Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-23
THE GOLD BUGS AT MEMPHIS,
THE BANKERS AND BOARD OF
TRADE MEN ASSEMBLING.
WILL BE FIVE HUNDRED
DELEGATEs-MR cATcHINGs OF
MISSISSIPPI WILL PROBABLY
BE THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WILL SPEAK THIS EVENING.
MEMPHIS. May 20.

1t Is an unusual thing in this coun-
try to gee large gathering OF business
men, bankers, merchants and lawyers.
representing the capital and business
terests OF an important section of
.e republic called together to discuss
q political question from a business
standpoint. The most notable charac-
teristic of the convention for the dis
cussion Of Sound Money and Better
Banking Facilities" which will meet
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the
auditorium. is the total obliteration of
party lines in its makeup. The five or
six hundred delegates, representatives
of every state and all the principal
cities of the South. who will be seated
in the lower floor of the huge structure
when Chairman W. j. Crawford calls
the convention to order, include men
holding all shades OF political belief.
representing every branch OF commerce
In which the South and country at
large Is vitality interested assembled
with the common purpose of carrying
on vigorous campaign in the interest
of financial policy which they believe
Is necessary to the welfare and pros
perity OF the country. The movement
In the progress OF which tomorrow's
convention marks an important point
took definite shape at a meeting OF
business men of this neighborhood ON
| April 10 last. AT that meeting an or
was erected ana u commits
| tee of fifteen prominent manufacturers
was appointed to agitate the holding
| OF convention OF representatives of
| all the Southern states In this city to
discuss the situation from a sound
money standpoint, to stimulate interest
| in the money question in this section,
| which has shown decided susceptihiIitN
| to the growing free silver sentiment;
| to secure the organization in every
| city and town in the states represented
| of clubs to work In the interest of the
| sound money campaign. Stree April
| 10 the movement has been extensively
Advertised, speakers have Travelled
! through nearly every Southern state
| urging the appointment OF delegates,
and this work has brought about re-
suits that are most satisfactory to the
| romoters Of the movement Tho WIS.,
! itors attracted TO the city by the mill
tary tournament are evacuatlng the
hotels but tine hostelrles are more
than ever crowded with the delegates
to the monetary conference. More than
100 delegates, besides newspaper mon
and visitors who do not come as dele
gates, have arrived today. Several
hundred more are en- route. and by to-
morrow noon the hotel rotunda will
J abound with arguments ana theories
ON the financial question.
The convention win be called TO or
der at o'clock, when. after the call
by Mr.. Crawford. a permanent chair
man will be selected. Who this officer
of the gathering win be tx purely a
matter of conjecture. The gentleman
most prominently mentioned In the
convention Is Congressman Catchings
OF Mississippi. who will reach Memphis
IN the morning. After organization
and the appointment of committee
of resolutions the convention win lls-
ten to an address by Mr.. j. @. Carlisle,
secretary OF the treasury. He will
reach this city early In the morning,
and will be escorted by a committee
to his hotel. After dinner the com.
mttee of fifteen will accompany him
TO the adltorlum. where he will deliver
his speech. The lower floor Of the
building has been assigned TO dele
gates, while the balconies viii he open
TO the public. The structure Z ls eN.
pected, will be filled for the first time
in its history, II has seating capacity
OF 10000 and is admirably adapted &c
convention purposes.
Following Secf> airy Catilsles nd.
dress the convention viii adjourn until
p. M, when the report OF the resolu
tlon committee will be taken up and
discussed. The indications are that tn,
gathering win complete its labors ant
reach final adjournment tomorrow
/, ! night