The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-02
WOULD HE HONOR THE DRAFT?
COLD MEN PROPOSE TO DRAW ON
CLEVELAND's INFLUENCE.

L. Is Not Impossible That the Con-
xention May Catch the Cleveland
Eever From FIOrida's Delegation.
Tennessee Delegate Proposes to
Name Him and See II He Would
Acccpt-GOssip From the Meeting
of the National Democrats.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 1.-Chairman
p,num of the national democratic conn
,,it+ee saws there are no contested dele
cations reported from any of the states
and that the temporary roll, as made up
nv the national committee will undoubted-
" be made permanent
The various delegations were asked to
meet this morning and select their men,
,,t M meetings were held. Hardly half
the delegations are here as yet, and there
uiu likely be delay on the assembling Of
tbe convention tomorrow to give the va
rious states an opportunity to appoint
members of the usual committees. There
&c q full supply Of orators here and the
convention will not be lacking in this re-
spect
delegation of eighteen, all the way
from Florida, arrived at noon and were
escorted to their quarters by brass band.
The delegation displayed a giided alliga-
TOR labelled FLORIDA gold bugs" and
each man carried a large waving palm leaf.
The Florida delegation evoked the first
demonstration made on the streets. They
came in on the Big Four road at 11:SO
o'clock from Louisville, occupying coach
on the side of which was a streamer rum
ming its full length inscribed "Florida's
Sound Money Democracy"
At their head, following the band, was
the banner constructed here by their or
der. with a picture of President Grover
Cleveland surrounded by the words, our
Candidate for President"
The members of the delegation said they
enthusiastically favored Cleveland's nom
nation. that he was at least half mil
lion votes stronger in the south than any
other man that could be named.
Following the Florida delegation came
the Louisiana delegation in a special car
of the Big Four from Cincinnati, headed
by Senator Caffery. Their car carried
streamer similar to that on the car of the
Florida delegations
Senator Caffery, who is to be the per-
nanent chairman of the convention, said
TO reporter for the Southern Associated
Press that his delegation had not agreed
TO support any particular candidate, but
were for the ticket which the convention
might decide to be the strongest. mo
man conversant with the condition of af-
fairs in the SOUTH said Senator Caffery,
"can deny that there is a very pronoun-
ced feeling in favor of sound money and
that the men who advocate that senti-
ment will vote their convictions. This is
the case, not only in my state, of Louisiana
but in other parts of the south. The fact
is that a great many old time democrats
Immediately after the Chicago convention
renounced the ticket and the platform and
declared themselves for Mckinley as the
lesser of the two evils. While they did not
agree with the republican candidate on
the tariff question and other tenets of re-
publican faith, for which he stands, they
did approve of his financial views. These
men have many of them gone so far that
it is now impossible to get them back,
even for the third ticket which we will here
nominate
Il look upon the election Of Mr.. Bryan
as an impossbility, and to my mind it is
Il surprising thing that so many of the old
democrats, dyed in the wool, born in the
faith and reared in its stronghold have
been so prompt to repudiate the conven-
ton that failed to stand true to the old
doctrines. They have risen above party
and are ready to do that which best sub
serves the interests of the whole country
This is fight for sound money and for
this campaign. Democrats will lay aside
their old party ties and array themselves
on the side Of that candidate who stands
for the right and will repudiate the man
who denies the principles that have been
the guidance of democracy during it's
long and honorable career. Bryan must
be defeated, and sound money must pre-
vail in this country"
Nearly all of the Kentucky delegates
have arrived, but no meeting or confer
ence has been held by them to settle
kentucky's claims to place on the
ticket.
Several Tennessee delegates came in
with the Florida delegation. One of
'hem, Mr. Theodore Cooley of Nashville
SAID People down our way think Bragg
ana Buckner the logical candidates of the
convention There is, however. strong
sentiment for Grover Cleveland. With
out question he would add several hum
ured thousand votes to the ticket in the
South mat would otherwise go to Bryan
Il lhe convention should fail to unite on
auo1her man, / should not be surprised
mously."
When it was suggested that Mr.. Cleve-
anu lhtmated that he would not accept
.ne nomination, Mr. Cooley said 1--WE
MouI draft him, and I don't think he
would then reject it,"
~ Is asserted positively tonight by a
.ttIsonal friend of President Cleveland
,s 10 ne would not accept the nomination
s"ueT any circumstances and should his
thelHe be presented he will probably be
r neaIu tfom. 1t is intimated that promi-
hten' member Of the New York delegation
T.. las d letter to read II the occasion rises.
~, ~ is not presumed, however that Mr..
D,o-,, 0,vEeland Is lacking in interest in the
sba,N. oI the convention. The gentleman
~ ~ referred to stated that while he
c %as not authorized to speak for Mr..
,io. elahd' he would venture the predic-
fos- On mat If the proper kind of a plat
y,a'I, should be adopted the President
VAL -ii'Ne Ano"h ms appro-