The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-12-10

Eleven coaches from New Orleans roll
ed in a few minutes late Saturday, bear
Ing delegates homeward from the great
southern Industrial convention which
came To such fitting close Friday night
with the splendid speech of Hon. w. A.
IIemphill. of Atlanta.
Delegates from New York, Washing
ton. Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Memphis.
North and South Carolina and other
states were en- route, and the praises
they showered on Georgia's delegation
were unanimous and unstinted.
The convention which will so down In
commercial history as the greatest ever
held in the United States. brought forth
some OF the most eloquent speeches that
have made southern orators famous, put
added new laurels TO Georgias brows'
and in the minds of the delegates the
soecch delivered by Colonel Hempnlii'
In declining. In the interest OF unity Oh
spirit and the souths commercial good'
the office oil president, for which over
,v,o-thirds of the convention had selected
him WAS one of the grandest efforts or
modern oratory, and all concede that
il viii do more to impress upon 'he
country the south's unity OF CONNER
cial purpose than any other one feature
oil the convention.
Picture TO your minds convention
composed OF over 500 men. controllers u
tho brains and finance from over t"eh'I
states in the union. and you have before
Won the Southern Industrial cohNeH''o"
inst ended at New Orleans
,rbcu recall TO mind that these men,
reoresenttnzg eighteen out OF tho twenty
states. tender the presidency OIL 'heii
DISTINGUISHED body to one OF ther nun
her. and he out of reasons Oh seHlnI1"e
for the tSeu president and the BELIEF that
il Is best for all the south 10 DC unl'Iu'
forces his way 10 the front and leads the
convention To his opponents support. anu
,-o,, b,Ne the action Of Colonel HempnlI
before YOU. l.,
such unselashness Of purpose. such IN
,,rtior for good and magnanlmlty oA
ta1r.us- as tho act displayed, coup ca WIN
ono ~ the most eloquent and impassloh-
ed Meas Tor unity and the re-eiectlo" u
president. had never been hearH Deloie
ana nj it's conclusion the orator OF thiS
e-s,.T occasion felt tho house tremble
T.ith the roar Of continuous applause
80. t.ri-e forth ir deep ap0 sincere ap-
,rertatfon OF his greatness and the grahu
words ha had uttered. The galleries.
hacked with ladies' and gentlemen spec
- .,vo forth volumes of applause
ana as the crashing strains of Dixie
BOUNDED from the orchestra the con-
vent.on. swept off its f0et by the emo
lions of the occasion. rushed forward IN
80. ,,,nnnact mass and bore the distin-
c,,iebe5 Georgian 70 the center OF the
e,are where he bowed his achho"leuE-
mt. r-utfl exhausted.
Ason epoch-mailing event in the history
Of the commercial south, II VIII RANK
ahead of an. and as a classic orauoh ue-
Uy,red with the fervid fire of peht-up
a,,otton and love for the cause he repre-
..nts-tbe Industrial south-the speech
will live always I'm the memory OF those
Who heard il and be preserved in the 1T
..,,t,,re that tells of the south of the
present dag and its advance onward 10
commercial glory. The speech as caught
in the tumultuous applause, that broke
forth almost continuously throughout It's
delivery. Z here give as an oratorlcal I'M
pr5mptu en- OF the purest conception: