Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-30
Lass Talf Of Teller Being Nomi-
mated at Chicago
A LETTER; FROM HIN is EXPECTED
Advice Senator Butler Gives to the
!sRopuIist Party.
ANXIOUS ovERoRGANIzAT1oN

| Illinois will not present the name of any
| candidate to the convention. He says that
| neither Morrison nor Stevenson suits the
silver men of that state. and that as Gov.
| Altgelj Is Of foreign birth he cannot be
nominated for first or second place. The
writer takes strong ground against the
talk Of nominating Teller. He says the
| democratic party cannot sacrifice itself in
the future for the sake of winning now.
He would like to see Teller President. but
the democratic party cannot afford under
any circumstances to nominate him. The
writer. who knows what he is talking about
In this matter, does not believe that Teller
will get O vote out of the Illinois dclega-
| ton. Nothing is said as to what man the
delegation will support, but the belief here
| Is that Bland will catch most of the votes.
| The majority of the delegation will vote as
Gov. Altgeld and w. H. Hinrichsen think
best.
| Less Talk of Teller.
| The letter indicates what Is believed to be
the growing sentiment among the silver
democrats from every state as to Teller 8
nomination at Chicago There is less talk
of it each day, and 1t Is now thought that
few votes will be cast for him from begin
ming to end Notwithstanding this feel
| iEg, it Is said by well-posted friends of the
Colorado man that a strong but silent
| movement Is at work fer him; that 1t will
| crop out In an unexpected and sensational
| way at Chicago, and will be winning af-
| fair. Several well-known Uen who are on
| intimate terms with the democratic silver
| leaders give color to this story, and In a
| mysterious way will inform their frlends,
| Look out for Teller at Chicago Plans
| of some kind have been formulated to pro-
| mote the Teller boom. 1t is admitted by the
| friends of Teller that these plans are being
kept secret A peculiar thing is that the
/ cola 10 hn{n rod W 1amNnraIS
| ably assisted by the ardent boiling rcpub-
| lean friends of the silver idol.
| They Expect n Letter.
Despite the foregoing. which Is based on
| authority, there is a growing impression
| that Senator Teller will make some kind Of
| deliverance on the subject Of his nomina-
| ton before the Chicago convention gets
down to work in good shape. The idea is
| that Senator Teller appreciates the objec-
| tons urged to his nomination by the DEM
ccrats. and that he will write a letter de-
Ginning to allow the use of his name. An
other ideayi that he is well aware that he
will not get the nomination and consequent
! ly will not write anything on the subject be-
| fore the convention Is held, but that I'M
| to the public his views as to the platform
| and candidate. The hope of the democrats
| will be that his views will be satisfactory
| to their man.
No Love for the POpulists.
Notwithstanding the populist leaders
| seem to have almost unanimously taken
| up Senator Teller, the past utterances Of
| the Colorado Senator indicate that he has
| no more love for the populists than many
| of the democrats have. He would care less
| for a populist nomination than for the
democratic nomination. 1t is not thought
that he would care to attach himself to
| the popuist party now or at any time. He
| may not care To attach himself to the demo-
cratic party in a way which would prevent
| his going back to his old party, but as be-
! tween being nominated at Chicago and st.
| Louis, if he IS to be nominated at all, he
| would much prefer to be honored by the
democrats
PHpulists Are Independent.
The improbability that Teller will be NOM
| mated at Chicago, and that thorough
| democrat will be selected, leaves the popu-
| list leaders to carry out their threats to
nominate man of their own at st. Louis
| The attitude of most of the populiSts Is
| strongly suggestive that what the demo-
| Gratis do will not be pleasing to the populsts
| and that they will travel the rocky road of
politics alone. Senator Butler of North
| Carolina is assuming a most Independent
| attitude toward the Chicago convention. In
| a letter to his paper. The Caucasian, the
official populist organ Of North Carolina,
he shows his position clearly. The letter
| has not yet appeared, but an advance copy
OF it is in the hands of Star reporter
| After eulogizing Senator Tellers course at
St Louis, Senator Butler writes as follows
| of the political situation and Of the bolt at
| ST. Louis:
"A number of democrats are now predict
| ing that Teller and his friends will go
! into the democratic party. OF course, this
| is idle talk, for he will do no such thing
What a grievous blunder 1t would be for
| Teller and his friends to leave one old party
| that had broken it's promises and betrayed
| the PEOPLE to go into another one with
| equally as bad record, simply beca use it
| is making more fair promises at this time
| There is but one hope for silver and the
| people, and that is for every man who OBJ
poses the gold trust and monopolists to rail-
| ~ together under the peoples banner at ST.
Louis on July I'D.
The announcement that ex-Secretary
Whitney would hold up his European trip
and that he and number of other prom
| inent gold men would go to the Chicago
convention, has been seized upon by the
silver democrats for party advantage That
is, these silver democratic leaders who have
| SO long deceived the people and kept the
financial question in the BACKGROUND when
they knew it was the overshadowing aues-
tlcn. but who are now trying to hold the
| honest rank and file Of their party in line
when they can no longer fool them by de-
ciaring for silver, are busiIy engaged in
putting up man of straw and knocking
him down to show their courage and pa
triotism. They cry out that Whitney is go
to declare for the gold standard, and that
| If the people will put faith in them that
they will show how they will defeat Mr.
Whitney and his evil schemes at Chicago
Now. the truth about the matter is that
| neither Whitney nor any of the gold men
| are goirg to Chicago for the purpose of
getting a gold plank The gold ring does
| not want two gold candidates for President
| this year, He is going there for quite an
| other purpose 1t Is to prevent the silver
| men from uniting this year. 1t is true that
when MIRO Whitney gets to Chicago that he
will urge thsi southern delegates to agree
| to a gold plank. When they decline he will
| urge them to accept a compromise plank.
When they DECLINE. then he will agree to a
straight freelI coinage plank on condition
| that the silver men will agree to a com
| promise candidate for President, and here
| Is where t he sdeal will be made. Whitney
will say Ito them: IF you take Mr.. a,
as your candidate the east will not furnish
any campaign funds. but if you take Mr..
| b. who,alse1 claims to be a silver man
the east owilloput up the money for your
| campaign" The thing that Mr.. Whitney
and the gold men fear most is that the
democratic national convention might in
dorse Teller for President, and thew fear
that if this were done that the St. Louis
convention might also indorse him. and
thus the silver forces might be united This
he knows would be the sure defeat OF Mo
Kinley, which means the same thing as