The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18
ATLANTA FULL OF LIFE.
THE RIVAL FACTIONS IN THE CON-
VENTION HARD AT WORK.


Large Made Up.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 1.-THE city has
been In the hands OF the politicians to-day
Every train brought them In, and tonight
the hotels are literally overfowing with
delegates 10 to morrow's convention, and a
small army Of candidates who find It con-
venient to have business in Atlanta lust
now, To-morrow's convention Is the one
absorbing matter of public interest. The
developments Of to-day have shown that it
will see a stubborn contest Mr.. Hills
friends have shown wonderful pluck In the
face OF the discouraging situation in which
they find themselves. They have
abandoned every attempt TO send
Hill delegation to Chicago
and are now bending their energies solely
to preventing an instructed Cleveland
ticket, with hope, too, OF getting In some
men favorable to their candidate
through the district caucuses. In
TACT, the plan is TO get as
many Hill men named from the
districts as possible, men who can be gotten
through as favoring the most available man
ostenslbly, but who really are Hill men at
heart. Undoubtedly SOME OF the districts
Will fill out such programme, but how
many, of course cannot be known now.
With these uninstruoted and the delega-
tion being free to vote as a unit or not
as 1t peases, the Hill men believe it can
materially aid their candidate in Chicago.
The Cleveland advocates show deposition
to be very liberal. Probably q majority OF
the straightOut Cleveland men are IN favor
of an uninstruoted delegation.
THE CAUCUsEs.
Tonight the delegates caucused In two fac
tions. The straightout Cleveland men rallied
in the breakfaGt room Of the Kimball aud the
antt-Cleveland, or those who favored Sena-
tor Hill and an uninstrucbed delegation,
took charge of the ball room. Tbs Cleve-
land caucus, which was perceptibly larger
than the other, was presided over by Hon.
Pope Barrow. In the bail room, where
were the Hill boomer5 and others opposed
to Mr.. Cleveland, Hon. Tom Grimes was
called TO the chair. There was noticeable
difference in the management of the two
bodies. Without any bitches the Cleveland
men appointed a committee from each dis
Jrict, which retired. and proceeded 90 pre-
pare ticket for delegates at large. While
this committee was out, the crowd was
whooped up by ringing speeches from
shoulderhltters In the Cleveland cause.
The nominations by the committee we're:
Hon. Fleming duBiguon Of Chatham, Hon.
+. II. Richardson of Fulton, Hon. James
M. Smith Of ORlethorpe, and Hon. Dupont
Query. When the report was rendered
there was spirited tilt over the acceptance
of Mr.. duBignon. 1t was charged that he
was not strong enough as a Cleveland man.
but personal friends who know just where he
stands, soon satisfied the caucus, and he
was ratified by acclamation. The other
three names we're also ratified by acclama-
tion. The Cleveland caucus decided to pre-
sent the nems Of Hon. Pope Barrow to to-
fNtrpNa
and permanent chairman. At the conclu-
sion of the ratification Of the committees
report, the delegate nominees made
speeches. An effort was made TO substi-
tute Hon. Henry q. Turner for Mr.. Smith,
but the caucus was satisfied with the big
farmer from Oglethorpe.
THE OTHER CAUCUS.
The fusion caucus, the Hill men ard those
who are anti-Cleveland started out in con-
fusion and a wrangle MIR. Grimes was
made chairman in an orderly fashion, but
further than that the delegates had no idea
of what they had convened for. Finally,
however, it was decided TO present the name
of Col. j. w. Robertson for temporary and
permanent chairman. Col. Bill Horne will
be put up for secretary aud Hon Mack
Hardin for assistant secretary. A bomb
was then thrown into the fusion camp by
the nomination of Hon. Patrick Walsh Of
f1uSuhb1 ao Ollb VI bLO ubloShJ5S lD luTRH TO
be voted for by the anti.Cieveland caucus.
Mr.. Walsh IS known TO be an outspoken
Hiu man, and the presentation of his name
knocked the caucus into a cooked hat. I'm
medately there were motions to defer
nominations until Tomorrow and motions
TO adjourn. The men present who were
sincere In their desire for an untrammeled
delegation to Chicago did not r5lish Mr..
Walsh. They could see no good faith in his
nomination, and after a hopeless taugle and
wrangle OF over an hour the caucus ad-
journed without nominating ticket to ops
pose that of the Cleveland caucus. 1o-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock the anti-Cleve-
land caucus is called to meet again to renew
the attempt.
Tonight the Cleveland forces go to bed
enthusiastic. organized aud well equipped
for the contest tomorrow. On the other
band, the anti-Cleveland element is in
dtsintegrated condition, with an Internal
contest before it tomorrow before the open
drawn battle with its opposition. The
Cleveland element will, In all probability,
control the day. but leaders on that side to-
night say the policy will be TO send the
delegation uninStructed, with resolution
only expressing the preference Of the con-
vention for the ex-President.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
various congressional district delegations
will meet to prepare to states for district
delegates.
This afternoon at meeting of the state
executive committee TO arrange the details
OF to-morrow's convention, Hon. o.
Stevens Of the Second district appealed to
have the committee interfere with the action
OF the district committee of the Second
district in prescribing test for voters in
democratic primaries, dra wing the line on
the Ocalaites and third party. The COM
mittee decided, however, that 10 had no
jurisdiction in such a case.
WRITTEN FROM A HILL STANDPOINT,
By the associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 17.-Every promi-
nent democratic politician Of Georgia is in
the city tonight. and the breach between
the two divisions Of the Democratic party
iu the state is growing wider and wider. A
few far-seeing politicians are on the ground
counseling moderation and a compromise,
hut their warnings are unheeded in the
mad rush that is being made by the Cleve-
land and the anti-Cleveland men to control
the convention. The result of the
few primaries had yesterday and
to day, was such as to give
encouragement t. the Cleveland
men, but the activity Of their opponents
has more than counterbelanced this result,
and the Cleveland faction is tonight very
fearful that they may be outgeneraled by
the astute politicians Of the other side.
Evan +. Howell, Senator Colquitt and Com
gresham Livingston as leaders of the anti
Cleveland forces have been circulating
among the delegates all day and appear to
have made considerable progress Ia their