The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-17
SOUND MONEY GELS NO SHOW:
sILVERITEs TO APPLY THE THUMB
SCREWS AT MACON.

The Unit Rule 10 De Forced on the
Delegation to ChIcagO-The Con-
gressiOnaI Districts Not TO BE Per
mitted to Select Their own Dele
gates, as This Would Defeat the
Determination TO Have Only sill
verites sent 10 the National Com
vention.
Atlanta, Ca, June IG.-Judged by the ex-
pressiOns OF well-known political leaders
Of the free silver persuasion there is no
doubt that the dominant element in the
state convention to be held at Macon on
June . will insist upon either the APP
plication of the unit rule to the delegation
TO be sent 10 Chicago. Jr else the election
Of free silver men from the Districts
which will send sound money men 10 the
state convention. There have been a good
many familiar faces here during the past
few days, the hotel Hobbies resembling
the scenes that precede the meeting of a
political convention. All suggestions Of
conferences are denied, the Wis
itors having, as they say,
just dropped in" IN the
course Of there business. But all the in
dications are that the silver men, who
it is conceded Will have a large majority
In the Macon convention, are arranging
their plans 90 as to have everything all
their own way without giving the sound
money minority even a crum Of COM
fort
When asked about the probable action
Of the convention one of the most prom
inent officials of the party, who, however,
would not allow what he said to appear
IN connection with his Cwn name, frank
~ admitted that the silverites, of whom
ne is one, would not have anything but
solid silver delegation to go to Chicago.
Il know" said he, that it has been
customary in the past to allow each con-
gressiOnal district to select its own dele
CATION TO the national cOnvention-the del
egatiOns from each district retiring to
nominate their candidate to the conven-
ton, but this year appears to be a year
of innovations in politics and / do
Georgia this time. Like other silver
states, we Will want a solid silver delega-
ton, and as we will have a great majority
IN the state convention, We will get it. If
the districts are permitted to name their
own delegates we can put the unit rule
on the delegation, but my idea is that we
should insist upon sending only good sill
yer men TO chicago even If some district
delegations are for sound money"
The silverites have already announced
that they Will hold caucus in Macon on
the night preceding the convention. 1t is
supposed that this is for the purpose of
settling finally upon the plan of naming
for the platform which Is to be adopted.
Chairman Clay of the state executive
committee was here to-day. He will be
reelected chairman Of the state conven-
ton without opposition.
So far Capt. D. p Howell of
this city is the only man who
appears to have been definitely
slated for the position of delegate from
the state-at-large. Col. James w. Robert
son of Habersham county and ex-senator
Patrick Walsh are also mentioned, and
1t is said that some of the silverites want
ed Gov. Atkinson to be one of the ticket,
but he declined to allow the use of his
name, saying that he preferred that some
other man be given a chance. While
the governor gives this as his reason for
not wishing TO go 10 Chicago as a dele
gate, it is said that his real reason for
wanting to stand hands off is that he is
not willing to be a member of any dele
cation that is pledged to free silver at
16 to /. The governor is a bimetallist
and wants to see a free coinage law
passed. but he is not of the 16 to l kind.