The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-06-27
HOW THE BOLT CAME
THE SILVER FORCES CARRIED OUT
THEIR PLAN.
Teller VIII BE Recommended as a
Nominee for President in an
Appeal TO the Public.

ried out their plan of action, foretold
in yesterdays Spokesman-Review. When
Teller came upon the stage to bid fare
well to the republican party solemn
hush fell upon the vast audience of 70
900 people. His address bore the impress
of sincerity, and was received with pro-
found respect. Not so with the fiery ut
terances of Cannon of Utah. First
deep hiss ran over the convention. Then
came angry cries of Put him out,
Traitor" which swelled into an angry
clamor The delegates were on their feet,
shouting, cursing. gesticulating. In
face of this Cannon stood with folded
arms as unmoved and unterrifed as
marble statue. The ciamor was sup
pressed by Chairman Thurston. and the
Utah senator concluded without further
serious disturbance The silver men had
the sympathy of a large portion OF the
audience, and were repeatedly cheered.
AS they marched from the great hall the
scene was intensely dramatic. There
was a solemn spirit over the great as
semblage. Then some one shouted, Good
bye, my lover, good bye" the band struck
up the lively air, the convention shook
off it's gloomy spirit and business went
right on if there had been no Interrupt
tion.
When the silver delegates left the con-
Vention Senator Teller was Joined by
Delegate Stevenson of Colorado AS
soon as he left the building he was push
ed into a carriage and rapidly driven to
Stevenson's apartments at the Southern
hotel. Stevenson left the senator there
and Immediately proceeded to the st.
Nicholas house. From this it was taken
20 be the purpose of the senators and
delegates that he should be excluded 1t
was their intention to discuss the ad-
visibility of putting Teller in nomination
for president on an independent ticket,
and it was not desired that he should for
The present be called upon to say what
course he would pursue in that emer-
sency.
The silver men demeaned themselves
hraveiy they walked from the hall.
They were given encouraging cheers by
the crowd on the outside as they passed
to the sidewalk and turned their backs
upon the hall, which contained the chos-
en- representatives. of the party with
which many of them have been affiliated
all their lives and perhaps during the
life Of the party itself. Not one of them
looked back. Remarks were, however,
few, and newspaper men were kindly but
firmly discouraged from asking questions
as to their purposes or opinions.
I'VE have only done what we had made
up our minds to do in this emergency,
and what our consciences approve" they
said in unison. "Our reasons have been
clearly set forth on the floor of the con-
vention and we have nothing to add. Re-
gret it, of course we do, but why speak of
that. We had our duty to perform and
we performed it,"
There were tears in the procession but
among the followers and friends, and
not among the departing delegates them
selves.
II shed mine weeks ago, when l first
decided upon this course" said one of
them, and have done with that part of
it,"
During the afternoon the majority of
the boilers gathered at Senator Du-
bois' headquarters at the st. Nicholas
and talked the matter over. They APP
peared 10 have recruited their stock Of
cheer to a certain extent and most of
them assumed. if they did not feel, an
air of vivacity.
Senator Pettgrew. as the newest
cruit, was given more than an ordinary
quota of encouragement Someone suB-
gested that the day was the anniversary
Of the battle of Waterloo. and a dele
gate said the modern Napoleon should
take warnng-three cheers for Water
loo. These too, were given with hearty
good will
Teller spent the afternoon at the
Southern hotel, putting in the greater
part of the time at the Colorado head
quarters chatting with his friends from
that state and with all chance callers as
nonchalently as if nothing unusual had
transpired. He asked With interest
about the speeches made by Lodge and
Foraker I'D did not appear to have lost
his Interest in the proceedings by any
means.
Feel badly?' said he in reply to a
question. OF course the situation is
not one calculated to develop over-cheer-
funess, but what was to be done? One
can not sacrifice the convictions of life
to meet the patry purpose Of maintain
ing party name
Further than this the Colorado SEN
ator declined to say anything, remarking
that he had given full expression to his
feeling in the convention.
During the afternoon number of mod
est white badges made their appearance
at the Colorado quarters, bearing the
inscription: 1--WE are as solid for Teller
as Teller is for silver"
The Colorado delegates who walked
out of the convention were Henry NJ
Teller. It. c. Cloudy, j. w. Rockefeller,
j. M Downing, A. Nj Stevenson, J. T.
Vivian, c. ]. Hart and c. H. Bricken-
From Idaho-F. T. Dubois. W. s.
Sweet. Price Haley, A. B. Campbell b.
+. Rich and Alexander Robinson.
From Nevada-A. C. Cleveland. Enoch
Strother, J. B. Overten and w. d. Phil
lips. leaving c. IL. Sprouie and G. f.
Turritt.
From Utah-F. ]. Cannon, Clarence
Allen and Thomas Kearns.
From Montana-Charles I. Hartman
only. and from South Dakota r. f. Pet
tlgrew.
The others constituting the % We're
from scattering states and territories.
The fact that Senator Pettigrew of
south Dakota Joined the silver repub-
licans in their bolt proved a surprise Of
the day He said after leaving the han
that he had formed the determination
to join the movement several weeks