Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-10-09

Boise, Oct. 4.-The feverish intensity
reached On political circles yesterday has
not yet subsidized That a deep-rooted
conspiracy existed to disfranchise 5000
Bryan voters, and thus give the state to
Mckinley, and that the diabolical plot
came near succeeding, is evidenced by the
following official document
Department of State, Boise, Oct O.
1S96-Messrs. w. e. Borah, Boise, Idaho;
James F. Gwynn, Caldwell. Idaho
Gentlemen: You are hereby notified that
l am advised and believe that the ticket
filed in my office under the name of 1.-The
silver republican ticket" is not a ticket
that was nominated in a manner proyid-
ed by law, and that 1t Is not my duty
and that 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-
spectfully, I. w. GARRETT,
Secretary Of State"
This letter was prepared and mailed to
Mr. Gwynn at Caldwell Friday night, Mr..
Borah being out stamping the state for
congress. Secretary Garrett had then
decided not to certify to the silver repub-
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-
H.
committee would join in attempting to
disfranchise the silver republicans, and
this determined his action. He waited
until the last moment, and when the deln-
ocratic committee did not appear, as
promised, he reversed his decision, but 1t
was too late to recall the letter to the
above gentlemen.
Intense excitement prevailed through
out the city and the state. Attorneys
Stewart and Ruick for the McKinleyites
and popullsts, were using strenuous er-
forts to keep the secretary to his first
decision. Mr.. Ruick, who wants to oc
cupy the chair filled by Senator Dubois,
nearly precipitated riot among his ad-
herents by talking of invoking the aid
of the federal court. 1t was the certain
knowledge that federal interference here
would influence the election in other
states that prevented the committees
from taking this dangerous step.
Custer County for Dubois.
The pleasing news is just received at
the silver republican headquarters that
Custer county is unanimous for Dubois.
Even the populist convention Endorsed
the silver champion, and instructed the
legislative nominees to vote for him for
United States senator.
R. A. Pierce was nominated for state
senator and j. ]. Mccarthy was renom-
mated for the house.
Nominations were made for sheriff
and probate judge, and the rest of The
ticket left vacant, in hopes that fusion
could be made with the silver republi-
cans.
Prior to that the populists and demo-
silver republicans have made arrange
ments to combine with the democrats.
Still more gratifying is the news from
Bear Lake county, which partakos al
most of comedy. That the democrats,
when their conference committee met.
offered the populists the office only of
coroner is taken by the friends of the
latter here as meant as an insult, and
they fully justify the course of the pop
ulists in putting up straight ticket.
The temper of the populists here is
reflected by prominent member, who
in speaking Of the silver republican tick
OF. said: I'VE will do you up, even
Steunenberg. too"