The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

discussing the advisabilty of putting Mr.
Teller in nomination for the presidency
on an Independent ticket and ii was not
desired that he, for the present be called
upon to say what course he would pursue
in that emergency.
During the afternoon the majority OF
the boilers gathered at Senator Dubois
the matter over. 1t appeared to have
recruited their chccrfulncss to n certain
extent and most of them assumed, il
they did not feel it, an air of vivacity
There were many exchanges of hand.
shakes and expressions of congratula.
tons. Every time the name of II leader
was mentioned it was checrcd to the
echo.
Senator Pcttigrew, as the newest re-
cruit, was given more than the ordinary
quota of encouraging expressions. Some
one suggested that today was the an
! niycrSary of the battle of Waterloo and
n delegate shouted, LET the modern Ma
poleon take warning-thrce cheers for
| Waterloo"
Senator Teller spent the afternoon at
the Southern hotel, putting in most of
his time at the Colorado headquarters,
chatting with his friends from that state
| and with nj lOther callers as nOncha-
lently as if nothing had transprcd. He
asked with interest about the speeches
made by Lodge and Foraker, placing
Reed and Mckinley in nomination and
| did not appear to have lost his interest in
the proceedings by any means.
Feel badly" said he, in reply to II
query, "of course. The situation is not
one calculated to develop chccrfuncss.
But what was to he done? One can
not sacrifice the convictions of life
time for the paltry purpose Of maintain
ing party name
Governor Richard of Montana was
present when the above was given ont.
lie concurred in the views expressed. APP
proved the independent attitude taken.
and said Mckinley would not receive
5000 votes in that state.
The silver delegates played star en-
gagement today. 1t was brief but
dramatic in the extreme. and easily divd-
ed public attention with the presidential
nomination. Proceedings in the conven-
ton were of an impressive nature and all
thinking men present felt the gravity of
the situation. There were only twenty.
three silver men left the hall. but the
hearts of the hundred or more who voted
with them followed the departing dele
gates down the aisle as they strobe along.
Nevertheless the band played and the
convention Joined in singing THE Red,
White and Blue" and the business of the
great gathering proceeded rs if nothing
had occurred. The men who walked out
held miniature convention of their own
and agreed to spring Teller of Colorado
who had been their leader, in movement
rs candidate for president. This plan
, m,m w vo,'S.i'l'i,'i.ru 1T meeting 'ol3r
IoM i. NheI all au'reSs VIII De gwen 10 the
delegates who turned thcir hocks IN tha
convention. and nrobnhlv Inv some othcrs
AN ,r.I-I>rr>-e rY,,,D,r ,nrDne,
- ~ !" Inns
,nstod ',u'in' p", M; i Ii were
S",,tI, t' I"'H r M 'Iis ~ 'nc
i"r,,', ,,t; a. GI3 l1i ,iie pe,'eiL VI
,h ''',ii Us ~ y. % anu u'ileiS
tinn s mor S o i,Ei,I ~ tnr tUntgl,
ros h,iIio+iUoI 81 tho"o ;i,, ,,
Many "f 6hio's naonlo I"ft tha ooHro Sodr
LaiI ms MnL;nin,. ,,n, ,,i,,otof n,I
mod. tbo;r u.a,, ~ bo,ao,,nutnrn anu
Uonnn ho %"a s ~ thua,,.I, .vn' r1o,I ,f
over nina hou So IN tho enrv n aftor
a wool, of r"sis+inss I.imn,;sI,inr h,,t
w.bon ho ratnrnnJ fron, thn hnIi hn had ~
90 thrnnnb ,matbar IDOL - "ro - anJ
the nrnsSmrn of ardiencoS tbot ow,oitnd
him Ue rocoivrJ taIo%roms az con"rot.
nin lions Uo boa nred;ntod go Satos
for Mci>;nIo,, nnJ uoS c,iIoJ nnod
nronLnt ia bnJ oIso soiI tb,t u7bon
Dbin cnst har fnrt,,-S;v ,ntnS fnr NIcIt;nI
Low il wonld nominate him Un had said
that Hobart would likely he nominated
IlI thn Ohio or",ni1,fions event those
rrnm Cincinnoti and tLo Snrtbnrn n,rt If
tbo st,tn u,ora nrr,n"ip% ~ rnturn vin
Canton
n,,,. n...., NH, ;,..
ne .lupS lIolh l'lSourE, llliauS'pl'la
u .n ulncI EASTERN poliilS ailnoull'eu 'ii''
IVY Nuuiu sup al ,".lloH' e. ,u.,
land ,an,nrr"u' n;obt ~ I'VE" '''
=,
II was wen understood among poltllli
Hoiesa,SS that WINE ohlF one ueleSat'
lrolli Montana, congressman llar'iliah'
Mru' out on 'he ooil' the eiitlre uSieSa-
llon was Ill perfect sympathy win the
lhciu9lhS senators carter ana
Mantle. lheE nnd Inherent Opinions
lpnu' the necessity OF gong out OF the
liall' some Oh theIi TAKING the posltioh
llat 1t "o'lu no JUST us wei Tor the ueie-
S"l's 10 remain III lhclr seats ana Will
OUT participating Ill the proceedings as
10 "ulk out 1T Is cohnuehtlF eNpGcted
rnr S".lrc hohl"na neleSatluh VIII ~
ipuiu WorhlilS III perfect harmony win
thclr oolliilS cohoaGuGs' Counting Seha-
lcrs 'artHr ana mantle ana the -FOUR SEN
atorS' lSller' DUBOIS Cannon and iettl-
SttW' VINO went out there are SIX hlted
Hl'rS Sclla!ors VINO participated III the
Pro'eSt against the %oid plank. Ihey