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CAPTURE OF THE CONVENTION.
PLAN OF THE SILVERITEs To WIN
THE DAY At CHICAGO.

COngressman Lon Livingston says
the First Thing They VIII Do VIII
Re TO Abolish the TwO-Thirds Rule.
Having Done This, He Claims They
VIII Have Plain Sailing, as They
VIII Have Majority of the Dele
gates.
Washington, March 6-Representativs
Leonidas Livingston has returned to
Washington after a visit TO his home,
bTistling with interesting information rel
alive to national and Georgia politics. The
most important df true) piece of informa-
ton that Mr.. Livingston captured and
brought back to the capital Is the plan by
which the free silver men propose to con-
troll the national democratic convention,
without bolting the party. as Senator TILL
man and other free silverites threaten to
do.
With his characteristic freedom of
speech and ability to meet almost any OBJ
stacle in his political pathway Mr.. Liv-
ingston boldly asserts that there win be
no occasion for the silver men TO bolt the
Chicago convention. for, according to his
estimate a majority of the delegates to
that convention will be free silver men
and their first act will be to repeal the
two-thirds rule which has governed all
democratic conventions since slavery
days.
Yes said Mr.. Livingston, with his
usual confident way of stating either facts
or gossip. I'VE will carry every southern
ana nearly every western state, in addi-
ton to all the territories, including the
District Of Columbia, for free silver, and
we will get into the convention with over
rna
repeal that two-thirds rule, which was
adopted at the instance Of the southern
states many years ago. when we desired
to protect our slave interests and other
local interests. We have a thorough or
gantzation In every state and territory.
and We won't tolerate any straddling this
time. We want clear-cut platform that
cannot be turned or twisted to meet emer-
gencies that may arise after the con-
vention adjourns but we will insist upon
knowing Just what we are voting for, and
ness"
why" continued Mr.. Livingston, with
equal earnestness, the people would
rather take an out and out gold bug than
fool away time with a straddler. There
Is where Mckinley is going to lose many
votes. LIS platform, is nothing ho5 & more
nounced before the election Of delegates
in Georgia and other southern states, he
would not have. secured many votes in
our section of the country.
suppose your calculation Is faulty and
a majority of the convention should de-
| clare for sound money man and plat
| form, would you and your free silver
| friends in Georgia bolt the convention"
We would support the ticket" replied
| Mr.. Livingston, with one of his blandest
| smiles, but we won't have to do any
| thing Of that kind this time. We will bust
| that old two thirds rule and then we will
| name our own man and make our own
| platform, and II the gold bugs don't like
| our work, they can bolt If they want to.
| tell you, l never saw people so much In
| earnest in my life. They will have Moth
| ing but straight goods, and that old chap
| Bill Morrison Will not be in It for a min
| ute. We viii look around until we find
some man who has been free silver from
the beginning of the fight. against whom
| not one word Of question can be raised"
reveal the name of his great unknown,
| for he frankly admitted that he is not in
| sight at this time.
on the subject OF the Georgia senato-
rial contest, Col. Livingston had nothing
| but glowing reports in favor of Represen-
| tative Crisp, whom he says win have a
| walkover.
Having thus settled the financial ques-
| ton and the senatorshiD to his entire sat-
| isfaction, Col Livingston began to regale
| his friends with some Of his choice per-
! sonal experiences while hunting buck
rabbits" near his plantation in Georgia.
col. Lon" will probably have to revise
his statement before the November cleo
| tion, for nearly all the great leaders OF
| the democratic party predict that sound
money platform will be adopted at st.
Louis and Chicago.