The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-14
GRIFFIN AND THE SILvERITES.
THE TOWN APT TO BE SHORT OF
ACCOMMODATION.


An Attendance of 1,5OO 10 1000 Ex-
pected-The Hotel and BOARDING
Houses Won't BE Able to Take Care
of So Many PeOpIe-Judge Hunt Ac-
knOwIedEes That the Free silver
Party Is Now on the Defensive.
Atlanta, Ga. July 13.-From the best in
formation that can be obtained the Griffin
silver convention to be held next Thursday
will be anything but a pleasant occasion
to those enthusiasts or mercenaries who
take the trouble to attend it. While the
silverite press and the local workers in
the cause predict that there will be at
least 1900 or 1000 delegates in attendance,
yet Griffin has made no preparation at all
TO entertain or take care of the expected
army of white metallists A careful inves-
ugation Of the resources Of the pretty lit
tie town shows that go adult silverites
accompanied by their normal appetites
would tax the hospitality to the last ex-
treme. With two days session of the
convention staring them in the face it
would seem that the managers should be
up and doing to provide for the expected
crowd. But, it appears that there is more
than one loose screw in the arrangements
and the problem of accommodating the
town to the crowd seems to have been left
with providence so far. 1t is not at all i'm
probable, however, that attendance upon
the convention has been greatly over
estimated by all but Griffin people them
selves, which accounts for their tranquil
ty on the subject. 1t has been given out
that the convention will last but one day.
but it is hardly possible to see how the
business can be done in a single day, be
the gathering ever so harmonious, and the
chances are that those Of the delegates
who feel in duty bound to participate in
the real work of the convention, will have
to wait over for the second day.
The plan is to have the meeting open
Thursday morning at 10:S0 o'clock, and
after perfecting the temporary organiza-
ton, to adjourn until afternoon, when
Senator Morgan of Alabama will relieve
himself of his speech. This will consume
the afternoon, leaving the real business TO
be done the following day. If 1t was
! done at a night session, the crowd would
still be left on the town for lodging. OF
course, Griffin will do her best to take care
of her visitors. The town is noted
for it's hospitality, but with such
a crowd as is heralded by the
silverite press she will have more than her
hands full.
One of the discouraging things to the 10
| cal MANAGERS is the fact that three of the
men who signed the call for the conven-
ton have since been converted to sound
money doctrine and their detection from
/ the home committee is a serious damper
j to enthusiasm. The signers of the call for
| the convention were: Thomas Mall. Henry
! Bass ]. j. Elder, w. H. Brewer, Judge j.
]. Hunt and Editor Douglas Glessner Mr..
| Nall has Just announced that he is no
| longer an advocate of the silver idea, and
also says that Mr.. Bass and Mr.. Brewer
have also become sound money men since
they Joined in the call for the convention.
This leaves but three of the original six
to look after the arrangements and from
the reports that come here the outlook for
the convention is anything but bright or
conducive to enthusiasm In order to
make up for this apathy the Atlanta sill
verites, it is understood, are perfecting
arrangements to carry crowd
CT claquers down to swell the
crowd and shout for Senator Morgan and
the givers of the free passes.
Judge J. J. Hunt, president of the Spald-
ing County League, and prime mover in
calling the convention, furnished good
example of the disheartened feeling of the
white metallists when asked to-day
what would be done with the resolutions
when framed by the cOnNenuOns since De-
ing fathered by both populists and demo-
Gratis they could not be presented to the
convention of either party. He replied:
"Ill tell you. We are acting on the de-
fensive. The gold bugs, regardless of par
ty organization, called a convention, and
we are following in their lead We hope
to mould public opinion by adopting reso-
lutions and giving them to the public"
1t is a significant fact to show that the free
silver sentiment, which, 1t has been stated,
is sweeping like a tidal wave over the
state is on the wane when man in the
position of Judge Hunt, president of the
league that called the convention, is will
ing to admit that the advocates of free
and unlimited silver coinage in Georgia
are acting on the defensive.
No plans as yet have been made as to
the organization of the convention. This
will all be determined after the delegates
arrive and it is seen who is present. 1t
is very probable that the Hon. Pat Walsh
of Augusta will be made permanent chair
man. This has not been agreed upon, but
it has been suggested. No one has, as yet,
been mentioned for temporary chairman.
man.