The herald., 1896-06-19
THE SILVERlTES' BOLT
Caused Weeping Among the Delegates
Who Remained Faithful
To the Surprise Of Many Pettigrew Of South
Dakota Taxes His Stand Firmly
for Silver

ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-When the silver
delegates left the convention Senator
Teller was joined by Delegates Steven
son of Colorado. AS soon as he left the
building he was pushed into carriage
and rapidly driven to Stevenson's
apartments at the Southern hotel. Stew
enson left the senator there and immed-
lately proceeded to the ST. Nicholas
hotel From this it was taken to be the
purpose of the senators and delegates
that he should be excluded. 1t was
their intention to discuss the advisa-
bility of putting Teller in nomination for
the presidency on the Independent tick
ct, and it was not desired that he Should,
for the present. be called upon to say
what course he would pursue in the
emergency.
The silver men bore themselves brave
ly as they walked away 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 which
many of them have been affiliated with
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 the purposes or opinion.
I'VE have only done what we had
made up our minds to do in this emer-
gency and what our conscience has ap-
proved they said in unison. Our rea-
hnan nj 1nov ri at ha
floor of the convention and we have
nothing to add. Regret 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 departing delegates them
selves.
Il shed mine weeks ago. when I 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 Dubois
headquarters at the st. Nicholas hotel
and talked the matter over. They ap-
peared to have recruited their stock of
cheer to a certain extent and most of
them assumed, If they did not feel, an
air of vivacity. There were many ex-
changes of hand shaking and express
sions of congratulations Every time
the name of leader was mentioned he
was cheered to the echo. All United
States senators who Joined in the process
sion came in for their due share of this
expression of good will Senator Petit.
grew. as the newest recruit, was given
more than the ordinary quota of this
form of encouragement. Some one sug-
gosted that the day was the anniversary
of the battle of Waterloo, and a delegate
said that the modern Napoleon should
take warning-three cheers for
Waterloo! These, too, were given with
hearty good will. Teller spent the af-
ternoon at the Southern hotel, putting
in the greatest part of his time at the
Colorado headquarters, chatting with
his friends from that state and with all
other chance callers as nonchalantly as
If nothing unusual had transpired. He
asked with interest about the speeches
made by Lodge and Foraker. and 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
cheerfulness, but what was to be done?
One cannot sacrifice convictions of life
to meet the paltry purpose of Maintain
ing party name"
Further than this the Colorado sena-
tor declined to say anything, remark
ing that he had given full expression to
his feelings in convention.
During the afternoon a number of
modest white badges made their appear
ance at Colorado headquarters, bearing
the inscription: I'VE are as solid for
Teller as Teller is solid for silver
The Colorado delegates who walked
out of the convention We're Henry NJ
Teller, +. c. Goudy. J. w. Rockefeller,
Vivian, c. J. Hart and C. H. Brick
enstein.
From Idaho-F. T. Dubois, w. S.
Sweet, Price Haley, A. b. Campbell, B.
F. Rich and Alexander Robinson.
From Nevada-A. c. Cleveland, Enoch
Strother, j. B. Overton and w. B. Phil
lips, leaving c. H. Sproule and G. F Tur-
rift in their seats.
From Utah-F. j. Cannon, Clarence
Allen and Thomas Kearns.
From Montana-Charles 1. Hartman
only.
From South Dakota-R. F. Pettigrew.
The others constituting the twenty
three were from scattering states ana
territories.
1t was well understood among the
bolting delegates that while only one
delegate from Montana. Congressman
Hartman, went out In the bolt, the full
delegation was in perfect sympathy
with the movement, including Senators
Carter and Mantle. They had differ
ences Of opinion about the necessity of
going bodily out of the hall, some of
them taking the position that it would
be just as effective for the delegates to
remain in their seats silent and without
participating in the proceedings as it
would be to walk out 1t is confidently
expected that the Montana delegation
will be found working In perfect har-
mony with their boiling colleagues.
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 Republican strength
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