The herald., 1896-06-26
THLLER'S CHANCES
The Boom Is Growing, So Is the Oppc-
sition


DENVER, Col, June 25.-The friends
of Senator Teller, who have been advo-
eating his candidacy on silver ticket
for president Of the United States, are
feeling very much encouraged by the
reception the boom started at st. Louis
Immediately after the bolt of the west
ern delegates has had in the west and
south. 1t Is announced that Teller's
name will be positively presented to the
Chicago convention, and 1t is hoped the
strength he will show on the initial bal
lot will stampede the convention to him.
Mr. Teller's nomination will come from
the south, where it is claimed, he is par
ticularly strong, not only on account Of
his record as a silver leader, but also be-
cause of his vote against the force bill
and his well-know opposition to more
radical actions Of the Republican party
on the tariff question.
The friends of Mr.. Teller say that the
endorsement of the Populist party is as
sured for him If the Democrats make
him their candidate, and that this would
not be possible should straight-out
Democrat be chosen.
PETER WON'T BOOM.
WASHINGTON. June Ex-senator
PETER leaves today for home. Before
starting he said concerning the Populist
attitude on the presidential question:
1.-The recent pronunciamento of Pop
ulist gentleman at st. Louis urging the
Democratic convention to nominate Mr..
Teller was, in my judgment, an impert-
inence, and it was treacherous so far
as 1t attempted to speak for the Populist
party as whole. These gentlemen
spoke without authority from the Popu-
list party as whole. and I don't believe
the party will sustain them. They had
not conferred with the party and had
been given no permission to speak for it.
Personally have a high regard for Mr.
Teller, but l have no idea that the old
party spirit Of the Democratic organiza-
tion will be so far advanced by his nomi-
nation. In any event do not think ex-
jsting conditions warrant Populist en-
60rsement Of the Democratic presiden-
tial ticket, even though the nominee is
for free silver and the platform contains
O positive free-silver declaration. / re-
gard the integrity and perpetuity Of the
Populist party as essential to carrying
out the plan Of reforms we have espous-
ed. The money question is but one of
these.
while the Democratic convention
doubtless will be for free silver, yet it
will not be expressive of those other
great questions of land tenure and Of
labor. which the Populist party regards
as vital. had hoped that there might
be some amalgamation OF Democrats,
Populists, silver men and all others in
a new declaration Of principles. and. IL
need be, a new name. But the time for
that has gone by, and all that remains is
for the Populist party to maintain its
integrity by nominating it's own candi-
date on it's own platform.
Concerning the Populist candidates,
I personally favor the nomination of
Governor Holcomb of Nebraska for first
place on the ticket, and have consid-
cred Nugent of Texas as the strongest
man for second place up to the time of
his death. Under the circumstances,
Tom Watson on Georgia is the best avail
able man. This combines the west and
the south, the two sections to which we
look for results