The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05
THE BALL OPENED.
The Alliance President to be Chosen
in August.
From the Gri6in (Ga) Cal.

III August.
From the Griffin (Ga) Gail.
The alliance had their quarterly meeting
thursday, and, the farmers not being able
70 plow, there was a large attendance.
luch business was transacted. Among other
@ngs a resolution was introduces indors-
big Col. W. f. H. Searcy for the Office of
EeSident OF the state alliance.
Col Searcy being present aro5s and adj
nssed the body, asking that the resolutions
knot passed: that they might create the
Impression that he was candidate for the
rsltlon; that he was not in the alliance to
hld office T for any personal advancement.
be said further that he understood from
ard of Harry Brown in the Atlanta Con-
fiyution that Col. Livingston would prob
. ably be a candidate for re election, and that
. being true he did not desire to enter into
the race and have the order stirred up over
the matter. He closed by asking that the
Tesolutlo be not voted on.
The alliance held that it was Col. Searcy g
DUTY as an allidnceman to obey the call OF
tie alliance, no matter what his personal
teellngs might be. Having been true to
the alliance and being in none of its fac
tons OF divisions, and friendly to all par
ties and all its interests, he should heed the
call OF his brethren aid stand by the order.
The alliance went forward and passed
the resolutions, and instructed the dele
gates OF this county to cast its vote LOT W.
T. H. Searcy.
So Col. Searcy is in the race, and will
get one vote certain, no matter who else
runs.
The alliance looks at the matter just this
way:
Col Livingston has had the Office OF pres
fu6lL OF the allianpa and RlRn
part or PRESIDENT Jackson's term, which
ought to satisfy the ambitiol of any man in
mat direction. He is also a member of
congress with good salary, and will be out
OF the state much Of his time, and totally
una lie to give that time and attention to
Che order that the president of the state ALI
ance should give. Moreover, they think he
should not ask for both Offices.
ne alliance took 10 action against Col.
Livingston. His friends here think that he
WIN not make the race, when his own better
Judgment will tell him that Editor Brown
is wrong in urginglt.
we would have thought that Col. Searcy
vas The last man in the world for Editor
brown to antagonize.
Last night Call reporter met Col.
Livingston at tile depot, while on his re-
Surn TO Atlanta from Harris county, where
io nad been attending an alliance meet
Ing.
Alter exchanging the courtesies of the
evening he was shown the resolutions
ADOPTED by spalding cJunty alliancemen,
winch lie read carefully and asked:
WIN Searcy acceptp
lie was informed that Col Searcy had
Ssought to prevent the adoption Of the reso
Iutlon, but that it was unanimously ga pied
ana that he could not disregard the wishes
OF his brethren.
Viii you be a candidate, colonelg" the
reporter queried.
| did not so intend until this fight was
tnaae upon me, and now shall need vindi-
SaVlon at the hands of the alliancemen Of
ueorgla by being reelected president, or
ny sLhere of usefulness will be greatly
ooaT,ldged in cong ess.n
% It may go that Livings on is IN the
race race Tor president, for the purpose, as he
STATES OF being INDICATED.