Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-25
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

revolving spoke. AS Denver is the
hub of the state In q business way. so
II is in a political way. aud there poll
ticians congregate from vnrioils parts
of the state to talk over the situation
end secure pointers. To casual OBJ
server it is interesting 10 watch the
different phases as they arise from
day TO day II the rooms OF the brown
Palace could only talk what tale
they would unfold from political
standpoint. as well AS in other mat
,ers. For some weeks the capitol has
been the rendezvous Of countless Dem
ocraiic politicians 30 ascertain how
the cat Is going TO jump. In this con
nection the great stumbling block IL
Teller II is heirayng no secret TO
state that the leaders OF the party and
lifelong Democrats who have stood
the blunt of battle. are not in love
wirh the inclination nf Teller to hold
tho party up and IN private conyersa
tton tho junior senator II referred to
In anything but complimentary terms,
and there ig a decided following that IL
IN favor Of turning him down The
writer was conversinE with bevy of
Arapahoe county Democrats week or
SO ago IN reference 10 the senatorial
nfoblcm and IL wRR decidedly amusing
TO listen 60 the expressions. All ad.
nit that the junior senator has played
his cards TO the best possible advan-
tAre aud has passed The matter up to
The state convention IN such a maNhcr
thar 1t VII be Impossible 10 iEnor"
him. At the same tine there Is golnG
10 he hght u the Drman Adams
coDblnc is successful and controls
Arapshoc county A. they expect, Teller
win not come In for endorsements
The workers and those who furnish
the necrssnry funds tp carry on u
campaign nrr dead againE; Teller
They openly state that Teller wants
an ,hU hnnurs and is unwilling "a bear
ans Of the expenses aud should he
be- endorsed by tho convention he viii
stand back and allow the regular
Democrats 20 PIT up the campaign
funds and 10 the work while he reaps
the honehi Those In charge Of the
campaign IN Araphhde county last
fall state that committee waited on
seuaior Teller and informed him that
II war very necessary for Democratic
eiccesa ln county affairs for success
this year and that aa II would require
money 90 90 this a liberal conuibn
ton waa desired senator Teller fc.
piled that he WIS very poor and was
not able so put up any money and the
stufy goes that be refused bat some
one "a the crowd said hr opened his
heart ana Huhsctlbcd so. while old
time Democrats put np hundreds of
dollars and possible senatorial candi
dates went deep into their pockets ON
the understanding TINT Senator Tol
lor would decline ia bf candidate"
In fact one Of the Democratic hspir
auis for senatorial houora 10 informed
the writer only few months ago
that at the proper time Teller would
come out and say that he had been
sufficiently hanprrd aud would stand
aside This letter waE TO be kept mn
dot cover ap Il was desired 20 keep
Teller before the voters for political
buncumbe Iiui The recent letter OF
The senator was Ike homhshei M
tho camp of tb" enemy 1hp effect
has been SO dreadful that thn leaders
cannot refrain from talking about
Il aud what ran boz done To- remedy
tho situation Some cinlm that the
delegates Will he woil IN hand aud fol
lowing time hnnorcd customs, no en-
dorsemcnH viii follow while others
say that some delegate viii read a set
OF resolutions rotorrnr to the senior
senator as thn Grand old Man. aud
with n whoap and hurrah endorse
ment wit follow Ia spite OF the pro
tests OF those who are later called
upon Ia put up the money aud II Ia
NOT believed that Teller will rome to
the front with a dollar feeling perfect
ly safe that election win follow as
matter of course This is the sluuh
ton in nutshell so far as the senn
tnrlsi issue. An effort viii be made
20 keep the senatorial question ant Of
the convention. bui Il IL feared some
one VIII want fame NJ the man who
saved Teller from oblivion and will of
Ter resolutions OF endorsement when
the Democrats Will be up agains, the
real thing.
Az regards the euhernatorial sauah
BILE. the conicnding ormau and stun.
son forcos arc saying menner things
about each other than the opposing pc
hticai party Indeed the aght is be.
coming bitter and friends OF both say
That IL Will fgHuu Ia Tho nomination