The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-12
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Boise Ida Jan. 1.-THE unexpected
has happened.
The house. by a vote of % to %. to-
day unseated the two Dubois mem
bers from Bingham county, Capps and
Mulliner, installing in their stead Sam
pie H. Orr and B. j. Briggs. both fus-
ion Populists. The action of the house
was a complete surprise.
The committee on privileges and
elections had unanimously decided to
report in favor of the Dubois mem
bers, but at the eleventh hour the
PopuIists were able to bring sufficient
influence to bear on the Democratic
wing of the fusion to force a change,
and also the adoption of the minority
report, which recommended the un-
seating of the Dubois men. Three of
the fusion Democrats, ClawsOn, Hayes
and McMurein. voted with the is Du-
bois men, or silver Republicans.
The Dubois members made stub
born fight.
The Populists, flushed with the vic
tory of the day, are making all sorts
of claims, from which it is CLEANED
that they expect the Democrats to
unite with them on some Populist, not
OId2SeI- he luDOlS men dIC sim tOiA-
fident that they Will draw enough from
the fusion forces to re-elect the SEN
atOr.
CONTEST CASES.
Almost the entire day in the house
was devoted to contest cases.
Fenn the only McKinleyite in the
legislature. whose seat was contested
by a PoDulist, was allowed TO retain
his seat by a decisive vote. He voted
against the Dubois men.
The grounds of contest were purely
technical, it being alleged that the
ticket put in the field by Dubois
men in Bingham county, named cleo
tors Democratic" was conceived in in
iquity. and it's purpose was TO deceive
Democratic voters.
Although the Dubois managers put
on a bold front, there is no denying
the fact that the unseating of the two
members is a serious blow TO them, al
! though if they can, as they claim,
secure six of the Democratic votes. on
+ the first ballot, it is believed enough
more can be drawn in to re-elect the
senator.
The Populists. however, deny any
such acquisition of Democratic
strength as the Dubois men claim
( Dubois men claim Governor Steunen-
/ berg was responsible for the change in
+ the committees report on the contest
/ cases. and this knowledge leads to no
little apprehension among Dubois
supporters.
Today the Idaho electors met here
and cast their votes for Bryan and
( Sewall ElectOr William f. Smith was
/ selected to carry the vote to Washing
I ton.
Among the most prominent of the
/ growers over the house action are the
goldbug representatives. who have
( fiocked here to defeat Dubois 1t is
charged that these are here with d
/ sack.
WHO BRIGGS IS.
Briggs. one of the men seated in
place of a Duboisite in the house, was
in the Legislature six years ago and
voted for Dubois. He then voted TO
eject Claggett to contest Dubois seat.
Dubois men in all the principal towns
I of Briggs county. thereUpOn burned
him in effigy. A dummy representing
him was shipped from place to place
in a coffin and buried a short time at
each stop. and other means were re-
sorted to by Dubois partizanS to show
their feeling toward Briggs, whom
they publicly condemned as a traitor.
None of the Dubois men are endeavor-
ing to secure Briggs vote.