The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-05


will be the end of their pretentions.
HORACE BOIES LOOMING UP.
The really serious candidate at the
present time is former Gov. Horace
Boies. The most intelligent opinions
that | can obtain assume his nOmina-
ton. Among the Republican Senators
and Representatives, who, as rule
keep closely in touch with the drift
of opinion in the opposite party, there
rs a general belief that Boies will be
selected. l took pains to inquire from
Senators and Representatives from
States in his vicinity what might be
their opinion of the man. Aside from
questions Of politics and of Governor
Boies's financial views, every one
speaks well of him personally.
Senator Morgan went over to Sena-
tor Allison's seat the other day and
asked him to express his opinion of
Boies as man. Senator Allison, of
course, knows him well and under
stands all of Boies's characteristics.
He told Senator Morgan that Boies
was. BARRING his politics." a man of
high character, eminently respectable
and in point of ability equal to the
IlISt Idilh III the 9CIdtts
Senator Allen, the Populist. who,
when off his special hobbies, is an able
and clear-headed observer, INDUCES in
panegyrics in describing GOV. Boies's
qualifications. There is no doubt on
this point, and if the Democratic party
has got to take a free silver candidate
for the presidency, in Boies will be
found one of the strongest. To-day
Boies is the most probable selection.
TELLER'S POSSIBLE BOLT.
Senator Teller and the silver Repub-
lcans from the Rocky Mountain dis
tricts have ideas of their own as to
who would be good candidate. When
the result at Chicago was in doubt
Teller's chances of appearing as free
silver Moses to lead the disatfected
members of the Democratic and the
Republican party were better than
they are at present. If sound money
controlled the Democratic convention
there would be a horde of silverites
ready to split off and follow a silver
leader.
Teller undoubtedly expected to head
the silver element of the two great
parties and to obtain the support of
the Populists. The moment that it
became plain that the Democrats
would adopt a silver platform Teller's
chances disappeared. At the present
time he is 'sparring for position to
obtain terms at St. Louis.
The Mckinley managers are en-
deavoring TO keep the silver Republi-
cans in line with their party. | stated
Yesterday that the Mckinley machine
fayors the Ohio financial plank in its
substance to be adopted at st. Louis.
made this statement last week, and
it was ridiculed quite generally by
Republicans who were not in touch
with the situation. Now, every one
has walked up to the fact that what is
practically straddle will be adopted,
and every Mckinley field marshal is
confident that Senator Teller and the
other Republican silverites will be
induced to get into line.
When such an eminent leader as the
distinguished Rhode Island Senator
states that he can see no straddle
against gold in plank that pro
nounces against free silver, the state OF
mind in which public men have been
thrown by the rise of the silver tide
is well illustrated.
Horace Boies is really the hero OF
the hour. and as the days intervening
between now and the nth Of July pass
! awav ii will be shown that the crys-
| Utilization of the silver forces around
| his name becomes denser and denser
| William Shaw Bowen in the New
| York World.