The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-29
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ryo,a the Washington Post.
..-,,ble which developed at the re-
-,.rc,s Of the alliance congressman now
n have been much more lively and
'FFI-, -,ora preiudicial to alliance interests
L.. L. At frst appeared. This will be appar-
Ia =. rom the following graphic account that
f15t - I'm man obtained from an eyewitness.
~ ~ 'sborId be understood" said the gen
-. ,.that the meeting was called, as g
tlsln lpa, NJ other similar meetings of the
n9Doo- Tnarnbers Of the House had been
s-.a4' 20 discuss means and measures TO
caIe-' the reforms set forth in the alli-
car 5sclaration OF demands, or, as alliance
s1S ~ the Ocala platform. There were
men 90 t,,1,snty-fiye present, divided into two
sOou .'s sighteen headed by big Livingston
f1t S.orgia' and seven by little Watson OF
o. ~ 80 and Simpson Of Kansas. The Liv-
o-.eon faction we're composed OF men from
iIs'. nth solely; the Watson faction, with
VIZ w exception Of Watson himself, were
western men. 49,,
~ Alliance. owed their election for the
o. o., w. nsrt 70 the Democratic party. They
~ ~ rsssd the democratic primaries. cau-
Da ~ and conventions, and the whole dem
-o,ic machinery TO be elected, and be-
- their allegiance was due first to the
n.r,ocratic party, and afterward to the al
80 and that they were therefore called
Hor N act with the democrats in congress
o5Pd m 20 into the democratic caucus.
THE Watson faction, on the other hand,
r,. composed of pure and simple alliance
man who bad sprung directly from the
sIIionce movement, and owed their election
n the alliance party machinery. They
a 'ro-a for independent action of the alliance
n .,ngressmen-that is for action separately
E t-oI and without any reference to either
n tbe larger parties-and they sharply GEN.
S1rad the democratic alliancemen for going
a into the democratic caucus.
Livingston, it was held by some indis-
cra,e hot heads among the Independents,
was scting with personal motives-he was
rsing his following in the democratic in
ts-ast with the well-worked-out purpose Of
citing the United States senatorship by
n and bv. Watson, on the other hand. was
81 charged with being mad with vanity and
81 Ipnt on converting the alliance movement
u rt1 forlorn hope by entering upon an
81 utterly futile an absurdly ridiculous CAM
81 nsiyn Of Independence in the House.
n ibis feud between the two
& Principals sprung up year ago,
ms: after their election, and has been
81 steadily growing hotter and hotter until it
a b-ose forth into fame in the last few
8 wesss through toe action of tue county
81 alliances all through Georgia in upholding
Il Watson and condemnIng Livingston. The
b reports of those meetings, their resolutions
n and the scores Of letters pouring in upon
Fl them nfuriated the Livingston faction so
Fl that they lost control of themselves and de.
noanced the independents with all sorts Of
"A epithsts.
Fl This was the condition of things when
the meeting was called to order last We'd
Fl 81, sisy night with Clover of Kansas in the
chair it was soon apparent that there
would b. trouble, as everybod seemed to
s b strlng up to high tension, and there
Fl were quick protests and an uneasy moving
E IL seats on the slightest allusIon to third
81 party action. For a time discussion was
RI KEEP, to the question Of financial reforms
that ought TO be Effected, ana the
81 Livingston faction did pretty much
all the talking But a. last Jerry
Simpson arose, and he at once open the
ball by saying that in his mind there was no
"a question as to wha5 they all wanted; the
81 question was how they were going to get 1t.
"a Ia the House there was 100 democratic ma
81 orltY, and the sllanc9men would be ruth
leSsy trodisn down and ridden over, with
ell their hopes and purposes, if they sat
tamelY By and let the democrats have their
own way. Should not the alliancemen
unite, he asked, act like compact body,
and, taxing advantage on such occasions
when tue democrats are torn out with dis
RI warii
"a IhS brought Livingston to his feet in
SANITY The Democratic party is not OPP
81 p''9I 10 US, ne cried. 1T is willing and
aAzois 10 work for the relief Of our PEG
NJ PIE and the gentleman is doing us great
la'm by taking Of a third party aud in
'laustnT that the Democratic party is
simpson calmly remarked that il he had
gwen DIS hearers TO understand that the
Drlocrauc party was corrupt he had but
l.H'|e1 IN the footsteps of Mr.. Living
eV1 himself, whom he (Simpson) had heard
N speeches in several states denounce that
plIT roqndIy, and that Mr.. Livingston
Slg1' to be a pretty good judge since he
H.t oeen lfe-long democrat.
LUIS reJolner set the meeting in an up
ya.' ana Livingston became furious. Sew
Sal persons tried to talk at once, but
m5se' o. Georgia at last got the floor and
aug Tue point that simpson, in talking of
Afd party and introducing partisan
s3os"ons, was, according to a resolution
Bl- d.. a. previous meeting, out Of order
49, III 1ne Excitement the Moses point was
@essra9d. Tom Watson shouted that it
as V'Ihe 10 d some plain talking You
49, cuose or Simpson in that way be
~el; 'He'sright. On what platform we're
T we elected! What pledges did we make?
do a9a low IS 1t proposed that we 60 into the
uslocrstlc caucusp
;r. "lldenly Watson turned full on Liv-
,'S GU and know he cried, how
nor "a luat we came to be here. We would
fo,ra uaFe oeen In congress but for the re-
j c.. movement among the farmers of
non 60 ga. Ihese farmers trusted you, and
ro "a. you want to betray them for your own
FnsonaI interest,"
Z, HE 9is uo"n, roared Livingston, jumping
ova r~ n ieet and striding toward Watson,
S,r Tn Al ne lowered like giant.
opai in uo0 SIT down. cried Watson, not
tnl5nHs OF Judging an inch. You can't
rgbt tOLe me, be cried. I'D say what was
isus no matter il there were a thousand
-'gagstons here
do,a livingston was in a rage. Half a
"you Hen Jumped up to hold him back.
Tpns,Sa L neednt hold him. cried Watson
S sTpS ues not dangerous
took 1Ia uleu glared at each other, and It
WbsT| n rug time to restore quiet and order.
The A." uer was established Simpson took
bad S sn,,aand asked, as if nothing whatever
out Of ppehed If the chairman had ruled him
Simnsoor order 1r. The chairman said he had.
rulipg re Mahted to know the ground of his
uDiSe,, rus chairman said he based his
aud i6t ia "hat Simpson was going to say,
bis sea t''Ae .. 60 that Simpson had better take
tbs 'C a Simpson remarked that that was
ever boass extraordinary ruling he had
ever 4 q = " worse than anything Gar Reed
What said he. How do you know
4re Won aul gong to say, MIR. Chairmanl