The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-17
Chairman harrity Gives His Views
on Democratic Situation.
VICTORY on SOUND MONEY PLATFORM
says the silver Mon Are Very Active.
and Arc steadily Electing Delegates.
No Split Likely.

Philadelphia, Pa. April i6William +.
llnrrity. chairman of the Democratic Ma
tlonal committee. Is out Ia an Interview
~ which he says the silver men are work
ms hard and arc steadily electlns dele
gates, but that he hopes sound money
viii win and assure the success of the
democratic party at the POLLS next Novem-
bcr
"Of course there win he a fight" he
said. The question that is asitating
the minds of the leading democrats
throughout the country Just now is no,
80 much who the party's candidate for
president VIII be as to what the party's
policy IN regard to the National currency
viii be. The advocates OF the frae coin
ago Of silver are making strong and
aggressive hght In all directions, and IT
IS not 10 be denied that they are steadily
eiectins delegates. ~ the same tim. IL
- both ny hepa ana my belief that soun,l
money doinocrIts Will control The con-
Ne"iivn ana iictAto both IN. PARTY > policy
ana rs candidates.
II do not believe there will l,a any holt
IN tiic convention. The tree silver Issue is
i-r!4S fought out III It sQuate and many
Way ana when the votes axe counted
t"r!= shoull lie no Ill fe"lir, on either
S.u". ne friends OF souad money. how
tNc.. need 10 organize promptly ami taOr-
oueNiN in order to successfully romba,
the frce silver theory. The sound mon y
people seem TO toe resting on ih.ir oars at
"a t4liir when their activity would do tho
most goo / can not too strongly urge
hpon all drmo rats The ne esslty of hard
" TX IN this respect.
I'll Tie demuc ratio PARTY de lures square,
~ aud unequlvoca!ly IN favor OF sound
money and the repuh.i ans at the -.
Louis convention accept tho Mckinley
currency plank or some other similar
sird idlo We can elect our candidate. or,
railing 10 win. maintain the Integrity OF
our parry. 'Ihat Is mere Important ut this
I'm" than the question Of candidates. Fhr
who VIA make good Presidents ii they
"fs called to that hish Office"
W non asked about MS opiulon of Pres,-
H"nt tloNelhnd's position, md the third
torn idea, Chairman llarritv said.
u is certainly my opinion thnt Mr.
Cleveland is not a candidate Tor the numi-
nNii"h, nnd know that he T. doing moth
INK TO attain ii. He ia confident, however.
tiht the larty stands u leust an even
cn"uce of success. und. of COURSE, do
not mood to toll you what his wishes In
t..er'nre TO the financial questions are
lie has already made those very plain :"
what are Ex-Governor Iattlson's
ctunces3 ~ was asked.
Mr.. Pattison's name he's been receiy-
ed with favor everywhere. but he Is not
seeking the nomination. lie Is known
tHi"Hshout the country a. clean. hon
est oui upright public ORDEAL. and Penn
SCI his name. Up to the present time he
has been 'ndorscd in several Of the East
cr states and even among the rampant
silver men of the South aud West he
Il personally popu.ar Bat rs / have said
before. il is Il question OF policy and not
of men which confrunts the party now p"
Chairman iiarrity then spoke Of the diff
ference In the vote by which the conv.n-
ton would select its policy and the vote
hA which tho candidates would be named
lie said:
- "kes two-thirds vote to nominate,
nnd only n majority TO ratify II platform.
The silver people, therefore. may he in
minority when the platform IS selected.
bat they NAV have Il good deal to say
about the candidate"
Chairman iiarlity said thnt Chlcogo vas
carving out To the letter every promise
n had made In regard to the convention.
and irat every financial Obligation had
been met. Tho subcommittee was nssur-
I'd by tho Chicago delegation TINT more
than hnlf the 500 guaranteed VIII II the
convention was given to Chicago had boon
raised and that there would he no diffl-
Guilty In raising tho hnlapce. President
John r Dickinson and other officers of
N" company engaged in constructing the
Coliseum wcrc present md gave assur-
nnco that the structure would hc complet-
"a SIX weeks before the convention would
meet.