The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-20
HARTMAN ron TELLER.
He Believes the Colorado Bimetal-
list is the Man of the Hour.


Representa- Charles S. Hartman
of Montana was asked by reporter
what effect he thought the action of
the bImetallist delegation in repudl-
ating the gold standard plank OF the
Republican platform would have upon
the coming campaign. He replied as
follows:
IF all the bimetallist forces of the
country can be centered upon one can
didate there will be no difficulty in
my judgment in having a bimetallist
president and a bimetallist congress
elected this fall. The end and aim
of all the supporters of bimetallism
should be to promote the nomination of
THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE
that can be obtained. 1t should not
be a. question simply of individual
preference of any citizen, but the
prominent question which every BIZ
metallist in all parts and all sections
ought to ask himself: What will
bring to that ticket the greatest num-
Der of electoral votes?
AS the result of a very careful and
extensive examination of the question
through personal interviews and by
correspondence, l am convinced that
Mr.. Teller above all others is infinitely
the strongest man we can nominate.
The action of the retiring delegates
from the Republican convention was
the proper thing to do, and should he
be made the standard bearer of the
bimetallist forces his election would
follow by an overwhelming majority.
1t has been conceded by a large num-
Der of Democratic bimetallists both in
and out of Congress, with whom /
have conversed, that Mr.. Teller, by
reason of his bold, courageous and
patient stand against the force bill,
would
CARRY EVERY SOUTHERN STATE
with the exception of Maryland and
West Virginia, and with that conces-
sion 1 am content. The people of the
south have not forgotten the ringing
sentences to which Senator Teller gave
utterance when the force bill was
pending in the senate when he de-
nounced it as the most Infamous
measure that had ever crossed the
threshold of the senate.
ANY one of the prominent and dis
tinguished Democrats mentioned in the
press to head the ticket could also
carry these same states.
Therefore. thus far their strength
is equal. Now take the states lying
west of the Missouri river. Any one
of the Democratic bimetallists ON a
bimetallist platform could carry five
Of the intermountain states. possessing
sixteen electoral votes, but he would
lose eight of these states, possessing
forty-five electoral votes. Mr.. Teller
could carry all of the states west of
the Missouri river and would, there
fore, have forty-five more electoral
votes at this stage of the analysis than
a Democrat could possibly hope to
have.
Now let us take the belt of states
lying between the Missouri river and
the Allegheny mountains. a
DEMOCRATIC BIMETALLIST
with ali the forces centered upon him
would certainly carry Missouri, would
carry Indiana, would stand a fair show
of carrying Illinois. would stand no
show of carrying Minnesota and but
little show to carry Michigan. Mr..
Teller, on the contrary. uniting all of
the bimetallic strength would carry
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri
and would stand more than an equal
show for carrying Minnesota, so that
! the figuring on what is certain, so far
as anything in politics can be certain,
Mr.. Teller would have fourteen cleo
toral votes from Michigan which the
Democratic nominee would not get
and which, added to the ferty-five sur
plus of the states west of the Missouri
river, would give him certain clear
/ advantage of 159 electoral votes over
I any Democratic bimetallist that could
be named on the ticket. With Mime