The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-05
POLITICS IN IDAHO
War Horses, Old and Young, Jump
ing Into the Harness.
GRAND REPUBLICAN SPLIT
Democrats and Populists to Com
bine and Wipe the G. o. p.
OFF the Face OF the
Rocky Mountains.

| SreciaI Correspondence OF the Standard.
Boise. Idaho. March 4.-Politically,
Idaho is just arousing herself from a
two-years' lethargy. While politicians
have applied themselves during the in
term studiously to the woodpile. the
people at large have given little or no
thought to state politics; and now they
awaken from their slumber to find the
Gem of the Mountains on the eve Of an
unprecedented political upheaval The
storm clouds are gathering. and before
many weeks have passed the fury OF
the gale which will hurl many aspiring
politicians into oblivion will burst upon
| them.
Just now two features OF the com
ing campaign stand out in bold relief
one Is the proposed coalition of the
democratic and populist forces, and the
other Is the deadly internicine warfare
within the ranks OF the republican par
W growing out of the Unsuitable greed
FOR office. with particular reference to
the United States senatorship. In ad-
dition TO these conditions there is no es-
cape from the fact that there is a pos
sibility OF reorganization OF the ma
tional party lines on the financial Issue,
which viii have its effects even i'm
state where goldbug scarcely dares
air his views. 1t Is not to be wondered
therefore, that the politicians OF this
falr state are already sizzling on the
griddle.
stranger would be led to believe
that IL was foregone conclusion that
the republicans would control the next
legislature, and that republican
would be elected to succeed Senator
Fred t. Dubois, so intense is the battle
that is being waged between the repub-
mean aspirants for the senatorship. The
methods employed by these gentlemen
cannot be said to be otherwise than
satisfactory to the democrats OF the
state, for. unless n miracle be perform
ed and political oil and water be re-
duced to a common solution. disruption
OF the republican party is inevitable.
senator Dubois is making the fight OF
MS HE. without a political Job he
would, indeed. be a luckless individual
Arrayed against Freddy Is Governor
Mcconnell and Judge w b. Heyburn
as outspoken candidates, with United
states Judge Beatty. Attorney General
Parsons and others OF the dark nag va
rlety. Senator Dubois at present has
runtrol OF the republican machine. and
the preliminary assault will be TO wrest
the engine from his grasp. A test will
be made at Weiser on the 18th of this
month. when the state central commit
tee VIII take action on the proposal To
instruct the county conventions that
nominate delegates to the state con-
delegates to nominate the legislative
tickets at the same time. This is dis
tnctively a Dubois scheme, and his
senatorial opponents propose to make a
bitter fight against IL. They make the
broad and startling assertion that IL il
DUBOIS plan TO secure the nomination
or the republican legislative tickets I'm
the various counties In advance of the
regular nominating conventions. so he
VIII De able TO count noses and make up
his combinations on the state ticket.
III he finds a majority OF the legisla-
tive nominees are against him, the on
position charge IL Is his intention to de-
llberately set about to defeat all repub-
hcan nominees for the legislature who
are opposd to him. I'm the hope of so d.
viding the legislative vote as TO prevent
an election. They go so far as to saw
that III Dubois cannot prevent an cleo
ton he VIII covertly work for the cleo
tlon OF n democrat or a populist in
to any republican other than
himself. Such strife is the forerunner
OF disruption. The democrats are not |
noticed In any effort to patch up a /
truce as between the clashing forces OF |
the G.. o. II.
Owing TO the effort to secure a fusion |
OF democrats and populists. but little /
Is heard OF candidates OF these two par
Ties. but the republican candidates are /
now on dress parade For governor /
Willis Sweet has inaugurated his boom 1
and his friends are rallyinR TO HIS I
standard. Charles r. Hoffman. the 4
kootenai county attorney. Is also feast 1
Ing his eye upon the gubernatorial I
chair. which he is anxious 10 employ as
a stepping stone to the supreme court
bench. Monte Gwinn. the Caldwell
merchant, and A. II. Moss the 300
pound Payette business man. and
Judge j. III. Richards OF Boise, are also
being pushed forward for the governor
ship.
Congressman Wilson Is redhot after a
second term. The state officers also de-
sire To be renominated. In Attorney
General Parsons case. a second term
will do if the senatorship Is beyond his
reach. He viii take no chances. how
'ver. and is in line with those who are
opposing the plan 10 pledge all noml-
1ees ON the state ticket NOT 10 enfnr the |