Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-04-28
DUBOIS AND CLA0ETr.
C0rrespendepee Between Them Relative
! e the ncD0nxld Statement.

Correspondence Between Them Relative
to the AcDonsld Statement.
Tho contest between Dubois and
Clagett for the United States S-nstor-
ship promises to be . very interesting
one. In order that the readers OF the
TIMES may be fully informed OF the
varying changes Of this struggle, tho
subjoined letter taken from the Idaho
News is given space in our columns.
CIag.tt's reply will appear tomorrow:
WASHINGTON, d. e.,
April IL, 1891.
Hon. W. 4. clasett Washington D. O.:
oir-On my return from the Ber-
muds's | was shown published utter.
view with you in the Washington
Daily Post of March 23rd. Prefa>
tory to your interview the Post cor>
respondent say.: "A. NJ. McDo".Id
in u Telegram received ny Mr.. Dubois,
ass- rted tina, he would swear thu,
King aud Emory, two members Of the
Idaho Legislature, were offered $500
in his prrssnce to vote for Clag. It for
Senator"
You say. - special from Washing
to" to the Chicago News of March
18Th, shows that Mr.. Dubois caused it
the story abnut King aud tmor> to
be put it, circulation. do not won.
der that h~ went to Cuba immr diately
after doing So"
From the above premises you are
interview d. and assuming that your
premises are correct, you ins,nuate
that my conduct, politically, will not
admit OF investigation.
"lhe fact is," you sav in your il.
terview, "that l think all this kind #
warfare is unseemIy, unjust and
cowardly"
My Dear Mr.. CIagett, I desire tn
state to you in whiting that | never
received q telegram, LITTER or com.
mu"icati"n Of any KIND from Mr.. Mo-
Donald, on ary subject, since the
meeting Of The Legislature ia I,rcem.
her last. did not know that this
story was published IN the Chicago
News or any other Eastern paper. l
never spoke t. TIE News correspond.
e"t or any other correspondent about
it., nor was /, in any manner,
directly or indirectly responsible for
its publication.
| FIRST saw i, in the Salt Lake Trih.
unr. day or two before left.
have since seen it IN nearly every
Idaho pap.r.
| know nothing about the facts.
For myself, YOU have no right t" put
me III the see ming attitude of making
such a serious charge against Nj.
King or Mr.. Emory who, 10 far as !
know, are honorable gentlemen.
l wish to aid further. SO that there
may be no misunderstanding about
my position or actions, that | hav.
never paid the slightest attention to
the method, m-ans, or manner Of your
election, So tar as cri,icizing It or
causing it to be criticized through the
press is concerned. | WAS either
L. gally elected United States Sena
tor for 1dah for SIX wears, commence
ing March 4th last, or WAS not The
Srnate will decide that question and
that question only.
] cannot see how the party, tie
State, yourself or m, IL can be bene
flied hy q personal controversy, nor
can ser how it will affect the law
and precedent as to my title to q sea,
in the Senate.
l regret very much that you seem
10 regard the subject Of the Idaho
S-natorship rs u personal matter.
l agree with your sentiment that
'all of this kind Of warfare l, unseen
", unjust and cowsrdly" aud mas
much AS in most uns--,nly, unjust,
and, | being absent nigh. b. par
do"ed for saying, cowArdly manner.
you attribute actions to me without
having the slightest foundation for 10
ioing, and from your assumptions at
tack me. am entitled, aud do ask
most respectfully, yet most firmly,
that you either acknowledge that you
we're mistaken or give some authority
Tor your staten. nj.
am, very truly yours,
E'pun ~ n,,po,o