The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-30
he READ A RIOT ACT.
LON LIVINGSTON DsSGUsTED WITH
sENTIMENT IN POLITICS.
R0UNDtY SCORES DEMOCRATS
MAKING FOOLS OF THEMSELVES
BY CONDUCT OF CAMPAIGN.

inc UeorEtH congressman Declares
That Sentiment Is All Rot--Mhnt
He Wants Is 10 see n Man Run
With Bryan Whose Name VIII
Mean NOtes-lie Suggests Murphy,
BilI, Gormun or Gray-ShouIdu't
BE Daniel.
Washington, June 9-Representative
Lon Livingston. before leaving for At
lanta to-day, called at the Democratic
headquarters and read the riot act to Sec
retary Kerr and his associates on the
Democratic Congressional Committee for
their lack of business principles in con-
ducting the approaching campaign
Col Livingston remarked with strong
feeling; "Our people are making fools
of themselves by the way they are at
tempting to conduct the present cam
pa;gn. 1t exasperates me to hear them
talking about nominating some unknown
or Insignificant man for the vice presi-
dency on the ticket with Bryan. Instead
of going to some doubtful state in the
East and picking out the strongest man.
they propose to resort to the old meth
DDS Of playing sentiment, instead of play
hiS BthNtiNhA lblltiNSs lpl DHy III Nu0
presidential canvass. but in the fight for
\the control of the House of Representa-
tives
Now, I have the highest regard for
Senator Daniel of Virginia. but what is
the use of practically throwing away the
vice presidency on a state so strongly
Democratic as Virginia, simply to compli-
ment Senator Daniel. His democracy does
not need any Endorsement by National
Convention. for he has been tried time
and time again, and has never been found
wanting. This is not the time to indulge
maudlin sentiment or distribute personal
compliments. On every hand there are
| indications of a lack of enthusiasm over
Mckinley and the more Gov. Roosevelt
displays himself before the people the
weaker he becomes. The general apathy
displayed in connection with the RepubH-
can ticket gives us an opportunity to
catch a large part of the floating vote.
which is not in sympathy with McKin-
| leyism.
Il was in hopes our people would so to
Kansas City with a determination TO se-
lect for the vice presidency some live,
practical business man like Senator Muir
ply, Senator Hill of New York, Senator
| German of Maryland or former Senator
Gray of Delaware for the place on the
| ticket with Bryan. / realize that there
| is no chance of defeating Mr. Bryan for
| iirst place on the ticket He represents
the sentimental features of Democracy,
| but in order to- win we want associated
with him a practical business man who
knows something of the details OF organ
izing and conducting great national con-
test. ] am afraid, however. that We are
| going to throw our chances away by NOM
mating for Vice President some weakling
who has neither ability, experience nor
financial backing TO give practical busi-
ness tone 10 the ticket.
THE Congressional Committee" con-
! tinued Col. Livingston. is following the
example of the National Committee In try
ing to run the contest for the control OF
| the House on sentiments. 1t is all very
well in some instances to give due con-
sideration to what is generally known as
sentiment but in the approaching
contest, with Mark Hanna leading
the opposition, sentiment cuts but little
! figure against pratical business principles
in politics. The Republicans apparently
realize that they have a desperate strug-
gle before them, and they do not intend to
allow sentiment 10 interfere with their de-
sire to elect Mckinley and retain control
of the House. | believe judicial manage
ment on the part of the Congressional
| Committee and higher grade of organi-
zation on a practical basis would give us
at least a majority of thirty in the next
House of Representatives 1t seems,
! however that the men we have selected
| TO manage our affairs have conflicting
| ideas on the subject, and the result is apt
! to be that we will discover our mistake
when 1t is too late"
Col. Livingston ridcued the idea of se-
riously considering Mr. Sulzer as a vice
presidential possibility, but he admitted
that ii is extremely probable that Mr..
! Sulzer or some other equally lightweight
may be chosen for the vice presidency at
Kansas City. Col. Livingston sad he
had intended to go 10 Kansas City during
the convention, but he is so dsgusted with
the programme which has apparently been
agreed upon in advance that he finds IL
more profitable and. more agreeable to re-
main at home.
Dan McConville, who was sixth audi
tor OF the Treasury Department turing
she last Cleveland administration and also
director general of the John r. Mclean
democracy i'm Ohio says he is not going
! 10 the Kansas City Convention, because
everything has been cut and dried in adj
vance. and there is no chance for politi-
cal speculation as to the result. Mr.. Nc
Conville agrees with Col. Livingston that
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan is a fore
gone conclusion, and the probability Is
that the second place on the ticket win
be bestowed upon some man who will
be a handicap rather than an advantage,
to the party. Mr. McConvlle is be-
liever in practical methods in politics.
and he does not hesitate to say that sem
timent Is all very well under certain con-
d.tions but as a general rule IT does not
succeed against the practical methods re-
sorted to by the Republican party.