New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
HARD WORK FOR M'KINLEY
SENATOR sHOUP HAS AN INTERESTING
STORY TO TELL.
rgrcKMATING ATTEMPTS OF THE SILVER BoLI-
ERs TO BREAK UP THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
IN IDAHO - ENCOURAGING REPORTS
BROrGHT TO CHICAGO
HEADQUARTERS.

HEADQUARTERS
ch,c.go Aue I-General Powell Clayton Of Ar
kansas who is q member OF the Republican Ma
! ,,,rsl rxec,,iva Committee attached to the New
yo-k hea eouarters called at National headquarters
here to-day with United Statea Senator shoup. OF
1sabo TIE Idaho Senator, who refused TO bolt.
will remain here unfit Monday, when he returns
bon,4 TO renew his fight tor Mckinley and the or
ranization Of the Republican party IN his State.
Fx-Governor Thomas A Osborn o. Topeka Man,
,yss also a visitor al headquarters or his way
20 New-York.
General Clal-or reported a growing gold sena-
men, among the Arkansas Democrats and said he
expected to three four Congress districts IN
lis State go Republican a result % the Demo
cratic revolt against free silver.
Senator Shoup had Interesting story to tell
about the situation IN Idaho resulting from the bolt
lie said: The boilers, led by Senator Dubois and
ahetted by Mart Pattrie. chairman Of the State
Committee. and the secretary. making desper
ate and questionable efforts break up the Repub
lcan party in Idaho. and they have boasted in cir
cula letters every part OF the State that they
will control the State Convention. A majority of
the State Committee. eleven OF the twenty-onc
members, petitioned Chairman Pattrie to convene
the committee August g. to fix the qualification OF
the Presidential electors TO fill two vacancies on the
committee and TO fix the qualification Of voters at
the primaries. The chairman complied with the
petition but changed the date to August g. which
Is the day fixed for holding the primaries through
out the State
Il propose hat straight Republican conventions
county and State shall. be held The boilers propose
10 allow Democrats and Populists TO vote at the
primaries and 10 choose Presidential electors. 50
rat Mckinley canno; get Idaho's vote. Chairma 4
Pattrie mas assumed 10 call the State Convention AU-
gust IS and tho Couaty Convention August Is. / am
gong 10 that the boilers and Their crowd do not
coniro tho S;aic Convention. | have opened head
Quarters In Bose CRY. distributed literature and let
urs among INC Republicans OF the Stat, and my
work is bearing fruit Before issuing each address
! organized Mckinley clubs in every city, and the
one IN Boise City has 400 members ! am confident
thai the peop.e Of my State If given fair chance.
will give "a majority for inc Mckinley electors. be
AtTe the whole Scandinavian vote VIII go win Us
The boilers planning TO elect new Legislature
witch VII send Dubois 10 the Senate FOR another
term January. There are sound money Delno-
cats in Idaho. too. who intend 10 vote for Mckin-
ley"
Governor Osborn said that the situation In
Kansas looked better every day for The Repub-
hcans There WAS a trong drift toward Mckinley,
and he satisfied that tho party would not lose
any Republican votes account of the silver issue
b1t would gain from the Democrats VINO re-
pa1iated :hc Chicago platform