The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-14
GLARING AT WOLCOTT.
Colorado Republicans Endorse Teller
but Coldly Ignore Wolcott.

Pueblo, Col, May 1.-THE delegates
to the Republican state convention,
which viii meet here this afternoon,
are split up into several factions, and
until some middle ground be found
upon which all may come together
there viii be a bitter fight which may
result in a bolt
While it is agreed that Senator Tel
Ter shall be elected by acclamation as
the first delegate at large. the friends
Of Senator Wolcott. under the leader
ship of ]. r. Sanders and Henry Brady.
threaten to bolt and send a contesting
delegation to St. Louis should any stlg-
ma be cast upon the junior senator in
the resolutions or otherwise
A strong section Of the party insists
that WOlcOtt shall be condemned and
his RESIGNATION as senator demanded
in consequence of his course regarding
the silver issue and the Venezuelan
question The El PasO county Colo
radO Springs) delegates and many also
from Denver demand not only that
there shall be no condemnation of SEN
ator WOlcott but that his name shall
be coupled with those of Senator Teller
and Representative Shatroth in any in
dOrsement of their course in congress
In some quarters it is intimated that
Senator WOlcott VIII not be cOntented
with anything less than his election as
a delegate at large, but ii is Weu TN
derstOOd that Senator Teller will not
serve on any delegation of which his
colleague in the senate is a member,
since the latter has boldly announced
his purpose to stand on the platform
adopted at St. Louis, even should it
declare in favor of a gold standard
Free coinage and protection win be
declared the cardinal principles of the
Republican faith in this state, but no
instructions for any candidate for the
presidency viii be given. There is
little likelihood that the convention viii
inc la M rae
the St Louis gathering if a gold stand
ard plank is adopted and a man IN
harmony with such views nominated
Several hundred delegates from the
northern part of the state, including
the cOntesting delegations from Den
yer. arrived on special trains between
10 and IL O'Clock this morning. As the
Second district congressional cOnVen-
ton. the delegates to which are also
delegates to the state convention, is
still i'm session, having failed to finish
it's deliberations yesterday, the opening
of the state convention VIII be delayed,
and i'm consequence of the contests that
will have first to be decided, the more
fmpOrtant business will not be reached
until evening and the convention may
have to continue its session tomorrow
Delegates from Al of the 42 counties
in the state held a caucus this forenoon
and agreed upon the following which
viii be Incorporated In the platform and
undoubtedly adopted.
I'VE hereby endorse the course of our
representative meulber of congress on
the silver question. Fnd heartily en-
dorse Hon Henrv@nf- -Eel1er in hls --al d
and actions in the United States senate
on the tariff in maintaining that no
tariff legislation be passed by congress
until silver is restored to its proper
place in the currency of the country
and there is free coinage of that metal
at q ratio of gold at 16 to 1.
The Wolcott men still threaten to
bolt. Should they do SO, those who re-
main viii adopt resolution demanding
his resignation as United States sena-
tor.