The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-01
Ex I RA!
$50 O'CLOCK
BOIES WILL WIN.
Richard B. COmStOCk'S
Private Opinion.
Fresh From New York With
Inside Information.
Silver Men VIII Have Everything
Their Own Way.
Fresh From New York With
Inside Information.
Silver Men VIII Have Everything
Their Own Way.

Chairman Richard Il. Comstock of the
Rhode Island delegation Of the Demo
cratic National Convention returned from
New YORK last night.
He says that there Is no question but
what the silver men from the south and
west will have everything their own way
in so far az the financial plank in the
platform is concerned and the only
feature OF next weeks convention that is
uncertain in this result OF the contest
within the ranks of the silver delegat
over the nomination. Boies of Iowa and
Bland OF Missouri are The only two men
who are really in the race and in all
proba bility the supporters of Boies Will
win, SO Mr.. ComstocK thinks.
MIR. Whitney's name is not 20 be pre-
sented TO the convention at all, and the
only Eastern man who is still making a
tight for the nomination is ex-Governor
Robert +. Psttison OF Pennsylvania. He -
backed by the entire delegation OF his
own state and will receive the support OF
good many delegates from New Eng
land, but he is not supposed to have the
shadow of a chance.
When NEWS reporter called on Mr..
Comstock this forenoon tn o latter was
looking over campaign circular, sent
out from Pennsylvania. with Pattison's
photograph on the front cover.
The gold men Will keep up the fight
until the last minute and the Rhode
Islanders will do W at they can to assist
MIR. Whitney in bis missionary efforts
TO expose the faliacy OF the free coinage
argumep Is. However. when the final test
comes and nominations are in order IL Is
predicted that the Boies men Will have
more than the two-thirds vote necessary
a. - 4, ,fuHa IL. - Or
to tie abrogated.
There will be no bolting, said Mr.. Com
stock, so far as any delegation as
whole is concerned. He says that there
is no u, ed of disrupting great political
party just becase one faction OF IL stands
for an issue not approved OF ny the other.
The country would not suffer. he con-
tinued, IL the Democrats should succeed
in electipg a silver candidate so long as
he is decent in all other respects, because
the fight for gold standard 10 to be re-
eumed, Immediately after the convention
at Chicago, for the sake of saving the
House and Senate from the silver men
and no matter what the Presidents
party pledges may be he will
never have the opportunity to sign
free coinage bill for such a
pill will never pass Congress. Therefore
MIR. Comstock differs from Mr.. Conley,
wro has said that the gold standard is
more desirable than Democratic victory
without II. md from Delegate Metcalf,
who agrees with Mr. Conley AID goes him
one better Dy stating that he would
personally be inclined to bolt tres
silver convention,
Mayor Greene Of Woonsocket, another
mem Der OF the delegation, says that he
is Democrat first. last and all the time
and won't bolt under any circumstances.
He will go TO the conyentiop, abide by
the result, an6 vote accordingly next fall.
lie prefers Democracy and free silver to
the success OF the Republicans with gold.