Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-14
THREE CHEERS And A TIGER
Brave Records of Senator Teller and
Representative ShafrOth IndOrsed
by Colorado Republicans.
WOLCOGT WlTHDRAWS FROM TIE FIGHT
This Ends Prospect of Serious Trouble
in State Convention and Junior Sen
ator Will Not be Asked to Re-
sign-Other Conventions.

Pueblo, Colo, May 14.--The delegates
to the Republican state convention, which
will meet here this afternoon, are split
up into several factions, and, unless some
middle ground can be found upon which
all may come together, there Will be q
bitter fight which may result in bolt.
While it is agreed that Senator Teller
shall be elected by aoclamatiOn as the first
delegate large, the friends of Senator
Wulcott threaten to bolt and send con-
testing delegation to st. Louis should any
stigma be cast upon the junior senator
in resolutions or otherwise.
strong section of the party insists
that Senator Wolcott must be condemned
and his resignation as senator must be
demanded in consequence of his course
regarding the silver issue and the Vene-
zuelan question.
The Ell Paso county Including Colo
RADIO Springs) delegates and many also
from Denver demand not only that there
be no condemnation of Senator W0lcott,
but that his name be coupled with the
names of Senator Teller and Representa-
tive Shafroth in any Endorsement of their
course in congress.
In some quarters it is intimated that
Mr.. Wolcott will not be contented with
anything less than an election as deie-
gate-at-large, but it is well understood
that Mr.. Teller will not serve on any dele-
CATION of which his colleague Is mem
Der, since the latter announced his pur-
pose to stand on the platform adopted
at st. Louis.
As the End district congressional con-
vention, the delegates to which are also
delegates to the state convention, is still
in 8, sslon, the opening of the state con-
venton will be delayed, and, in conse-
auence of the contests that will first have
to be decided, the more important busi-
ness will not be reached until evening,
and the convention may have to continue
in session tomorrow.
SENATOR TELLER 1NDoRsED.
Chas. Brickenstein, of Conejos county,
and q. G. Hart, of Pueblo, we're elected
delegates to the St. Louis convention
from the End Colorado district by the
Republican convention this forenoon.
Senator Teller was indorsed and asked
to lead the Colorado delegation.
An effort to amend the resolutions 80
as to instruct the delegates not to bolt at
st. Louis was defeated by n vote of 1873
to ITO. Bimetallism and protection are
declared to be paramount.
woLooTT MAY BE ASKED TO RESIGN.
The delegates from forty-one of the
forty-two counties in the state held
caucus this forenoon, and adopted the
following, which will be incorporated in
the platform of the Republican state con-
yention:
1--WE hereby indorse the course of our
representative member OF congress on
the silver question, and heartily indorse
Hon. Henry M. Teller in his stand and ac-
tions in the United States senate on the
tariff, in maintaining that no tariff legis-
lation should be passed by congress until
silver be restored to its proper place in
the currency of the country and there is
free coinage Of that metal at ratio OF
16 to l."
Should the Wolcott men bolt, those
who remain will adopt resolution de-
mandlng Mr.. Wolcott's resignation as
senator.
IrvingW Howbert has resigned as chair
man of the state committee. He says his
only reason is that he will be absent ON
trip abroad during most of the campaign
He is not a candidate for election as a
delegate.
woLooTT wITHDRAws FROM THE FIGHT.
j. E. Sanders to day received telegram
from Senator Wolcott declining to per
NIT his name to be considered In electlng
delegates. The senator says:
"L am too good Republican to wish
to create any division in my party II
Colorado and am too much concerned fol
the success of bimetallism and the grea'
principles of the Republican party to dc
so under any circumstances"
This ends the prospect of serious
trouble. The Ei Paso delegation, witt
the exception of Irving Howbert, is fol
Wolcott and ls distributing glaring ret
Mckinley badges. Few people can b
found to wear them, however.
If the convention gets into bitter tigh
one of the Arapahoe leaders will presen
resolution providing that no delegate
be elected to st. Louis.