The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-30
HOKE SMITHS TRIP TO DIXIE.
a SUSPICION THAT SILVER CUTS A
FIGURE IN 1T.


the scnbOard Delegations TO the
sound Money Convention, 10 he
Held nt Memphis-Grcnt Care 10 he
Exercised To Have the Convention
Composed OF Representative Men
Not Too Closely Allied with the
ments.
Washington, April 29.-secretary Hoke
Smiths departure for Georgia last Satur-
day night is said to have more than or
dinary signihcation. 1t is generally be-
lieved here that Secretary Smith has gone
south to lend his personal influence and
the weight of the administration to the
movement on behalf of sound money in
the south and the counteracting OF the
free silver sentiment which Is being
aroused and strengthened in one wing
OF the southern democracy.
It is also thought that the going OF Sec
retary Smith is the beginning of the
Heglra OF administration officials to diff
ferent sections of the country in the in
terest Of sound money which is expected
to occur within the next three weeks.
Secretary Carlisle will probably be the
next member OF the cabinet to wend his
way westward and southwark and after
that it is expected there will be a pretty
general spreading out Of officials of lesser
rank to take part in political agitations
throughout the country
The belief prevails in some quarters
that Secretary Smith intends to head the
delegations from the Atlantic seaboard
states Of the south to the sound money
convention which has been called to meet
at Memphis on May % next There will
be great deal of work to be done in
connection with the organization of the
delegations to that convention, as IL is
proposed to have a representative body of
men, typifying the best and most conserv-
ative business interests of the south. The
promoters of the scheme are laying great
stress upon the necessity of making the
meeting a representative one, so that Il
cannot be claimed with justice by the free
SILVER agitators and stump speakers that
II Is a packed body, composed of bankers
and the capitalistic elements of the
cities OF the south In fact
u Is thought care will be taken to have as
few bankers and capitalists in the list Of
delegates as possible as one of the stock
arguments of the radical free silver men
Is that the sound money movemout Is
being conducted by and in the interest Of
the money lending elements solely, and is
therefore to be opposed by the rank ana
file of the people.
From present indications, there will pro-
badly be sharp contest in Georgia be-
tween the free coinage people under the
leadership of Mr.. Crisp, and the sound
money men, headed by Secretary Smith to
dominate the sentiment of the state. quite
as spirited as the struggle now being con-
Quoted in Illinois between the two fac
tions of the democracy dividing on the sill
yer line. Georgia holds about the same
relative position to the Atlantic seaboard
states that Illinois does to the Mississippi
river states in point OF Importance both
upon political and business merits. The in
fluence of Georgia upon the neighboring
states, has increased to a striking degree
In both these respects and in
the last few years. Georgia news
papers circulate extensively through
out the southern states. The
known and men of influence, while At
lanta, as the center of the industrial new
south, is iu close and sympathetic touch
with the business interests and enter
prises south of Masons and DiXons line.
It is considered OF importance therefore
TO the sound money people that Georgia
should throw the weight Of her influence
against unlimited free coinage Whether
this can be accomplished or not is, Of
course, a matter of doubt at this time,
but the sound money men proposes to be
quite confident of their ability to make
the effort successful.
Memphis, Tenn. April 29-Congressman
Josiah Patterson, has returned from Nash
Vile, Knoxville, and Chattanooga and
reports that these cities will send strong
delegations TO the Sound Money conVen-
tion, to be held in Memphis on May g.
He has been invited by Gov. Stone of Mis-
sissippi to make an address in Vicksburg
Jackson, and Meridian. So far, Baltimore
Lexington, KY, Louisville Richmond and
Staunton, Va, Kansas City, and Charles
ton, S. c., have responded to the call TO
send delegates.