Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05
WILL BLAND FoLLowp
The Presence of Boies at Chicago Has an
Attractive Influence.


Chicago. July 4.-Ex-Governor Boies of
Iowa reached Chicago this morning from
his home at Waterloo and went at once
to the Palmer house. He took room in
a retired portion of the house, where he
received a number of callers during the
day. A reporter for the Southern Asso-
ciated Press found him and was given a
pleasant reception.
II did not know that was coming to
Chicago" he said, until last evening,
when / received a telegram saying my
friends here desired to confer with me
and asking me to come. / took the first
train, arriving here at 6:25 this morning. "
1T is something unusual for an avowed
candidate for the presidential nomination
to visit the convention city. Your pres
ence has caused considerable gossip ana
speculation. Why did you Gomez
II have nothing further to say than
what have already told you. l shall re-
main here only during the day, returning
to my home on the evening train. 1t is
just a nights ride from Chicago"
The ex-governor declined TO discuss
any political topic of current interest,
saying it would be indelicate In him to
do so AS to the situation here he said
he could not speak IL he would, for he
was so little acquainted with details that
he could not form an opinion.
Mr. Walsh, in charge of the Iowa ex-
governors candidacy, was not in the
rooms this morning, but Mr.. Walsh inti-
mated that he might have something to
say this evening after his (Boies) depar-
ture.
the hotel was coupled with a report,
which gained rapid circulation in view of
the Iowa candidates appearance on the
scene, that Mr.. Bland had been sent for
by his friends and that he would be in
Chicago this evening or tomorrow morn
T.. h. olac Of daH fo
tative information on the subject there
was quite a panicky feeling among the
silver men at the hotel 1t was after III
o'clock before any one appeared at the
Bland headquarters to speak with au-
thority. Then Delegate Showalter said:
There is absolutely no truth in the story
that the friends of Mr. Bland have sent
for him to come to Chicago. The appear
ance of Governor Boies speaks Its own
lesson, and we have no further comment
to make Mr.. Bland will observe the
precedents of all democratic conventions
and the unwritten law thereof, Which
forbids that a candidate should come
on the field and endeavor to influence
the action of delegates by personal ap-
peal or direction.
From the very first" continued Mr..
Showalter, st know that Mr.. Bland has
not done a single thing to further his can
didacy. He opposes the action in the
Missouri convention indorsing him as the
tate'S candidate for president, ana pledg-
Ing him the support of the delegates
He also opposed similar action in other
state conventions. He Is now quietly at
home pursuing his usual vocation.
what will be Mr.. Bland's strength in
the convention?'
"He will have on the first ballot the
vote of every state west of the Mississippi
river except that of Iowa, and possibly a
dozen scattering ones here and there. He
will also have the votes of two-thirds or
the southern delegates, and after the first
ballot the votes of Illinois, Ohio and Ken
lucky This is a movement of the peo-
ple." said Mr.. Showalter enthusiastically.
1.-THE delegates from Missouri are pursu-
ing the even tenor of their way, promis-
ing no offices to anyone, and calmly wait
ing for the movement of the people to
culmnate in the nomination and election
of Mr. Bland. And any politician who
gets in the way of it will be swept off the
face of the EARTH"
The story that Mr.. Bland was coming
to town probably had its origin in the
fact that Miss Fanny Bland, his daugh-
ter. accompanied by a chaperone, left
Lebanon last night to attend the conven-
tion. They reached here this morning,
and will be spectators of the proceedings
and of the preliminary work about the
hotels.
Mr.. Bland is in constant communica-
ton with his managers here, western
Union wire having ben run into his house
al Lebanon. He is said to have done a
great deal of work in behalf of his Can
didacy by personal letters to delegates,
MANY of whom have received them since
their arrival. in Chicago.