The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-21
GUESS WORK
UP TO DATE.
Idaho Senatorial Contest Is
Yet Mighty Inter
esting.
ALL ARE BEING DOOMED.
EACH CANDIDATE SEEMS Sc
RENELY CONFIDENT.
ALL ARE BEING DOOMED
Governor Mcconnell Said to Be TAX
ing Most Active and Decided IN
terest-A Dark Horse Among the
Probabilities, Although Neither
shoup's or Sweets Friends Arc
Willing to Concede 1t.
special to The Herald. ]

Boise City, Jan. 20, 1S95.-It is a day
of rest in the capital city of Idaho
Sabbath bells are for the second time
since the legislative assembly of
this great commonwealth convened,
ringing out glad summons to all who
win-the greater number will
Many Of the august and God-fearing
solons are even now vending their way
to the different houses OF worship
More Of them are grouped about the
Capital hotel, all intent on discussing
the question of the hour, j. e., sena-
torial. Other states have had exciting
times on like propositions within the
past few days, and on this Idaho is in
no way behind. She is not alone we'll
up in front in national interest-she has
forged ahead-the situation is unique.
Two great men within their party are
struggling for supremacy, and at this
writing the statesman or politician
who could call the turn, would indeed
be a prophet-a welcome one. One can
hear all sorts of representations. One
group will agree that Sweet will be
elected, another that it will be Shoup,
While still another Will contend that
| neither will be elected-a dark horse
will be the first under the wire. After
one has listened to all this and sought
| if he wishes to 'be at adj clear, ne will
admit that they all know. as much
about it as does he and that is-noth-
ing! After the bail is over" they will
all tell you that they knew just Flow
it was going TO come out. Oh, yes, they
knew it all the time But the astuta
and observant reader will opine that
they didn't.
| "WHy Me"
Shoup men are found now. ardent
supporters on the outside. who claim
that neither Sweet nor Shoup viii be-
elected; chat some one else will wear
1.-THE senatorial toga. It may be the
WHY Me- for instance. The governor
said to your correspondent yesterday
1T appears now that the contest snay
result in neither Sweet nor Shoup be
ing elected. 1t may be long drawn,
then a new man Zoe taken up as q, COM
PROMISE Saying which, the governor
looked childltke and bland, though [
| hCIIly OCIICb GU 1IG w ILlbGOli HIS OIL eye
at me. The governor is nothing if not
smooth, and he is fully alive to- the
Situation.
The vote taken yesterday was "a light
one-only 46 'bEng cast. Four of the
members had paired, Parkinson with
| Bierbower, and Cunningham with De
voy, two against two for Sweet and
Shoup respectively. -Four other mem
bers were absent.
No session would have been held
Saturday, were it not that the Jaw
says that for every day of the fegis-
lative term, until a senator is elected,
joint balloting shall go on. II dddn t
appear that the attempt to split
these six members from southeastern
Idaho that joined the '19" for Sweet
will be successful. They evidently be
lieve that it will stand that part of
Idaho we'll in hand to go solid, the same
: as other members are doing, in sena-
torial interests.
News Notes.
Representative Neill heads the POpu-
lists in the house, and but little goes
on that escapes him.
President Borrower, of the senate
makes a strict presiding officer, but he
is a just one in his rulings.
r. Davis of the Caldwell Argus
drops over quite regularly to take q
: hand in the senatorial fight
In joint session Observation-Disclosures
T Mills is allowed to sit up beside Speak
er Cozier, on his right-that's all.
Speaker Cozier was little bit trem
ulous at first, but that feeling is gone
g and he makes a good presiding officer
ISL Eccles and Superintendent Cal
win were in the capital Friday and Sat
urday, and returned home last evening
s Ernest Brammell, editor of the Ere
i mont County Gazette, has come 1Ip t.
, look upon the gaieties of legislative life
Captain" Wells makes an able AM
V efficient secretary of the senate anc
t his genial and accomplished air make
e every one his friend.
A notable feature of this Legislative
\ assembly is the great number of ladie
q in attendance. They crowd in NOR
$ densely about the noon hour, it is no
ticed.
Davis, the ''lone Democrat in tn
house, is conscious Of the fact that n
n represents the Democratic party, an
!, is doing fairly well considering that h
o has a heavy load to bear these times.
LultOI 4HUurS, OI Vne lud0O f1erd-G
e has gone home, and says that som
n little things there need his attention
t He may have TO commence a local
e finish fight if some public officials hav
Z, gone wrong in his absence.
i The Evening Mail, published here. i
arranging to get the afternoon pres
dispatches, and will thus add to its eS
celfency in a degree Characteristic q
Y push and energy on the part of it's ed
;. itor. Mr. Shepherd.
Henry from the north, is fear.es.
:, He 1t was who fought the woman sui
q f1,age resolution so valiantly, and a
Il the final moment the sergeant-at-arm
/ had to go after and arrest him. An
S he wasn't afraid to come.
d Hon. George Chaplin. editor of tn
n Idaho Falls Times, is billed to com
e and stay a few weeks at the capita
: and having been a. member of the tel
e ritorial legislature. Will find friend
If awaiting him.
L idaho Falls wants the Agriculture
s college-wanIs it bad. It's chances al
7. conceded to be fairly good, inas1nuc