The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-07
PROSPECT OF CANDIDATES
: s LIVER = OK" BLAND NOW AIS
PEARS TO BE IN THE LEAD.
The Contest Between Him and Boies
May Leave the Way Open For
Mclean, or Bryan as
DARK Horses.

| There are SO many conflicting ele-
ments in the situation, says Harry l..
West in his dispatch to the Washing
| ton Post of yesterday, that it is inn
| possible now to arrive at anything
| like a definite conclusion as to the
outcome. There is no doubt that at
| the present time, as has been the case
every day for week, the Bland move
ment occupies the most advantageous
position. Today a canvass was made
by the Bland managers, and they sue
ceeded in aggregating 326 votes. In
their column, however, Arkansas is
counted. but Arkansas was not in
structed for Bland, although the Mis-
sourians candidacy was Endorsed.
Already there are signs of disintegra-
ton in the Arkansas delegation, and
an incipient boom for eX-Attorney-
General Garland has made its appear
ance. 1t is known that Senator jones'
of Arkansas, is not particularly at
tached to Mr.. Bland, and his influence
might be exerted very easily for an
other candidate should an available
man present himself The same con-
dition of affairs exist in Texas. The
resolutions adopted by the Democrats
of that State in their convention eX-
pressly leave everything to the best
Judgment of the delegation. Gov.
Culberson, who, as stated yesterday, is
afraid that the Populists may carry
the State. is out this afternoon in =
very positive interview, in which he
distinctly asserts that the delegation
is not bound to support the Missouri
candidate. Even should these two
State vote for Bland upon the first
ballot, as they probably will, Silver
Dick will be still 800 votes short of
the nomination 1T is expected by his
managers that his prominence as the
logical candidate as the author of the
silver dollar, and as the embodiment
of the horny-handed farmer, will com
mend him to the delegates. and that
if his nomination is persistently pre-
dicted a band-wagon can be started,
which will bring a large accession of
delegates to his upport
PUSHED BY THE IOWAN.
Boies is pushing Bland hard But
there is so much jealousy in the Iowa
delegation and SO many leaders anx-
ious to walk at the head of the Boies
procession that even the visit of Gov.
Boies here. yesterday did not remove
all the friction, although it was made
for that purpose. The Boies managers
are giving out no figures. A sign in
the Boies headquarters at the Palmer
House invites all workers for the Iowa
mo n, tf
202. Thither went the Post cores
pondent to-day to learn what was be-
ing reported, but Capt. Evans. man
of small stature, with straggly black
beard, dealt merely IN generalities. lie
said that he had had workers out all
day sounding the praises of Gov. Boies
into the ears of delegates innumerable,
but that very little progress had been
reported in the shape of definite
pledges. According to Capt. Evans
the great strength of Boies lies in the
fact that he can carry Iowa. In addi-
ton to this he is reported to be the
second choice of the delegates from
the Western States, and Capt. Evans
confidently asserts that when Mr.
BANDS nomination appears impossible
this Western strength will all come to
Gov. Boies. Inquiry shows that in
addition 10 the tWenty-SlN votes OF
Iowa the Alabama delegation will vote
for him, and that he has four votes
also in Florida. These two statement.
are made upon the authority of Repre-
sentative Bankhead and Senator Pasco
1t does not appear, however, that there
is anywhere any wild or eXuberant en-
thusasm for the Iowa candidate, al
though his nomination is among the
possibilities.
BITTERNESS BETWEEN CANDI-
DATES
The developments of the day in this
matter of the candidates have demon
strated an extreme bitterness between