The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-20
SQUARE CUT ISSUE ON SILVER
GOV. ATKINSON WANTS No sTRAD-
DIE AT CHICAGO.

o:sscr Georgia Leaders of IO 10
PrOcIIvi.ics Agree With thc Gov
ernOr in FSvOring straigtOui
Right between the Two JAartie,
On The Monetary Issuc-rhe Chat
ham Conuty Contest in the state
Convention.
Atlanta, Ca, June 19.-The result OF the
ST Louis convention was received win a
good deal OF satisfaction 10y the leaders Of
the democracy here. Mckinley and Ho-
hart. with the platform adopted by the re-
publicans. is regarded as giving The demo-
Gratis all the opportunity they could hope
for. and the most conservative leaders
say that there is every reason TO predict
democratic success in November IL the
Chicago convention comes up TO eXpecta-
tons in making a clear-cu- declaration
Oh the financial issue.
Speaking Of the republican convention,
Gov. Atkinson said: The platform is a
straightout declaration for the gold stan
aard. There is no dodging in ii, and am
glad Of it. / am glad to see that the time
has come when there is TO be a fight be-
tween the two parties without hedging.
so that this question may be settled by
the lIktAlE6tlAL NUAE VA AlAN EN"l'-~F " --N~-
the democratic party should do now in
its national convention is TO adopt clean
cut declaration for the free coinage Of
gold and silver-the free and unlimited
coinage. independently by this country,
without regard TO any other nation When
that is done, there can be no mistaking
the issue, and the way the TWO parties
stand upon it,"
Next 10 the discussion Of the republican
platform and the nominees of that party,
the most interesting feature of the gossip
among the politicians, many of whom
we're here to-day, including Chairman
Lay of the state executive commit tee,
Judge Gober of the Blue ridge circuit
hon. Dick Russell and others, was the
possibility of Senator Teller nomination
.or the presidency by the Chicago con-
gentiOn. There We're some who thought
lnat the Colorado. senator had mage Il
great grand-stand play at - LOUIS Iof
.le purpose OF placing hlmsel III lne way
II presidential lightning, both at chicago
ana again AT ST. Louis, when the popullst
convention meets there, by reason OF MS
devotion to the cause of silver
Others however. thought that Senator
Teller was not even possibility, as the
democratic nominee, ana strongly resent
I'll the idea that he NOuld be taken up as
4 leader boy this democratic hosts simply
because he agrees with the apparent ma
iOrity on the currency issue ana mas Iore-
sworn the republican OlSdNlAdtlou Oh dc
,ount OF that single issue, though he
agrees with the republican doctrine of pro-
.ection and other items Of republican
= think" said Gov. Atkinson, that
there are plenty Of men i'm the democratic
oarty who have served it long enough and
faithfully enough without putting re-
.ruits In command. But may be / had bet
Ter not discuss Senator Teller now, IL might
De that I'd have 10 fall in line and sup
port him."
The governor added with a perplexed
laugh: Il have always gone upon the be-
lief that b.-metalism was democratic ana
therefore I say our standard bearer should
be a democratic leader, not merely man
who agrees with US IN the silver question,
use troublips ourselves discussing the pos
sibility or probability OF the nomination Of
Senator Teller by the Chicago convention
Just yet"
Chairman Clay and other well-known
democratic leaders take the same view OF
the situation as Gov. Atkinson.
Speaking Of the approaching state con-
vention. Chairman Clay sad there is an
erroneous impression out to the effect that
the state executive committee viii pass
upon the contests for seats in the conven-
ton from Chatham and other contested
counties The state committee, he says,
they Will be decided by the convention it.
self, or rather after the temporary or
ganization of the convention a committee
will be appointed and that committee Will
report upon the contests between dele
gates. After this report is made and
adopted, the convention win be permanent
~ organized.