The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-06-16

tion as to what they will do in the con-
vention. 1t may be that Colorado
Idaho. Montana and Utah will go out
At any rate Teller will make zig
fight for silver. He will not hope to
win here, but he Will leave the party
rather than support a gold platform.
There is no more honest men in the
United States than Teller. His ances-
tors were honest Dutchmen, who came
to this country in 1899 and settled in
New York Teller was the son of a
farmer in Western New York His
father had some money and he gave
young Teller a good education. He
had studied law before he went West
to Denver in 1858 and he soon made
reputation as the brightest and brav-
est lawyer of Colorado. He dabbled
some in mines at this time and one of
the biggest mines at Cripple Creek to-
day is owned by parties who are Tel
ler's friends and who in the past Of
fered to &c into mining deal out of
which he might have made ST 600, 900
by the investment of $4,000. He did
not have the $4,000 at the time and
could not see where he would be : BILE
to get 1t in case he lost. He therefore
refused to enter the deal though one
of the parties offered to lend him the
money. Another man was taken in
and he made within six months $780,
600 clear out Of it. Senator Teller was
one of Colorado's first senator's. He
was elected twenty years ago and In
1883 Arthur took him into his cabinet.
Teller did not want to accept The sec
retaryship of the interior and his
friend, A. B. Chaffee, was one Of the
candidate for the position. Teller
was a great friend of Chaffee's and he
was pushing his candidacy, when one
day he got ncte from Arthur asking
him to call at the White House. When
he arrived and met President Arthur,
he was at once offered the secretary
ship. He Immediately refused it say
ing he could not afford it, and besides
he had another candidate Arthur
said his other candidate could not sue
ceed and it was Teller, not Chaffee,
that he wanted. A day or so after
this Chaffee asked him to accept Ar
thurs offer and the pressure became
so great that he could not refuse. He
made an honest secretary of the inte-
rior and he is thoroughly honest in his
silver views. He does not believe that
Mckinley and sound money will bring
prosperity, and just before he left
Washington, he said, he looked with
fear and trembling upon the result of
this convention at st. Louis, at this
time he practically stated that he
would leave his party when ii ceased
to represent his sentiments and that
is what he will probably do at the
close of this convention.
Senator Teller is a curious looking
man. He is an honest faced man of
medium height. He has q full beard
of iron gray, but no mustache, and his
iron gray hair stands up all over his
head as though every inch of his scalp
was a cowlick He combs his hair
back in pompadore style. His face Is
dark. His mouth is strong and he has
a clear ringing voice. He will proba-
bly, make a great speech on the con-
yention floor and If so his utterances
may become classic for the silver peo-
pie. He has, you know. the strength
of his convictions. and he is one OF the
great men of the time. During the past
two months I have been in Colorado.
There is no stronger man In the state
than Teller and he will remain In the
United States senate as long as he
wishes to whatever may be his posi-
ton or party. Senator Teller Is not
rich, though he has q great deal or
property which may make him
wealthy In the future. He has large
gold and silver mine. He Is not O
money grabber and he cares more for
character than money. He Is good
Methodist, and yesterday kept Sunday