Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-23
AND HOW HARRITY TALKS Not Stated Whether It Was
 Through His Hat, BUT HIS VIEWS ARE VEL LOW With the Sheen of Eastern GoId-He Says, Truthfuly Enough, No Straddle
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New York, May 22.-William F. Harri- ty chairman of the democratic national committee, reviewed the democratic out look in the country in conversation with reporter at the Fifth Avenue hotel this morning. U4sA
 "The democrats,' said Mir Harrity, "are by no means so hopeless as the re- publican newspapers picture them. On the contrary, they are hopeful and grow ing more hopeful every day With every advance of the Mckinley movement the choice of the democrats has been im- proved. If Mckinley is nominated at St Louis am confident that democratic success next November will be not only possible, but extremely probable.
 Business men throughout the country have a profound distrust of Mckinley on account of his record on the currency question and his present silence, and do not believe that that distrust can be removed by the adoption of sound money platform by the St. Louis conven- tion. Even if Mckinley should speak out later the distrust would remain in a greater or less degree, for business men cannot understand why any man should hesitate at all to give his views on such an important question as the currency.
 with Mckinley as the republican can didate am confident that the democrats can win. There is no doubt now that the democratic national convention will name a sound money candidate and adopt a sound money platform.
 "Going before the country with such candidate and such a platform we can, believe, carry New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana-which means that the country will be carried by the democracy"
 "Is it certain that the sound money men will control the democratic national convention?" was asked.
 q believe it is,'' he replied. "There will be spirited contest, no doubt, but sound money will prove a victory. One element of the convention will be in fa- vor of the free coinage of silver; another will favor a compromise to catch both gold and silver men; but the honest money men, I am sure, will be In the ma jority and the platform will contain square declaration in favor the gold standard. And I wish to predict, too, that the platform will, in the end, be adopted by the whole convention. I con- slider the talk about bolting as non sense. The democrats will express their opinion and fight till a vote is taken. Then all will fall in line with the ma jority."
 "Some delegates have declared they will bolt in case a gold standard plank is put in the platform. How are they to be kept in line?" asked the reporter.
 'I have only this to say" answered Mr. Harrity with significance: Delegates who say before hand they will not abide by the decision of the majority of the convention should not be admitted to It."
 "It is too early yet to talk of candi- dates" continued MT. Harrity What interests us just now is the platform. There will be plenty of candidates, and very hopeful ones too, by the time the convention is held, but no one can pre- dict now who will be in the lead At present no candidate has 100 delegat tes back of him. Only one thing as to the candidate is certain, and that is he will be man with a clear financial record, a man whose views on the currency ques- ton are not doubtful, and he will not be afraid to express them--a man who will be all that Mckinley is not on the cur rency question. No straddling will be permitted in the platform and no strad- dler will be nominated by the convention.
 "The effect of the nomina ton of Me- Kinley will be felt long time. I be- lieve his nomination will inspire a gen. eral belief that the democrats will carry New York and that this belief will raise the courage of the democracy throughout the country. New Jersey, Connecticut, Indiana and other doubtful states usual the democrats of those states are thor oughly aroused very lively campaign is sure to follow. So, considering the whole situation, I think the democrats have good reason for being hopeful"
 How is Ex-Governor Pattison'S can didacy getting along?" was asked
 Very we'll" replied Mir. Harrity ''but I am not making any predictions about the winner at Chicago just now"