The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-01-19
THE LINES ARE TIGHTENING
Both Aspirants for Senatorial HoDors
Are Making Prepare tons for
Brisk Battle.

TIE OWctl COluiID ana dewey Oh OWYnee
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 it until after there has been
a 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 it is well
known that 1 favor the settlement of
our contest in caucus and that l will
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 a 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 state for publication who is your first
| choice and who your second choice for
senator; if so, who?" The answers were
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 a 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 a 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. Cozier,
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-Shou first choice
II, second choice 2; Sweet, first choice
10, second choice 0; Hepburn, first choice
2; no choice expressed, IA.
GAMBLE is HOSTILE.
AS a result of a stormy interview to-
day between Judge Sweet and Repre-
sentative Gamble, of his home county,
the ldllef tonight sent the IOllOWlnS
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 go
into caucus for the nomination of
United States senator, and to sign a
request asking that said caucus be
held at an early date. 1 frankly stated
to you that knowing nothing of polite
| al schemes / did NOT wish IN he on
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. l
emphatically stated to you that l was
ready to vote for you in open legisla-
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, I believe I am justified in con-
sidering myself released from any real
or supposed obligation which might
have heretofore rested upon me to sup
port you for the office to which you
aspire. Is this your understanding of
the case? Please reply"
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.