The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-16
DIR. II. l.. Flood Thinks senator Quay
Is Not n BulIdoser. hut =
Great Harmonixer.
VIEWS OF COL. R. w. THOMPSON
.uNCLE DICKS, FAITH IN HIS PAR
TVS FUTURE uNBoUNDED.
Gen. Grosvenor still Figuring Up Mo
KinIey's strength-Gen. warmers
Tribute 10 Harrison.

Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
ST. LOUIS, June 15.--1 saw Senator Tel
Ter this morning. lie was in close consul
tation with the Colorado delegation. and
was arguing the question as TO what they
Will do in the convention. IL may be that
Colorado Idaho. Montana and Utah will
go out. At any rate. Teller viii make a
big fight for silver. He will not hope 10
win here, but he will leave the party ratn-
er than support n gold platform There
is no more honest man in the United
States than Teller. His ancestors were
honest Dutchmen who came TO this coun-
try in 1883 and settled in New York. Tel
Ter was the son of farmer in western
New York. His father had some money.
and he gave young Teller a good education:
he had studied law before he vent West
to Denver IN 1858, and he soon made a rep-
utation as the brightest and bravcst law
yer Of Colorado. He dabbled some in mines
at this time, and one Of the biggest mines
at Cripple Creek to-day is owned by par
ties who are Tellers friends. and who. In
the past. offered TO go into mining deal
out of which he might have made nearly
81. 100000 by the investment of $4,000. He
did not have the $4,000 at the time. and
could not see where he would be able to
get it in case he lost. He therefore refused
TO go into the deal, though one OF the par
ties offered TO lend him the money. An
other man was taken in, and he made
within six months $500. 900 clear out Of Il.
Senator Teller was one of Colorado's
first Senators. He was elected twenty
years ago. and in 1852 President Arthur
took him into his Cabinet. Teller did not
want 10 accept the secretaryship OF the
int nd ho
one of the candidates for the position.
Teller was great friend OF chaffee's. and
he was pushing his candidacy, when one
day he got note from Arthur asking him
10 call at the White House. When he ar
rived and met President Arthur lie was at
once offered the secretaryship. He I'm
mediateiy refused IT. saying he could
not afford 1t. and. besides he had
another candidate. Arthur said his other
candidate could not succeed. and IL was
Teller not Chaffee, that he wanted. day
or so after this Chaffee asked him TO ac-
cept Arthur's offer, and the pressure be-
came so great that he could not refuse.
He made an honest Secretary OF the In.
terror. and he is thoroughly honest in hio
silver views. He does not believe that Mo-
KinIey and sound money will bring pros
perity. 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 it
ceased TO represent his sentiments and that
is what he will probably do at the close Of
this convention.
Senator Teller Is a curious-iookins man.
He is a straight. plain-faced man Of
medium height He has an honest face ana
his eyes are full OF seriousness. He has q
full beard OF iron gray. but no mustache
and his iron gray hair stands up ali over
his head as though every inch Of his scalp
was a cowIick. He combs his hair back
In pompadour style. His face is dark. his
mouth Is strong and he has clear. ring~
ing voice. He will probably make a great
speech on the convention floor. and II -
his utterances may become classics for me
silver people. He has the strength of his
convictions and he is one OF the great men
OF the time. During the past two months
have been in Colorado. There IL no strong
er man i'm the State than Teller and he
will remain I'm the United States Senate ~
long as he wishes. whatever may be his
position or party. Senator Teller In not
rich. though he has a great deal OF prop
erty which may make him wealthy in the
future. He has a large gold and silver
mine. He is not money-grabbcr and he
cares more for character than money. He
is a good Methodist and yesterday kept
Sunday by going to church and keeping
away from the hotels.
Another man who viii follow Teller IL he
leaves the convention Is Frederick T. Du-
bois. United States Senator from Idaho.
Dubois is twenty years younger than
Teller. He Is only forty-fve and does not
look TO be more than thirty. He is .
clean-cut, muscular young fellow. with =
round head and bright. black eye. He
was born In Illinois and was educated az
Yale College. He gets his muscular devei-
opment from his gymnastics. which he be-
gan at school. He was for four yearD
catcher OF his class nine and shortly aftee
he graduated he went West TO rough r.
He settled in Idaho and had hardly Lost
the name OF 'tenderfoct" before he ran
for Congress. This when Idaho WAS q Ter
ritory. and he had 10 carlvass the whole
State He travelled through the mountains
and spoke At every settlenlent, often belno