Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-18
WILLING TO CAU; Us.
senator Shoup Replies to tho Letter Of
Congressman sweet.

Congressman sweet.
Boise Jan. 9.-The senatorial situa-
ton shows no change. though the lines
are being drawn more closely Myer
and Young of Boise county are now in
the Sweet column and Dewey of Owyhee
in the Shoup. Interest centers entirely
around the caucus question. Sweet is
pushing for an early caucus. The OPP
position wants to delay and while ad-
herring to the caucus rule, may insist on
deferring IL until after there has been
a lining up on joint ballot. Last Sun
day Sweet submitted proposition to /
Shoup to refer the matter to caucus. |
Shoup's reply. delivered today. Is as
follows:
Hon willis Sweet, Boise Idaho: Re
plying to your proposition to submit !
our candidacy for the position of United |
States senator to a joint caucus OF the
republican members of the Legislature,
to be composed of rs or more members,
and that we agree to abide by their de-
cision, / have to say that 1t is well
! known that l favor the settlement OF
! our contest in caucus and that l VIII
/ abide by the decision. l do not how
ever. presume to dictate to any of the
| republican members of the Legislature
as to the date of holding such caucus.
| Yours respectfully,
GEORGE l.. SHOUP."
Today Sweet called his men together
and submitted call for signatures for
caucus in the hall of the house to-
morrow evening. Nineteen signatures
were obtained, as follows: Senators
| Robertson. Parkinson, Rounds, Myer,
Day and Smith Representatives
Young, Clark, Hunt. Walker, Rawson,
Smith, Thompson, Crane, Henry, Mon
roe, Thomas, Verbeck and Bennett.
There was an interesting scene when
Mr. Gamble was asked to sign the call.
He plainly told Mr.. Sweet that he would
not go into caucus and there was some
lively talk following. Senator Browne
also declined to sign
POLL OF MEMBERS.
The Statesman made a poll of the re-
publican members of the Legislature on
the subject and though many men
whose position is well known did not
express choice the result is interesting
in some features The question was
asked each republican; Are you going
! to sta tie for publication who is your first
choice and who your second choice for
senator; if So who?' The answers We're
as follows:
Senate-Cunningha and Bierbower,
Shoup first and last. Parkinson, Sweet
first and last. Day will abide by the re-
suit of a caucus. Rounds will abide by
W
Myer. Sweet, no second choice. Smith
Sweet. second choice Shoup. Golden
: Shoup first and last. Browne asked to
. be excused. Robertson will abide by
r | the result of caucus.
House-Daly and Wyman. Shoup frs
and last. Cowden, Hepburn no SECOND
? choice. Brown. Shoup. no second choice
1 Johnson. no. n. II. Young, Sweet no
willing to state second choice. Glenn
t Shoup first choice. Clark, no. CoZier
Hepburn first and last. Hunt, not seen
Walker. no Smith, no. Rowton, frs
Sweet. second Shoup. Thompson, no
Crane. Sweet Gamble, Sweet, do no
care to name second. Henry, Sweet
;. has not made second choice. Baxter AM
;, Monroe. no. Elder and Vance, Shoul
y first and last Bennett. Sweet first
:, Shoup second. Thomas Sweet. has no
decided ON second. Fletcher, Shou
, first and last
:. Recapitulat ion-Shoup, first choic
II. second choice .; Sweet, first choic
10. second choice o: Heybu first choic
>; no choice expressed. IA
GAMBLE is HOSTILE.
- AS a result of a stormy interview tC
day between Judge Sweet and Repre-
IN sentative Gamble. of his home count,
IN the latter tonight sent the followin
is letter TO sweet.
al when | called on you today in +,
r. Spouse to your note of invitation, yo
AZ informed me that you desired me to &
ma into caucus for the nomination
81 United States senator. and to sign
on request asking that said caucus |
ed held at an early date. l frankly state
all to you that knowing nothing of polite
MT ! al schemes, | did not wish to be ei
40 tangled in anything that might be r
of garded as of doubtful character. al
ar- that said caucus was not only oppose
l. to my conscientious view, but was m
ng embraced in the instructions given n
mt by the convention which nominated n
of for representative of I.atah county.
"a emphatically stated to you that | W;
ISIS ready to vote for you in open legisl
m ture so long as you were - candidat
ID / You told me among other things tn
ev you did not want my vote, and this Sc
rk timent you reiterated in terms mu,
or more forcible than elegant. In vie
nj of this. | believe l am justified in co
es, sidering myself released from any re
las or supposed obligation which mig
have heretofore rested upon me to su
red port you for the office to which "
of aspire. Is this your understanding
lg- the case? Please reply"
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