The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-04
TELLER IN THE RACE
Friends of the Colorado Senator
Are Hard at W ork.
DR.. MOTT is ON HAND
1t is Trying TO Solidity all the
Silver Elements.
PoPuLlsrs WILL SUPPORT HIM
But 1t Is Believed the Rank and File of
the Democratic Party Would
Rebel Against His
Nomination,
Nomination


Rebel Against His
Nomination.
Chicago, Ill.,, July 3.-There was
strong rally of the friends of Senator
Teller to-day following the assertion
by Buck Hinrichsen, of Illinois, yes
terday, that the Colorado Senator
would not accept the nomination
The silver boilers from the st. Louis
convention are working like Troians
to impress upon the Democratic silver
leaders the great advantage of Teller's
nomination in solidifying all the silver
elements of the West and they are be-
ing warmly supported by Mr.. Taube-
| neck, chairman of the Populist party's
committee; DIR. Mott, of North Caro-
lima, secretary of the silver party and
the representative of the independent
silver elements generally.
Taubeneck, assuming to speak for
SHE Populists, declares most emphat-
ically that unless Teller is nominated
the 100000 votes which he claims
that organization controls viii be
cast for a candidate TO be selected by
the Populists at their National con-
vention in st. Louis on the 21st.
uc CobCI1G III SILVER
Senators who are on the ground, rec
ognize Teller's great individual
strength and his towering figure as
great champion of silver and private
| ly most of them would like to see him
nominated, but there is a general fear
| that the rank and file of the Democrat
| ic party would rebel against the selec-
| ton of a man who so recently walked
- NHyr
ertheless they are canvassing Teller's
availability with earnestness, with all
the incoming delegates and upon the
result of their quiet conferences, the
question of the presentation of Tel
| ler's name viii depend.
The influence of Gov. AItgeld, as the
lead of the Illinois delegation,
| makes his position on the question of
| the nominee Of vast Importance in the
eyes Of the Democratic silver leaders,
| all the candidates striving for his sup
| port. So far Gov. Altgeld has not COM
| mitted himself although there has
| been a strong impression that he fay-
| ors GOV. Stone, of Missouri, and that
| despite of the assertion BANDS
| friends that Governor Stone could
| never be induced TO become a cam
| didate with Bland in the field, that at
| the proper time, Stone will be brought
| forward.
The straight public commitment of
| Gov Altgeld up to date has been in
| favor of Judge Mcconnell, of this
| city, but it developed to-day that
| Judge Mcconnell is in favor of Teller's
| nomination. The silver men are over
joyed at this. as they believe it will
| materially influence Gov. Altgeld.
| Judge Mcconnell is reported to have
written strong letter to Gov Altgeld
| last night advocating the adyisability
| of Teller's nomination and silver Re-
| publicans believe it will have its ef-
feet on Altgeld.
| Francis q. Newlands is a silver
| Populist member of Congress from
| Nevada. He is one of the first silver
men elected as such to Congress and
| is in Chicago in the interest of Senator
| Teller. He says that Senator Teller
l can get more votes than any other
| candidate, Democrat, Republican or
| Populist.
| Mr.. Newlands says that Senator Tel
Ter will secure all the silver votes, and
| adds: ''The leaders of the silver Democ-
| racy, as a rule, recognize this, but the
rank and file do not to the same degree,
/ ana mere lies bHt uIi1Cuity. hC dah
ger is that the Democrats may mis-
take the popularity of the silver cause
| for the popularity of the Democratic
| party. The latter has no popularity.
1 There was not a silver Democrat in
| the House of Representatives who did
not admit that the Democratic party
would be disastrously beaten. Now
| they are as cocky as possible and think
| they are sure to win"
| Mr. Newlands also makes a sugges-
| ton for the Vice-Presidency He says:
| ''Teller for President and Mclean for
Vice President would be an ideal
| ticket. The latter has been the only
metropolitan journalist, who has been
| uncompromisingly for silver. He
| made the fight in Ohio against Brice
and his lieutenants and won. He is a
man of broad views, quick in action
| full of resources and has been truest
of the true to- silver for over twenty
years. His paper, the Cincinnati En-
| quirer, has an immense circulation in
Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky,
and / believe that he can carry even
Ohio for u.s."
Mr.. Newlands says that the Greeley
| izing of the Democratic party in 1872
| is not a parallel case, because the Pop
ulist party now stand ready to cast
.500,0 900 votes for candidate like Tel
| ler Mr.. Newlands expects TO see Tel
| ler secure many votes in Virginia, Geor-
ga, North Carolina. and South Caro-
| lima and other Southern States.