The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-18
A QUARTETrE OF SPEAKERS.
Calhoun, Hammond, Graves and MOI
wood at the CapitOl

WOOd at the capitol.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 17.-Patrick Cal
houn. Hon. N. J. Hammond, John Temple
Graves and ex-senator Norwood spoke at
the capitol tonight and Gov. Gordon at the
Kimball house.
AT the capitol the audience took consid-
cradle part in the evenings exercises.
When John Sibiey stood up in front of
Chairman Nunnally his voice was drowned
by perfect din, in which could be heard
hurrahs for Gov. Gordon. While Mr..
Sibley was making pantomimic introduc-
tlon they continued to yell. The conservA-
tive element tried hard to hiss down the
disturbance.
As Mr.. Calhoun came forward the
clamor and cheers for Gov. Gordon in
creased tenfold. During pause
Mr.. Calhoun won the ear and
sympathy OF his audience by
stating that he might not be allowed to
speak, but in the grand old state of Georgia
free speech was, he felt sure, vouchsafed TO
even the humblest citizen. This put his
audience on its good behavior for a while.
lie told of his nomination being assaulted by
gross insinuations, but assured his audience
that never did he exercise the slightest I'M
due influence to secure 1t. The charges
were, he stated, absolutely untrue, and
wounded the breast of an honest man.
while being an insult to the legislature of
Georgia.
WANTED A FREE-FoR-ALL.
He had not favored a nomination, but
had urged that all candidates take their
chances before the general assembly. He
had been told, when he learned of his NOM
ination, that it was unanimous. The
charge of being monopolist was unfounded.
Slanderous fabrications were used against
him because be represents railroad, and
created a system that benefits the south. He
is SO arraigned. Mr.. Calhoun then argued
over, in substance, his speech OF last
Wednesday, in which he dwelt on the intl-
mate relations of the railroads and the
public, showing how, with government
control through the commission, the best
results are secured to the people. If a man
represents railroad he asked, is he
to be disfranchiseds He showed
how the people Of Georgia would not be
inconsistent in sending him to the Senate.
They would show the broad and conserva-
| tive tone of the people, and that the alliance
was not class legislation. Do this, he
pointed out. rather than send man there
for idle defamation. He talked
again of cheap money, and the knitting
OF the railroads of the west and southeast,
but his audience was too highly wrought up
for dissertation on traffic and monetary
statistics, and the younger element again
| broke out with cries for Gov. Gordon. Mr.
Calhoun told them that he indorsed their
method of booming Gov. Gordon, but said
t"I don't believe Gov Gordon would
couutenance any conduct that would
cry down a speaker" Mr.. Calhoun again
talked about carrying the alliance banner
| into the Senate and wound up by apologiz-
| ing on account of severe cold His last re-
marks were those Of thanks TO his audience
| for attending.
GRAVES GIVES WAY TO HAMMOND.
John Temple Graves came forward. and q
cry of gentlemen" from the body of the
house, and looking in that direction his
friends recognized Mr.. Hammond. Mr..
| Graves was asked If he would yield to him
the stand few minutes. A denouement
merged into an ovation. Mr.. Graves yielded
| to Mr.. Hammond, who started out about
having tried to avoid politics, but he was
seemingly dragged into them. He,
in turn, complimented Gov. Gordon,
ex-senator Norwood, aud Mr.. Calhoun.
Except for ex-senator Norwood and Mr..
Hartrldge, he said, he would not have
asked permission to speak The witty
Hartridge and the bitter Norwood, said he,
both had been unjust to him. Senators
Zachery and Ellington called on
him, he explained, and asked
| him If he favored the sub-treasury
bill. He had answered in the negative
They wanted to present his name before the
| caucus. They then asked him what were
| his objections. He told them that he re-
garded the bin as both unconstitutional and
impracdcable. He had not read the St.
| Louis platform and was not prepared to
discuss it. Regarding the railroad
! he had, thinking the ownership of railroads
was meant expressed him as opposed to it,
and Senator Ellington had after ward ex-
planned that the control by the commission
| was meant
This misunderstanding had most to do
with Mr.. Hartridge's charging deception.
NoRwooD's REFERENCE TO HIM.
Mr.. Hammond took clipping, in which
Mr.. Norwood had spoken OF him as a men,
Der of the third party that was to impose
the creature monopoly on the people of
| Georgia. No connection had been made of
the newspaper account of the speeches.
pointed out Mr. Hammond, and an in Justice
was being suffered by him without any dis
repair it. Mr.. Norwood. who
was present, said he had not
uttered the remark credited him. "Here it
is, Pl read il" said Mr. Hammond, and be
read the clipping more fully. Cries for
Norwood here arose. Mr.. Norwood ex-
planned that the remarks did not apply to
MIR. Hammond, particularly the part COM
pl6lDeu. MY ITleuQ NORWOOD explains
it was not intended for me and, though it
has gone all over the state, I let it pass
added Mr.. Hammond. Mr. Hammond then
went on TO point out why he regarded the
sub-treasury bill as unconstitutional There
is, said he, no authority in the constitution
for using money that way They need
not fear the politicians not doing
all they could for the farmers,
but he urged that broader perspectives be
taken and legislation contemplate all parts
Of the body polite. He admires the farm
ers' movement. Here cries came from the
packed gallery for "Graves." Mr.. Ham
mond told them that they had about finished
the substantials, and he would permit them
70 enjoy the dessert, waving his hand
to Mr.. Graves, who followed him
GRANDPA CALHoUN's HAT.
John Temple Graves, who is a kinsman
of Mr.. Calhoun, and also connected with
the railroads, was the third speaker, and
his speech was very pretty one. He
seemed as proud as he could be Of his young
relative, and even went so far
as to crown him with his grand
fathers hat, and give the audience
to understand that 1t fitted him just as well,
if anything better, than it did his ancestor.
Mr.. Graves said that he had always been a
friend Of Gov. Gordon, and that he still
admired, honored and loved him, but
intimated that in intellectual caliber
he was mere babe as
compared with the speakers more fortunate
young kinsman, who was the grandson Of
the greatest of American statesmen, and at