Evening star., 1896-06-11
TELLER AT ST. LOUIS
Interest Will Be Felt in His Posi-
tion and Purposes.
CHICAGO NOMINATION TALK WANING
Precedents Against a Party Taking
Up New Converts.
WO INCID ENTS CITED

The arrival Of Mr.. Teller In ST. Louis is
expected to add materially to the interest
felt in his position and purposes He is the
recognized leader Of the silver wing of the
republican party. If he decides to accept
the work of the convention. all of his as
sociates will accept 1t. But If he decides to
bolt will all of his silver friends follow
him? This is doubted by some very we'll in
conceded to be, is yet not that strong.
Mr.. Teller and the Chicago ConVen-
tiOn.
For time, the suggestion Of Mr.. Teller
for the Chicago nomination went uncha-
lensed. The more extreme of the silver
republicans were enthusiastic about It,.
Many leading democrats thought we'll of
it. and the populists, with him as the leader
of the combined silver forces, could see
success at the polls. But many objections
are heard now. Some of the NEST prom-
nent Of the democratic leaders, after a
more careful consideration of the subject,
are of opinion that, even If Mr.. Teller be-
comes available. his nomination by their
party for President would be "a mistake.
The Greeley Movement Quoted.
The Greeley movement is quoted The
general agreement now is that that was a
those who urged it as a wise step at The
time. The south was easily influenced She
vas fighting then to shake off local rep,b-
lican rule, which, she charged, was incom-
petent ana corrupt, and to re-eSta bliSh the
rule OF property and educa ton. Mr. Greeley
was recommended as the means whereby
she was to attain that end She was as
sured that, If elected President he would
help drive out the men who were called car
pet-baggers Hoping for that. and with but
small thought of national affairs the south
!ndorsed Mr.. Greeley. But. as events plain
ly showed, the combination was hopelessly
defective. The candidate proved to be a
burden to the party, and the party a bur
den TO the candidate. The failure az the
poAls was complete and humiliating The
repuDlcans, with a straightout republican
at Their head-everything homogeneous and
standing distinctly for what it called for
swept the country.
Also That of Gresham
Another case cited is that of the late
Judge Gresham He had many of the ele-
ments OF strength that Mr. Teller posses
ses. He was able and coura geous and very
n uch respected. But he never was ac-
cepted by the democratic party as a DEM
ocrat When he became premier of Mr.
Cleveiands administration ne parted com
pany completely with his old associates,
but he never became leader among the
new. He, himself it is very we'll known
hVed long enough to realize the great en-
Darrassments attending the acceptance of
nigh office immedia tely upon a change of
political aftiliation. That appointment was
made by Mr.. Cleveland without consulta-
ton with the party leaders, many of whom
would strenuously have opposed it, Mr.
Eustis of Louisiana, who afterward was
sent as ambassador to France was re-
garded In democratic circles as pre-emi-
hentiy the man for the State Department,
ana the hope was that he would get it.
mere are those, too. who today believe
that had Mr.. Eustis been selected the ad-
mlnlstration would have escaped the blrn-
ders which have characterized it's foreign
polcy: His success in his present post
ana the sturdy tone of his Americanism.
as shown in his London speech OF last year.
are quoted to prove that with him as ad-
wiser the record would have been source
OF pride, rather than of regret, to the coun-
try.