The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-06
IDAH0S YOUNG SENATOR.
Fred Dubois and His Friend Frank
W.. Beane Pay Helena a
Visit.
Tho Latter Ia a First Class DEM
ocrat of tho Indiana
Pattern.
Hut He Laughs Mt the Idea of Claggett,
a"Nsn-PartIsan Republican" Com
testing Dubois Scat.

Fred Dubois, one Of the United States
senators from the sister state Of Idaho. and
his personal friend and political Eopponent,
Frank w. Baane,n are at the B~roadwater ho-
tel, Senator Dubois says he just happened
to DO wanting a little recreation, and hear
ing there were some very nice people
around these parts, concluded to come to
Helena, and induced Mr.. Beane to come
along. Senator Dubois is a young man.
He represented the territory in the house
Of representatives twice, and though but a.
delegate without a vote, his voice was
always heard on behalf Of his constituents.
Mr.. Beane is also a young man, and though
a warm personal friend of the senator, hap
pens to be on the opposite sid of the
political fence. He is a member
OF the democratic state central COM
mittee OF Idaho, and was q member
of the constitutional convention. When
the time came to elect O state leRislat-
ure the democrats of Bingham county put
up Mr.. Became for state senator, and the re-
publicans put MP Mr.. Dubois against him.
The latter was elected, the two shook hands
and are ~ good friends as ever. "Ws only
have politics six weeks in the year down in
Idaho,' they say. Anyhow it doesn't seem
to affect friendships to any extent to On
gage in a political warfare. in Idaho, iudR-
ing from the intimacy prevailing between
the two gentlemen now.
Senator Dubois has, or thought he had,
a contest on hand before he could take
his seat in Washington. 1t will be remem-
bored that the Idaho Legislature elected
Shoup and Mcdonnell to seats in the
United States senate. The term of n of
Thorn was to expire with the last congress,
80 that tho Idaho legislature, in
order to provide for the vacancy
ahead, decided to select another man for
the full term following. This election took
place some days after Shoup and McCon-
nell were chosen, and the honor fell to the
popular Dubois. He received thirty-two
republican votes. some days after this
w, H, Clagcett, who had presided over the
constitutional convention as a republican,
made the claim that Dubois was not legally
elected, and with twenty republican and
eight democratic votes had himself chosen
for the full term in the United States SEN
ate. One of the grounds taken was that Du-
bois election lad not taken place according
to law on the first Wednesday in Janus ry
following the meeting OF the legislature.
Regarding this u action n Of clasg gs Senator ra%r
mitteeman Became, however does not hesitate
to sponk his sentiments about the matter.
''Down our way,' he says, "the people
hardly notice the matter, or if they do, it is
to laugh at Claggett's claim. You can say on
and spoken with the senator's about it, that
ClAgett will not get a vote. Understand
thai this is not a fight between a democrat
and a republican, but between a s%traightout
republican and one who is trading as a nom
partisan republican,. Now, about his being
=, roL;orooJ ,,oo T Loua ocr,afhjnn RI aov
When he was called on to preside over the
constitutional convention, it had been ex-
pressly understood that there was to be no
craftsmanship; the committees were to DO
adjusted on that idea and the officers
divided on the same plan. But no sooner
did Clagcett get things in his control than
he changed the whole plan, and made the
republicans take everything in sight. That's
the kind of q non-partisan ClagRett is.
This whole thing is a personal fight
against Senator Dubois, and if | started to
tell the whole history Of the business, it
would take hours TO finish. But you can
depend IN it. there is no contest. Nobody
can question my politics. am a demo-
urat from Indiana.
II believe we democrats can carry the
state OF Idaho next time," continued Mr..
Became. Counting noses politically I am
sure we have u majority
Senator Dubois succeeds Mcconnell, who
in the game of chance which the senators
from all the new states have to play when
they reach the senate, drew the short term.
Mcconnell and Shoup will go down into
history, however, az the men who, an hour
and 40 minutes after their admission as
senator's, voted to lay aside the force bill
nnd take up the silver bill. This was after
senator Hoar had hurried up the admission
of.the Idaho men with the expectation of get
ting their assistance in passing the unpopu-
lar force bill, a monsure which he origi-
mated and in suDport of which he exhausted
his oratorical and political abilities.