Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-08-27
THE LATE FUSION IN IDAHO
Senator Dubois Regrets That
All was not Harmonious.
silver above All EIse-whlte Metal
Republicans TO Continue the Con-
test-Little Doubt Hut That Idaho
Republicans Will Nominate Fall
state Ticket.

Boise, Idaho, Aug. EX-SENATOR Du-
bois was today interviewed on the flu
sion of democrats and populists.
"What do you think of the result of
the action of the late democratic and
popuist conventiohi" Senator Dubois
was asked.
"The understanding generally among
silver leaders of all parties-democratic,
populist and silver republicans-in the
east is that the best interests of silver
would be subserved by union of all sill
yer forces wherever and whenever 1t
was practical" replied the senator.
aSuch a union was made In Minnesota,
Colorado, South Dakota and Washing
ton. Silver Republican representatives
were here during the late convention
with full power TO act, who proposed
such combination. The democrats
and populists would not consider the
proposition at all; they were determined
20 make combination which would ex-
clude any recognition of silver repub.
licans. think 1t unfortunate for the
cause of silver that fight Is now pre-
cipitated which will be bitter between
the silver forces in the state
"What effect will this have on the
electoral ticket3"
"None at all. The silver republicans
will nominate the electors selected by
the fusion, thus insuring Bryan and
SewaIl the practically unanimous vote
of the state"
"What will the silver republicans do
In regard to state ticket?"
"They will nominate full ticket and
such a one, in my judgment, as will
command the complete respect and con.
fdence of the people of the state"
"Will such ticket win"
at is too early to predict. 1t ia very
evident that the fusion ticket does mo-
meet with approval. The silver repub
licans believe their cause to be just, anc
they think, in addition, that they have
pursued perfectly consistent course
and one that the people will indorse a
the polls"
"They admit, and have always in
sisted that the republican supporters o
Mckinley had perfect right to express
their convictions by voting for McKin
ley and Hobart electors, and that they
would do nothing to prevent them from
exercising this right. They have urget
a union of silver forces in order to givt
Bryan and Sewall the largest vote pos
sible, and to demonstrate to the countr,
that loyalty to the cause Of silver wa
the prime motive which controlled tn
people of Idaho. A union of force
was refused, but the silver republican
will continue their fight for silver witt
the same consistency with which the.
have conducted 1t thus far, not beinj
disturbed In the slightest degree by sci
fishness and lack of patriotism and de
votion to the cause of other organiza
tions.
"If union of silver forces had bee
consummated we could have raised con
siderable money in the state, and sen
our best speakers of all parties cas-
where the fight must be won.
Such men as Huston, Claggett, WI
son, Sweet, Reid, Hawley, Gum, Fergu
son and many others could have don
incalculable good for the cause in east
ern communities. Besides, the mora
effect of union of forces would hav
been quite a contrast to the miserabl
scramble for office which we have jus
Mitnessed.o