The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-03
LIVINGSTON IN THE LEAD,
he Opens His Campaign in Fulton
With a HurTah.

Gambler Declines to Meet Him in
Joint Debate-The Congressman to
Deliver a Speech Wednesday-Men
Who Were Against Him Before Fa-
vor Him Now on Account of His
Work for the Atlanta Exposition.
Atlanta, Ga, July Congressman
Livingston arrived from Washington this
morning and spent the day in getting his
guns in position for vigorous fight for
the votes of Fulton county. Col. Milton
Gambler, his opponent, practices law in
Atlanta, though a resident of DeKalb
county, his friends naturally expect
him to carry this county. especially as
Col. Livingston never had the support of
his Atlanta constituency. Two years
ago he did not even put ticket in the
field on account of the bitter oppO-
sition with which he was encountered. The
situation appears 10 have changed since
that time, however, very considerably,
ana if there is any faith TO be put in pre-
dictlon Col. Livingston Will receive the
Endorsement of this county for the first
time on the 18th, when the primary is TO
be held. Col. Livingston has made strong
friends of the business element by his
hard and intelligent work for the pro-
refused TO vote at all two years ago
rather than vote for him. now say they
will give him their loyal support The
local papers are divided in the fight, the
Constitution standing by Col. Livingston,
as it has in the past, and the Journal
fighting him, as it has always done.
A MEETING HELD.
CONGRESSMAN Livingston received a
good many callers in his rooms at the
Ma q
a number of well known business men
who called to pledge him their support,
formed a regular meeting, which was
presided over by Banker Il. T. Maddox
AT this meeting Col. Livingstone cam
paign was discussed and a regular cam
paign club organized with campaign
committee for every ward in the city and
every district in the county. On Wednes-
day just before he leaves for Washington
again Col Livingston will open his
campaign with a speech at the
opera house The fight between Col Iiv-
ingston and Col Gambler in Atlanta will
be to a finish, though there will be no
joint debate. Col. Livingston while he
was here to-day invited Col. Gambler to a
aoint canvass. but he declined to meet him
Two letters each passed between the two
colonies on the subject Col. Gambler,
IN reply TO Col. Livingston first, lodged,
and when pressed by the second epistle
backed squarely out. His friends had
been led TO think that he would be only
too glad to cross swords with Col Liv-
ingston, and his refusal has already
caused a great deal of disappointment
among them, as well as adverse comment
by Col. Livingston friends, who say
Col. Gambler has now little or no chance
to win.
Col. Livingston had agreed to make a
number of speeches for Representative
IA-HA aW. Lob. k~aN l.
there now on account OF having Il fight of
his own on hand. He thinks he was en-
titled to go back to congress this time
without opposition, but is at home in
fight, and says he is confident that he will
will.
SNAP JUDGMENT ALLEGED.
There has been a loud cry of "snap
Judgment to-day against the action Of
the county executive committee in fixing
the date of the county primary for July
Is, at its meeting on Saturday. There is
a fight on for nearly all the county Of
1cers and the outs claim that the
snap primary was fixed for the benefit of
the ms Sixteen days is too short time
IN which 10 line up for fight in a county
like Fulton. and the kickers are making
such a vigorous protest that the date may
be changed. The principal contests are
over the Office of sheriff, clerk of the su-
perlor court and the county tax receiver.
There are three tickets out for the latter, a
county commissioner is also to be chosen,
as well as three members of the legisla-
ture. For the legislature Capt. f. p.
Howell heads the list, he being the only
avowed candidate for one of the three
places. Hon Joseph f. O'Nei, member
OF the last House; banker 7, 5. Neal; ID.
NJ. Nining, superintendent of the city
stockade, T B. Fielder, one of the three
young men who managed Gen. Evans
campaign and G. J. Brannan. a wholesale
grocer, are the other probable entries. 1t
was at first expected that hard fight
would be made on Capt Howell by the
administration element. but it now seems
that he will have a walk over His pur-
pose in going to the legislature is under
derstood 10 be to champion Hon. Patrick
Walsh for the Senate