The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
MEET OF SOUND MONEY MEN.
DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION
COMING on EVERY TRAIN.

One Hundred of the 600 Expected
Had Arrived IN to Noon-MOst Of
the others Expected to lie on Hand
when the Convention Il Called to
order This AfternOOn-The Ten
ncsscc bankers.
Memphis. Tenn. May 22-Delegates TO
the sound money convention came strag-
Cling in to-day from Texas. Kansas and
points In this state and about one hun
dred, or a sixth OF the total expected had
reported to Secretary Potter at the cotton
exchange up TO noon. Toiegraphic advices
also stated that Birmingham. Ala, PEN
sacola, Fla, Norfolk Va. Mobile, Ala,
ana Augusta. Ga. points not yet heard
from, had appointed delegates. composed
of members OF commercial and financial
organizations.
Owing to the fact that the bulk of the
delegates are not due until the morning
trains the programme has been revised
and the convention viii not be called TO
order until o'clock
At the opening of the annual meeting of
the Tennessee Bankers Association In the
federal court room this morning Congress
man Josiah Patterson. In welcoming the
visitors, laid stress upon the vital inter-
est OF the monetary Issue to the financial
world and to the laborng classes alike.
The prosperity Of the masses. he said de-
pended upon sound money.
The annual address of President Jus
tin OF Nashville arouse considerable en-
thusasm. 1--WE are on the eve Of tre-
mendous upheaval." he said "and II "a
the duty Of every man TO get in line for
ln Il III
to announce on which side he has arrayed
himself. Efforts are being made 10 make
this sectional question. God forbid that
we shall ever again have sectional antag-
onisms on issues affecting the entire
country. As sohtherner, ! repudiate the
idea that this is a question OF the great
east against the west or the south. II ia
not a sectional but great economic
question and IL must be settled, not by ap-
peals to passion or prejudice but TO reason
as one affecting the happiness Of the peo-
pie IL must be settled and honorably set
tied"
Most Of the arrivals to-day were Tennes-
seeans, but there were a hundred or more
from outside points. Congressman j.
Catchings headed a good sized delegation
from Mississippi, and J. NJ Atherton, the
millionaire distiller of Louisville and
President Sewaringin OF the Union Ma
tional Bank Of the same city, piloted a
contingent from the Blue Grass state Col
w. W, Gordon came in from Savannah
h. w. Robertson from Columbia, S. G.,
Judge j. B. Brown from Little Rock, A.
7. Hayden and j. G. Morris from New Or
leans while Y. G.. Hale had in charge a
large party from Paris and other points
in Texas Based on dispatches received
Up TO this evening, the local committee
estimates that nearly a thousand wearers
of delegates badges will be present when
Secretary IL TOD g.,
the auditorium tomorrow afternoon.
Due In a measure to the ambiguous
phrasing of the original call there has
been more or less speculation regarding
the ultimate objective point of the gather
ing and the friends of silver have taken
advantage Of this fact to insist that the
convention would not be representative
Of the true feeling In the south mas
much as the delegates had not been eJecTs
ed by popular vote and would consequent
" represent no views but their own and
those of the organizations-or institutions
by whom they have been designated
1t transpires this evening that there
will be flavor OF free In the cohven-
tion tomorrow, although probably not OF
sufficient strength to put itself material
ly in evidence Some of the organiza-
tions and municipalities responding to
the call in Mississippi and elsewhere have
selected divided delegations, and to these.
cannot be denied by the committee on
credentials. None of the silverites have so
far put In appearance. There will be no
effort on the part of the guiding spirits
Of the convention to stifie a full and free
discussion.
Philadelphia Pa, May 22.-The agitation
for sound money. in opposition to the de-
mands of the silverites for free silver,
has met with responsive echo in Phila-
delphia, and on next Tuesday evening a
non-partisan meeting of those arrayed
against free coinage Of silver will be held
in the Academy of Music. The meeting
will be addressed by ex-United States SEN
ator Edmunds, William l.. Trenholm, con-
troller of the currency under President
Cleveland's first administration, and a
number Of other prominent gentlemen.
The letters inviting Mr.. Edmunds and Mr..
Trenholm to speak were signed by fifty
Of the leading business and professional
men Of Philadelphia. The names of demo-
Gratis are as conspicuous among the sign
ers of the letters as republicans, and
among the democrats are William f. Har-
rity, chairman of the democratic national
committee William +. Sngerly. proprie-
tor of the Record, and A. X. Mcclure ed
itor of the Times.
Evansville, Ind, May 22.-Hon. John G..
Shankln, editor Of the Evansville, Cour-
Ter. will publish an editorial tomorrow
declaring that the position of the admin
istration as announced by Mr.. Carlisle
in favor of the single gold standard makes
ii imperative that a state convention be
called to reassert the democracy of JEFF
ferson and Jackson.