Evening star., 1896-09-22
c. A M PAlGN ORATORS
Silverites Concerned Over Sherman and But
terworth In the Far West.
Foraker, Reed and Others to Go
pnigner the bryan People Have.

The silverites are noting with more con-
Germ than they are publicly expressing the
appearance Of such men as Mr.. Sherman
and Mr.. Butterworth on the stump in the
far west. 1t Is new turn in affairs, and
1t may prove to be important. Mr.. Sher-
man, In particular, is likely to draw large
crowds, for, in the sense that Mr.. Bryan
uses the phrase, in any silver-producing
western state the Ohio Senator will be Sin
the enemy's country The people will
flock to see the man of whom they have
heard so much, and upon whose shoulders
they have been taught forrest responsible
ity for the famous act of 1873. OF Mr..
Shermans power over crowd. with
finance as his subject, the silverites are
we'll aware, and hence their fear that the
veteran statesman may make distinctly
favorable impression those who have
never heard his side of the case before from
his own lips.
Butter worth u Friend of Silver.
Mr.. Butterworth also ought to draw we'll
in the west. He is a strong and captivating
speaker, and while he is standing the
st. Louis platform and urging Mr.. Nc
kinley's election, he is pronounced friend
of silver, and urges steps toward an in
ternational agreement with as much earn
estneSs as Senator Nolcott, or Senator Car
with them. This. Of course, will appear in
his addresses. and the fact will recon-
mend him to the favor of the western
people.
visit the west, and Speaker Reed may go
out there and Bourlxe Cochran is to return.
The republicans are going to contest for
| the west, as well as for the border southern
states. and the silverites in taking stock of
| their resources with which to combat this
move are depressed because of their mea-
gerness.
Teller the Only Strong Man.
As matter of fact Senator Teller is the
only really strong man the Bryan people
have for effective campaigning in the sill
ver-Froducing section. He has the prestige
of long service in public life. and is besides
personally very popular. But the men who
left the ST. Louis convention with him are
not available, he is for much more
| than local service. Mr Carter is opposing
Mr.. Mantle in Montana, Mr.. Pettigrew has
encountered frost in South Dakota and
Mr. Dubois has missed all of his calcula-
tCnS, and IS on his uppers IN Idaho Mr.
Teller alone stands out without serious op-
! position at home, and the representative of
z Il flowing elsewhere.
But Mr.. Teller is IN very poor health, and
| Is rot prepared for hard or protract ed
| campaigning. He is on the stump for Mr.
| Bryan, and will do what he can. There are
persCral as we'll as political considerations
| tnat will keep him active to the extent Of
his power. Had he remained at home 1t
| might have been charged that personal dis
| appointment at falling to receive the Chi
| cago Eonlir alton was influencing him.
Thinks They Are Rainbow Chasing
Mr.. Teller, however, loyal as ne is to the
cause, thinks that some of the Bryanites
| are rainbow chasing. When he came east
| and found them discussing plans of carry
ing New York and of sending him there
| to help, he promptly vetoed the whole ar
! rangement declaring that the state could
| not be carried for silver, and that for his
! own part he would not waste any time
! there. He left at once for Kentucky, and
| for the present will confine himself to the
| debatable middle states. He realizes that
| the job the silver people have on hand is
| difficult under the most favorable circum-
| opposed to any merely grand-stand plays.