The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-01
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We have received the following let.

We have received the following let
ter: z-..-. .-...-.-.. -.
Editor Representative:
Please peruse the inclosed and an.
swer it through TIE REPRESENTA-
TIVE. We. as Populists, in this COM
munity, are not IN favor of this; be-
lieving that If we can t nominate our
own president and vice-president we
and have done with it. Yours truly, r.,
0. D. WALTERS.
Petersburg, N. D., June Is.
Accompanying it was the following
printed circular: -'-
Grand Forks, N. D., June 20, 1896.
Dear Sir: The leaders Of the Silver par
ty and the POpulist party are willing and
desire to take Teller as a common candi-
date for all silver men If they can get the
Democrats to nominate him at Chicago,
and let them name a true free coinage is
to l Democrat for vice president. Many
Of the Democrats are satisfied to take Tel
Ter and desire to have him taken.
I am requested to be at Chicago, July 4,
to make such showing as I can that this
is the proper thing to do. The situation
now is not as it was in 1872, when Greedy
was running. There was then no disaffec-
ton on any principle in the Republican
party-now there is. Senator Teller has
never been abusive towards Democrats.
1t must be remembered that in 1894 the
Republicans throughout the United States
defeated the Democrats by a million and a
half majority, and that the Democrats lost
a majority of the Southern States in
which elections were held and that they
failed to cary sirngle state in the North,
and that they now have only a little over
one-fourth Of the lower house Of congress
and that the course of President Cleveland
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Democratic party any that voted against
1t in 1894, while In every locality In our
state we find old Democrats that have
left the party since 1894.
With Teller as a leader, the prejudice
that has thrown the tide in favor of the
the sentiment Of the people of North Da-
kota when I go to Chicago, I would like
to have petition from North Dakota
backing me. Therefore, you will please
see one is put in circulation at once, and
that it reaches me July at Grand Forks;
or, if sent too late for that date to reach me
here, that it be mailed to me at Chicago.
Yours very truly, w. H. Standish
Cut off what follows ana paste IT on
blank legal cap or sfoolscap and circulate
for signatures:
The undersigned voters Of North Da-
kota, living at and adjacent to.............
......... ......in. ......... .....
County of said state, agree to vote for
Henry M. Teller, in case the Democrats,
Populists and Silver men will join in NOM
mating him for president, and we request
that this be done.
men, like Gen. Standish, who seem to
feel that it is their duty to relieve the
Peoples Party of the necessity of
thinking, by finishing up their busi-
ness for them before the convention
can assemble. We do not believe the
Populists should be turned over, like
a pound of raw sausage, wrapped in
a piece of brown paper, to the Demo
Gratis or anybody else. Gen. Standish
is not only ready to give away our
nomination for president to Repub-
lican, but our nomination for vice.
president to a Democrat! The only
thing that will be left for the Popu-
lists will be the privilege Of voting.
We may come to that but we prefer to
make the sacrifice ourSelf. And this
petition business is too much like
bull-dosing.
Go slow gentlemen. Don't start be-
fore the train does. Let the Peoples
Party convention assemble before it
makes any nominations No camp
meeting furores. In the multi ude OF
counsellors there is wisdom. Let US
all get together and look the whole
ground over, and do what is best with
out regard to any mans personal am
billions. Everything must be subor-
dinated to the salvation of the Re-