Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-03-14
A LITTLE INSIDE HISTORY.

contest. Although somewhat late
it will doubtless prove interesting
reading 10 many:
1T was known that Mcconnell,
Claggett and Delamar were the
northern candidates last December,
snnd, they had promised to be closely
allied for each others benefit, and
the one securing the greatest
strength was to have the others in.
iluence. When the balloting com
menced il was found that neither
Claggett nor Mcconnell had any
advantage over the other. Dubois
and Shoup found that neither one
would be elected, 80 they formed
the notorious combine with Nc
Connell, whereby Dubois was to be
elected for the six years term and
Shoup and Mcconnell for the short
terms. If Shoup drew the longest
Of the short terms he was to pay a
portion of the campaign expenses of
Mcconnell, which has by this time
probably been done, the amount be-
ing nearly $4,000.
The Legislature has been in SEES
sion sixty-seyen days, and its ac-
tions are disgrace to the citizens
of Idaho, so far as legislation is
concerned. Your correspondent has
endeayored to obtain the opinion of
a few of the Democratic Legislators
AS to the probable effect the present
acts will have with the people at
the next election.
Senator Greene White, of Gilmore,
sums up the situation when he says:
You ask me what is my opinion as
to the effect the present Legislature
will have upon the politics Of this
State ut the next general election
] think it is decidedly in favor Of
the Democratic party, and it has be-
come so from this fact, that every
man in the State who has paid any
attention whatever to the manner
which Messrs. Dubois, Shoup and
Mcconnell obtained their elections
to the United States Senate, knows
that it was accomplished by the
combined efforts of the trio, who
were ready previous to the meeting
of the Legislature to cut each others
throat. Mr.. Dubois gave out, pre-
vious to the assembling of the Leg
islature, that he had 30 votes solid,
and after the meeting it was ascer-
tanned to dead certainty that he
could only muster IA after much
canvassing, and the Governor (Sen-
ator shoup) only had string on
six. Mr.. Mcconnell could BY hard
work furnish eight for himself and
the combine, us the trio were called.
They did manage to lead up to the
slaughter each one of them with the
number stated, after the various
offices Of the State had been prom
ised and apportioned out 10 each
member, such as United States Dis
trict Judge to three, Marshal 10
four, assay office to five, timber
agent and land inspectors to ahont
six. and the various places that the
government would have TO fill to at
least ten. The agricultural college
was also in the bargain, and county
sites and county divisions were not
left out, and every man was To be
taken care of Dubois and Shoup
We're to pay Hon. W J. Mcconnell
each one his just proportion of the
*27 900 lac had given up to the
sharpers and rustlcrs to bring this
happy millennium about. The con.
sequences have been that the mem
hers who each had been placarded
AS Dubois man, shoup's man and
McConnell's man, and who had the
strings around their necks, were
marched up aud slaughtered for
pay, and when they called at the
captains Office they have been told
10 call again as the goods were not
quite reody for delivery. Later on.
when they called, they have been j.
informed that the ship had foua.
tered at sea and it was more than ,
likely they could not fulfil their !.
promises until 1892. So you see !,
hey have played wild hog on one
mother, each fellow storing away {
or himself the best he could. Mr.. l
laggett having had the majority :
rom the start, il no undue influence i
'ere brought TO bear, could step in L
nd claim his election upon honest. IA