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Show DEATH CALLS SENJELLER Aged Statesman Succumbs to Long Illness at Daughter's Denver Home. IN SENATE 30 YEARS Pioneer Railroad Builder First Grand Commander of Knights Templar in Colorado. Denver, Colo , Feb. 23. Henry Moore Teller, former cabinet officer and for more than thirty years United Unit-ed States senator from Colorado, died here early today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. E. Tyler. For two years Senator Teller had been in poor health, experiencing frequent sinking spells from which he rallied. Two weeks ago, however, his condition condi-tion became critical, and his death was momentarily expected. Late list night he relapsed into an unconsciousness uncon-sciousness from which he did not' recover. Most of the members of his family were at his bedside at the end. Senator Teller's reputation became nation-wide when ho made his famous fa-mous speech in debate in congress upon the repeal of the Sherman law which provided for the demonetization demonetiza-tion of silver. Then, In course of one of the most sensational speeches, ever given in the senate chamber, Senator Teller made his famous statement, known as the "Sensation of the Senate." Teller's Famous Speech. He said: "I say it in cool and calm deliberation, delibera-tion, weighing well my words, that if the Republican party stands for the gold standard, the four silver producing states will not hereafter be abje to act In co-operation with this (the United States) or any other body." In the councils of the Republican party, and subsequent to 189G in the Democratic party, Senator Teller was a power. He bolted the Republican party during the convention in St. Louis in 1896, after tho standard plank had been adopted. His actions ac-tions in that convention won such respect for him in jColprado, that notwithstanding his renunciation of the Republican party, he was re-elected to the United States senate where he continued his work as one of the leaders of that body until March 4, 1909. Builder of Pioneer Road. One of the late senator's most ambitious am-bitious commercial endeavors was the construction of the old Colorado Central railroad, a pioneer road through the extremely mountainous sections of the slate. This road was later taken over by the Colorado and Southern railway, and Is in use today, to-day, Senator Teller always told of his hardships in pushing that road through the mountains with a great degree of pleasure. It was his dream and with the aid of the late General Frederick D, Grant, who acted as engineer en-gineer of the project, the dream was consummated. Senator Teller, even in his last days, never hesitated to give much credit to the work of "Fred, the son of my old friend, General U. S. Grant." Keenly Interested in political affairs, af-fairs, even though feebly ill, Senator Teller kept well Informed of national na-tional conditions, and during the last presidential campaign and the stormy days for the Republican party which preceded it. Senator Teller forecast accurately tho outcome, even to the bolt in the Chicago convention con-vention and the formation of a new party. Was High Mason. Senator Teller ranked high in Masonry. Ma-sonry. He was the first grand commander com-mander of Knights Templar of Colorado, Colo-rado, and for several years was grand master of the Colorado F. & A. M. Ho received his thirty-third degree in 18S2, and was one of the oldest living thirty-third degree Masons Ma-sons in the United States. Senator Teller would have celebrated cele-brated his eighty-fourth anniversary, May 23, 1914. Arrangements for funeral services over Senator Toller's body have not been arranged, but city and state officials of-ficials said today that their course would be governed by the wishes of tho family. Sketch of Life. Henry Moore Teller on March 3, 1909, completed more than thirty years' service in the United States senate which was interrupted only by five years as secretary of the interior in-terior in the cabinet of President Arthur. At that time Senator Teller Tel-ler expressed a desire to retire from public service in which a large part of his life had been spent. Subsequently Subse-quently he served as a member of the National Monetary commission, created to Investigate financial conditions con-ditions In this and foreign countries and devise reform in the banking and currency systems of the United States. Descended from ante-revolutionary stock, the founder of the family In America having crossed the Atlantic from Holland In 1639, Senator Teller was born In Allegany county. New York, May 23, 1S30: After meager academic training, Young Teller studied law and wos admitted to the bar January 1858 