Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-16
A EOIEO PAIR OF EDITORS.
Halt Quay and "UnCls DIX
Thompson, Also.
GRosyENOR's SKILL IN FIGURES.
Gold WIN y mig co. .. SIN the Talk
-iiobarrs Nic..Prssiasntisi
Hopes.

Especial Report TO tho news from our owa
Correspondent
81. LOUIS, June To- saw Senator
Teller this morning. Ho was In closo
consultation with the Colorado dele
CATION and was arguing tho question as
TO what they will do 10 tho conveu-
ton. II may be that Colorado, Idaho,
Montana and Utah will 10 out. At any
rate, Teller will rght for silver. He
Will not hope TO win here, but he will
leave the party rather than support q
gold platform. There Ia no more hon
est man IN the United States than Sen.
atot Teller. His ancestors were honest
Dulchmen who came 10 tho country
In 1899, and settled ia New York.
Teller was ihe son Of a farmer In west
rrn New York. His father had some
money anu he gave yong Teller 4 good
education. lie studied law bsfore he
went TO Denver Ia 1853, aud he soon
made = reputation As tho brightest anu
brainitst lawyer Of Colorado. He dab
bled some In mines at this time and
has nj half dsEsn times been ca
tho Edge OF making u fortune.
One Of the biggest mines at Cripple
Creek today IL owned by parties who
arc Tellef's friends aud who, In tho
past offered TO 20 into = mlning deal
out OF which he might have made .
million dollars by tho Investment OF
forty thousand. He did not have tho
forty thousand dollars nj tho time and
could not SEQ that he would DO able to
get II Ia case he lost. Ho therefore re-
fused 10 ontet the deal, though one OF
tho parties offered to lend him tho
money Another man was taken In
aud ho made, within six months,
eight hundred thousand dollars clear
cut OF n.
Senator Teller was one OF Colorado'.
nt,t SENATOR. He was elected twenty
years ago aud In 1852 Arthur took
him Into his cabinet. Teller did not
want TO accept the secTelAryship Of the
interior ana his friend, J. n. Chaffes,
was ODe OF the candidates. for the posi-.
Ton. Teller was u great friend Of
Chaneo's AMI h0 was pushing his ca
dllhcy, when Ono day he got q note
from Arthur asking him to call At tho
Waite House. When he arrived aud
met President Arthur he was at once
offered the secretsryship. He i'm
medialely refused II, saying he could
not afford II, and besides he had an-
othet candidate. Arthur ssid his
other candidate could not succeed and
II was Teller and not Chafi.,
that he wanted. A day or 80
alter this Chatlee asked him
TO accept ATlhuT's offer anu tue pres.
suts became 20 great no could not re-
press II, lie made an honest secretary
uf the interior and he IL thoroughly
honest Ia his silver views. He does
not believe that Nick inley aud SOUND
money viii bring prosperity anu lust
before he left Washington no said Ie
looked with fear aud trembling upon
the result OF this convention at Al.
Louie. At this time no practically
slated that he would leave his party
when u ceased 10 represent his senti.
ments and that Is what he will pTOba.
NY DO al the close Of this conysn-
ton.
Senator Teller is curious looking
man, He II straight. plain-facsd
mao OF medium height, Ho has an
honest lace sud his eyes are full OF
seriousness. He has full beard of
iron gray, but no mouslaehe, and his
." NH"a HN'A vi all oNNE
head a. though every iuch OF his SCALP
was cowiiok, lie combs Il back In
a pompadour style. His face IL dark:
his mouth IN strong,and no has a clear,
ringing voice. lilo viii probably make
a great speech on tue yentIon
No Q, and II SO his utterances may be-
some classics TOR the silver people. He
has, you know, the slTeugth OF his
Convictions, and hs 10 ons OF the great
men OF the time. During the past two
which 4 have spent in Colo.
RADIO, tuu that there Is no stronger
man In the state than Teller ana he
Will remain In the United States Sen.
lto ~ long as no wishes to, whatever
may be- his position OF party. Senator
Teller ID not rich, though be has n
great deal Of property which may
make him wealthy In the future. He
hiss large body OF land In which hs
Is Interested aud has inteTeals In both
gold Eud silver miues. He 10 not
money gtabOer and he cares more for
character than money, He IL good
and yesterday Kept Sunday
y going TO church anu keeping away
IIUm the hotels.
Another man who will follow Teller
III he lgAyaa lhs ponyantInn IL Er,d ~