Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-20
TELLER and HEPRESIDENCY
Dubois Urges the Silver Democrats to
Nominate Colorado Senator
at Chicago.
PEOPLES PARTY DECLARES FOR TELLER
Great Champion of Bimetallism De-
clines to Be Interviewed on the
ubject-Going to Visit His
Aged Mother in Illinois.

st. Louis, June 20.-Senators DUBOIS
and Teller had long conference to-day,
but neither would state what the purpose
of it was.
In discussing the general situation,
however, Dubois said: "The Democrats
now have an opportunity to redeem the
pledges which they have been making to
the people for so many years. We offer
them Teller in the utmost good faith. The
fight for currency reform can not be won
this year with anybody else. The situa-
tion is simple. With the strong anti-free
trade feeling in the middle and far west
ern and northwestern states, we could not
hope to give the Democratic ticket, head
ed by an old line Democrat, more than
sixteen votes in the electoral college.
"These would come from the states that
withdrew from the St. Louis convention.
"But with Teller at the head of the ticket,
bearing the Democratic standard and
with the organization of that party at his
back, we are sure to deliver the party
sixty-one votes west of the Missouri river.
We who quit the Republican party are
intensely in earnest. We are willing to
make any reasonable concessions to the
Democrats, and, as said before, if they
can give us the man who can win this
fight, we will be with them. But they have
not yet brought that man forward and
they can't do it simply because they
haven't got him. This is plain English,
but it is solemn truth"
THE PEOPLES PARTY DECLARES FOR TELLER.
St. Louis.-The controlling spirits of
the Peoples party have prepared an ad.
dress to their followers throughout the
country, advising them to make Henry
M. Teller their national standard-b bearer.
The address will be given out for publi-
cation late this evening.
II bears the signatures of H. E. Davis,
Texas; M. G. Renkin, Indiana; Thos. NJ.
Patterson, Colorado; John Hugh McDow-
ell, Tennessee; John P. Steele, illinois;
Thos. Fletcher, Arkansas; Howard s.
Taylor, Illinois; Homer Prime, Arkansas;
j. W. Dollison and NJ. R. Coffuran, Arkan-
sas; j. H. Edgerton, Nebraska; r. A.
Sanke, Kansas; Chas. E. Palmer, Illinois;
L. d. Eager, Nebraska; j. d. Hess, Illi-
nois; A. l.. Maxwell, Illinois; George M.
jackson, Arkansas; s. J. Wright, Texas;
P. V. Arnold, Illinois; Eugene Smith,
Reifsnider, Missouri; Frank E. Richey,
Missouri, and W. J. Flatt, Tennessee.
These gentlemen in the opening OF
their address expressly disclaim any pur-
pose or right to bind any party or person
by the views here set forth; but yield to
All overpowering sense of duty in saying
what they do to the members of the
Peoples party aud all other good citizens,
who, apprehending the approach of q
momentous crisis in our country's life,
are willing to avoid it by acts of exalted
patriotism.
TELLER DECLINED TO TALK.
st. Louis. - "Would you accept the
Democratic nomination for president?'' ~
a reporter asked Senator Teller to-day.
~ can not say that would not under
some conditions. do not want to talk
about it," he said.
swell, senator, the Populists have is
sued an address recommending your can
didacy."
81 know nothing about that"
"Would you accept a Populist nomlna'
tion?"
II don't want to be interviewed" he de-
clared.
81 know, but would you take a Popu.
list nomination."
81 can not say that I would not; do
not know what they intend to do; nor
what they have done. I do not want to
be Questioned"
Senator Teller will leave here tonight,
visit his aged mother two weeks and then
proceed to Denver.
HOW DENVER WILL WELCOME TELLER.
Denver.-A great popular ovation will
be given to Senator Teller in Denver, on
July 4, on his return from a visit to his
mother in Illinois. There will be parade
speeches and grand illumination. The
representatives of the other states, who
left the st. Louis convention with Teller
will be invited to participate in the re
contioD