The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-12
ENEMIES OF DUBOIS
They Manage 10 Unssat Two Of His
Supporters
Mr.. BRIGGS HAS A RECORD
he Certainly VIII Not Be Asked to
Vote for the silver senator
Coidougs shout and
zap the Earrel.
sreeIal pI.ratoh 70 lhe standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boise. idaho. Jan. 1.-THE unexpected
has happened. The house. By a vote OF
~ To q, to-day unsrated the two Dubois
members from bingham county. Capps
ana Muillnrr. and Installed in their stead
slmple n orr and u. J, ilrlggs. both fu-
sion pOpuli-ts. The action ot the house
was cumplcte surprise. The commit
tee on privileges and election had unani-
mOunly decided to report IN favor Of the
Dubois members. hut AZ the llth hour.
the popullbts acre able to bring sunicient
influence To bear on the democratic wing
of the fusion 10 force change and also
the adoption OF the minority report. which
recommended the unscat.us OF the Dubois
men. Thrrr OF the fusion democrats.
Cawson. Hayes and MoMurrin. voted
Win the II Dubois men. or silver rcpuD-
lcans. The Dubois men made a stubborn
nght. The unsratng OF tho two Tepre-
sfniativvs i,aNcs Dubois u votes on Joint
ballot and to-nllht N. Dubois supporters
claim that -iX Of the fusion democrats
viii vote with thr silver republicans, thus
gi,inE Dubois - votes, or four less than
enough To elect. On the other hand, the
populi,is. hushod With the victory OF tns
day, are making AN sorts Of claims. from
which it 10 gleln,d that they expect ths
NNhAA lNAN w UNIV VIII kNNtl tN sptiif
populiat not Clagsett. The Dubois men
are stlll confident that they viii draw
enough from the fusion forces 10 reflect
the senator.
Almost the entire day In the house was
devoted To contest eases. Fonn the only
Mckinlryitc IN the legislature. whose scut
was Contcytvd by a populist was allowed
Ia retain HIS scat by a decisive vote. tla
voted aguinst the Dubois men. The
grounds Of contest were purely technical.
II being alleged that the tickot put In the
Held by the Dubois men IN Bingham roun-
~ was conceived Ia lnquity aud Its pur-
pose was TO deceive dcmocratic voters.
Although the Dubois men managcd 10 put
on a hold front. there ~ no denying tho
fact that the unscating OF the two -Iu-
lots members II serious blow to them,
although. II they can, as they claim. s"-
cur. six OF the democratic votes on the
FIRST ballot, II Il believed enough more
can he drawn In To reclcct the senator.
I The popullsta. however, deny any such
acquisition OF democratic strength AZ the
Dubois men claim. The Dubois men claim
that Stcunenhsrg was Responsible ios tho
change IN the committees report In tho
contest ease. and this knowledge leads TO
no little apprehension among the Dubois
supporters.
Among the most prominent OF the crow
ers over the house action are the gothug
republicans who have nockcd here 10 de-
feat Dubois II l. charged that these men
! are here with "a sack.
Briggs. one OF the men seated In place
OF the Dubolsltc In the house. was In tho
legislature six years ago and voted FOR
Dubois, lie then voted to elect Claggett
10 contest Dubois seat. The Dubois men
In all the principal towns OF Briggs coun-
. ~ thercuron burned him iu efiigy. A
dummy representing him WAS shipped
from place To place In coffin and buried
short time at each stop. and other
mpans were Tesortcd TO hy tho Dubois
partl-uns To show their feeling towards
i,risgs whom they publicly condemned ~
traitor. None OF the Dubois men are en-
dcayoTing TO secure Briggs vote.