The evening times., 1896-05-07

nairn in the history of the United states
is about to open. Continuing he said:
There will ne a bolt i'll the Republican
convention. and there will be two con-
ycntiens in Chicago, each of which VIII
proclaim itself the regular organization
Then there viii bc Il silver convention, and
the greatest political campaign ever seen
or heard Of We have 3,C00 600 votes in
The country, and we have a perfect or
.anlzation.
Now, mark another thing If there
be two conventions in Chicago, tae gold
convention will nominate Grover Cleve-
land. This is not id.e talk. do not think
the Republicans viii nominate Mckinley,
though it looks that way now. l hear
there is coming combination on Harri-
son, who could take the wind out of Nc
Kinley's boom by drawing off at least
forty per cent of the ohio delegates. How
ever, this is only an opinion
'Do the bimetalsts expect to win
ma iority of the electoral college,"
WHAT THEY CAN DO.
We'll they have not raised their hopes
that high vet. We willie satisfied to throw
the election into the House. We vii! have
the votes of twcnty-siX States. We willcar-
ry Michigan. We can throw Indiana TO the
Democrats. We can do the same in Massa-
chusctis. Connecticut and Rhode Island. We
have the votes in New York TO throw the
electoral vote either way, and if you doubt
IL. ask Mr.. Platt. We can give New jersey
TO the Republicans.
This is what the campaign viii! be like.
aud we feel confident that we can throw
the election into the House OF Representa-
tives. The silver campaign l. not dying out
!: has been manipulated with great political
sagacity. Both old parties will declare for
gold and we have deemed ii good politics
TO make IT sure that the Republicans will
do that. ! wish / could tie assured as well
of the success of the Democratic end"
National Chairman william F. Harrity
caves the city today to make the final
arrangements in Chicago for the oonven-
zion. When 1t was repeated TO him that
there was rumor of Two conventions in
Chica go he said:
81 have no good reason TO believe there
will be two conventions. There may be
differences among the delegates, but l
hope they Will die out after the nomina-
ton. The sound money idea is growing
in force. and there are vet sixty days until
the convention. You see, the Ohio plat
form was so unsatisfactory that the op-
ponents of Mckinley went TO the strong
gold standard. and this compelled such a
strong declaration all around that the
issue has been clearly defined. The Chi
cago convention will declare for gold
standard, and l find in the party a re-
vival of hope A few months ago the
leading men in the party did not see much
| chance for Democratic success, but now they
| think differently"
BOLT is POSSIBLE.
"Do you think there will be bolt in
Chica go?''
Il have no reason to say SO or think so.
Still il is possible. The silver people viii
have considerable force"
What proportion OF strength do you
calculate for them?''
They Will have at least one-third. l
can see no reason to deny the truth, and
one-third is au awful strong minority in
I Democratic convention. because it will
| ,ake n two-thirds vote to nominate. 1t
is possible the third Will bolt. l am
sure the party will declare for gold. By
The party / mean the regular orgauiza-
| lion. What the faction may do l cannot
say. It may bolt and It may not. II may
|
arranged a meeting place. I know Moth
| ing of such arrangements. AMI have no rea-
son to expect anything OF the kind
Then the question was put TO Mr.. Har
nty. whether or not in the event of such a
| split, the regular gold Democrats would
| name Cleveland as a candidate.
Il do not know" was the answer. II
have no reason to think that he would be
4 AN.
| IS my opinion Mr.. Cleveland will not ac-
| ccpt third term nomination. / have never
heard him express his views of the subject.
| ! have never discussed ii with him; but 1
| have talked with him on other questions
so near to this that he could easily have
| introduced it had he so desired. At the
same time I'm frank to say that have
| never heard him say he would refuse a
| nomination, and what he would do in the
| event of being named l really and truly
| could not tell you"
GoRMAN'S OPINION DIFFERS.
Baltimore, May THE Democratic State
| central committee has decided to hold the
| State convention in Baltimore June 10 to
| select delegates TO the national convention
at Chicago.
Notwithstanding the oft-repe ated re-
| ports to the contrary, Senator German was
on hand and directed the work of the
| committee. The Senator will not. however,
| he maintains, go to Chicago either as
| delegate or in any other capacity.
Replying to an interrogatory as to the
probable action of the national Democratic
convention at Chicago on the currency
question. Senator German said:
"That question will, in my opinion, cut no
| figure in the campaign this year. Both
| parties will adopt the same sort of resolu-
tion on the currency question, and both the
| Democratic convention at Chicago and the
Republican convention at st. Louis will
| favor sound money, or, in other words,
| that the present gold standard will be MAIN
tained. Both parties will, in their plat
forms, oppose free coinage, and therefore
that question will not enter into the ma
| tional contest this year.
In answer to another question, the Sem
| ator said: "Of course, there will be a con-
test at Chicago over the money plank, as
well as over other parts of the platform,
| Just as there have been in the past, but the
| sound-money advocates will undoubtedly
win. The sound-money Democrats need
have no fear, as far as can foretell. Their
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