The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-05
AN ATTACK ON LIVINGSTON.
Atlanta Journal Reporters Try to
Maui the Congressman.

Fight to Be a Hot One From This
Time On.
Atlanta, Ga, July 4.-Congressman
Livingston won his spurs as knock down
and drag out campaigner some years ago,
but there is no record of anything quite
as lively as the opening speech
of his campaign for denomination
at the opera house here tonight
For while the scene closely
resembled a South Carolina debate
with its usual accomplishments. In order
to understand the situation as it appeared
before the meeting tonight, 1t must be
known first that Represe NATIVE Living
ston has never received the vote of Fulton
county in his congressional races. In
fact, until quite recently, it has been the
proper thing to beiittle and denounce him
in Atlanta. So strong has this feeling
never even put out ticket
here. When the scheme to get
government appropriation for the expo
sition was Matched and the citizens COM
mittee went on to Washington for that
purpose Representative Livingston heart
lily joined hands with the Atlantaians and
worked hard to secure the appropriation.
This naturally softened much of the ami
mostly toward him, and on this account
public sentiment has turned largely in his
favor
GAMBLERS OPPOSITION.
At first it was thought that he would
have no opposition for denomination
Nobody in Atlanta cared particularly to
sacrifice themselves IN view of At
lanta's friendly feeling toward him,
but it seems that some of Representative
Livingstons old political enemies would
not submit, and Col. Milton A Gambler
of DeKalb county was suddenly sprung
en- the situation. Col. Gambler at once
received the backing of the journal in its
most vigorous style, and it was charged
that he had been brought out by Secre-
tary Hoke Smith, with whom Repre-
sentative Livingston has old scores
that nothing can smooth over.
The Journal, however, emphaticallY
denies that its bitter fight on Represent
atlve Livingston is inspired from Wash
ington or anywhere else. This afternoon
the Journal came out with long list of
interviews with citizens who said they
favored Mr.. Gambler and opposed MIR.
Livingston, and other publications in the
same issue attacked the congressman in
a way that made his blood hot.
LIVINGSTON RETALIATEs.
When he faced his audience tonight he
at once sailed in with sleeves rolled up to
get back at the Journal. The crowd was
with him, unanimously, excepting the
members Of the Journal staff, who We're
on hand for business. Mr. Livingston
did not waste any time, but began to roast
the Journal people from the jump,
charging that the fight on him
came from Washington. He had had
a peep behind the screen, he said, and
knew frI rd n
ler's candidacy. He took up the list of
interviews and singing out names, de
clared that the list contained people who
had been dead for years, besides repubH-
cans and people who lived in Newton,
Rockdale and Clayton counties. He said
that Manager Cabaniss of the Journal
had offered his reporters s. hat, to be
awarded to the one who should secure
the most anti-Livingston interviews.
A ROW OVER THE PRIZE.
Joe Johnson, the police reporter, he
said, turned in Is out of the 256 printed
and was declared the winner of the hat,
but a protest was made by the other re-
porters, who claimed that johnson had in
terviewed dead men, republicans and
well as employees of the office,
consequently the hat was not
awarded after all. Turning to the
Journal men on the stage, Col. Livin gstOn
said he'd give two hats if any of tn re
porters would step out and say he admit
found ten Livingston men to one Gambler
man in getting up his lntervlewsf Mr..
Johnston stepped out, and Col. Living
ston declared that there was not a word
of truth in his declaration.
FIGHT IMMINENT.
Immediately there was an uproar City
Editor Hurtell of the Journal sprang
across the footlights to get at Col Liv-
ingston, while johnson and several other
Journal men followed. Col Livingston
advanced to meet Hurtell with uplifted
fist, while the newspaper man got his coat
of, and was rolling up his sleeves to wipe
up the floor with the congressman
with the help Of his reporters, when peo-
pie on the stage rushed up aud dragged
the belligerent newspaper men away. At
ter the arrival of policemen, sufficient to
keep down further disturbance, Col. Liv-
ingston went on with his speech, which
which was mainly claim for the indorse-
ment of Atlanta for the work he has done
for the exposition.
SHOTS AIMED AT GAMBLER.
"Mr. Gambler" he said. had told a
friend, who occupied place on the stage,
that he would vote against the appropri-
alton if he was in congress. Mr.. Can
dler also voted against silver when he
was in congress before and, like those
who put him out, is a gold bug. He
warned MIR. Gambler not to misrepresent
and malign him whilehe is in Washington,
for he would hold him TO dear account
The meeting tonight caused more polit-
ical excitement than Atlanta has had in
years. From now on, it will be war to
the knife between Col. Livingston and
the Journal with Mr.. Gambler more or
less in the background.
The Joan of Arc Craze in France,