The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-07
TO SEND THREE DELEGATES.
SAVANNAH WILL BE REPREsENTED
AT TIE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.

plains the Objects Of the COnven-
tion-The Delegates VIII be APP
pointed by the Chairman, Mayor
Myers. To-day or Tomorrow.
The business men OF Savannah decided
yesterday 10 send a delegation Of three
10 Memphis TO represent this city al the
sound money and better banking facih-
ties convention TO be held there May q.
Mr.. Thomas g. Boggs of Memphis, an
account Of whose work in securing dele
cations from the south for this cOnven-
tion was given in yesterdays Morning
News. started out yesterday morning 10
secure a delegation from Savannah. He
did not know just what plan to pursue,
but began by calling on a number of the
prominent business men il was about
noon when he met President Bierne Cor
don Of the cotton exchange, and together
they had soon arranged for a meeting
TO be held in the long room of the city
exchange at $50 O'Clock in the afternoon.
On account Of the lateuess of the hour
il was a hard matter 10 circulate widely
the notice OF the meeting: consequently
there was considerable hustling around
TO be done. Both Mr.. Boggs and Presl-
dent Gordon were agreeably surprised at
the success which their efforts met.
There were between % and % business
men present in the long room of the city
exchange when the meeting was called
TO order by Mayor Myers, and an Of them
were men who are deeply interested in
financial questions. On motion Of Capt.
D. G. Purse. Mr.. J. +. Lewis was made
secretary Of the meeting.
Mayor Myers said the meeting had been
called pursuant to request OF a num-
Der of citizens for the purpose of hearing
Mr.. Thomas c. Boggs OF Memphis, upon
the Memphis sound money convention and
TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of sending del
egates to that convention. Mr.. Myers said
the matter was one Of much Importance
and one in which every citizen was inter-
ested.
Mr.. Boggs, on being introduced by May
or Myers said he came as representative
of the Memphis sound money ana IN
creased banking facilities convention. ne
did not come, he said, 10 discuss SOUND
money or free silver but 10 secure uele-
gates TO this convention. which was de-
signed TO educate the people upon souhu
money ideas.
he referred to Coins financial school and
Coins arguments, which he satQ, ne
thought unsound, and which could; he be
lieVed, be refuted. The convention, ne sdiu,
had no cut and dried plan ana NOBODY
could tell what II was going 10 DO, except
mar n will afford an occasion for free
and open discussion of the questions IN re-
gard 10 finance now before the people
way He spoke of what the young men 5
business league OF Memphis mas done IN
bringing manufacturing industries 70 .ld i
city. Mr.. BOggs was the oIeahl1TL aaIiiu
first secretary of this association IN TINS
Connection ne said the convention would
be a notable one, and would represent the
business interests or every section OF the
eS ME business men of Memphis had not
gone 10 the expense OF sending Col. JOSIAH
hbotterson out west and himself to the
south he said without good OBJECT IN
view They intend to make the convention
a success and they trust that savannah
will AID in so doing by sending delega-
President Gordon of the cotton exchange
moved that Chairman Myers appoint
committee of three as delegation, 70
represent the various business interests OF
Savannah at the Memphis convention on
May %. The motion was open Tor discus
sion but there was none, and the vote
was unanimously in favor Of the adoption
of the motion.
Myers, as chairman, to appoint three
delegates at his convenience, and he viii
probably designate who are TO represent
Savannah either to-day or tomorrow. lie
has Il in his power to appoint sound
money men or free silver men, as he sees
fit, and after the meeting there was some
talk as TO whether II might not be Well
10 include one free silver man in the dele
cation. The meeting failed TO express Its
sentiments on this point, and II remains
to be seen what Chairman Myers viii DO.
1t is well known that he himself is a
sound money man, and II Is likely that
he will consider the situation before de-
Gliding lust what should be done. As
this Is a sound money convention II Is
very likely that the delegation from Sa-
vannah viii be solidly that way.
After the adoption Of the motion Mr.. J.
s. Wood asked Mr.. Boggs to explain what
free silver is. Mr.. Boggs said that any
public explanation from him might be
taken an expression of the views of
those who are at the head of this move
ment, and y was the desire of the people
there that he should not do so. He re-
ferred, however to Coins explanation.
Coin, he said, based everything on the low
prices OF cotton and wheat, though he did
not say a word about corn which has not
declined in price with the other COM
modites. Coin attributes these low prices
10 the decentralization Of silver. Mr.
Boggs said, however, that Coin was mis-
taken in not making human labor the basis
of values Coin, he said, does not men
ton the introduction of labor saving ma
chlnerY, nor does he say anything about
increased transportation facilities
Coin, Mr.. Boggs said, uses as one of his
arguments that, while other things have
gone down in price, the street car fare
still remains at cents. That argument
he said, is refuted right here in Savan-
nah. Mr.. Boggs said, however that the
street car fare stil remains at cents
because even with improvements in the
service as much labor is required now as
was the case years ago. Another argu-
ment of COINS, he said, was that the gov
eminent, by creating q demand for pro-
duct. could keep up values. The answer
10 thait was ne SAID, that II the values
We're kept up and prices raised the people
would have to pay in the end, for the
money used by the government in making
purchases comes practically from the peo-
pie.
Alderman Falligant asked Mr.. Boggs if
he did not think there would have been
less agitation If the government fnan-
cial system had not made such war on
real estate, as is the case in the national
banking laws.
Mr.. Boggs said he thought these laws
could be improved in many respects buf
he did not enter into a discussion Of me
question.
after adjournment there was little
discussion between Mayor Myers Presi-
dent Gordon of the Cotton Exchange. Pres
ldent Purse OF the Board of Trade and
Col. w. W. Gordon, as TO how tho dele
gates might best be appointed. This viii
be decided on by Mayor Myers within me
next day or two. The meeting was en-
trely one of the business men of the civ
and the delegates appointed will be from,
among the business men.
Mr.. Boggs said he was highly delighted
with the result of the meeting He was
glad, he said, that Savannah is 10 he
represented at the convention. Mr. Bosyps
leaves the city this morning for Charies-
ton, and from there he will 20 to the 81
ties named in the following order: Colum-