The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-01
MR.. NORTHERN, SIT DOWN!
ALLIANCE PRESIDENT LIVINGSTON
ORDERS GEoRaIA,s GOVERNOR.


"Put Him Out" "Put Him Opt," Yelled
the AiIiancemsn-Exciting Scenes M
h Meeting of the State ALI
ance.
ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 17.-"Mister
Northen, IL you don't sit down I'll have
to put you out!" The words were
hurled at the governor of the Empire
State" of the South, and. as If in echo,
cries of "Put him cut!" "t'ut him outpi
came from all sides of the room in
which the dramatic scene, of which this
was the elimination, occurred.
"You must sit down." came from the
lips of the president of the Georgia
State Alliance, and the governor of
Georgia satdown. 1t was a scene which
can best be characterized as red hot.
The clash was expected, but it was
not expected that Governor Northen's
defeat, for that is whatit meant, would
be so pronounced and overwhelming.
The fight between President Living.
ston, who Is the new congressman from
the Fifth district, and Governor North
en- is an old one dating back to the last
campaign, in which both were candi-
dates for governor.
Livingston Is the aggressive cham.
piOn of the Farmers Alliance. North
en- was a farmer and president of the
! dState Agricultural society. Living
ston had the farmers with him but
didn't know his own strength and in a
weak moment consented to retire "in
the interest Of harmony" After that
Livingston was nominated and elected
to congress.
Since then the feeling between the
fyv0 man huc ornHryn ltt%1, l,x, H.,
day until Northern has put himself in
the attitude of being the leader of the
anti-Llvingston forces.
Some time ago there was held at the
executive mansion a caucus OF the dis
affected members of the Alliance, called
by Governor Nurthen. At that caucus
certain charges were made against
Colonel Livingston's administration
and character, and against the Southern
Alliance Farmer, the Official organ of
the order, whose policy Livingston was
supposed to dictate.
This was a secret caucus and the
character of the charges has been kept
from the public, being only vaguely
limited ut. The proceedings of the
caucus were exposed by the newspaper
and everybody, connected with it has
since been under the ban SO far as the
great bulk of the order is concerned.
DIR. IL. G. Gibson, a prominent Baptist
preacher of Oglethorpe county, was
chosen to lead the fight before the con-
vention on Livingston.
1t was expected Northen would do
that, but he weakened.
To-day the State Alliance met. The
makeup of the body showed from the
outset that it was Overwhelmingly a
Livingston body, a fact which every
body apparently recognized but North
en- and his friends. The governor,
though not a delegate. was there and so
was Senator John b. Gordon.
Everybody expected a fight and they
did not have to wait lang.
EARLY IN the morning session, before
the preliminary work of organization
had been completed, DR.. Gibson got the
floor on q question of personal privi-
lege and started to explain the Mansion
caucus, and was just warming to his
subject when the point was made that
he was out of order.
President Livingston sustained the
point Of order.
Gibson would not sit down, but tried
to continue speaking. Vigorous rap.
ping of the gavel had only the effect of
increasing the excitement on all sides.
Still Gibson would not sit down.
" appeal from decision" he began,
but Livingston cut him short by put
ting the appeal. The chair was over
whelmingly and almost unanimously
sustained.
at this point Governor Northen
right to be heard. L demand that he be
treated with courtesy" said Northen.
"You are not a member of this con-
yention, and have no right to speak.
Sit down." retorted President Living
ston.
Northen persisted. BY this time
everybody was taking a hand.
"If you don't sit down I'll put you
out" Livingston finally said.
"Put him out" "Put him out" came
from all sides Of the room. 1t looked
as il some Of the brawny fellows who
crowded around the governor were
about to put the threat into execution.
"Sit down, sirl' came from the presi-
dent, whose stentorlan voice was heard
above the din.
The governor hesitated a moment and
sat down. The war was over for the
pressed itself. The sentiment was un-
mistakable.
Later in the day DIR. Gibson introduce
ed "a resolution providing for a post
ponement of the election of officers I'M
til he a prefer charges against Lily
ingston.
This was voted down unanimously.
Then a resolution expressing confidence
In Colonel Livingston was passed with
but one dissenting vote, DR.. Gibson's.
Colonel Livingston will be over
Whelmingly reelected tomorrow
Charleston World.