The San Francisco call., 1896-07-05
TELLER TALKS MILDLY.
Would Vote for Bland or Boies or
Even Stevenson for the
Presidency.

Presidency.
DENVER, CoLo., July 4.-Senator Tel
Ter passed most of the day IN his office re-
plying to his more important letters. He
does not wish at this time to submit to a
formal interview, but to the United Press
correspondent in confidential talk he ex-
pressed himself clearly and positively
upon several phases of the political situa-
ton.
"The people of the country" said he,
"need have no fear OF the position of the
Republicans who left the st. Louis con-
vention. Neither Mckinley nor the plat
form there adopted can claim any one of
US at anytime. If we don't get what we
want in Chicago we shall go to st. Louis,
and, failing there, we will be like many
other men OF the country-we will not
vote at all. 1t is preposterous to talk OF
protection with such platform as that
made by the st. Louis convention. Why,
/ would rather vote a free trade ticket
than that. You simply cannot get protec-
tion on gold platform. No, there is no
doubt about the loyalty of the friends of
silver and bimetallism who left the st.
Louis convention. We shall support the
Democratic ticket if it gives US clear
platform and an undoubted silver candi-
date, and l expect to do some talking in
California and down East as far as Illinois
for our cause in any event.
1--WE are uniting all over the Nation for
Americanism and American ideas. have
no patience with men who think we can
not establish an independent financial
policy as well as an independent political
policy. We don't ask England to dictate
our political ideas, and why should we in
financial matters? have been saskedsto
speak at the dedicatory. exercises of the
Eisteddfod Pavilion tonight, and l had
expected to say only little and nothing
of political nature, but thinking over the
subject to-day l have concluded that it
might be we'll to take advantage of this
National holiday to touch up the people
to desire for little more Amerlcanism.
We need more of the spirit of independ-
ence, more confidence in our great country
and in ourselves. Really this is the bot
tom of the whole controversy. Are we an
independent people?',
II would prefer not to talk about the
Chicago situation" he replied to query,
and with smile added: "It's rather en-
barrassing just now. don't want to say
word that might embarrass the stanch
friends OF mine there whose sole ambition
is to secure the return of bimetallism. So
far as I am personally concerned, 1 could
willingly vote for Bland. I could vote for
Boies.''
How about Stevenson ?"
stevenson is all right on the silver
question. He is a good man but very
modest. Had he come out SIX months ago
and declared his candidacy no power on
earth could have prevented his nomina-
ton. But he held back because Morrison,
from the same State, was out for the Pres
idency, and modestly deferred 70 another
Democrat from his own State"
Would you vote for Stevenson2'
''Yes, for his silver views are sound, but
it is not candidates we are fighting for, it
is bimetallism and our country's pros
perity. In any event we must unite the
silver forces and thereby carry the cleo
tions next fall. don't want to prejudice
the cause of any of the Chicago candidates
and 1 have been frank with you only to
show you my position. am sincere ad-
mirer of Mr.. Bland and, as have told you,
/ will vote for him if he is nominated. /
don't indlVidualize because of preference.
but only to illustrate NY position