San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-11
BOIES is THE FAVORITE
TO LEAD THE DEMOCRATIC CRAZE
OF FREE SILVER.
Boomlets of Various Candidates Silver
Men Feel Strong and Uncompromis-
ing-It Will Help the Pops.

NEW 1Ohh, Juue ll.-lu6 N6W
York Times prints telegraphic an
swers from its correspondents in
all states where silver delegates
have been elected to the, following
questions:
"If the silver democrats control
the Chicago convention what can
didstes for the democratic nomina.
tion for president and vice presi-
dent would be favored by the silver
democrats and delegates of your
state?'
In commenting upon its replies
the Times will say:
Gossip on presidential candi-
dates, two months ago, was almost
confined to the bitter contest in
the republican party between Nc
Kinley and his many opponents.
The democratic party was attract
ing much attention, but not 80
much on its candidates, as it was
agreed that the contest in that
party should center on the financial
question and considerations should
be given to men after it had been
settled whether the party would
support q free silver or a gold
| standard.
Interest in candidates, now, how.
ever, is settling upon the demo.
cratic party. The recent victories
in Kentucky, Virginia and Geor-
gia and the apparent silver tend.
encies Of Indiana, Louisiana and
Florida, seem to assure the silver
wing of the democratic party of q
sufficient maj ority to carry through
the most extreme program in the
Chicago convention. The sound
money men have not given up the
fight. They are still hopeful. They
still believe that sufficient silver
delegates can be turned back to
keep the party from going to the
populists.
Still the apparent superiority
of the silver men has not caused
much speculation as to the silver
democratic candidates, and num-
Der are already in the field. The
boom of Richard p. Bland is being
pushed by the Missouri politicians,
and the boom of Horace Boies, of
Iowa, has been organized. Tillman
has been travelling about the coun-
try In his own interest, and has
been presented by South Carolina
as a candidate. WIN. j. Bryan,
ex-congressman Of Nebraska, has
an understanding with the Ne
braska delegation whereby he can
claim its support. Senator Black
burn has been presented by the
Kentucky democrats.
The sextreme element is repre-.
sented by the above candidates
who have led the campaign for
free silver in their respective
states.
Another set Of candidates, how
ever, includes those who have been
willing to compromise. Ex.Gov-
ernor Campbell, OF Ohio, and Will
liam r. Morrison, of Illinois, both
professed sound money men, are
willing to take a silver nominal
ton. Gov. Claude Matthews, an un-
certain quantity until silver SEEM
ed to be in the ascendancy in the
party, and Vice President Steven
son, formerly a greenbacker and
still an uncertain quantity, make
up this set. .rrr. . 49,. ..
The replies from the correspon-
dents of the Times show but little
of a spirit of compromise among
the silver men of the west and
south. They apparently care more
for populist support than for the
support Of the eastern gold demo-
Gratis. The general sentiment
among them is favorable to some
man who has shown by his past
record that he is for free silver.
Therefore, Campbell, Stevenson,
Matthews and Morrison have very
little following, and sentiment is
centering upon the extremists.
Gov. Boies, Of Iowa, seems to be
the favorite silver candidate, and
in the states where opinion has
been formed he apparently lead,
all the rest In strength. In Iowa
Illinois, Alabama, Texas, Georgia,
Arkansas, Oregon, the Dakotas,
Utah, Idaho and even Missouri, he
seems to be the strongest candi-
date so far as the delegates are
concerned. In states where candi-
dates have not been considered
sufficiently to admit of an estimate
Of strength he is mentioned among
the leaders.
The supposed sentiment for
Senator Teller seems to be lost.
Tillman does not draw strength,
but is actually making free, silver
opposition. Next to Boies, Bland