The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-15

Tho Republican state central com.
mittee has issued the following:
Address to the Republicans of Ida
no: Events of such an extraordinary
character have recently happened with
in the Republican party, that it seems
eminently proper to address you at
this time with view to setting forth
clearly and truthfalIy the causes which
impelled and the motives which actu-
ated your state committee in connec-
ton with these recent occurrences.
Long anterior to the late national
conventions combination was formed
which has properly been denominated
"The Senatorial Conspiracy" 1t was
an agreement among a number of sen.
ators, notably Henry Teller, Of Colora-
do; Lee Mantle, Of Montana, and Fred
7. Dubois, of Idaho, to exert all their
strength and influence in an attempt
to control the political expression of
their respective states and dictate to-
what national organization the, elector.
al vote thereof should be given. In
pursuance of that conspiracy Senator
Dubois elected to transfer the Republic
can electoral vote of Idaho to Mr.. Bry-
an, the presidential nominee of the
Democratic party, and in his remark
able proposition was supported by emil
nent men who profess to be Republi-
cans. In evidence of the feasibility of
this traitorous scheme it was publicly
and boldly proclaimed that they had
complete control of the Republican
party machinery, that they would con-
troll the Republican state convention,
and that no Republican or Mckinley
elector should be placed on the Repub-
lican ticket. This sentiment and threat
was scattered broadcast over the state,
yet those men loudly and braZenly pro-
claimed their Republicanism and set
up in extenuation of their extraordin
airy proceedings their great abiding
love for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. Notwithstanding this direct
and most fragrant intention of disfran-
chising every loyal Republican in the
state, they have persistently claimed
the right of recognition as Republi-
cans, and insisted on managing the af
fairs of the party.
1t having come to the knowledge of
your committee that Mr. Mart Patrle,
chairman of the committee, was in &C.
tive sympathy with Senator Dubois
and other betrayers of the party, meet
ing of the state central committee was
deemed imperatively necessary in or
der that the integrity of the Republi-
can party in Idaho might be main
tanned.
Whereupon, majority of your com
mittee requested the chairman to call a
meeting for the purpose of considering
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the party, and in pursuance thereof a
meeting was held at Boise City
Saturday, August 8, 1896. Up
on assembling, the first business pre-
sented for the consideration of the
committee was the filling of vacancies.
| And, it appearing that a vacancy existed
| in Boise county through death, the COM
mittee was about to proceed regularly
to fill the same, when it was discovered
that the chairman, Mr. Patrie, had pre-
sumptuonsly and unlaWfully arrogated
to himself the power to fill vacancies
IN this instance, on the mere recon-
mendation of the county committee OF
Boise county, he had placed on the roll
of mem bership of the state committee
the name of Mr.. Workman. Your
committee did not base its objections
TO this proceeding wholly on the
ground of irrCgularity, but largely and
principally on the ground that Mr.
Workman was an avowed and oper
supporter of the Democratic Populist
| nominee for president, and therefore
could not honorably or with safety tt
the marty act as member of this com
mittee. Your committee therefore
protested to the proceeding and de
manded that as the committee wal
then in session the name of Mr.. WORK
man be submitted for its consideration
This the chairman positively and re
neatedlv refused to do. Every appea
of vour committee to the chair in thl
case was totally disregarded, and tn
chairman persisted in regarding nj
Workman as a member of the stat
central committee. A direct moL To-
being made 20 test the legality OF MI
Workman's title, the chairman REFUSES