The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-17
WILLING TO CAUCUS
Senator Shoup Replies to Con-
gresham Sweet.
THE LINES ARE TIGHTENING
Both Aspirants for Senatorial Hopors
Are Making Preparation fora
Brisk Battle.

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 I'm
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 adj
herring to the caucus rule, may insist on
deferrlng 1t until after there has been
lining up on joint ballot. Last Sun
day Sweet submitted a proposition to
Shoup to refer the matter to a 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. l have to say that 1t Is well
known that l favor the settlement of
our contest In caucus and that L will
abide by the decision. / do not, how
ever. presume to dictate to any of the
republican members Of the Legislature
AS to the date of holding such a caucus
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE l.. SHOUP."
Today Sweet called his men together
and submitted a call for signatures for
a caucus in the han 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 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
10 state for publication who Is your first
choice and who your second choice for
senator: If So who?" The answers We're
as follows
Senate-Cunningham 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
the result of caucus. Dewey. no.
Myer, Sweet. no second choice Smith,
Sweet. second choice Shoup. Golden,
Shoup first and last. Browne asked to
be excused. Robertson will abide by
the result of caucus.
House-Daly and Wyman, Shoup first
and last. cowden. Hepburn, no second
choice. Brown. Shoup. no second choice.
Johnson. no. N II. Young Sweet, not
willing to state second choice. Glenn,
Shoup first choice. Clark no. Cozler.
Hepburn first and last. Hunt, not seen.
Walker no. Smith, no. Rowton, first
Sweet second Shoup. Thompson, no.
Crane. Sweet. Gamble, Sweet, do not
care to name second. Henry, Sweet.
has not made second choice. Baxter and
Monroe, no. Elder and Vance, Shoup
first and last. Bennett, Sweet first,
Shoup second. Thomas. Sweet, has not
decided on a second. Fletcher, Shoup
first and last.
Recapitulation-Sho first choice
II. second choice 2; Sweet, first choice
10, second choice 0; Hepburn, first choice
2; no choice expressed, II.
GAMBLE IS HOSTILE.
AS result of stormy interview to-
day between Judge Sweet and Repre-
sentative Gamble, of his home county
the latter tonight sent the following
letter to Sweet:
when l called on you today in re-
Spouse to your note of invitation. you
Informed me that you desired me to 60
into caucus for the nomination of
United States senator. and to sign a
request asking that said caucus be
held at an early date. l frankly stated
to you that knowing nothing Of polite
al schemes, l did not wish to be en-
tangled In anything that might be re-
garded as of doubtful character. and
that said caucus was not only opposed
to my conscientious view, but was not
embraced in the instructions given me
by the convention which nominated me
for representative of Latah county. !
emphatically stated to YOU that | was
ready to vote for you In open legsla-
ture so long as you were a candidate
You told me among other things that
you did not want my vote, and this sen
timent you reiterated in terms much
more forcible than elegant. In view
OF this, l believe l am justified i'm con-
sidering myself released from any real
or supposed obligation which might
have heretofore rested upon me TO suIS-
port you for the office to which you
aspire. Is this your understanding of
the case? Please reply"