The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-03
INTERVIEWS WITH DELEGATES
Kootenai Free silver Men Denounce
Crane.

A number of the delegates from the
Boise convention came in on the after
noon train yesterday. Those who went
down to attend the silver convention
said that the method of the people of
Coeur d'Alene was not an unpopular
expression of indignation at the action
of Crane.
Monroe Daggett, one of the delegates
from Kootenai county, who lives at st.
Marie's, had no hesitation in expressing
his feelings on the subject
Il heard of the hanging of Crane in
effigy this evening"" said he. when
asked about the Coeur d'Alene affair.
without cause or provocation, he left
the convention that he was sent to at
tend and went into the camp of the
gold men. When he left Spokane he
took seat in the Pullman car of Mark
Hanna and accepted the hospitalities
of that crowd. He was supposed to be
a supporter of Dubois. but | always
had grave doubts about it. Two years
ago he and five others who were sent
to. support Sweet bolted the instruc
tions given them by the county conven-
ton and caused the defeat of Sweet.
Acting in this manner, directly con
trary to the wish of the people who
sent him as delegate, I have natural
w had no confidence in him since. He
was nominated at the late county con-
vention for state senator as a Dubois
man, and with the direct and distinct
understanding that he would support
Dubois if elected. Had he not been
pledged this way. he could not have
been nominated. With the same un-
derstanding, he went to Boise as del
egate. He was a party to the ironclah
instructions passed by our county con-
vention, that the delegates who went
to Boise were to support Fred Dubois.
| A person who was not so pledged ara
outspoken, could not have been sent by
that convention as a delegate. | was
| not at all surprised at his actions. we
reached there ahead of the southern
delegates. and when they arrived both
the silver and gold delegates, with a
band in the lead, went to the train and
marched back in two columns: the gold
men going to the Overland hotel, their
headquarters, and the silver men to
the Capital hotel, our headquarters
Crane did not march down with either
column, but put up at the Overland
and was with the gold men all the
time. Crane did not come into our con
IL.
the credentials committee Of the roll
convention admitted him, and permit
ted him, with Major Barnes, Sheriff
RYAN and Glen King, to vote the l
votes of Kootenai county in that con
yention, he very graciously and mos
literally came and gave over his proN
les
"Were YOU asked to ride in the Nc
I<inley car and have your expense
paid?"
sIt was sugge sted to me that If
was going down to attend the gold cor
vention l could ride in the Hanna ca
. free otherwise / could not. When tn
nroposition was made / replied that
considered my manhood worth mon
than $21.75."
In Justification of Crane.
Crane was not in the city Ia.
evening lie came up on the same tral
with the other delegates, but left
Texoa TO go to his home at Harriso
If is said that the reception he receive
there was a cold one.
The friends of Crane justify his a
tion in this way They say that wht
l he reached Boise he at once hunted |
Fred Dubois and had long talk WI
him telling the senator that he can
y down to follow his instructions ~
asked what was wanted. Then, IL
said Senator Dubois pulled out OF u
? nocket a slate indorsing in part =
ticket of the democratic-popullst
s;on and said that was the ticket
, wanted nominated. Then, 1t is sa
Mr. Crane stated that he could not So
MORT a ticket of that kind, but that
n. would come around in the morning
,a,r the matter over farther. II