Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-08-13
Republican Address.
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Conspiracy Thwarted.
Manner In Which Defeat was Visited Upou
the Scheme to Deliver the Party
to the Enemy.

The Republican state central conl-
'uittee has issued the following:
An address to the Republicans OF
Idaho: Events of such an extraordi-
nary character have recently happened
within the Republican party. that it
seems eminentIy proper to address you
at this time with view to setting
forth clearly aud truthfully the causes
which impelled and the motives which
actuated your state committee IN con-
ncction with these recent occurrences.
Long anterior to the late national
| conventions a comb nation was formed
which has properly been denominated
1.-The Senatorial Conspiracy" 1t was
an agreement among Il number of sen
ators, notably Henry Teller, Of Color
ado, Lee Mantle, Of Montana, and
Fred 4. Dubois, of Idaho, to exert all
| their strength and influence in au at :
tempt to control the political express
sion Of their respective states and dc
tate tr what national organization the
electoral vote should he given. In
pursuance of that conspiracy Senator
Dubois elected to transfer the Kepub.
lican electoral vote of Idaho to MIR.
Bryan, the presidential nominee Of the
Democratic party, aud In this remark
able proposition was supported by emf.
nens gentlemen who profess to be
Republicans. In evidence of the FEAST
bility Of this traitorous scheme 1t was
publicly and boldly proclaimed that
they had complete control of the Re-
publican party machinery, that they
would control the Republican state
convention, and that no Republican
or Mckinley elector should I've placed
Oh the Republican ticket This senti.
ment and threat was scattered broud.
cast over the state, yet those men
loudly and brazenly proclaimed thei,
Republicanism and set up In extenu
alton of their extraordinary proceed
ings their great and abiding love fol
the free and unlimited coinage If sill.
yer. Notwithstanding his direct and
most tiagrant Intention Of disfranchis,
ing every loyal Republican In the state
they have persis'en,ly claimed thu
ri9h, of recognition as Republicans
and insisted on managing the affair,
of the party.
1t having come to the knowledge @
your committee that Mr.. Mart Patris
chairman Of the committee, was In nc
tive sympathy with Senator DUBOIS
and other betrayers OF the party,
meeting of the state central committe,
was deemed imperatively necessary il
order that the integrity of the Repub
lican party in Idaho might he main
tained.
Whereupon, n majority Of your com
mittee requested the chairman to cal
II meeting for the purpose of consider
ing matters pertaining to the we;far'
Of the party, and In pursuance theren
IA meeting was held at Boise City, Sat
urday. Aug. :. 1876. Upon assembling
the first business presented for the con
l-idcration of the committee was tn
filling of vacancies. And, II appear
ing that II vacancy existed in Bois
county through death, the committe,
was about to proceed regularly to i'll
the sanie, wien it wa, discovered tina
the Chairman, Mr.. Patrie, had pre-
sumptuously aud unlawfully arrogate,
tn himself TIA" power 90 iii vacaiirie-
Ia this instance, ~ the mere recon,
mendatiou OF The county committee q
Boise county, he had placed on IN
roll uf membership If the state com
mittec the name of Mr.. Workmu,
Your committee did not base It. oi
iections to this proceeding wholly q
the gro nd of irregularity, but largel
and principally ~. the ground tina
Mr. Workman wa~ An avowed an
open supporter the Democratic Po,
uIis, nominee for president, and ther,
fore could not honorably or with saiet
, /
,, committee. Your committee therefor
protested to the proceeding and d,
manded that as the committee ";
then in session the name of Mr.. Worl
man be submitted for It's consideration
, This the chairman positively and r.
peatediy refused to do. Every appe
of your committee to the chair in tn
case was totally disregarded, and Il
chairman persisted in regarding NJ
| Workman AS member of the sia
q central committee. \ direct motto
o being made to test the legality of NJ
f. Workman's title, the chairman refu,.
to put it, and it devolved upon met