The herald., 1896-07-19


great Office of the president of the Unit
ed States without the embarrassment
that follows pledges and promises, even
If they are such as may be properly car
ried out.
ut will afford pleasure to place myself
at the disposal of the national commit
tee to make speeches In your behalf, as
my health will permit, where and when
they may think 1 will do good.
II am, very respectfully,
HENRY NJ. TELLER"
This letter greatly pleased Mr.. Bryan.
When he had fininshed his breakfast this
morning he turned his attention to the
vast amount of mail that had accumu-
lated during his absence. There were
over 5000 letters to be opened and read
and among the first to be opened was
that from Senator Teller. The letters
were taken to Mr.. Bryan's home where
he and his wife in their library. began
the arduous task of reading them. Mr.
Bryan will not attempt to answer all Of
them until he has established quarters
and secured a private secretary.
He will only attend to the most i'm
portanat letters.
Mr.. Bryan was frequently interrupted
by callers. Among the gentlemen to
call today was G. f. Washburn of Bos-
ton, a member of the Populist national
committee, and T. NJ. Patterson, editor
of the Rocky Mountain News Of Denver.
Mr.. Patterson assured Mr.. Bryan that
he would receive the support of all the
Democrats of Colorado, all the Populists
and a great many Republicans as WELL
He said that he believed eighty per
cent of the vote cast In Colorado would
be for Bryan and free silver. Mr.. Pat
terson is delegate to the Populist con-
vention at st. Louis and assured Mr..
Bryan that he would do all in his power
to have that convention indorse him for
president. While Mr.. Patterson was
talking to Mr.. Bryan, he received the
following telegram from Forsyth, Mon
tana: Four state bimetallic and Popu-
list delegates are on board the train
and favorable to you. Signed
T. HOFF, Delegate from Oregon.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the reception of the delegation
from Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, who
Will stop here Monday to pay their re-
spects to Mr.. Bryan. They will leave for
st. Louis Monday evening
VIRGINIA SILVERITES,
WASHINGTON, July 18-In response
to a call issued a convention of silver
ties of Virginia was held yesterday at
Herando. Va, to select delegates to the
silver convention which meets at St,
Louis on Wednesday, Forty delegates
were elected and resolutions were ADOPT
ed instructing them to do all in their
power to secure an endorsement Of the
Chicago ticket and platform.
A COLORADO CONFERENCE
DENVER, July 1S-A special to the
Republican from Manitou, Col, says:
All the silver men who are to confer
on the great question of how best te
| unite the silver forces and bring glor,ou.
victory out Of the campaign of the peo
pie against the gold monometallists ar
now here. The members of the confer
ence include Senators Teller Of Colorado
Mantle of Montana, Pettigrew of South
| Dakota, Dubois of Idaho, Congressmeu
Hartman of Montana, Wilson of Idaho
Burchinal of West Virginia, Shafroth OF
Colorado and Hon. A. M. Stevenson of
Colorado. The party got together in the
rooms Of Senator Dubois tonight and
informally talked over the situation.
discussing every phase Of it, each offer
Ing suggestions as how best to promote
the cause for which all are fighting.
Senator Teller submitted draft of an
address to the people which he had pre-
pared, and Senator Dubois also offered
some additional suggestions to be en-
bodied in the pronunciamento. Senator
Teller stated to the representative of the
Republican, although they had can
vassed the situation pretty thoroughly.
they would not be ready to give the ad-
dress to the press until Sunday evening.
1t will be quite a lengthy document and
VIII contain about 2500 words, fully set
ting forth the situation and conditions
which confront them and which influ-
ence their present action. They will
unequivocally endorse Bryan and Sc
wall, giving in detail their reasons
therefor and outlining what they believe
to be the best line of campaign for the
silver forces. They each express the
hope that the Populist convention at
st. Louis. as well as the silver conven-
tion, will endorse the nominees of the
Chicago convention, but they are not
particularly enthusiastic over the pres
ent prospects of the Populists. None of
them will attend the St. Louis conven-