Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-26
The Senatorial Contest.

A Washington dispatch has the fol-
loving to say, regarding the coming
Idaho senatorial contest: "When Du-
bois bolted the republican party at st.
Louis he expected to be able to take
his place at the head of a silver organ
ization in Idaho that would stand
aloof from all the old parties in the
state, and practically absorb all the
free silver votes. But the democratic
aud populist leaders in the state did
not like Senator Dubois for past pOlit-
zeal reasons, too numerous to mention,
and brought about fusion which left
out Dubois and his followers altogether
Dubois appealed to the national com
mittee of the two parties to straighten
things out for HIM, and did succeed in
having an agent sent out there to fix
thing, up, but he accomplished very
little. The answer of the fusiOnists
was that they had fixed things SO that
Bryan would certainly carry the
st ate, and they had TO time to look
out for boiling republicans with whom
self-interest appeared to be paramount.
The result was IA division of the silver
forces on state issues. Dubois has a
considerable following in the new leg
lslature, but not enough to elect him
unless he can get the votes of a score
or more Of democrats and pOpu!ists.
His principal hope ofsuccess lies in the
fact that neither the democrats nor the
populists have any good, strong man
whom they can put up to succeed him.
George Williams, of Atlana, a prom
inent Idaho populst, visited in Boise
City last week, promoting his candida
cy for the senate. In answer to the
question, ''Do you believe Ciagett will
be elected" he said: "No, l do not.
He will get number Of fpoDulist votes
in caucus, but he will not be the final
choice, and l will oppose him. We
have plenty of good timber in the pop
uslst party aud the democrats should
have no difficulty in making selec-
ton. Mr.. Nelson, Of Latah county,
and Texas Angel, of HALEY, are open
candidates, and there will be plenty
more before the legislature convenes. 4"
/ le Pocatelo Tribune, an enth usias-
tic Dubois supporter sums up the situa-
tIon as follows:
The most interesting question in
Idaho politics just now is who will be
The next U. s. senator from Idaho.
lhere Will be in the next legislature 2S
silver Republicans, Al Peoples Demo-
Gratis and Republican. The p ,ples-
Democratic members, we believe, con-
slst OF about 13 Democrats and % Pop
ulists.
The y Silver Republicans will vote
lor Fred Il. Dubois for U. S. senator.
BESIDES this there is one Popul,st who
was elected on the strength of the fact
'hat he was for Dubois. Three Demo-
cra's Oh the Peoples Democratic ticket
were endorsed by the Silver Rppubli-
cans on the strength of statements
'"at they We're for Dubois. This
would seem to indicate that on first
oa''ot Dubois would have ut least so
out of the 20 votes.
lie lone Mckinley Republican
vii, probably vote for w. b. Hepburn
,o' u >. senator at the outset This
''''e member is FRANK Fem. We do
"o' KNOW his personal inclinations, but
VIC oo KNOW that personally he ought
" "e friendly 20 Dubois. Two years
ago. DUBOIS friends urged him for the
"''i''na'lon of governor against Nc
oohhel and would have nominated
..'n II he had not himself weakened