The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-23
TELLER TALKED TO
COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
One Missing Legislator Prevented n
Quorum Being Counted.

Quorum Being Counted.
Denver, Col, Jan. 22.-Prior to the
assembling of the Democratic members
of the Senate and House in joint ses-
sion at noon to-day, they held eau
Gus at which they listened to speeches
by the leaders of the party in Colorado.
United States Senator Thomas NJ.
Patterson stated that Senator Teller
felt keenly the neglect of six Demo-
Gratis to vote at the joint session yes
terday, thereby defeating his election.
Hon. Alva b. Adams, Hon. Charles 5.
Thomas and Hon. Thomas j. ODonnell
said Senator Teller was the only logical
candidate.
Senator Teller was greeted with APP
plause. He said that he had not at
tended the meeting to find fault. He
believed the Democratic party was
paramount to the interests of any one
man. He said he had not withdrawn
and did not intend to. but il things
came to such a pass that the party
could not agree upon him, he was will
ing that his friends should support the
party choice.
Continuing, Senator Teller said the
Senate acted properly in calling for the
joint session yesterday. When the last
election was over the Democrats held a
majority of ten on the first ballot, and
by every precedent in American poll
tics the Democrats were entitled to the
senatorship. Senator Teller criticised
the Republicans for their action in the
House.
The caucus then adjourned, and at
noon the joint session was called to
| order. Fifty Democratic members of
| the Legislature, one short of a quo
rum, were present Representative w.
| II. Kelly of Montezuma county,
| Democrat, was absent, and the Senate
| sergeant-at-arms was instructed to
bring in absentees. No attempt was
made, however, to force attendance of
| Republican members.
| The joint session settled down for a
| long siege, with the evident purpose
| of taking a ballot for senator, pro-
vided Kelly should be found. 1t was
rumored that he had been kidnapped
| by agents of Republicans or Demo-
! Gratis who wish to have Senator Teller
defeated.
The Democratic senators, who hold
the Senate chamber, have agreed, If
necessary, to spend the remainder of
the ninety days of the session in the
chamber. They have adopted rules and
regulations which will govern the
| members as long as the present con-
dition of affairs shall continue. Each
| senator was assigned to a certain
amount of duty as captain of the guard
and a list was made out, giving six
senators a night off together.
Lieut.. Gov. Haggott's Senate held an
executive session to-day and some OF
it's members conferred with Gov Pea
body. Various rumors as to the plans
of the Republicans are in circulation
but no definite announcement of what
| they will do has been made.
The Democratic members of boil
houses of the GeneHsk Assembly are
holding a joint session in the Senate
chamber of the House tonight. The
session began at noon, and it is the in
tention to prolong it until tomorrow
unless a United States senator shall be
selected sooner. A vote was taken on
a senator. Only forty-five votes were
cast. all for Teller.
| The question of the legality of an
election by this body. it is said, is de-
cided in the case of Eustis of Louis
lana, in 1877.