The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-25


of the state is now more closely united
than ever before. He declared that he
did not think it likely that a contest
would be made against Senator Teller.
| These speeches were followed by con-
gratulatOry remarks from former Cow
errors Adams and Thomas, c. J.
Hughes, jr.. and r. J. O'DOnnell, all
of whom have been talked of as candi-
dates for the senate, and Democratic
State Chairman Milton Smith.
1 The joint session then adjourned.
Henry NJ Teller, formerly secretary of
| the interior. was born at Granger, Al
/ legany county, New York May p, 1S3o
| His ancestors came from Holland, and
| they were among the early settlers of
1 New York state. His father was a
farmer in comfortable circumstances and
/ went first to the public schools. then 10
| Rushford academy and finally TO aired
After leaving school Mr.. Teller en-
/ gagged in teaching for several years. He
| found time TO study law and was admit
| ted to the bar at Binghamton, n. Y, in
| 1886. Two years later he removed TO
| Illinois, and for three years he practiced
! his profession in that state. In 1861 ne
! removed again to Colorado, where he mas
| lived for more than forty years, being
| closely identified with the development
! of that commonwealth.
| Settling in Central City, then one of
| the principal mining towns, his excep-
| tiOnal abilities as lawyer quickly
| brought him into prominence and gained
| for him a numerous and profitable Glen
! tage. In politics he affiliated with the
! Republicans, but he declined TO become a
| candidate for office until the admission
! of Colorado into the Union as a state.
| when he was elected to the United states
! senate and took his seat in that BODY,
| drawing the term ending March 4. 1877.
Appointed Secretary of Interior.
/
| he served in the upper house OF congress
| until April II, 1852, when he was appoint
! ed secretary of the interior and assumed
| a place in the cabinet of President Ar
| thur With reluctance he accepted a
| PORTFOLIO and only after great pressure
| was he persuaded to assume the duties
| TO which he had been called He ad-
| ministered the affairs of the department,
| however, in most efficient and salts
| factory manner.
/ Mr.. Teller retired from the cabinet
| March g, 1885, and the following day as
J sumed his seat in the United States SEN
/ ate. having been elected a short time be
| winter of 1891 he was reelected WITHOUT
! opposition III his own party for another
| fun term of six years.
| While in the senate he served as the
| chairman Of the committees on pensions,
| patents, mines and mining and as q
! member of the committees on claims,
| railroads. privileges and elections and
public lands.
able Advocate OF silver.
Senator Teller was recognized as one
| of the ablest advocates of the interests
| Of the silver mines of the west, and as
| an authority on all questions referring
/ to the public lands. He was assiduous
| in his devotion TO the welfare of his con-
| stituents. an effective debater and Is
! possessed of strong mental and moral
| endOwments.
| Mr. Teller was one of the delegates
| from Colorado who withdrew from the
| Republican national convention in 1886
( when the gold standard plank was intro
duced in the platform Closely 1dentl-
fled with the interests of Colorado in all
| things he was distinctly opposed to the
! adoption of the single monetary stand
| ard and his action in refusing to sit in a
convention welded to the gold system
| was approved by his constituents They
reelected him in 1897 to the senate as an
independent silver Republican for the
term ending March ?, 1863 His de-
tense of all interests entrusted to him has
made him exceedingly strong in Colo
RADIO. His home still IS in Central City.