The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-26
MR.. TELLER IS CHOSEN
The Democrats Manage to Get a Ma
jority MI. Wolcott
Gives Up.

Denver Jan. 26.-Democratic members
OF the house and senate Of the general
assembly Saturday cast their ffty-two
votes for Senator Teller for United States
senator and he was declared elected by
w. n. Adams, who presided.
The result was accomplished after a
week Of untring effort on the part of the
democratic leaders, during which many
rumors of treachery had been circulated
and many delays had occurred by reason.
Of absence from roll call Of different mem
bers of the assembly. srs Id E}s sat :. s u
. Since Monday morning the democratic
branch of the assembly practically mad
been in continuous session, and since
Wednesday at noon the democratic mem
bers Of both houses had been in confirm
Gus session .-s t5a n
From Tuesday the democrats. except
Representative ]. P. Madden Of Denver,
were ready to cast their ballots for Teller.
The absence Of Madden was unaccounted
for until Saturday, when it was learned
he was at home i'll with the grip and had
been forbidden by his physicians to leave
his home. In spite of his condition, how
ever, he decided to attend Saturday even
ing and at 5 O'Clock cast his vote for Tel
Ter. There were no republicans Of either
house present, and the legality of the cleo
ton Is not admitted by the republican
leaders. - = =: *<''ti z6 :..st. ~ -
Mr.. Teller was escorted to the speakers
platform and acknowledged the patriot
ism which caused his election f.
d" United States Senator Thomas M. Pat
terson followed in a speech in which he
declared that he did not think it likely
that a contest would be made against
Senator Teller. -.'
The climax came last night when Ex-
Senator F.. o. Welcott, the candidate of
the SO called ''stalwart'' wing Of the re-
publican party, announced his practical
withdrawal from any further contest and
urged the people Of Colorado to accept the
situation as it stands by the election: Of
Senator Henry M. Teller to succeed him
self by the joint session Of the democratic
senators and representatives.
The announcement was made in a,
| signed statement, in which Mr.. Wolcott
| charges certin republican leaders asso-
ciated with the anti-Wolcott forces in the
| republicans ranks with treachery, al
though he disposes of other of the anti
Wolcott crowd by citicizing them as
''dupes'' Of the main conspirators. He
refers to the refusal of the anti Wolcott
members Of the legislature to unseat the
members from Arapahoe county and calls
| 1t "a crime against the republican party
and against Justice" He adds:
wicked and unforgiveable as is the
| wrong done the republican party, yet,
from the point Of view Of the highest cit
| izenship, there is but one thing to be
done, and that is for the people to accept
the deplorable situation and the gov
ernor Of the state to issue certificate of
election to Mr.. Teller"
Speaking Of Mr.. Teller, the ex-senator
pays the following tribute to the senator
elect:
He has served Colorado nearly gen
Grafton at Washington, and whatever may
be our regret that he no longer marches
in the ranks Of the party, which has SC
highly honored him., every citizen Of the
state wishes him health and strength and
believes that he is single-nainded in his
devotion to the material interests Of the
! state" 49,