The record-union., 1896-07-03
A QUIET DAY AMONG
DELEGATES At CHICAGO
(Continued from First Page.)

the afternoon by newspaper men and
other visitors that Governor Stone had
made a formal statement for pubHca
tion insinuating that the Iowa candi-
date was asking favors from the East
ern gold delegates and counting on
their votes, and that therefore he was
not a safe man for the free silver men
to rally under. What the Missouri Gov
ernor did say in connection with his
statement, making plain the friendly
position of Bland towards laboring men,
was this:
II have heard the report that the
Eastern gold-standard delegates were
btending towards Governor Boies, but
know nothing as to it's truth. Mr..
BANDS stand is the personifcation of
the free coinage idea. 1t is utterly i'm
possible in the very nature of things
that there. should be any alliance be-
tween him and the single gold standard
people. If he is named he will be nogni
mated by the delegates elected as free
silver coinage men. l am sure Mr..
Rlands nomination will be opposed to
the utmost and his defeat sought by
every means possible by the gold power.
The States represented here by single
W
ably cast a single electoral vote for the
nominee of the convention. If Mr. Bland
is nominated it will be by the delegates
from the States whose electoral vote
must be relied on for success at the
polls
Secretary Walsh of the Iowa commit
tee, and temporarily in charge of the
Boies headquarters, said when he beard
the report that Governor Stone had at
tackled Mr. Boies covertly as the gold
mems choice that he would not believe
any such story until he had seen it in
black and white. To reporter Mr..
Walsh added
Il have reason to feel convinced that
Governor Stone is too much a friend of
Mr. Boies to attack him. / could show
you documents to this fact. We have
also received at our headquarters here
from Southern Democrats of promi-
nence, delegates and others, letters which
show that Mr.. Bland will not get all the
Southern votes claimed for him by his
shouting and sanguine boomers here.
These writer's say that Iowa's Governor
is the logical candidate of such a con-
yention as this will be, but while the
delegates do not commit themselves as
to voting for Horace Boies, it is plain
that they are not bound by any Bland
pledges"
"Will you make any estimate of the
vote for Mr.. Boies by States?"
"There will be no Boies figures given
out here 1t is idle work at present to
do SO, and we do not want to appear
ridiculous or boastful, while not afraid
| to make comparisons. The votes claimed
| for Mr. Bland are mainly in the
air. Why, the delegations, with
a. few exceptions, are not here yet, and
have not been polled as to candidates.
When it comes to vote getting we will
show our rivals what the Boies boom is
| like. We have established one head
quarters for the purpose. We have not
money enough for four. When our lit
| tie army gets here from every Iowa
cross roads then you will hear more
about Boies.'
| kilograms were received to-day by
| Sergeant-at-Arms Butler of the Iowa
| delegation and headquarters that 1000
| Boies men would leave Ottumwa Sun
day morning, and arrive here with
band at O'Clock. Saturday evening 800
more Democrats of the same kind will