Evening journal., 1896-06-20
BoIES' BOOM ON HAND.
Starts In Early For the Con
veution at Chicago.
Mp HARRITY ON The SITUATION.

Tho Chairman Of the Democratic Nation
al Committee civcs His Views Hopeful
That Gold VIII win In tho Convention
at Chicago Political Gossip.
CHICAGO. Juno a0.--Tho FIRST OF the
Democratic booins to arrive hero Is tllnt OF
rx-Governor Boios OF Iowa Judge $. r..
Davis Of Preston, Iowa, who hns 1t In his
custody, Is confident It win develop into
whirlwind and swoop all before It,
Mr.. Boies also arrived hero He was Ia
consultation all the afternoon with friends
lie Is certain he can cnrry lowa, In case he
Is nominated, by good majority: IIo a.
also sure Of the far wost, all OF the states
In the northwest, with ono or two oxcop
tions, Indiana and tho southern states
In his conversation with friends the Tor
mer governor expressed himself rathsr
strongly in regard to the possibility OF
Senator Teller hcing the Democratic nom
ineo at tho Chicago convention and said
the Democrats would not be az All likely
70 repeat the mistake Of 1872 by choosing
Republican as their presidential candi-
date. He Is in correspondonoe with the
Colorado Democratic FREQ silyerltes, and
says he has received much encouragement
from them. AS against Teller ho ihlnks
he could carry that state, as Tho sllyeritos
there do not dare u throw away their vntcs
on an independent silver candidate, ns
Teller necessarily will be-, ns the Dom
oorats will not take him up as Chicago.
Mr.. Boios says he Is strong admirer OF
Governor Altgeld and for that reason
hopes for much encouragement ia the iii.
nois Democratic state cunventionin Peoria
next Tuesday. He regards william H.
Morrison as out of tho way entirely, since
no wrote that ha oould not acuept a nom.
mason on 10 TO plntform Bnics thinks
he could carry Illinois without difficulty
ngeinst Mckinley and Is also sure be could
oarry Indiana. He had nothing TO say re.
garding tho candidacy Of Governor Mat
thews.
Thinks the Outlook Bright.
Missouri no was also certain, would
neyor give majority for Mckinley, but
would vote for free silver In fact. Mr.
Boics thought the outlook for tho nominee
OF the Chicago convention was worry
bright as he would be free silver man.
The efforts OF the eastern mon TO prevent
4he Chicago convention from adopting a
froe silydr plank would be futile, he said,
and the plank would be as strong as II
could be made.
The ex-governor left for homo feeling
that his boom was we'll under way. Boios
buttons are being distributed 10 all who
will take them, and scores OF Autographs
arc already up.
Colonel Morrison's declaration against
the rs to l idea has lost him tho support
Of both hard money and free silymito
Democrats For the silver man, Judge Mo
Connell said his previous silence had kill
cd him. Secretary Burke OF the county
committed, Harry Donovan, rhomas II.
Cannon and Thomas Perkins, Altgeld
mon, said tho same thing A. A Good.
rich, Henry S. Robbins, Judge rhumns a
Moran and J. H. Hopkins, honest money
mon, also said Morrison would hardly be
IN evidence from this time on.
Ia short time the 'rootersn from Iowa
will como in force TO work for their favor.
ite son. Their war cry will bo, Vote for
FREQ silvor ana the farnors' friend" They
believe the free silver sentiment will crys.
tqllize In favor OF Mr.. Boies