The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-19

LINCOLN, Neb., July 1S.-That Will
lam j. Bryan will receive the support
of Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado there
can be no longer any doubt. Mr.. Bry-
an today received a letter from Senator
Teller, in which he told him he would
support him in his race for president.
The letter reads as follows:
Denver, Colo, July Is, 1886.
Hon. w. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
Dear Sir-I congratulate you on
your nomination at Chicago. 1 think
the country is to be congratulated also.
need not assure you that your nomin-
alton was more than satisfactory to
me. think we shall be able to con-
solidate the friends of free silver in
your support, and if we do this l be-
lieve you will be elected, although 1
do not overlook the tremendous power
that will be put against us in this
campaign. All the power of money
and organized wealth, corporations
and monopolies of all kinds will be
against us. Justice is on our side, and
this is the cause of the people. 1t is
a contest for industrial independence
and for freedom from the domination
OF foreign powers and foreign capital
lists. and it does not seem possible that
in such contest before the American
people that justice should fail and
wrong prevail. 1 do not believe we
shall fail. I think I can promise you
the cordial support of the western sill
yer men who have heretofore acted
with the Republican party, and if you
get that l think all the western coast
and intermountain states will be with
you. l will not offer any suggestion
to you save to advise you that as you
were nominated without pledges of
favor or privilege to anyone, that you
maintain that position and make no
pledges or promises, so that you may
go into the great Office of president of
the United States without the embar-
rassment that follows pledges and
promises. even if they are such as may
be properly carried out. 1t will afford
me pleasure to place myself at the
disposal of the national committee to
make speeches in your behalf as my
health will permit, where and when
they may think L will do good. 1 am,
very respectfully,
III. M. TELLER
This letter greatly pleased Mr.. Bry-
an. When Mr.. Bryan had finished his
breakfast this morning he turned his
attention to the vast amount of mail
that had accumulated during his abb
sence. There were over 5000 letters to
be opened and read, and among the
first to be opened was that from Mr.
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 at
tend to the most important letters. Mr..
Bryan was frequently interrupted by
callers. Among the gentlemen to call
today was G. F. Washburn Of Boston,
a member of the Populist national
committee, and T. NJ. Patterson, editor
of the Rocky Mountain News of Den
var.
Mr. Patterson assured Mr.. Bryan
that he would receive the support of
all the Democrats of Colorado, all the
Populists and a great many Republi-
cans as well. He said he believed so
per cent Of the vote cast in Colorado
would be for Bryan and free silver
Mr.. Patterson is a delegate to the
Populist convention at ST Louis, and
assured Mr.. Bryan that he would do
all in his power to have that conven-
ton endorse him for president. While
Mr. Patterson was talking to Mr.. Bry-
an he received the following telegram
from Forsythe, Mont:
-Four state bimetallic and Populist
delegates are on board the train. and
favorable to you. T. HOFF,
Delegate from Oregon
Extensive preparations are being
made for the reception of the delega-
lions from Colorado, Wyoming and
Utah, who will stop here Monday to
pay their respects to Mr.. Bryan. They
will leave for st. Louis Monday even
ing