The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-10-08
CLOSE CALL FOR IDAHO
VOTERS JUST ESCAPED BEING
DIsFRANCHISED.
State Secretary Garrett Gave In mt
the Last Moment and Ger
tined the Tickets.

Boise. oct. 4.-The feverish intensity
reached in political circles yesterday has
not yet subsidized. 'That deep-rooted
conspiracy existed to disfranchise $1,000
Bryan voters, and thus give the state to
Mckinley, and that the diaboical plot
came near succeeding, is evidenced by the
following official document:
= Department of State, Boise. Oct. 2.
lSe6.-Messrs. W. e. Borah, Boise. Idaho;
James F. Gwynn, Caldwell. Idaho
Gentlemen: You are hereby notified that
| am advised and believe that the ticket
filed In my office under the name OF "the
silver republican ticket is not ticket
that was nominated in a manner provid-
ed by law. and that 1t is not my duty.
and that l have no right as secretary of
state to certify said ticket to the various
county auditors of the state. and hereby
notify you of my conclusions in this mat
| ter. that you or any other person inter-
ested may avail yourselves of such rem
| edy as the law may provide. Yours re-
5pectfully' !: w. aARRErr, EFT
| This letter was prepared and mailed to
Mr.. Gwynn at Caldwell Friday night, Mr..
Borah being out stumping the state for
congress. Secretary Garrett had then
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lican ticket or the electors OF the demo-
cratic ticket. The text of the decision
was made public in the morning press,
and the secretary held to his purpose
| until o'clock Saturday afternoon the
last moment when tickets could be legally
| certified. He had been advised to the
course by the gold republican and popu-
list executive committees. Representa-
tions were also made that the democratic
committee would join in attempting Ia
disfranchise the silver republicans. and
this determined his action. He waited
until the last moment, and when the deie-
ocratic committee did not appear, as
| promised, he reversed his decision. but Il
was too late to recall the letter to tn,
above gentlemen.
Intense excitement prevailed through
out the city and the state. Attorney
Stewart and Ruick, for the McKinleyite
, and populists. were using strenuous ef
forts to keep the secretary to his frs
decision Mr.. Ruick. who wants to oc
cupy the chair filled by Senator Dubois
nearly precipitated riot among his nd
, herents by talking of invoking the al
of the federal court. 1t was the certai
knowledge that federal interference her
would influence the election in othe
I states that prevented the committee
| | from taking this dangerous step
Custer County for Dubois.
The pleasing news is just received 2
the silver republican headquarters ths
l Custer county Is unanimous for Duboi
: Even the populist convention indorsc
the silver champion, and instructed tn
= legislative nominees to vote for him fC
n United States senator.
+ r. A. Pierce was nominated for sta
senator and ]. ]. Mccarthy was renou
mated for the house.
Nominations were made for sheri
:, and probate judge, and the rest of Il
ticket left vacant, in hopes that fusic
could be made with the silver republ
cans.
9 Prior to that the populists and dem
II Gratis had failed to fuse. However, Il
u silver republicans have made arrang
a ments to combine with the democrats
d Still more gratifying is the news fro
:" Bear Lake county. which partakes Z
IL most of comedy. That the democrat
when their conference committee m'
: offered the populists the office only
W coroner Is taken by the friends OF {
'e latter here as meant as an insult, a.
- they fully justify the course of the po
- ulists In putting up straight ticket.
~ y The temper of the populists here
= reflected by a prominent member, wi
,' In speaking OF the silver republican tic
- ct, said: I'VE Will do you up. ev
40 Steunenberg too"