The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-09
LIVINGSTON APPLIES THE LIE.
CONGRESSMAN GETS MIXED Up II
A HcT ARGUMENT At ATLANTA.

President DIOunt Of the Typograph-
teal Union Insults Congressman
livingston m speech 1T a Labor
AIectiag-l3IounCs story Was
Branded Untrue and Himself au
Unmitigated LARA Threatening
scene EnsueS-Hlount Likely 10 tie
Ousfed by the Union.
Atlanta. Ga. Nov. S.-Col Leonidls Liv-
ingston the benedcent looking congress
man from the Fnth distrlctcame very near
having a Observation-Disclosures fight al la
Dor committee meeting last night. The de-
tails Of the fray only came out today,
though some of the coloners friends had
an mixing of what had happened last night
about midnight, when he picked his way
across the Kimbal House lobby and
sought the elevator leading 10 his room.
From fhe tongue of an eye witness to-
day il was learned that Col. Livingston
went to the labor committee meeting in tie
Temple Court building for the purpose Of
hearing what the local labor leaders had
10 say about blackiisting. the eignt-hour
law and other labor legislation TO b.
passed upon by the national Congress, he
having been appointed member of the
labor commission created at the last ses-
sion for the express purpose of getting the
views of labor.
One of the attendants upon the meet
ing, which was thoroughly representative
of the local trades unions, was II. =.
Blount, representative of the Topographic
ical Union of this city. It appears that Mr..
Blount had preconceived opinions Of hostil-
ity toward Congressman Livingston, and
il was in airing his views before the con-
eressman made his speech that the row oc-
Cured. Mr.. Blount led off by referring
to Col. Livingston as the distinguished
Georgian who had Travelled over the coul-
try with Mary Ellen Lease of Kansas and
Sockless Jerry fame. He tried 20 be funny
at the commencement of the unpleasant
reference to the past of the congressman,
but 1t was anything but funny to the 9TH
ers, and in the end not at all funny to Mr..
Blount.
While Blount was playing on the subject
OF Lon and Mary Ellen, the congressman
sat fidgeting nervously in his chair. At
last he got up and with some warmth de-
clared that it was not true that he had ever
gone about with the petucoat politician
of Kansas This aroused the ire of Mr.. |
Blount and he quit trying TO be funny.
If that isn't true" he exclaimed, I'm
Just tell the whole tale. Something that is
true" He then described a visit he had |
once made TO Washington, and an attempt |
to get an interview with the congressman |
Col Livingston" he said. refused to rec |
oguize me there in Washington / went to |
the capitol to see him and found him in |
the bar taking a drink with some other |
congressman. He told me to 60 away and |
cali al his house to see him. / did this |
IN company with Ex-Congressman Blount |
of Macon. The colonel sent word that ne |
couldn't see US then and asked me TO go |
10 the capitol again. / did SO, but was put |
of again and after trying this a few
times more. gave up and came home with
ont seeing our congressman
This little account of a laboring mans |
chase after a congressman in Washington |
was more than Col. Livingston could stand |
lie jumped up and in angry tones de-
nounced the story as lie, and, according |
to eye witnesses, he added that Mr.. BlOunt |
was an unmitigated liar
you're another" retorted Blount and |
il seemed for a few minutes that there |
would be hitch as the two were coming |
together, the colonel. with his hand on a /
chair. and Biount looking about for some |
thing to use. other members Of the COM
mittee interfered, however, and there was
no gore spilled. The committee quoted |
Blount down and made an elaborate apol- |
ogy 10 Col. Livingston for the insult Of |
fered him by one of its members. II is said
to-day that the committee viii compel Mr.. |
Blount to send a written apology TO Col |
Livingston or charges will be preferred in
the federation and his expulsion demand |
ed.
After Col Livingston left the meeting. |
and went to the Kimball Elount followed
there, but the colonel had gone up to his
room and was probably enjoying the sleep
of the just and innocent, while his enemy
cooled his heels on the flags below.