The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-23
DEATH TODAY REMOVED
SENATOR II. M. TELLER
.COLORADO'S GRAND OLD MAN GIVES UP LIFE S
BATTLE AFTER A USEFUL CAREER.
LOVED HIS ADOPTED STATE
Served the State in the United States Senate For a
Period of 80 Years-AIl Colorado MOurns
His Loss

DENVER. Col, Feb. 23-Forme
United States Senator Henry NJ. Telle
of Colorado died of indrmities due t
old age at his home here today. Hear
trouble was the immediate cause. Sen
ator Teller had been in declining
health for the past two years.
sThe distinction of having been elect
I'd SIX separate time to the Unitet
States senate was held by the lat
Henry Miller Teller, 'the Grand Olt
Man OF Colorado" At the time he re
tired from public life in 1909. he hat
represented the Centennial state il
the senate 80 of the 33 years Colorado
had been state.
Native Of New York.
Senator Teller was born at Granger
Allegheny county N. Y, May %, 1890
and was educated In the common
schools of New York and Alfred Uni
yersity. After several years Of teach
ing, he studied law and hung out his
shingle at Binghamton, N. Y. Heeding
the call OF the great west, the young
lawyer moved in 1858 to Illinois where
he practiced law until 1861. In that
year he again changed his place OF
residence, settling at Central City,
Col, then struggling mining camp.
For Is years he practiced law and to-
gcther with the late Judge Moses
Hallett and others helped to lay the
foundation for the mining law code
which governs Colorado today.
Elected Senator In 1875.
In 1875, when Colorado was admit
ted to the Union, Teller was elected
United States senator for the short
term ending March 8, 1877. He was
reelected for the full term and serv-
ed until April II, 1882, when he re-
signed to become secretary of the in
terror in President Arthur's cabinet.
In January, 1885, Teller was re-
elected to the senate and resigned MS
cabinet portfolio. He served four
more terms in the senate, retiring
from the senate in 1909 with the dis
tinction Of having served longer In
the upper house than any man then
member OF that body. During his last
four terms in the senate he had a |
varied political career In 1891 he
was elected as republican, but four
years later, during the ST. Louis con-
ventlon of the. republican party he
bolted the republican party, together
with a number of western men. That
was the year of the free silver agita-
ton and the first nomination OF VIM.
]. Bryan. Teller and his associates
refused to accept the platform OF the
st, Louis convention which declared
for the single gold standard, and with
drew from the convention, organizing
the silver republican party.
Was Silver Republican.
The following year, In January,
1897. he was sent back to the senate
Is an independent silver republican.
1t the completion Of that term, Sen
lter Teller had affiliated himself with
he democratic party and as a mem
,er OF that party was again reelected
O the senate in 1903. Senator Teller
retired to private life at
he expiration OF that term and was
ucceed by F. Chas. ]. Hughes. For
wo years, thereafter, Teller served as ;,
member of the federal monetary
commission. 81 jE
Senator Teller was very feeble for
everal years before his death and ;,
Uttered from heart attacks. Despite ;,
is advanced age he kept in close !
ouch with the affairs of congress and
very day reaQ CHc Soii6i C0oioiA"A
.ecord carefully. Z
Was Proud Of His State. d
Senator Teller was very proud OF his
dopted state, Colorado, and one OF his
Lst public utterances was a pre-
Iction that the centennial state al
ould develop mineral resources even b'
reater than those at Cripple Creek. T
entral City, Leadville and other et
amps which first brought her fame
Teller attributed his longevity di-
city to his abstinence from all slim
ants. "Neyer drink, he advised So
cup OF newspaper men recently in
Vhiskey is the nations curse. Don't he
noke, 1t is costly to health and the tr
,cket book. Marry early If you can pa
It lat1 If not early. Bachelors are Is