The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-25
CAUCUS OF THE sILvERrrEs.
The Unit Rule 10 he Applied TO the
Delegation 20 Chicago.

DeieEatlou TO Chicago.
Macon, Ca, June 2L-The eau
Gus of silverites at the opera
house tonight did not pan out as was
expected. 1t was attended by a good
crowd. but some Of the things that It was
expected would be taken up for consider
alton went by the board without mem
ton. This was largely because the high
priests of the party had fixed everything
caucus at all In View OF this II was re-
solved into an open meeting.
EX-Speaker w. IT. Fleming OF Augusta
called II to order. and presided, according
10 the programme arranged by the man
ayers, who are running everything In
sight Capt Il. Il. Howell being the king
bee Of the steering committee.
After Mr. Fleming had called the meet
ing TO order, Mr. Burkhalter OF Sumter
county. VINO had evidently not been in
conference with the committee of ar
rangements, got up and launched out a
fiery speech against the recognition of
anybody who did not have free silver
record from the cradle on down TO the
present tine. he did not want any of
those whom he said had favored sound
money, but were now trying to climb upon
the silver band wagon. TO have a voice
in the running Of the meeting or of the
convention. Mr. Burkhaiter was inter
rupted in his phillpic by Judge John j.
Hunt formerly of Spalding county, who
mittee in his hand. These resolutions, the
passage of which, with a change in the
final clause, was the only business done
by the meeting, as presented by Judge
Hunt, read.
"Resolved, that II Is the sense of this
open meeting thist the convention which
assemblies tomorrow send as delegates 10
Chicago only such democrats as are true
and tried, and who favor the free and
unlimited coinage Of both gold and silver
at the ratio Of l6 70 1, Independent of any
other country.
Resolved, further that the unit rule be
adopted. and that II govern the delegates
elected on all questions that come before
the convention"
This last clause did not suit some OF the
more extreme silverites and j. j. Spald-
ing Of Atlanta came TO the front with a
substitute, reading as follows, which was
adopted: Resolved, that the delegates
to the Chicago convention be instructed to
adopt the unit rule on all questions that
come before the convention. and 10 cast
the vote pf this sfate a IS majority ofthe
delegates shall determine
This substitute was put in, IN order that
the vote Of the delegation may be cast for
such presidential candidate as the ma
jorty may agree upon, so that there may
be no split as to candidates.
After the passage of the resolutions and
the issuance of the calls for the several
district caucuses TO nominate district dele
gates and committeeman the meeting ad-
1ourned.
It vas expected that the ticket for del
egates from the state-at-large would be
agreed upon and this issue was looked for
ward to, to bring some enthusiasm or in
terest to the caucus, but IL was not taken
up 1t was also current report during the
afternoon that the opera house caucus
would undertake to nominate the district
delegates so as TO prevent any sound
money men from being sent to Chicago
but such a radical departure as this was
advised against strongly by the more con-
servative delegates, and Il was not at
tempted, although It may be that there will
be fight on the floor Of the convention
against any sound money district dele
gates. The radical and uncompromisinq
silver,tes construe the resolutions adopt.
ed by the meeting to mean that the sound
money districts must nominate silver
men as delegates, but the sound money
men do not take it this way and think
that the silverites should be satisfied with
the adoption of the unit rule II the silver
men attempt to carry the point to the ex.
tent of debating the district delegates un.
der cover of the resolution there will be
a lively time of It in all probability.