The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
SILvER'S YOKE ON THE STATE.
SOUND MONEY TO HAVE NO SHOW
AT MACON TODAY.

Delegates and Their Followers
Pouring Into the City on Every
Train-The silver Men Hold n Cau-
Gus and Decide 10 Elect Delegates
to Chicago and Nominate a State
Tfcket-The Chatham County Con-
test Exciting Considerable Inter-
est.
Macon. Ga. June 2i.-The business Of
the democratic state convention. which
meets here at noon tomorrow, in addition
to the nomination Of Gov. Atkinson and all
the old state house officers. with one ex-
ception. will be merely the formal raaifi-
cation OF what has already been deter
mined upon by the steering committee of
the silver faction of the party. Tonight
when the convention went to bed it was
all settled, and to-morrow's proceedings
will be short and sweet The control of
the silverites is complete and therefore
harmonious. The few sound money men
will have no showing. and, to tell the
truth about it, they don't care They are
willing to let the siverltes have it all
their own way and asking no favors.
The only possibility of a clash is in case
ANt SILVER udlOAANN UNDERTAKES 10 FNn IL
too deep on the sound money minority,
by debating the men who shall be district
delegates. They have already agreed TO
apply the unit rule and that should be
enough, the sound money men think.
They have not made any protest or kick
as yet and it may be that none will be
necessary.
The only change in the plan of organ
iZation as outlined in these dispatches
from Atlanta last night Is that Hon. Pope
Brown OF Pulaski. instead Of being tenn
pOrary chairman OF the convention, has
been slated for Judge Allan Forts place
as a delegate from the state at large, and
Hon. Clarence Wilson of Clay county will
be temporary chairman Mr. Brown made
hot campaign against Judge Fort, and
got so close on to his scalp that the Judge
withdrew his name.
II was reported to-day that an attempt
would be made IN the convention to de-
nounce President Cleveland by resolu-
ton, but the extreme silverites who are
credited with this intention tonight,
deny It,
Many of the most prominent politicians
in the state are here. The hotels are al
ready overiowng and cots are at pre-
MUM. EN-Speaker Crisp arrived tonight
from Mount Airy, and has headquarters
at the Lanier
Senator Bacon is also at home. He was
quoted in the crowd tonight with being
IN favor of the nomination of Senator
Teller by the Chicago convention, but he
could not be found to verify the report.
Gov. Atkinson has headquarters at the
Lanier, and the Atlanta delegation has
opened up a shop there with haring ban
ners for silver at l6 to 1.
Congressman Moses, Livingston, Bart
lett, Tate and others arrived to-day, and
the whole delegation will probably be
here by tomorrow
When the Fifth district delegates met
tonight to nominate delegates to the
Chicago convention one of the men
named was DR.. r. ID. Spaldng of Atlanta.
DR.. Spalding gained a good deal of newsa
paper notorlety last fall by an interview
which he gave out, telling Of a trip to
Mexico, which converted him from a sill
yer man to a sound money man. Why he
to know Just now. His colleague will be
A. J. Morrow Of Jonesboro, who was
pledged this honor as a condition prece-
dent to his retirement from the race for
the Senate in the Thirty-ffth district
in favor of Blalock, a sound money man,
who had agreed to support Mr.. Crisp for
the Senate
Candidates for judge and solicitor are
here In force from all of the nineteen cir
cults in which there will be vacancies to
be flied by the legislature. Among these
are Solicitor General Fraser Of the East
ern circuit, with w. w. Osborne of Sa-
vannah and ex-senator Shepperd, who
are opposing him for reelection.
The convention will be held in the
Academy Of Music and will have $50 dele
gates.
FROM the DeSt lhAOfiHdtlOH ODtdludDte
tonight, Il Is probable that on the fnan-
clal question the convention will stand
about 60 for sound money and 28S for free
silver coinage.
The platform will mildly censure the ma
tional administration for the bond issue
and commend the state administration.
There is very little. If any, sentiment
among the delegates for Teller, but it runs
strongly to Boies and Bryan. A great
majority Of the delegates feel positive
that the national convention will adopt a
silver platform, and nominate a silver
candidate.