New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-04
EX-SENATOR WALSH THINKS WELL OF IT
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS LISTEN TO THE TELLER
MEMS ARGUMENTS-H1S STRENGTH


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SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS LISTEN TO THE TELLER
MEMS ARGUMENTS-H1S sTRENGTH
IN THE WEST.
Chicago, July 3-Ex- Senator Walsh. OF Georgia.
has been in the city for days being of the
delegates alarge from his State to the Democratic
Convention He said to-day. among other things
There Is a strong undercurrent for Senator Teller
the logical candidate of the situation His name
is being favorably considered by prominent South
ern Democrats. 1t Is urged against him that he Is
not a Democrat. and this fact initiates against his
availability. On the other hand 1t is claimed that
he IS the embodiment Of the free-silver cause. and
that he represents In the most forceful degree the
vital principle OF home rule. or local sef-govern-
ment In retiring from the Republican Convention
he exhibited the Of his convictions and
the highest evidence Of devotion to a cause the tr
umph Of which he believes to be Of paramount in
teres to the welfare OF the people. His advocates
assert that the present Is an abnormal period in
the history Of American politics. and that II pre-
sents opportunity for the Democratic party TO
gather within its folds the Popusts and the free
silver Republicans They claim that his nomination
Will bridge the way into the Democratic foid and
that II he IL made the nominee Of the party his cleo
ton will be certainty.
The South can furnish 142 electoral votes
Eighty votes more are necessary to secure the
Presidential election for the candidate OF this Con-
tive manner that If Nominated. he will carry every
State west of the Missouri River and I'm addition
the States of Indiana. Illinois. Iowa and Michigan
but they are not confident that these four States
can be carried for a Democrat. While the leaders
In the Northwest will advocate the nomination and
election OF free silver Democrat for President,
they doubt their ability to carry with them the
rank and file OF the freesilver Republicans and Of
the Popusts. They assert. however. that with
Teller the nominee. all obstacles would be re-
moved and all Popusts and frce-silver Republicans
would unite most cordially with the Democrats in
securing his election. With Teller leader and
standard bearer these men would find no diff
Guilty passing to the Democratic camp.
"Prominent Southern Democrats who have been
on the ground for weeks carefully considering
the situation The arguments In favor OF Senator
Teer's nomination are listened TO with respectful
attention. and receive earnest consideration If
there any certainty that n Democrat could be
elected President. Senator Teller's would Not
be seriously considered The Convention cannot
afford 10 nominate man who will be defeated His
nomination will that he and his free-silver
supporters have quit the Republican party forever.
II is confidently asserted that the amalgamaton OF
the free-silver Republicans and the Populists with
the Democrats would cement the union between
the great producing sections Of the South ard West.
and would result In Democratic control Of the Fed
era Government for a long period OF time"