The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18


call for meeting tonight of such delegates
as favor an unpledged, uninstructed and
untrammeled delegation to the ma
tional convention, who shall favor
measures, not men, who will hold that the
party is greater than any man. and with
whom democratic success shall be the
watchword."
A CLEVELAND CALL.
Immediately the Cleveland people came
out with a committee call. Their circular
was headed, "Uninstructed aud Undls-
guised, ~ and named the hour for a caucus
OF all delegates who are opposed to the
election OF Hill delegates to the Chicago
convention" The circular concluded as
follows: IAN are invited who favor an un-
instructed delegation in fact as we'll as in
name" This seemed TO indicate a radical
change OF position, as the Cleveland
men up to this time hRd'been uncompromis-
ing in their fight FOR an instructed Cleve-
land delegation. The anti Cleveland men
made the most of this apparent weakness
OF their opponents, but Hoke Smith of
Atlanta, the leader OF the Cleveland faction,
tonight stated that the fight for a CIeve-
land delegation would be maintained no
matter what instructions were demanded.
I'VE propose" he said, "to fight for pro-
nounced Cleveland delegation. We
will probably not ask for Inatructlons. We
will elect such emphatic Cleveland men
that they viii not need instructions" Many
OF the other Cleveland mon state, however,
that II their strength seems sufficient a
resolution will be introduced tomorrow
instructinR the delegation for Cleveland,
and 1t Is probable that the fight for instruc-
tions will be contingent entirely upon the
outcome Of the contest for delegates at
large.
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESS
In this state where the press has always
been such power In politics, the fight has
become largely contest between the news
papers. The Constitution and Augusta
Chronicle. both Of which papers have been
friendly to d. b. Hill, are the organs of the
anti Cleveland faction, while the SAvAN-
NAH MORNING NEWS and Atlanta Journal
represent the Cleveland forces
Considerable excitement has been created
by the following editorial, which
this evening appears in the Journal. a
recognized leading Cleveland paper:
There is no foundation whatever for the
assertion that the Cleveland men in the
convention are disposed to work in the
spirit Of rule or ruin They are, Of
course, in favor Of delegates who are favor
able to Mr.. Cleveland's nomination, but
they do not desire that they should be
bound up by instructions. They think men
should be chosen who will have the sense to
discern the best interests of the party, and
devotion to the democracy will make
them consider its welfare before
that OF any man. The report
that the Cleveland element OF the conven-
tion 10 animated by narrow and pro-
scriptlve feeling Is being circulated by those
Hlll boomers who are endeavoring to elect
Hill delegation under the mask of unin-
structed'" The anti-Cleveland people find
great consolation in this editorial, which
they claim is an evidence that the Cleveland
people have been forced to abandon their
fight for an instructed Cleveland delegation.
ADVICE FRoM NEW YORK.
Another afternoon paper, the Atlanta
Herald, which is anxious to close the
break in the party and affect a compro-
mis-, to-day sent to the editor of the New
York World telegram, stating that dele
gates TO tho state convention were arriving,
and asking what advice the World would
give that would help in putting the party
on the road to success. Below is the
answer:
NEW YORK May II, 1922.
Stand by the issues Of 1888 and 1890. Stop
eXtravagance. Send to Chicago delegates rep
resentinR the sentiment Of the democratic
voters Of the state free TO act In nominating
the man most likely to win,
EDITOR WORLD.
THE MEETINGS AT NIGHT.
Two rival meetings tonight were largely
attended, and as about 100 delegates partici-
pated in the proceedings OF each IL could not
be seen that either had an advantage from a
numerical point Of view. United States
Senator Colquitt was the principal speaker
at the enti-Cleveland meeUipg and excited
much applause by his arguments for an un-
instructed delegation.
AT the Cleveland meeting r. II. Richard
son, editor of the Atlanta Journal, wes the
principal speaker He made ringing
speech in which he contended that the nom
Inatlon Of Mr.. Cleveland was the best way
to insure democratic success. The Cleve|
land meeting selected ex-senator Pope
Barro " as the Cleveland candid ate for chair
man of the convention and decided unan-
imously TO present Dupont Guerry, i. II.
Richardson. Fleming duBlgnon and J. NJ.
Smith as the Cleveland candidates for
delegates at large. The anti-Cleveland
meeting selected J. NJ. Robertson, ex-rail-
road commissioner, as its candidate for
chairman OF the convention, but decided to
hold another meeting at 10 o'clock to-
morrow to select candidates for delegates
at large. The first test vote In the conven-
tion will occur shortly after 12 O'Clock to-
morrow, when the rival factions will pre-
sent their candidates for chairman of the
convention.
GLYNN'S DELEGATION.
BRUNSWICK, Ga, May &c. W. Dem
ing and NICK. +. McCook, delegates by
proxy to the presidential nominating con-
vention, left tonight for Atlanta. All ex-
cept one delegate from Glynn are Hill men,
but they are instructed for Cleveland.
RAILWAY TBIEGRAPHER9