The Atlanta constitution., 1896-06-01
HE WOULDN'T
MEET LIVINGSTON
Secretary Smiths Friends Back Out Of
The Joint Debate.
THE G0LDBUG BLUFF CALLED
Congressman Livingston Was All
Ready for the FTay-Had Been
Widely Advertised.

Nac1n, Ca. May 2.-(S2cc:3I.)-It IS a
complete back down or the part OF Secre-
;-rx Smiths representative
41Tt@r challenging IA. silver men 10 pro-
du-e somebody - meet their c"nsh'y
champion. they C-s wflshrI ou- ot the
challenge an. tn. ,ssbai. as sOOn as they
found the silver nlen were in earnest
COrSre-~rrsAu Livingston was the man
selected to champion thc silver cause and
excitement over the expected debate was
s.t f..-,r heat when the dampener came
- tue shape ~ the announcement that
.sus-.4 htI Refused 10 meet Livingston
The s.llt sraudariites are very much
-hlsrfnsI ~ ths. turn Affairs have taken
They we're in hish feather up 10 t0l.y'
bu. they are lar from happy tonight. oi
the either hand. the silver men feet more
scr.-.ert tunn ever "f victory
Secretary Smiths Speech
s..-ref..r- smith rl1ch,i Macon this even
iC- sui spoke nearly two hours n '"s
Academy II Music Go q larse audieiee ..
s,1lluu-s and himegaiiists- IhouSh tnS
rnas.tsr- hal tceE advertised IS a s3l'
event there we've as many hmeiaiiis;s
present 60 Eoidt uss. Judging ~ liie 81
plaue. With which Crl@p's nanle was re-
eaive-I Whenever i WAS meatioIi"'i- a. i4N-
luEstou had been present. he wou4i h@Ne
captured the audience
The secretary was introduced in eloquent
eouIse OF his introductory. Mr- biouHl
called ih,- names ~ t1e lcaiius Geor.ii'is
on the two sides oI the uuancial question:
Cheered Mention Of Crisp.
The names III Turner aud o-her proni-
uent -pliuugs provoked no applause, hut
when H. sounded thc name CT Crisp. refer
ring ts him as great democrat and "a
trt1t. it seemed as lf the audience N"uid
tear or tie roof with their tumuiiuous
cheering
\ llsr- dg~iuustrltlve scene has never
Isrn witnessed over tle uleutsum II any
mans ua5ne lu tlzs city There were ihun-
.fsr-s ~ applause and great cheering. anu
Il was several minutes before AIR hiounl
could urucessl with his remarks The audi
euce taat packed the tnFee H''tS 90 -
Fsrsl s.a. se.mel as if ir would DrNtr be
eut.t There w0uli le mumcnt ~ siienr"
ana th.u The cheering would DfeIA ouS
a-fTtSl-
E.oaut-s mention OF Crisp's name ST
the -rsat crowd Go motion as the N@Ne q
enthusiasm swept over u
when the hurr41l had sufficiently sun7iA-
81 Csr AR. Blouut to H. heard. He sAti'.4i"-
.si 60 thc audience
That's rislt. elels away We sent "u'
r.lr postal cards 90 ser you silNtrlt-s heTe
u make converts of you-
This was a strong arlSuowlelSment OF
the numerical strength 20 tHe sime'aiiists'
aH aTrr az
and at1rt s-E a up the number cf himetal-
If.rs nr.-sut and accounted for elie great
-.-e.r-.or given the name of crisp.
Some Questions Asked
Mr.. smith spoke nearly two hours on the
u-e~ 81 his former addresses in Georsi's
saI which ar. familiar 90 the people oi
..-.r- I----e wcre s.ry sew ,tu"stlot1
asked him. and he was given close anu
courteous attention.
i Gentleman iu the audience asked Ar.
S,r-tt,. ..yvhg dii you favor the free cosn-
az. ~ silver a few years ago.
~nss question was received with loud
cheers II approval Tire secretary replied.
--Il.cause I had been reading rvohsh cor
resuousisnce ln the newspapers.
We ar~l asked. sIs not Judge crisp as
tstriotfc as YOU are--' This brought forth
moro app.ause.
.rhe secretary rerlied. Il am not a candi-
Gsr. for senator