The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05
FOR AND AGAINST soIEs.
lowans Arc No, All Favorable TO Theft
Ex-Governor.

lcwanS Arc Not All Favorable to Theft
Ex-Governor.
Chicago. July i.--lIoracc Roles of iowa.
oanda1nlc for Tho democratic nomination
for the presidency. arrived hero this morn
, Ing ana went to the Palmer House. where
koics' headquarters are localed His
coming attracted much Interest, as h. Ia
,ihc first OF tho promiwen, oandidaees to
take an active part in the contest;
shortly after his arrival tho governor
received a representative OF the ASCOT
aied Press and talked with freedom 90
the si.uat.on lie did not wish 20 discuss
his rolscnal prospects. or 10 he put IN
the embarrassing position OF urging his
avn availability He said hc came 20 set
aeaua.ntcd with his frienfs from variouv
pms OF the country. He would not make
protraciod stay, bu, after spending to-
day here would return 10 his home to-
morrow.
Whom asked as to tho silver question as
an element in thu prcsons contest. Cow
crnor Boies said My views favorlng 'ha
restoration of silver IN coinage arc SO well
known and have been expressed in such
clcnr language II seems unnecessary ihaG
| should say anything more FOR publira-
lion az this time. | regard ,he iinnn@al
question as n great question, the foremost
uuosilan before the Amer can people To-
day. and believe the present ci;ue Is AUS
picious fcr It's solution ON the basis whlch
the people dos re-
The governor was asked Il he felt that
tho hu.ncial question was Stirring up SO
Nous sectional dincre ices. Any tears !
may have had In that regard he saio.
''htvo been en,iroly dssi-i"ea WITHIN ne
last low weeks. ne siiNsr ssnt',nsmt ~
tho East - growing neyoi" any i''''e W.
had reason 20 expect.
'Do you rosasi ihc tarilf question 40
imgartan, q ~ snmp", ,,arov ouestt1o
srti,"',. tn' governor replied. The .aiift
question viii he oVcr=tado"ed ny me cur-
rencs luc9.i' on. ,o, v,p.
orous m.ssoi:ury campa!sn among NE
un INSTRUCTED delegations. Ihey nave ul-
viofod their forces INTO squads of WORKERS.
each squad having been ass gned to duty
at rcrtnan dclcs alton headquarters. Iliesa
m ssionury squads VIII cndeaNor 10 ma
out the sentiment OF the delegates as 70
their presidential choice and II possible
got th., delegation us a body To give them
an audience, when speakers VIII be iur-
nlshed 10 plead the cause oil iowas cam
Ii. c. Evans delegate from ottnmwa.
Iowa. sad last fhghi that the Iowa deae-
gaison claimed to have moro votes ior
HIM. THO majority of our votes. No
said, ARE from the instructed delega-
ana He arc NOT AZ Nhthty W puoo0
them. W. merely have their assurance
thar they viii vote for Boes.",
Continuing. lie said thnt u was hnrd at
pre- ont TO say just what the actual
strength of any candidate is. There were
so fcw delegates here yet. ana the ma
jcrity of them seem to he at SEA- TINS
gave encouragement DO tho Boes forces
Ia believe they could accomplish much by
miss onaiy effort.
Several Iowa democrats wro are ahia-
SILVER men including J. j Richardson.
member OF the National committee, ara
here working against Boaes ana 1onnnk
Tho rod forces in an effort to prevent tho
nnmlr.,t on az any silver man. They say
they had their fight mt home ana ue'
foaied the autl-s.lvcr men overwheim-
!ngly. The Boics men say mat the con-
test should have ended with the stare
convention and are decidedly indignant
Thai the flghu should be continued AZ
Chicago.
CoCKRELL CALLS ON BoIES.
Chicago, July 4.-senator Cockrel' o.
Missouri called on Ex-Governor Bo.es to-
day to pay his respects to the Iowa canai'
dn.c senator Cockiell says he. went a.
Mr. I,lard's representative ana assured
air Eoies that II was q friendly compeu.
,Hon they were engaged an. anxious TOT
for silver first and then 10 SECURE N
most popular man for the president 10Y
lowed.