The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-06-06
ARE LOOKING TO TELLER
NATIONAL SILVER ORGANIZATION
WILL DEFER TO HIS JUDGMENT.
Candidate Can Have In
dorsement If He Is Out and
Out for Silver.

Washington, May 31.-At the headquar-
tiers OF the national silver organization,
in this city. it is stated that every state
in the Union has been organized from
headquarters here, except in New En-
gland, and all these states will send
delegates to the national convention at
st. Louis on tne same date as the popu-
list convention.
General Warner, chairman of the silver
party executive committee, is travelling
trough the west, getting things in shape
and raising funds for the campaign. He
is said to be highly pleased with the out
look for silver.
A. S. Dulin, one Of the managers of the
silver campaign in Pennsylvania, says
the independent silver forces are being
rapidly organized there, and that their
state convention will be held about the
LIST of July. There is said to be an over
whelming sentiment in Pennsylvania
among the silverites for Teller for presi-
dent, and the delegation from that state
will probably be heart and soul for him.
Among the silver men of all parties the
impression is growing that Teller is going
to be the Warwick in the silver fight in
November. If he leaves the republican
party, it is not decided to what party
he will throw his influence. If the demo-
cratic nominee is for silver, and Teller
believes in him. he can have him Endorsed
by the silver men and populists. or hs
can do much to this end. II other words,
the admiration for Teller mas grown to
such an extent that almost anything he
may advise will be accepted. If he does
not have faith in the democratic nom
inee he can hold millions of silver votes
away from the nominee. Tillman, it is
said, will be another big factor. With
the Independent silver men, Teller will
be powerful, while with the populists
there is great confidence in Tillman. II
the Chicago convention decides for silver
Tillman will ask his populist friends to
support the ticket 1t looks as if be-
tween these two men and the other silver
leaders, there would be brought about a
union Of all the silver forces under the
democratic banner, but this is said not
to be assured by any means.
A prominent official Of the silver party
here, in answer to a question as to
whether that party would support a dem
ocratic silver nominee. said. IF the
man is universally known to be for silver
and there is nothing of a see-saw ma
ture in mis- record, he will be the next
about him he might as well hang up his
fiddle. The people of the country will
not trust any man they do not know
to be for silver. They don't want any
body else to vouch for him."
Populists and silver party politicians
do not talk much on this feature of the
question. They are hopeful that the sill
yer men will not control at Chicago, Us
that will give them the chance they
long for. The dislnterested politicians,
however, say that all TIE silver parties
will be forced to support the democrat
ic ticket if 1t Is for the white metal.
| They will have to support it or go down,
is the way the matter is viewed. Their
voters will desert them and go to the
democrats. Senator Butler is one of the
populist leaders who won't say anything
on the subject. Senator Stewards volu-
bility never extends tc this topic and
Senator Stewart is one of the prime
movers of the silver party.