The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16
TELLER INTERVIEW Ed.
He Thinks the Nomination an Exec
tionally Strong One.

tiOnally Strong One.
Pueblo, Col. July 1O.-Senator Teller
tonight gave the following interview to
the Associated Press after receiving nu-
merous kilograms from his silver col
leagues regarding conference. which
will probably be held at Denver:
What do you think of the Bryan nom
nation"
Il consider the nomination an eXcep-
tionaly strong one" said the senator
BRYAN is an able man of high charac-
ter. strong friend of silver and a close
friend to the people. He will make an
excellent president
DO YOU think he can secure the sup
port of the men who left the st. Louis
conventions"
"The men who left the st. Louis con-
vention," replied Mr.. Teller. will make
the silver question paramount to all
others. 1t is not question of politics
with them but of principle. am not
at liberty to speak for them at this time,
as | have received several kilograms con-
corning conference to be held within
day or two asking me to withhold any
expression of their views until after the
conference"
"You have said, Senator Teller, that if
a silver man was nominated at Chicago
all the friends of silver would act to-
gcther'
Yes replied the senator, 81 said we
must for this campaign at least overlook
all minor differences and put the coun-
try on a sound financial system that rec
ognizes gold and silver as the money of
the constitution and to that end all the
energies of the silver men should be bent
| am still of the opinion and hope to
see that done, and if it is | feel conf
dent of success"
Chicago, July 11.-Today ended the
most remarkable national convention
since the Democratic party, in 1860, was
rent asunder on the slavery issue. The
convention completed the work which
split the party on the financial issue.
Arthur Sewell of Maine, Il Bath ship
builder, and an ardent free coinage man.
was named for vice president on a ticket
head by William ]. Bryant, the eloquent
young orator from the prairies beyond
the Missouri.
Over 80 delegates today declined to
participate in nomination for vice presi-
dent. Many of the gold delegates had
left the city in disgust. Whether the
seceders will place a third ticket in the
field as the minority did at Baltimore
in 1860. is a matter for future develop
ment. The silver Democrats who con
trolled the convention absolutely, and
who alienated the east in order to erect
the banner of silver hope to secure sup
1,p Al, nd
the south, and the silver Republicans to
compensate them for the loss which the
platform and ticket must inevitably en-
tail in the east. They hope to, see all the
hitherto discordant elements of silver
rally to the standard which they have
raised.
The nomination of Sewell for vice pres
ident today was perhaps even more of
surprise than that of Bryan for president
yesterday.
Mr.. Bryan had set the convention
atfame with his eloquence, and his name
was on every lip when the balloting be-
gan. but Sewells name had hardly been
mentioned.
John r. Mclean the Cincinnatian,
seemed the most prominent candidate iDS
the field, and it was thought last night
he would be nominated. But the leaders
decided to allow the ballots to go over
until today, so that opportunity might
be had to thoroughly caucus the situa
ton and to learn Mr.. Bryan's wishes in
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of eX-Congressman Shively of Indiana,
who has recently been nominated for
governor of the HOosier state. Sewell,
Mclean, Sibley, Bland and others were
canvassed and Senator Jones and num-
Der of his associates came to the conclu-
sion that for geographical and other
| reasons the Maine man was the most
available candidate to place on the ticket
with Mr.. Bryan. The strongest argu-
ment in his favor, perhaps was that his
nomination would at once silence the cry
that the silver cause was sectional, an
imputation the Arkansas senator was
| quick to rebuke in Senator Tillman on
| Thursday.
Mr.. Mclean decided not to be a can
didate and gave directions to his friends
in the Ohio delegation not to present his
name, but the Mclean sentiment was SO
strong that it could not be suppressed.
! But just as the contest had narrowed
down to race between Sewell and Nc
Lean, the latter, through a personal tele1
gram, which was read from the stage,
| withdrew his name and there was a