Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-31
Missouri's Silver Champion May
Weld the GaVel
IF DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE HOUSE
Others Whose Names viii Prob
ably Be Presented.
MEN OUT OF THE RACE

II the democrats control the next House
and Mr.. Bland meets with no mishap In his
own campaign. his friends will push him
fer the speakership. They consider, too,
that his chances of success will be fatter-
Ing.
Mr. Bland declined his party's nomination
for governor of Missouri for arother nomi-
nation to Congress. He announced that bis
highest ambition was to assist in the enact
ment of free silver legislation, and this ne
felt would certainly follow democratic sue
cess in November His friends at home
sympathized with his choice of plans. ani
nominated him for Congress by acclama-
tion. They could understand why he
should covct the pleasure of presiding
over the coinage -mmittee of the house,
with n safe majoNky at his back, and pre-
Senting free silver bill in circumstances
that would insure its becoming a law, after
the rereated failures and disappoi1tnlents
of the past.
Plans of BlnnG's Friends.
But the Bland men in Missouri and else
where have now d plan of their own for
their favcrite, and this is to make him
Speaker The party triumphant will, they
insist. reed hin, in that office. In control
Of the next House. 1t will have business Of
great to "A Dill 1Or
more revenue will have to be passed, as
We'll as oae redeeming the party's promises
about silver. Work of that kind will call
for the supervision OF Il man of experience
as we'll as of thorough sympathy with the
partys record and commitment. Mr.
Blands friends thi2k he would fill the bill
TO greater degree of satisfaction than
would any other democrat likely to be a
member OF the next House. and they point
to his twenty years service in Congress
and his prominence in the body while Il
member of IT TO support their estimate of
him.
Bland in the Speakers chair would work
In Perfect harmony with Mr.. Bryan in the
White House. Tho two men are in full
asrevr'ent on 81! public questions, and very
c!0S@ together on the two queStionS-SiIyer
and the tarifs-n"w OF such vital moment.
Other Names Mentioned.
Put there are others. There will be no
danger Of the prize going to Mr.. Bland by
default. Mr.. McMiIlin Of Tennessee is
thought TO have his eyes on the Speaker S
chair He. like .Ir. I;'and. has had a large
experience in parliamentary business and
Is also a free silver advocate and tariff re-
former Then Mr.. Richardson of the same
stste IS accounted an aspirant. During Mr.
trlSpS incumbency of the Speaksrship Mr.
Ric5&rdSCn was repeatedly called to the
chair, and in that way acquired knowledge
and experience as a par!iamentarian 1t is
hardiF likely. however. that two candidates
1TCla III" same state would enter the eau
Gus Mr. Saycrs of Texas is highly consid-
ereN by many democrats and also Mr..
IoCkery of Missouri. Put il Is not believed
that Mir. Dockery would permit his name
10 he used to the embarrassment of Mr.
Bland.
Several veterans whose names would fig
ure IN the list in other circumstances are
OUT CT ii for one reason or another. Mr.
Cr'sp is to be transferred to the Senate
Mr. Turner re;:res from Congress on ac-
count of his sound money views Mr. Catch
ihes VIII be barred by reason of his fight
against silver. Mr.. Patterson of TENNESSEE
Will be barred for the same reason even
II he pals through i'll the very hot race
that lies before him. Sc that the prize if
the democrats secure it, Will not be con-
tested for by a large field From the faId
Hkely TO be presented Mr.. BANDS friends
think he ought to win