The record-union., 1896-06-20
An Appeal Issued to the People Of the
Country by the Silver Men.
Conventions Asked to Nominate the
Colorado Man.
Populists Figure Out That if lie is
Placed at the Head of the Demo-
cratic Ticket He Will be Elected
Senator Mantle of Montana Casts
His Lot With the Boilers.

0CudlOT NldUlIC III lfAOhN0h~ Os~oS0
His Lot With the Boilers.
ST. LOUIS, June 19.-The bolt of Sem
4tor Teller and his free silver assocl-
ates yesterday has caused politicians
all over the country to calculate his
strength as the Presidential candidate
or the free silver Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and Populists. The conclusions
differ widely, but that of Representa-
tive Skinner, Populist of North Caro-
lima, is entitled to as much serious con-
sideration as any. Mr.. Skinner is an
advocate of Mr.. Teller's nomination by
the Democrats and Populists as their
candidate for the Presidency. He said:
MIR. Teller'S strength is so very
great and he is so conspicuously the man
for this emergency that it will almost
amount to a crime if the opportunity
is permitted to pass unimproved. The
Democrats, however, must take the in
itiative, as they meet before the Popu-
lists, but if they will indorse him on a
free silver platform the PopulistS will
accept him and give him their full
support at the polls Mr.. Teller would
be a much stronger candidate than a
free silver Democrat. He could poll the
silver strength of the three parties, and
would be at least seventy electoral votes
stronger than any Democratic bimetal
list in the country. A Democratic BIZ
metallist could. under favorable Cir
cumstances, hope to carry only these
States: Alabama IL, Arkansas 5, Flor
ida 4. Georgia 13, Kentucky 13. Louis
lana s, Mississippi 8, North Carolina IL,
South Carolina 8, Tennessee L., Texas
-, Virginia II, Montana ), Idaho =,
Colorado 4, Nevada ), Utah ), Indiana
10, Missouri Il, and Illinois "a. Total
1877
Now Mr.. Teller would carry all those
States and these in addition: California
.. Kansas 10, Nebraska s, North Dakota
3, South Dakota 4, Oregon 4, Washing
ton 4. Wyoming 3, Michigan IA, and
Minnesota g. Total GS. Total Teller
strength in electoral college 26J.
Il think these figures will stand the
most thorough examination, and l can
rot aos- my life see how the silver nIe4r
in the Democratic party, who will I'M
doubtedly control the Chicago Conven-
ton, can fail to give US Teller as the
silver candidate
Senator Teller will not say a word to-
Gay about whether he will run as sill
Yer candidate for President. His
friends are also non-committal.
Arrangements have been already
made for 900 silver Coloradans to at
tend the Democratic convention in Chi
cago and urge on them the nomination
of Teller.
Since the dramatic incidents Of yes
terday the Populists have been active
in endeavoring to profit by the bolt. A
hastily called conference of Populist
leaders was had at the Lindell Hotel
to- day There were present Chairman
Taubeneck of the National Committee,
A Roselle, National Committeeman
from Missouri; J. II. Davis, National
Committeeman from Texas; Eugene
Smith, National Committeeman from
Illinois, and a large number of local
Populists Chairman Taubeneck would
not give the details of the conference,
but said the principal topic discussed
was how to proceed in rendering or ac-
cepting overtures from all the friends of
free silver.
Mr.. Taubeneck was anxious to know
whether the silver men would pledge
their votes and influence TO the party
that would name Senator Teller as its
standard-bearer On this subject
seemed TO hinge the whole work of the
campaign work of the Populists.
THE Populist party is perfectly neu-
tral on the tariff question" said Chair
man Taubeneck. I'VE will accept either
a high or low tariff if the man or party
merits our votes on the silver ques-
ton. That we consider the main ques
tion before the country to-day"
Others at the conference seemed anx-
jous to know if the Democratic party
was likely to take up Teller. One of
the results of this conference was that
an address to the country will shortly
appear
BOLTERS NOMINATE TELLER.
ST. LOUIS, June 19-The following
address was given out to-day by the
silver delegates who bolted the Repub
lican convention yesterday:
To the People OF the United States:
obeying the call of duty and justified
by the common citizenship of this re-
public, we address this communication
to the people and forthcoming conyen-
tions of the United States. In doing so
we claim no authority or right. other
than that which belongs to every man
to express his personal convictions.
but we respectfully solicit the coop
Grafton of all who believe that the time
has come for a return 10 the simpler
and more direct method of naming
men for national service than has OBJ
tanned in recent years.
Party organization is necessary be-
cause without il the individual voter
Is dumb but the party is only the
means, not the end; it is the voice and
not the sense. AS the world advances
to this wonderful epoch of intellectual
development and physical improve
ment, there is a constant requirement
for better things. The individual feels
that requirement and heeds ii or fails
III life's endeavor
Parties must also obey the same law
1t follows, therefore. that the moment
a party shall choose to stand still or
retrogress it also becomes inefficient TO
achieve the end to which the people are
necessarily destined. There is no sane
tity in mere party name, and the marx
of decay is set on individual strength
in the Nation when the absolute rule
or political organization coerces man
from the truth, for the sake of expedi-
ency and establishes insncere submis-
sion to partisan rule for the sake OF
power.