The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17

It IL the Plan or the silver Mes 60 Capture
che Chicago Convention.

WASHINGTON, March l0.-Representative
Livingston, who represents the Atlanta dis
trict In Congress. has returned TO Washington,
after n visit to his home. bristling with inter
esting information relative to national and
Georgia politics. The most important 0f true)
piece OF Information that Mr.. Livingston cap
tured and brought back to tho capital IL the
plan by which the free silver men propose to
control the National Democri attic Convention,
without boltinR the party, as Senator Tlllman
and other free silver men threaten to do. MIR.
Livingston boldly asserts that there will be
no occasion for the silver men to bolt the
Chicago Convention, for according to his esti-
mate, n majority Of the delegates 10 that Con.
%vention will be free silver men, and their first
act will be to repeal tho two.t thirds rule, which
has governed all Democratic National Con-
~ventions since slavery days.
"Yes," said Mr.. Livingston. with his suual
confident way on stating either facts or gossip.
I'VE will Garry every Southern and nearly every
Western State, in addition TO all the Terri
tories, including the District Il Columbia, for
free silver, and we will go into the Convention
with over 500 delegates. Our first move will
he to repeal that old two-thirds rule. which
was adopted at the instance Of the Southern
States many years ago when we desired to
protect our. slave and other local inter
ests. We have a thorough organization in
every State, and We wont tolerate any strad-
ding this time. We want a clear cut plat
form that cannot be turned or twisted to meet
emergencies that may arise after the Conven-
tion adjourns, but VIC will insist upon know.
ing Just what we are voting for, and 1t will not
do to try any straddling business"
why" continued Mr.. Livin gston, with
equal earnestness.. our, people would rather
AXE an out,s9d ont gold bug than fool our time
There is where Mckinley is going to lose
many votes. His platform is nothing more
than a straddle. and II 1t had been announced
before the election of delegates in Georgia AID
other southern States he would not have Sc
cured many votes in our section OF the coun-
Suppose your calculation. Is faulty, and a
majority Of the Convention should declare for
a sound money man and platform. would you
and your free silver friends in Georgia bolt the
I'VE would support the ticket replied Col.
Livingston, with one OF his blandest smiles.
But we won't have anything Of that kind this
time. We will bust that old two.thirds rule,
our own PLATFORM. and II the goldbugs don't
our work, they can bolt II they want to.
II tell you never saw people so much IN
earnest in, my life. They, will have nothing
will not be In It for a minute. We
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"
Col. Livingston could not be induced to reveal
the name of his great unknown, for he frankly
admitted that he Is NOT in sight at this time.
On the. subject of Georgia's Senatorial
ing reports in favor of Representative. Crisp,
who, ne says. will have q walkover. Having
thus settled the financial question and the Sen
atorship to his entire satisfaction. Col. Living |
PERSONAL experiences while hunting buck rab-
Jits'' near his plantation In Georgia. |