The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-17
DUBOIS LOSES One
And All but One Of ClageIt's Votes
Desert Him.
THE SITUATION IN IDAHO
Texas Angel and Nelson. Popullsts.
Are Climbing up-Prospeots
good for a Prolonged
Fight.

81 cclal Dispatch TO the STANDARD
Boise. Jan. i6-Thc sixth ballot for
United States senator. taken to-day.
resulted as follows; Dubois. silver re-
publican. 20; Texas Angel. popullst, 20.
Thomas r. Nelson. populs,, lG; George
j. Lewis, secretary of state, populist;
cagctt. popullst. J. 4, liagley. repub-
llcan. and H. Z. Johnson. democrat. 1
each. The democrats voted solldly for
Nelson. thus showing thclr willingness
To concentrate on him, but the popu-
lists threw over their shoulders tho
chance of an, election at this time by
casting their ballots for another man.
a great many populists Il Ia said. op-
pose Nelson On the ground that al
though q populist by name. his lnclina-
tions are altogether too much demo-
cratic. Dubois lost one oi the silver
republicans, lslghy casting his vote for
Johnson. The name of Secretary ot
State Lewis was injected In the ballot
hut without his consent ar the knOwl-
edge of those who are cndeaNoTing 10
force him through.
The solution to-alght " as much one
of uncertainty Rs 1t was this time last
,rr no nearer tnTether than they were
then aud the clements that nave Kept
them apart viii cnntlnuc a successful
campaign for some time tu come. \
prominent popullst said tonight that
unless there Wna IN election Mithin the
first three days of next week the c0u-
test would be- prolonged indefinitely.
probably until near the end uf the ses-
sion. Tn" same authority said clagett
had reached his naod-ti1c of votes and
that the populist caucus stood ready to
put on the block any other aspirant
who would submit. Heads about which
senatorial bees have merrily buzzci
have been Topped IN at the rate Of ono
a day for some time and the caucus In
ready for the next. This gentlemen
also said Dubois would never be elect
ed. The democrats and populists would
unite In good time, but not a popullst
vote would go to Dubois and With the
possible exception of two democrats he
would he unable 10 recruit from that
faction.
The appearance of Grand Master
Sovereign ~ the knights of Labor has
led Ia considerable speculation. He
positively denies the statement set
anoat that he was here for the purpose
VI hAltfllUllHk w lhiht AthNA N'NNf -
Dubais or any other candidate. He
states he is on hts way To the coast aud
stopped OF hcrr to confer with mem-
bers of the order with reference To pro-
posed legislation.
In the course ~ tho senatorial fight u
has developcd that the Mormon innu-
cncc has crept In against puboins. To-
day "a member of the Legislature re-
rcived the following from the president
of the Mormon clIurcii.
salt Lake. Utah. Jan. l6 1S96.-Hon.
Thomas r.. Rassett: We have received
the following dispatch from Senator
Teller. Word reaches us here that
local leaders of your people In Idaho
are uppofing Senator Dubois under real
or affected authority of the church.
Myself and others of our friends earn
estly renrcsent to you how unjust 10
yaur people H. such a report. We Trust
that you will hc nj least fair enough I,
Dubois To state bv wire to your legis-
lators a. Boise that the church Is not
opposed to- his reelection For the Ia
formation uf yourself and elbow lfSis,
lators of our faith. We desire u dis
tinctly understood that we, as "A
church. are not opposing Senator Du>
bois' reelection. and that the church
inilu"Nt" must nut w h"'H TT w
against the senator
"Wnford Woodruff
I.nter-To-nirbt II H. announced that
Sovereign T. here In the interest of Du-
bots The utttcmcnt that he i on hl-
way to th. coast Is mot by proof that ne
bought "a ticket IN Denver to lioise and
return.
A. an election would have occurred to-
day had thc populs,s voted Tor Nelson.
tho nnti-CIagrtt populists are making
strenuous efforts tonight TO induce thu
populist CAUCUS TO make Nelson it, nom.