The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-21
Can Be Made a Controlling In
f1uence in Politics
THINKS SENATOR DUBOIS
interests and People of the Two
Sections Identical.
NOW READY FOR UNlFIcATION
Dubois Says the Democratic Party
With Teller as its Candidate
Would Control All the
Western States.

St. Louis, Mo-, June Ex-senator
Fred. Dubois and Senator Teller had a
| long conference at the st. Nicholas
Hotel to-day, but neither would state
at the conclusion what it's purpose
was. This was the only new develop
ment in the silver situation. In dis
cussing the general situation, how
ever, Senator Dubois spoke with frank
ness.
Said Senator Debois: ''The Demo
Gratis now have an opportunity to re-
deem the pledges which they have
been making to the people for so many
years. We offer them Senator Teller,
but in the utmost good faith. The
fight for currency reform cannot be
won this year with anybody else. The
situation is simple. With the strong
anti-free trade feeling in the Middle
and far Western and Northwestern
States we could not hope to give to
the Democratic ticket. headed by any
old line Democrat, more than sixteen
votes in the electoral college These
would come from the States that with
drew from the ST. Louis convention
But with Senator Teller at the head
of the ticket, bearing the Democratic
standard and with the organization
Of that party at his back, we are sure
TO deliver to the party siXty-one votes
west of the Missouri river.
1--WE men who have quit the Repub-
lican party are intensely in earnest
We are willing TO make any reason
able concession to the Democrats, as /
said before, and If they can give us a
man who will go in this fight we are
with him. They have not yet brought
this man forward and they can't do it
simply because they have not got
him. This is plain English
''The South will support Teller and
there we have f25 votes that need no
attention. He saved the South from
the horrors of the Force bill, and that
one act endears him to the Southern
people. He is the ideal Western man
rugged, honest, wise, broad and direct.
With him as leader, a combination OF
the South and West could be brought
about that would be the controlling
influence in National affairs for half
a century. The interests OF the two
sections are identical and the peoDle
in them are ready for unification. IT
would fill the Democratic party
with new blood and energy and guar
antee the control by that party of all
the States in the West that have made
Republican supremacy possible. They
cannot be driven in any other way"
Senator Teller will not say that he
will accept either the Democratic or
Populist nomination for President. A
reporter met the Senator in the Van
dalia ticket office to-day and put ques-
tions to him direct
''Will you accept the nomination for
President@'
Il cannot say that I would not under
some conditions. | do not want to
talk about it, he answered.
"Well Senator, the Populists have is
sued an address recommending your
candidacy"
81 know nothing about that"
Would you accept Populist nomin-
ation?"
ST cannot say that / would not.
do not know what they intend to do or
what they have done. / do not want to
be questioned"
Senator Teller will leave here to-
night and visit his aged mother for
two weeks and will then proceed to
Denver.