The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-13
ST. LOUIS MAY SEE A SPLIT.
LIVINGSTON SAYS THE REPUBLIC
ANS ARE N Al BAD WAY.

The COngressman Boasts That GeOr-
gia VIII send n solid silver Dele
cation to Chicago by Means of the
Unit BuIe-The Colonel Speaks of
the Antf-Free siIveriteS as Sound
Money Men.
Washington, May 12.-''There is greater
danger that the republican party will go
TO pieces at St Louis than there IS Of the
democratic party splitting at Chicago" de-
clared Representative Leonidas Living
ston Of Georgia to-day.
Col. Livingston has been down home in
Atlanta looking after his political fences,
and while he was keeping one eye on
state affairs, he says he has not over
looked national politics entirely
4 do not pretend to speak for any other
state added Col. Livingston, "but the
democrats of Georgia do not know how to
bolt the regular ticket, and we are not
going to learn at the coming election. We
will send a solid delegation to Chicago,
instructed for free silver. If they are
outvoted in the convention they will re-
turn home and support the nominee, who
ever he may be. We expect the other fel-
lows to do likewise
How do you figure on a solid delegation
Tor free silver, when a least two of the
elect delegates on that hne?'
Il say we viii have a solid delegation,
because we propose to follow the example
set us in Michigan and Pennsylvania by
the sound money men and adopt the unit
system. We have never resorted to that
system before, but the other fellows are
doing 1t and we propose to keep up with
the procession. see most of the political
stausticians are figuring on eight or more
sound money delegates from Georgia.
Well, they are way off in their calcula-
gdUnt
unit rule and that disposes of the sound
money delegates"
If all the democrats go to Chicago with
the same spirit that governs the Georgia
delegates, there viii be no split In the
party, continued Col. Livingston, I'VE eX-
pect to have an opportunity TO express our
preferences on all the great questions that
come up, but we are not going to take
a hand in any attempt that may be made
to wreck our party. We are for party first
and persons afterWard.'e
Abiding TO the republican situation, Col.
Livingston says they are not happy in the
selection of Mckinley, and the nearer they
come TO ratifyng 1t in convention the
more alarmed they become. THE republic
cans are as wide apart on the money ques-
tion as we are" said the colonel. UNLESS
MCKINLEY declares himself one way or the
other before the convention meets, IL Is
doubtful whether he will be the nominee Of
his party. The sound money men of the
east Will not touch him unless they are
sure of his position on finance while the
republicans of the west are equally deter
IulucQ TO Doll MIN IT ne llcllueS towards
the gold bugs. 1t is part of the republican
scheme to make it appear that the demo-
Gratis alone are divided on the money ques-
tiOn, but they cannot fool the people by
such CUFF as they are putting out now
The democrats have nothing to gain by
splitting, while the republicans are so con-
fident that they are going to win the next
election thatbOth factions are prepared to
resort to desperate means to get control
of the party machinery. There is much
trouble in the republican household" said
the colonel in conclusion, as he went back
into the House
Representative Lester says The item in
the sundry civil appropriation bill, provid-
ing an additional appropriation for the Sa-
Vannah public building, is being vigorously
opposed by the House conferees. The bill
is still in the hands Of the conference COM
mittee and there appears to be no dispo-
sition to hurry an agreement upon the
items in controversy between the House
and Senate The Senate conferees insist
upon retaining the Savannah item.
Representatives Turner and Crisp have
been invited to contribute articles to a
symposium in the North American Review
on the subject of the present and future
of the democratic party.