Evening star., 1896-06-18
Mr.. Skinner Thinks He Should Be
Nominated at Chicago.
ELECTORAL VOTES He COULD POLL
Result of the Failure. of the Demo-
Gratis to Do This.
THE PRESIDENTS APPEAL

The position taken by Mr.. Teller at St.
Louis develops to the full the populist en-
thusiasm for him for President. Promi-
ntnt members Of that party declare with
out reservation now that the game Is in
the hands of the silver men, and that they
have but to unite on the Colorado Senator
to put a sincere friend of silver in the
White House.
Mr.. skinner's Views.
This view of the case was stated with
emphasis and some detail to a representa-
tive OF The Star today by Congressman
Skinner of North Carolina.
Mr.. Teller's strength is SO very great
said Mr. Skinner land he is so conspicu-
ously the man for this emergency that it
will almost amount to crime If the OPP
portunity is permitted to pass unimproVed.
The democrats must. of course, take the
initiative They meet before the populists,
and if they will nominate Mr.. Teller on
free coinage platform the populists will in
dorse him. and bring their full vote to the
polls in his support.
Would Mr.. Teller be a stronger candi-
GATE than a silver democrat?
Mr.. TcIler's Strength.
VERY much stronger. He would poll
nearly the whole of slver's strength in the
republican party. and absolutely the whole
of 1t in the democratic and popuist parties
l consider, indeed, using round numbers,
that he is seventy electoral votes stronger
than any democratic bimetallst in the coun-
try. Let us consider the matter by states.
democratic bimetallist could. under favor
afle circumstances. hope to carry only these
states: Alabama II: Arkansas. s. Florida.
4: Georgia, 13: Kentucky, 13: Louisiana. s.:
Mississippi. 9: North Carolina, IL: South
Carolina, 8; Tennessee, II: Texas. Is; Nir-
ginia. II: Montana. 3; Idaho 3: Colorado,
4: Nevada. 3: Utah. g. Indiana. Is; Missouri,
IL, and Illinois "a. Total. 1871. Now. Mr..
Teller would carry all those states. and
these in addition: California, .; Kansas 10:
Nebraska, 8; North Dakota. 3: South Da-
kcta. 4: Oregon. 4; Washington. 4: Wyom-
ing. 3: Michigan, IA. and Minnesota g..
Total. 6s. Total Teller strength in electoral
college. 265. In the face of these figures
and think they'll stand the most thorough
examination-I cannot for my life see how
the silver men in the democratic party. who
will undoubtedly control the Chicago con-
vention. can fail to give us Mr.. Teller as the
silver candidate.
If Teller fs Not Taken.
But suppose they do fail in that? Sup
pose they put up silver man of their
own?''
IF they do" replied Mr.. Skinner, "it will
cost them dearly. l have said that their
strongest man-but l don't care to express
an opinion as to who he is-could not, under
the most favorable circumstances, poll
more than 1917 electoral votes. But favor
able circumstances will nowhere exist for
the democracy, If the opportunity to nom-
mate Mr.. Teller is not improved. II BIZ
metallic democrat is put up at Chicago a
third ticket will be forced into the field,
and that will mean the destruction of the
democratic party. In a three-cornered con-
test it would lose Alabama. Georgia, North
Carolina, Texas and Virginia, and be left
with little else but a name"
Fhe Presidents Appeal.
How do you view the Presidents ap-
peal to the sound money democrats"
II see 1t characterized as a warning.
That is a good name for it, and 1 hope
the silver men will accept it as a warning.
II is a warning to them to strengthen their
lines and keep a vigilant watch on the
situation. They must corral their forces;
and if they do, and are properly alive to
the demands of the hour, they'll sweep
this country In NoYemher'