON'S ANSWER.
HIS POSITION ON TIE DEMANDS
OF THE OCALA PLATFORM.


in Accord With Majority of Its
Demards-GaRtt's Connection With
the Southern Alliance Farmer Sew
ered-The Committee Report on the
-Glbson-L Livingston Differ
ences.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug 21.-In the alliance
convention an effort was made TO reconsider
the action of Thursday calling upon Gen.
Gordon to define his position upon the o Gala
platform. 1t failed. Tonight Gen. Gordon
furnishes this answer for publication:
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug 81.
Gentlemen of the Georgia State alliance:
copy Of your resolution requesting me to
define my position as to the Ocala platform has
been received. l beg to say in reply that this
letters Published prior 10 the late senatorial
election plainly demonstrate my position to be
in entire accord with great majority of the
demands of the Ocala platform, while
l do not approve of others. My views were
so distinctly announced on this and kindred
subjects that / could scarcely hope to make
myself more clearly understood now. shall,
however, have an opportunity of again speak
ing to the people at an early day, when will
endeavor to discuss fully and frankly all the
questions of public interest TO our people. Re-
]. B. GonDox.
CAN'T AND THE ALLIANCE.
Larry CAN'T to-day announced to the
alliance convention the severance of
his connection with the Southern Al
lance Farmer. The convention thanked
him by rising vote for his
capable service and his devotion to the
order. In his response, Larry said he was
going to start new alliance paper here,
publishing it weekly, starting about Sept. ].
1t is to be q straight"out third party paper,
known as the Free Lance. 1t will indorse
the Ocala platform entire, with great en-
| phasis on the anti-ralroad monopoly plank.
| Larry's position on this question was re-
| garded too extreme by Col. Livingston and
| Pat Calhoun, and this was the real cause Of
| his removal.
Just READ NY FIRST ISSUE"
says Larry. "Pm coming down on this
| Terminal company with both feet"
The convention did the decapitating act
very gracefully, indeed. nine out of every
ten members at least subscribing on the
spot and paying the 81 a year subscription
| in advance. This will be the first third
| party paper in Georgia.
The committee appointed to report on
the Observation-Disclosures differ
| ences in the convention made their report
to. day. 1t reads as follows
We, the committee appointed by the Farm
| ers State Alliance to give to the public a true
| statement of the facts of the case of Brother
| j. G. Gibson and Gov Northen vs.. President l..
| F. Livingston, submit the following report: On
/ the first morning of the meeting of the body
| and before its organization had been perfect ed
| Brother j. u. Gibson arose to question OF per-
| sonal privilege. He was called TO order by the
| president who stated that no business could be
| transacted before the body was organized. Gov.
| Northern in a spirited manner, supported Rev.
| Gibson's efforts. An appeal was taken from the
| decision or the chair in the afternoon session,
| Rev Gibson was recognized by the chair and in.
| troduced the following resolution:
| Resolved That arrangements now be made
| LOOKING n mi met
President l.. f. Livingston, and that the cleo
tion OF president be postponed until after such
| charges be presented and investigated"
| On motion the resolution was indefinitely
| postponed without one dissenting voice. on the
| ground that it had not been introduced in pur-
suance of parliamentary. law. The law govern
| ing such cases is found In the constitution of
| the farmers state alliance, and reads:
| "AI trials of officers and mem berS OF the
state alliance shall be before the executive com
| mittee."
This law Gov. Northen could not have been
! ignorant of for the following reasons:
CORRESPONDENCE QUOTED.
The report then quotes the correspondence
| between Col. Livingston and the chairman
OF the executive committee, and between
the chairman Of the executive committee
and Gov. Northen, which puts Col. Living
| ston in an attitude Of courting an investi-
CATION, the chairman OF the executive COM
| mlttee willing to have one, and Gov, Nor
then as intending to prefer such charges be-
fore the executive committee, and, finally,
| abandoning the idea. The report concludes:
| The foregoing is q plain, unvarnished state
| ment OF the facts of the case. We do not hesi-
| tate to affirm that our doors are wide open for
| an investigation of the official conduct of any
| and all our members, and we invite the keenest
| scrutiny, pledging thai when presented through
| legitimate channel all the charges will receive
| full and fair investigation.
THIS REPORT WAS ADOPTED.
1t is fair illustration of the prejudiced
| temper of the convention. 1t makes no re-
ference to the insulting and brutal conduct
| OF President Livingston, nor to the out
rageous treatment of the governor and his
| friends by the convention. "Sit down."
| shouted the president, II will not recog-
nize you now or at any time hereafter. Sit
| down there" and the convention shouted:
"Put them out" MAKE them sit down"
"Kick them out,n Put them
out" the window" But there
was no question or correction when the re-
| port was submitted to-day, Itwas adopted,
| of course.
The following is the new judiciary COM
nittee: M. V. Calvin, A. Q. Moody, Z. T.
Murrel. H. w. Bell and L. M McGee.
| Several other committees were an
nounced.
| GAINESVILLE GOT THE CONVENTION.
The next state alliance convention will
| be held at Gainesville. There was
| q AI6o lOA al III buO SOuNcuGlOn bC-udH
for that honor. Macon, Waycross aud
| perhaps q dozen other places were sug-
| gested. Gainesville won after a hard fight
There was another vote to-day on the
resolution asking for the Australian ballot
system or one similar. 1t was again tabled.
| 4 telegram was received from the New
| York state alliance cOnRratulatinR Presi-
dent Livingston upon his reelection.
A BATCH OF RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution was passed to encourage i'm
mi grafton 10 Georgia, particularly from the
| western states.
A resolution was passed unanimously, by
| a rising vote, asking the legislature to in
dorse the st. Louis platform as reaflirmed
at Ocaa and to instruct the Georgia sem
ators and representatives. in congress TO
eudeavor to shape legislation in conformity
! Herewith.
A resolution was passed commencing the
| Augusta exposition and accepting the invi-
| tation to be present there on Alliance day.
| A resolution was passed unqualifiedly con-
| demning the proposed "stay law, +" also re-
/ ouesting the president and vice president
| Livingston and Wison--to visit oil sections
not yet visited by them at their earliest
| conveniences.
| THE STATE ORGAN.
| The committee to report about the state
organ recommended that this be published
| by annual contract There was lot of
| discussion. Several speakers called for
some consideration Of the fact that the