The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-11-17
LAURENS, S. O., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1891
IOWA PRESENT BOIES.

IOWA PRESENT BOIES.
THE SECOND PLACE ON A TICKET
WITH CLEVELAND.
The States Pride In her Governor Does
not Aspire Beyond the Vice Presidency
-sentiment on the Higher oGioe.
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 8.-When
the people OF Iowa voted last Tuesday
and chose Governor for themselves
they also suggested candidate for the
| Vice Presidency for the Democ, attic
party. 1t would be difficult to decide
which the Democrats OF the State think
OF more for Horace Boies, the Governor
ship OF his State or his nomination on
the ticket OF their party next year as q
candidate for Vice President.
No doubt dispatches have been sent
from enthusiastic Democrats here eX-
pressive of the opinion OF two or three
papers that Governor Boies has in HIM
the making of ofPrssidential timber. There
have been some such expressions, but
they do not come from the leaders of the
| PottJ ouu otO iiuuiSSu Ill WlGllOuG COIl-
sultation with the Governor himself.
sentative on the Democratic ticket, the
feeling in favor of the nomination of
Grover Cleveland Is still stronger,
There ls devotion to the Governor, who
broke the long record OF Republican sue
cesses and who has just added to it the
distinction of reelection. He is idolized
by his party and they want to sec his
name gracing National Democratic
ticket.
Mr.. C'eveland's distinction is, how
ever, looked upon as greater still. While
Mr.. Boles made new local record, Mr..
Cleveland's feat was still greater in that
he broke the national record. Besides,
in the mind of the average Democrat, it
was the election and administration of
| Cleveland that made possible the sue
cess OF his party in 1889, and its second
success in 1891, with the intervening
election in which the party elected ma
Jority of the delegation IN the SID Con-
gress. Horace Boies, was nominated Tor
Governor by AIR. Cleveland's closest
friends, and was elected because they
made special efforts in his behalf. The
prohibition issue, to which much of the
sredlt must be given for this result, had
been an active ono for many year. 1t
was only when 1t was supplemented by
the tariff reform issue and the magniG-
cent administration of national affairs
from 1885 to 1889 that such an effective
union of effort was made possible.
| AS has been said, neither Governor
Boies nor his special friends have ever
thought of the Presidency as reward
Tor him at tho present time. That they
have had an eye to second place during
all the montes of the canvass Just closed
is no doubt true. They have worked to
this end, and sought such outside aid as
was necessary with this purpose IN view.
They have gone 80 far, since the Cover
nor's notable speech in New York last
| December, as to sound the leading
Democrats Of neighboring States, and
have obtalned good many assurances
OF sympathy and support. Bur they
have not had the Presidency in view.
| To the man who knows the sentiment
of the State on the Presidential Ques-
ton it is futile TO talk Of any other name
than that Of Cleveland. During all the
canvass just over his name has been the
one 10 conure with everywhere. In
spite OF the fact that the State Conven.
ton adopted free silver plank, the is
sue was never thought of as live con-
trlbutlng clement in it. Iowa was the
first State to recover from the green
back craze, and the failure Of that move
ment has been followed by the develop
ment OF large conservative element in
favor of sound financial policy. AS the
result of this, Mr.. Cleveland not only
lost nothing by reason of his Anderson
letter, but his position was strengthened
as soon as this sentiment had chance
to show itself.
With the Vice Presidency in view, the
election OF the Democratic candidate for
Governor becomes au important actor
in the contest to be made before the
next National Convention. In Samuel
IL. Bcstow, who ran two years ago for
this Office and was defeated, only to be
chosen this year, the party has man
i'll whose hands it is willing to trust the
GOvernorship. He Is New Yorker by
birth and training, farmer Of large eX-
perience, a former Republican who has
done good work in his new party rela.
ton, and a man of good ability. 1t may,
therefore, be put down in the country
that the Democrats of Iowa will pre-
sent tue name Of Horace Boes to the
next Convention, but it will be as cam
didate for second place and not for first.
And no amount of local pride can lead
them to make the mistake OF asking for
much in order that they may the more
surely Get little.
If the ticket should be Cleveland and
Boes it would be an interesting TACT
that Erie County, N. x, had furnished
both candidates. And they would not
be strangers, either, as in 1865 they
came near to running against, rather
than with, each other. 1t fell out in
this way: Mr.. Cleveland had made an
excellent record as assistant district at
torney, and was nominated in the year
just named as candidate for district
attorney. The Republicans recognized,
even then, that he was strong candi-
date before the people. They cast about
Tor some time for an available man to
pit against him, and finally pitched on
Horace Boles, then in the active prac-
tlce of his profession in one of the large
towns outside of Buffalo. lie had never
been very active in Republican politics,
although he had served single term as
AssemblYman at Albany. AS the con-
test continued Mr.. Cleyeland's strength
bacame more apparent, and as this fact
daWned upon them more and more they
became more and more impressed with