Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-19
Senator Shoup Replies to Con-
gresham Sweet.
THE LINES ARE TIGHTENING
Both Aspirants for Senatorial Honars
Are Making Preparations Eor =
brisk Battle.

botSe, Jan s.-tHe senatorial Sttua-
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 op-
position wants 70 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 Ia a joint caucus of the
republican members of the Legislature
TO be composed OF 2s or more members
and that we agree TO abide by their de-
cision. have to say that Il Is well
known that l favor the settlement Of
our contest In caucus and that / 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 can for signatures for
caucus IN the hall OF the house to-
morrow evening. Nineteen signatures
We're obtained. as follows: Senators
Robertson. Parkinson. Rounds, Myer.
Day and Smith Representatives
Young Clark Hunt. Walker Rawson.
Smith Frhnppngnp
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
to state for publication who Is your first
choice and who your second choice for
senator II 50, whos" The answers were
as follows.
Senate-Cnnnlngham and BierboWer.
Shoup first and last. Parkinson, Sweet
first ana last. Day viii abide by the re-
suit OF 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
ia" result Of a caucus
House-Baly and Wyman. Shoup first
and last Cowdnn. Heyhurn. no second
choice Brown. Shoup, mo- second choice
Johnson. no. " 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. Shonp
first and last. Bennett. Sweet first.
Shonp second. Thomas. Sweet. has not
decided on second. Fletcher. Shoup
first ana last.
Recapitulation Shoup. first choice
II. second choice .: Sweet. first choice
., M choice expressed. a.
GAMBLE Is HOSTILE.
As result of a 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 ! called on You today in re-
sponse 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. frankly stated
to you that knowing nothing OF polite
al schemes. | 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
Ia my conscientious view, but was not
embraced In the instructions given me
by the convention which nominated me
for representative OF I4atah county. I
stated To you that | was
ready 10 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
u this, believe am justified In con,
myself released from any real
or supposed obligation which might
have heretofore rested upon me TO sup
port you for the Office 10 which you
aspire. Is this your understanding of
the case? Please reply"