The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-06
By r. M. Larner.

by II. M. Ldrner.
Washington, Nov Representative
Lon Livingston, the advance guard of
the Georgia delegation in Congress, is
outspoken in his advocacy of Senator
German of Maryland and Gen. ]. S.
Black of Illinois as the Democratic
presidential ticket in 1904.
Il have been associated with Senator
German in Congress for many years,
and 1 believe he is capable of leading
the Democrats to victory next year.
He is natural and transformations
leader, and he will command more
strength in the doubtful states than
any man we can suggest. His recent
victory in Maryland, which followed
won him many new supporters all over
the country. He was previously strong
in the Southern States, but since his
well expressed and timely criticism of
Mr.. Roosevelt's Objectionable race pol
icy, he is regarded as standing head
and shoulders above any other Demo-
crat who has been mentioned in con-
nection with the presidency.
Il believe Senator German is the IA
vorite of a large majority of the DEM
ocratic party and L also believe that
he should have as his running mate the
strongest Western Democrat in sight.
Gen. Black has once been elected Gov
ernor of Illinois. He is now commander
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and he has an unimpeachable record
as soldier and a statesman. German
and Black, in my judgment, would be a
strong ticket
New York Result Will Help.
Mr.. Livingston went on to say that
the result in New York will stimulate
the Democratic party in every other
state to get together and submit to
party organization and discipline. 1t
also shows that New York city, under
normal conditions is a Democratic
city. 1t might be an advantage to have
New York man at the head of the
ticket, provided he was we'll known and
had the confidence of the people and
could give assurances that the business
! 3hterests of the country would not be
seriously interfered with.
I'm other words" continued Mr.. Liv-
ingstOn, 1--WE want a man who is and
I has always been a Democrat. He should
have experience in national affairs and
be able to guide his party with courage
and at the same time show his oppo-
nentS that he can be trusted to admin
lister the affairs of the nation fearlessly
along liberal and patriotic lines"
Welcomes JOhnsOn's Defeat.
Mr.. Livingston added that: zone
of the greatest blessings to the Demo-
cratic party last Tuesday was the po-
litical burial of Tom Johnson and his
undemocraticisms in Ohio. While 1t
generally makes me hot to see a Dem
ocratic ticket beaten, in this instance
believe the Democratic party is better
off in the estimation of conservative
and practical people throughout the
country. because of Tom Johnson's
defeat We could not afford to stand
for all the wild ideas of Tom Johnson,
and his defeat shows the country that
the Democratic party is not made up
of men of the Tom Johnson stripe"
There is a general feeling among
Democratic congressman that the party
will be thoroughly organized during
the coming session of Congress, and
party discipline will receive more at
tention in the deliberations of the mi
nority than ever before. A confer
ence of the minority leaders of the
House and Senate is to be held to-
morrow evening in this city, to try to
outline a programme of action in deal
ing with the various national ques-
tions to be considered at the extra ses-
sion. 1t is proposed to organize in the
House a minority caucus or Steering
Committee" similar to that which ex-
lists in the Senate.