at Binghamton, N. Y. For three years he practiced law at Morrison, 111. In 1861 he crossed the plnlns with an ox team and located lo-cated at Central City, Colo., at that time the first city of the territory. Prominent Men His AsGociates. In tho rough mining camp Teller had for companions such men as George M. Pullman, Henry M. Stanley, Stan-ley, the explorer; William A. Clark, who subsequently became United States senator from Montana. Teller opened a law office and at once became be-came referee in disputes over mining claims. The rough "rules and customs" cus-toms" of lode mining as amplified by Teller were recognized as furnishing furnish-ing title to mining claims and became be-came the basis of federal legislation in 1866 governing mining. In 1863-64 Teller served as major-general major-general of the .territorial militia and participated in campaigns against the Indians. He aided in promoting and building fhe Colorado Central railroad rail-road from Central City to Denver in 1865 and' until his death continued to tako an active part in the industrial and commercial development ot Colorado. Joins Repub,!can Party. A Democrat in early life, Teller joined the .Republican party on its organization. He took an active part in the campaign which resulted In the admission of Colorado to statehood state-hood in 187C apd was elected United States senator by the first assembly which convened November 1, that year. He was re-elected for the term beginning March 4, 1877 arid served in the senate until appointed to a cabinet position by President Arthur in 1882. Upon retiring from the cabinet cab-inet in 1885, Teller was re-elected to the senate and served continuously continuous-ly until 1909. Durjng his career in the upper branch of congress, Senator Sen-ator Teller served as chairman of the committees on pensions, patents, mines and mining and as member of the committees on claims, railroads, judiciary, public lands and appropriations. appro-priations. Leading Silver Advocate. For years Senator Teller was one of the leading advocates of bimetal-ism bimetal-ism and his convictions finally ied to a break with the Republican party in 1896, when he led the silver bolt from the national convention after the adoption of the gold standard plank. His return to Colorado from that convention was marked by a public welcome which surpassed any previous tribute ever acscorded any public man In Colorado. Senator Teller was married June 7, 1862, to Harriet M. Bruce of Allegany Al-legany county, New York. Three children. John Harrison and Henry Bruce Toller of Central City, and Mrs. G. E. Taylor of Denver, survive. sur-vive. Governor Expresses Sorrow. That Senator Henry Moore Teller should be the first Coloradoan to give a place in the Hall of Fame at Washington Wash-ington was the suggestion made today to-day by Governor-. M. Ammons. The governor, voicing, his personal grief and'-the . sorrow of-thepeoplef -the' state at the death of Senator Teller, said: "The death :f Senator Teller removes re-moves the greatest of public men who have lived in the far west ddrlng the past half century. He was a state and empire builder in Its broadest, broad-est, truest sense. As a lawmaker and secretary of the interior he fathered the policies under which the public land states made their best and creat-cst creat-cst growth and development. Throughout Through-out his more than thirty years in the senate and cabinet he was faithful to the interests of his state even to the extremity of abandonment of party when he deemed it necessary. He was a man whose private life was a model for our ooys to follow and whose career was full of rich accomplishments. accomp-lishments. He was easily the first citizen of the state. "Up to the present time Colorado has not been represented in the Hall of Fame in the national capitol at Washington. There has been a wdie spread feeling among our people that Seuator Toller should he the first to bear that honor. Colorado should take pride In bestowing this distinction distinc-tion upon one who has done our state and nation so much of splendid service." serv-ice." Governor Amnions today communicated communi-cated with some wembers of Seuator Teller's family, cuggesling that the body should lie In state at the capitol so "that the state of Colorado might render last honors to Senator Teller's memory. Decision on this point will bo made later when all members of the family will have been consulted. Pending the arrival here of Addison Teller, brother of Senator Teller, who now is visiting in Morrison, III., the old family home, no definite funeral arrangements will be made, but it Is announced that funeral services probably prob-ably would be held Wednesday. oo |