Evening journal., 1896-06-03
THE FIELD OF POLITICS
Bland and Boies Are In the
Presidential Race.
EITHER WOULD TAKE NOMINATION

free silver TO Rule at the Chicago
convention-AIalne Republicans Loyal
40 Reed-It Is Asserted That He Would
Not Accept the vice Presidency.
NEW YORK, June 3. - The Journal 8
Washington correspondent says;
Free silver, rs 10 /, and the overthrow
OF Carlisle IN Kentucky, and Incidentally
the Disappearance OF any chance OF a third
term for Cleveland, is the subject on ev-
cry lip.
Democrats already begin 30 talk Of a
ticket &C Chicago. Nowhere Is II doubted
that free silver sentiment will rule at tho
convention. The only question is, How
far viii It gof" WIN 10 be inveterate and
90 the silver limit and declare for the free
coinage OF silver, 10 60 II Or will it mod
ify the silver expression so as to prevent a
split and, while meaning free silver. rs
to 1. 30 couch tho expression thereof as to
leave an excuse for a self respecting gold
bug to stay with the parity These are the
two queries now racking Statesmen as
they converse.
The general view Is that middle ground
will be avoided and that a platform of ut
ter free silver will be the outcome
Free silver 10 20 l. 10 Is expected. viii
be set forth with emphasis at Chicago and
be the war cry OF an unterrified Domoo.
raoy in the campaign to come So much
for platforms.
Whom candidates are moOted, promi-
nence Is given TO the names Of both Bland
and Boies. Each OF the free silver oenturi-
Gus has his adherents Among more look
ers on who caro- for Mother faction son.
timent appears equally TO divide. Some
say Boies, somo say Bland Kach will
have a vigorous following at Chicago. Tho
free silver news from Kentucky and else
where has vastly advertised and promoted
the claims of both gentlemen
Some there be who nrQue for Boies that
he has carried Iowa and would again.
Some even argue that free silver Repub-
licans, such as Dubois and Carter OF the
senate, would support Democrat Of the
Boies tribe II Teller were named for Vice
president.
This Is to be discounted, as It IS the
Dubois Carter Teller plan and hope should
they bolt at all to put mp platform. " Free
silver, 10 to /. and protection. this latter
with a big r. They would hardly go in
with Boies or any Democrat who WAS for
low tariff.
soy They Need Blasd.
Bland 5 supporters argue that Missouri
Is now a Republican state. That situa-
tion must be faced, they say. and they
need Bland 60 face It with. Being a ma
tive Kentuoklan. they say Bland would
run like scared wolf on the Dark and
Bloody Ground, and being Southern
man, they argue he weuAd win back
Maryland, feat beyond tho reach OF
Boies. So the argument wags. But on
L.s.A Ia. ~
from.
The gold STANDARD Democrats have
picked up some courage and declare that
they will utilize the twothirds rule TO
prevent the nomination OF an avowed free
coinage ticket. The talk OF compromise
is also heard among the leaders Of the op-
posing factions. In this connection the
names OF Colonel William r. Morrison of
Illinois and Campbell Of Ohio are heard
Each has the confidence OF both clements
OF the party. In their behalf II is asserted
that their great popularity IN their own
states would make them among the strong
est candidates the Democrats could ns aaa
It Is claimed that Morrison especially
would command the confidence OF the
eastern Democrats TO a creator extent
thany any other western man In the party
One Of tho whispers OF politics. and ono
generally blown about. Is that Cleveland
will have letter read IN the Chicago con-
ventlon It will say that he has never
been for "A third term, doesn't want and
wouldn't take a nomination. IL will also
deal at length with finance as a quertion,
declare uncompromisingly for gold. tell
tho Democracy chat destruction awaits 1t
II u persists In its FREQ silver i6 to course
knowing men and those who should
know say that this letter has alrendy been
written and will be probably In the hands
OF Villas in Chicago 60 be read as nomina-
tions are made and before any balloting is
had.
It is not understood to bo a bid for a
third term. but wisoncres declare shat
Cleveland looks forward TO the possibility
Of nomination four years from now, In
1900. aud that this letter Is intended to
pave the way. They point TO his letter
on tarin at the end OF his first term and
declare he will now try TO do with letter
on finance, declaring for gold what he
did eight years ago with tariff as tho In
spiration.
The journal has also dispatch from
Denver which says As the returns from
silver victories continue to come IN the
sentiment here In favor Of nominating
Bland at Chicago seems to grow. The sill
yer people argue that AZ Mckinley Is the
Logical tariff candidate Bland Is certainly
the logical silver candidate, and they are
anxious TO see a finish fight ON the money
Issue without any dodgng or sparring for
points Tho mountaineers think we'll Of
Boies. Stevenson. Matthews and Camp
bell, but are afraid they might develop an
old gold yellow streak at a critical mo-
ment in tho battle.