Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19

all the United StRter senators who Joined the
procession coming in for their due share of
this expression or good will.
ON THE DAY OF WATERLOO.
Senator Pettigrew. as the newest recruit.
was given more than the ordinary quota OF
this form of encouraging expression. Some
one suggested that the day was the ami
versary of the battle of Waterloo, and the
delegates said that the modern Napoleon
should take ~warring-"Three cheers for Wa
terloo." These, too, were given with a
hearty good will. Teller spent the after
noon at the Southern, spending the greater
\ part of his time at the Colorado headquar-
tiers, chatting with his friends from that
state and with other chance callers as non
chalantly as If nothing unusual had trans
| PRED.
He asked with interest about the speeches
made by Lodge and Foraker and did not ap-
/ pear to have lost his interest in the proceed
ings by any means.
Feel badly?" said he in reply to q ques
lion. "Of course the situation is not one
calculated to develop over-cheerfulness, but
| what was to be done? One cannot sacrifice
conviction of a life time for the paltry
purpose OF maintaining the party name"
Further than this the Colorado senator
declined to say anything, remarking that he
had given full expression TO his feelings in
convention.
During the afternoon a number of mol
est white badges mcde their appearance
at -COlOTauO ntduQudTleTs, bearing me IN
scription: We're as solid for Teller as
Teller is solid for silver"
The delegates who walked out of the
convention were:
Colorado-Henry NJ. Teller, F. C. Goudy,
]. W. Rockafellow, J. NJ. Downing, A. NJ.
Stevenson, ]. F. Vivian, C. ]. Hart, C. H.
Brickenstein,
Idaho-F. T. Dubois, W. s. Sweet, Price
Haley, A. b. Campbell, B. F. Rich, Alex
ander Robinson.
From Nevada-A. c. Cleveland, Enoch
Strother, ]. B. overton, ". D. Phillips, leay-
ing C. H. sproule and G. F. Terretin in their
seats.
Utah-F. ]. Cannon, Clarence Allen
Thomas Kearns.
Montana-Charles S. Hartman.
South Dakota-R. F. Pettigrew.
The other twenty-three were all from
scattering states and territories.
MONTANA'S ATTITUDE UNDERSTOOD.
II was well understood among the boiling
delegates that, while only one delegate from
Montana, Congressman Hartman went out
on a bolt, the full delegation was in perfect
sympathy with the movement, including
Senators Carter and Mantle. They had diff
ferences Of opinion about the necessity of
going bodily out of the hall. some of them
taking the position that IL would be lust as
effective for the delegates TO remain in their
seats silent and without participating in the
proceedings, as 1t would be 10 walk out. Ii
is confidently asserted that the entire Mon
tana delegation will be found working in
perfect harmony with their boiling col
leagues.
Counting Senators Carter and Mantle and
the four senators. Teller. Dubois, Cannon
and Pettigrew. who went out, there are
six United States senators who participated
In the protest against the gold plank. They
constitute almost one-seventh of the Tepub-
lican strength in the senate. Their defec-
ton reduces the republican representation
in the senate to thirty-eight, and makes the
republican vote one less than that OF the
democrats. All this. of course, depends
upon the extent TO which Carter and Mantle
join in the independent movement. The
silver men regard this as one of the strong
est grounds OF vantage occupied by them.
TELLER FOR PRESIDENT.
During the afternoon an informal confer
ence OF the disaiiected delegates was held
at Senator Dubois rooms, at which there
were about tgenty present. The conference
was held behind closed doors, but the pro-
ceedings were given out. The essential
feature was a decision to place Senator
Teller in the field as a presidential candi-
date. AT 4 o'clock IL was officially an
nouneed to the members OF the press in
waiting that the conference could not give
out its appeal TO the people unisl tomorrow.
In this appeal IL Is known that the nOmine-
tion OF Senator Teller will be recommended
for president, and a declaration OF principles
will be made. IL was stated that no tenn
porary organization had been effected. that
the conference was Informal and for the
purpose OF an exchange Of views. Senators
Cameron and Dubois and others outlined
declarations Of independence, which differed
only in form, except on one point. The
point OF difference was as TO whether the
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