The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
HARRITYS HOPES RUN HIGH.
HE SAYS THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A
GOOD CHANCE TO WIN.

The Chairman of the Nation al Dem
Ocratic Committee Looks Upon
Mckinley ns a Weak Candidate.
His StrnddIc on the Currency Is
sue NoT Liked by the n epubIicans
of the East.
New York, May 22.-Wnliam F. Harri:y.
chairman of the democratic national COM
mittee, reviewed the democratic outlook
in the country in a conversation with a
reporter at the Fifth Avenue hotel this
morning
THE democrats" said Nlr. Harrity are
by no means SO hopeless as the repuon-
can newspapers picture them. On the
contrary, they are hopeful and growing
more hopeful every day. With every ad-
vance of the Mckinley movement the
chance of the democracy has improved. III
Mckinley Is nominated at ST. Louis 1 am
confident Chat democratic success next
November viii be not only possible but
extremely probable.
Business men throughout the country
have profound distrust of Mckinley en-
account Of his record on the currency
question and his present silence, and I
NAV AA0A bNAAtNN lll4A AlldA uAaLEu1L can DE
removed by the adoption of a sound money
platform by the St. Louis convention.
Even II Mckinley should speak out later.
tho distrust would remain to a more or
less degree, for business men cannot un-
derstand why any man should hesitate
at all to give his views upon such an .m-
portant question as the currency
with Mckinley as the republican can
q Ia d .sr. H.. 81. Al.
can WIN. There Is no doubt that the ma
lonal democratic convention Will name
a sound money candidate and adopt a
sound money platform.
Going before the country with such a
candidate and such platform, we can, I
DelleVe, carry New York, New Jersey.
Connecticut and Indiana, which means
Jhat the country Will be carried by the
dem0cracy."
rs it certain that the sound money men
VIII control the democratic national con-
y believe it is" Mr.. Harrity replied.
mere VIII De spirited contest no doubt,
put sound money will prevail. one ele-
ment OF the convention will be IN favor of
free coinage OF silver, another will favor
a compromise to catch both the gold and
silver men; but the honest money men
am sure, viii be in the majority and the
platform viii contain u square declaration
IN favor of the gold standard. And wish
70 predict, too, that the platform will In
the end, be adopted by the whole conVen-
ton. / consider the talk about boiling as
nonsense. The democrats win exnress
their Views and fight tn vote is taken.
Ihen al will fall in line with the ma
jority"
Some delegates have declared that they
Will bolt In case gold standard plank Is
put IN the platform. How are they to be
Kept in line?' asked the reporter.
II have only this TO say" answered Mr..
Harrity, with significant emphasis, del
egates who say beforehand that they will
not abide by the decision Of the majority
OF the convention should not be admitted
to It,"
ut is too early yet to talk of candi-
dates" continued Mr.. Harrity. What
interests democrats just now is the plat
form. There will be plenty of candi-
dates and very hopeful ones, too, by the
time the convention is held, but no one
can predict now who will be in the lead
AT present no candidate has 100 delegates
back of him. only one thing as to the
candidate Is certain, and that Is that he
Will be man with clear financial rec
ord, man whose views on the currency
are not doubtful and who will not be
AFRAID TO express them-a man who will
be what Mckinley is not on the currency
question. NO straddle will be in the plat
form, and no straddler will be nominated %
The effects of McKinley's nomination
VIII inspire a belief that the democrats
will carry New York and will raise the
courage Of the democrats throughout the
country. New Jersey, Connecticut Indf-
ana and other doubtful states usually fol-
low in the lead of New York, and when
the democrats in those states are very
thoroughly aroused a very lively campaign
is sure TO follow. So, considering the whole
situation, think the democrats have good
reasons for being hopeful"
How is ex-Gov. Pattison's candidacy
getting alOng?" was asked
VERY we'll" replied Mr.. Harrity. But
am not making any predictions about
the winner at Chicago just now