The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-07
TeIIer Want. The Nomination.

Teller Wants the Nomination.
A day or tao ago the New York Herald
announced in flaming headlines that Sen
ator Teller had written a letter announc-
ing that ne was not candidate for the
Chicago nomination. and would nQt per-
nit his name 10 go before the democratic
convention. The letter. Il was alleged. was
written 10 Gov. Altgeld. The Herald was
50 certain that the letter was genuine
that Il gave extraordinary prominence 10
&. and published what purported 20 be
an extract from f..
No doubt the Herald correspondent saw
what was alleged 20 be a letter from Sen
ator Teller but q must have been a bogus
one. Other newspapers made no mention
OF such letter. Il would have been re-
markable II Senator Teller had written
such letter IN view Of the fact that at the
time Il was being shown around. the
friends Of the senator were doing their ut
most 70 bring about his nomination.
The New York World Of Sunday publish
Is a dispatch from Denver. in which Sen
ator Teller is quoted as saying that he had
not changed his a6.tude in the least from
what 1t was at St. Louis. Continuing. he
said There. at the earnest solicitation OF
many gentlemen-silver republicans who
had left the party like myself. and demo-
Gratis and populists-I consented that my
name might be used in connection with the
presidency at Chicago. 1 told them frank
~ that I had no claims upon the demo-
cratic party. Beyond that I did not con-
slider my nomination by its convention as
possible. Nevertheless II. as my more than
partial friends thought the democratic
delegates might believe that my candidacy
would more likely bring to the ticket the
necessary electoral votes than would that
OF one OF the life members of the party,
would leave the matter in their hands"
We have no doubt that Senator Teller's
name viii 90 before the Chicago conven-
ton unless the silverites hold a caucus and
decide upon some other candidate before
the time for making nominations arrives.
We said several days ago that. in all prob
ability, it was decided by some Of the Sill
yer leaders that he should bolt the St.
Louis convention and take the chances OF
being nominated by the Chicago conven-
ton
So sure are his supporters that he will
be nominated. that they are trying to bar
gain for the share of the political spells
the silver republicans and populists should
have in his administration, provided he
should be nominated al chicago and elect
, ed
There need be no fear on the part of
those who want Senator Teller nomlna ted,
that he would refuse to accept the nomi-
| nation II It should be offered to him. The
nomination is what he wants. what he has
been planning to get. and he VIII get it
unless there is enough of the spirit OF gem
uine democracy in the Chicago convention
to induce majority of the delegates to
declare that the time has not yet come
when the democratic party is so poor in
presidential material to be forced TO take
republican for its standard bearer.
We are far from thinking that Mr.. Teller
would be strong candidate. 1t is quite
certain that if he should be nominated and
elected his administration would not be
democratic. 1t would be composed of re-
publicans. populists and democrats. That
sort of an administration would not be
satisfactory to the great mass Of demo-
! Gratis.