The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-24
CLAGGETT OF IDAHO
Angry Over Fred Dubois Too
Devious Ways.
HE BELIEVES IN A MANLY WAR
The Washington National Bank, Of New York
City, Closes Its Doors-It is Seri-
Gus Failure.

WASHINGTON, March g. Special tele-
gram to The HERALD. i telegraphed you
some days ago that A. NJ. Mcdonald, in a
telegram received by Dubois, asserted that
King and Emery, two members of the
Idaho legislature, offered $500 in his pres
ence to vote for Senator. Claggett de-
nounces the assertion as an infamous lie
The story, he says, was put in circulation
by Dubois, who Immediately went to Cuba.
I'm justice to two honorable men, 1 will
state,'' said he, "that Martin King and
George w. Emery, were both members
from south Idaho counties. Both made
their canvass before the people on the
basis of the Republican platform, pledging
equal representation in the Senate of north
and south Idaho; both strongly favored my
election, as the north Idaho Senator
from long before the legislature met
until was elected in February last. King
favored Dubois as the southern Senator
ana in December voted for me as the north
Idaho man against Shoup and Mcconnell.
Emery voted for Shoup as the south Idaho
Senator and voted for me as the north
Idaho, as against both Mcconnell and Du-
bols. Both absolutely refused to go into
the combination TO eject Shoup, Mcconnell
and Dubois in December; both opposed the
entire scheme as wanton and useless vio-
lation of the platform of both parties; both
are men of the highest personal character.
Il happen to have a letter by me, written
by Mr.. King, November 6, more than a
month before the legislature met, in which
he uses this language:
Regarding the senatorial business. / am
a staunch supporter of the north Idaho
plank in our platform. l think it is ruinous
TO the party's welfare to make pledges and
not live up to them. With best wishes for
your success, this winter, 1 remain, etc.,
etc =
''Mr. Emery in December refused to meet
in conference with Governor Thoup's
friends after he found that Shoup and
Dubois had combined to violate the party,s
platform. The votes of both, as herein
stated, are shown by the journal entries
Of the proceedings in the joint assembly.
Mcdonald, when he sent his telegram.
evidently did not know anything about the
relation of those two gentlemen to the sena-
torial question, when he would nave
selected some one else as the victim of his
pen. The fact is" continued MIR. Claggett.
THAT / think all this kind of warfare is
unseemly, unjust and cowardIy If Mr..
Dubois wants TO inquire into all the cir
cumstances Of my election, shall be glad
to have him do so. 1t will then be inter
esting to inquire into the circumstances of
his own. Let him make his charges in a
responsible way to the Senate if he has any
to make, instead of putting in circula-
ton these canards of one kind or
another. The whole question should be left
to the Senate, to which the contest has
been referred, and not made bone of con-
tention among Republicans in Idaho or
elsewhere. l am not begging for a seat in
the Senate If Mr.. Dubois is entitled to if.
do not want it any more than | want his
pocketboek, or anything else that is his. If
he will persist in this kind of Parthian
warfare, however, l will see to it that If
shall not be permitted to cover I'D his
treachery to the Republican party and
platform. 1t is in fact this kind of warfare
which has determined the Idaho Republi-
cans to put an end to all such methods at
home"