The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-14

Boise, JAM 13.-ISpecial.]- 1.-The third
legislative assembly Of the great state
Of Idaho has undergone five days ses-
sion in actual working time, and but
3ittle has yet developed outside of the
senatorial contest.
And it is a contest in all that the
word implies
Looking upon both sides fairly and
dispassionately. and weighing. the evil
dence from non-partisan view, we
find that claims made by Senator
Shoup's adherents in the outset have
in no way been verified and they have
been compelled to change tactics. At
first they signified a willingness tosfix
all differences up in Republican ranks
by going into caucus. Sweets adher-
ents met this view promptly: then it
was learned the other side would not
come 10 time. Sweet needs twenty
eight of the Republican members to
elect and nineteen to nominate in
caneus.
On last Thursday evening Sweets
: generals issued a summons to line up
on the caucus plan, and while it was
end is conceded by the best informed
men on the scene that the number
who signed the call did not develop
his full strength, yet nineteen of them
! ATTENDED. Again on Friday night the
same nineteen lined up and will again
meet on Monday night. Shoup men
claimed that the others could not get
nineteen to attend that Sweet caucus.
on the day following they contended
shat the same nineteen would not be
found there the next time. In both
cases they made grievous mistakes, as
Sweets forces TO that number were
ehere, with some reserve power behind
that cannot he precisely. estimated in
SShis hour. The facts are plain and
open to inspection so far as Shoup's
VrCes are concerned, ON waiting lines
Ms their only hope.
~ Are Working Hard.
soups generals have been and are
Ihe Z out for his friends of all polit-
- i AIDES TO come in and assist in
- 'derculean task; there are. others
n - come of their own accord-the
gpress is being used in some instances
49, giving out points that are favor
sole TO Shoup interests, the While
p V~7et pointers are shaded and are
" withheld-this by a Republi-
"a ess.
Much strategy is being used, and
u ccessful to some end, by Shoup
.-ces prevailing upon Sweet members
. are openly for Sweet to refrain
BIN Joining the nineteen in caucus.
u One thtng that augurs much for
7sWeet is the fact that he has the party
behind him. as is evidenced by having
-3uch generals as Mart Patrie, chairman
of the state central committee; Jules
Bassett, secretary, Dan Lockwood and
4 other Republican leaders, who waged
Land won a. signal victory on Sweet
lines-a point that speaks right out in
t'hese troublous times. 1t will be re
membered that the Republicans lost
heavily in some districts in order TO
save the legislature, and it was
preached and known all through that
st was for the purpose Of sending Viii
lis Sweet to the Senate. 1t may not
be amiss at this time to say that
some dark horse will yet prove more
formidabl to Sweet than does Shoup
now, and of this type there are more
than one. Your correspondent is in
formed on what is termed reliable ALL
clority that Governor Mcconnell has
given two members to understand that
unless they vote a certain way he will
veto all bills by them. Suffice It to say
he is not for Sweet.
Again. State Treasurer Bunting may
teach Idaho Republicans that he is
head and shoulders above their lead
ers in political tact and shrewdneSs. q,
very necessary qualification in this Re
publican family row.
Conservative Republican leaders
would like to see the matter settled in
the party household, well knowing that
81 II goes to open, convention the Pop
ulisJS and the one unterrified Demo-
crat Will have dead coolies" of fun of
Termillion hue.
Where Bunting Stands.
State Treasurer Bunting is seeming |
y for Shoup-he gives it out that way, |
hut if it should develop that in the
end he is Stacking" the cards for
himself, wouldn't there be a thunder
clap? If ii should develop. that all the
while he mas been figuring on how |
snany of the straight Republican votes !
he could have delivered for re- |
signing the job Of state treas !
urer and then, if the play should |
come Up just right, RIDE into the |
Senate of the United States aStride |
OF the family roW-Wouldn't there be !
another Tl3pndeTclap? Treasurer Bunt- |
ing OF course. saws he wouldn't take |
? job IN the United States Senate II |
the 81 members should unanimously |
come forward and tender it TO him on |
~ silver saiver Mr. Bunting is an !
honorable man. as IS Senator Shoup, |
and II the laTteT's case there are hun |
oredS Of staunch Republicans all over |
the state now claiming that he was |
guilty Of just such utteTance, but later !
he changed it to suit the times.
NcCOnncn SparrinG.
Governor Mcconnell is STARRING in |
the ring, awaiting opportunity TO get |
in body blow on Sweets forces. He
IS first, last, and all the time for
'tM'c"--tllen for Shoup. There is not |
a little comment given The fact tlat |
the Statesman has steadfasuy refused
to give q line editorially 10 the SEM