The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-22

mittees as the interests OF the party may
seem to him to require.
The resolution was promptly adopted
Col. Lawton inquired II the resolution
meant that candidates should be put out
for local Offices, and was assured that
this was not the case.
Mr.. ]. P. williams moved that Delegates
be elected to the state convention. the
following is the resolution, with the list
OF delegates:
Resolved, That the delegates selected at
this meeting to represent this county in
the state convention, to be held In Attain
ia ON the 23d inst, are hereby invested
with full power and authority TO appoint
alternates and I'LL any vacancy in their
number. and may decide among them
selves how the vote to be allotted this
county under the rules of said convention
is to be distributed and cast.
Resolved further, That the following
gentlemen be and they are hereby elect
ed delegates from this county TO SAID con-
vention, to-wit:
A. r. Lawton, Jno. r. Young,
c. r. Prendergast, VIM. Kehoe,
J. r. Anderson, A. b. Palmer
Isaiah Solomons, Abram Netsburg,
Gustave Fox, r H. Morse,
f. b. Papy, F. S. Jette,
W. d. Krenson. Geo. W. Tiedeman,
A. 8. Guckenheimer, j. Mclaughlin, Jr.
The resolution was adopted without dis
cussion.
Mr.. Anderson announced that as he had
to take the train to Atlanta to be present
there at the meeting Of the committee of
arrangements to-day and he begged the
indulgence of the meeting, and called up
on Col. Lawton to take the chair. Col.
Lawton was greeted with applause.
Col. w. w. Gordon was called for, and
responded TO repeated calls. He said that
when he left for Europe nearly three
hot 10 arf,a I,
was sound money TO the core, no matter
how the rest OF the south stood. He was
surprised then to find from the newspa-
pers that Savannah was drifting into this
new doctrine. He was glad to see, he said,
that there are so many good democrats
who were willing to come out and stand
up for sound money. Col. Gordon said he
did not like to be told that there was no
chance for Palmer and Buckner and he
believed that there would be a sufficient
revolution of feeling to give a fighting
chance in some of the southern states
He said that If the people of this country
wanted to deal with the civilized or un-
civilized world 1t must use the very best
medium which is to be had. The poor man
and the laboring man are the ones, he
said, who would suffer in case of financial
disturbance. The people OF the
south would be the ones to suffer
If Mr. Bryan's, policy should prevail,
he said, because of the large amount or
| silver and silver currency in circulation
here He predicted that If this policy
should triumph the country would go at
once to a silver basis. The people who
| nominated Mr.. Bryan, he said, knew no
! more about finance than charlatans and
| quack doctors do about medicine.
Mckinley, Col. Gordon said, Is a man
| of clear record, but he represents the policy
of protection, which has robbed the south
! for the benefit of other sections, and his
party stands for paternalism, to which
every true democrat is opposed vote
against Bryan was not vote for McKiH-
| ley. he said, but a protest against error
and misrule.
Mr.. w II. Wade was called upon and
made spirited address. Mr.. Wade is an
old Savannah boy, who has recently re-
turned, after an absence of several years.
1t had been announced that Hon. w. NJ.
| Hammond of Townsville would be pres
! ent and address the meeting, and there
was some disappointment at his non-ap>
| pearance. 1t was announced that Mr..
| Hammond had probably failed to catch
! his train, as he had gone to Colquitt coun-
| ty on business the day before and had
written that he might possibly not be able
| to make connections for Savannah.