Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-29
WENT TO CLAGETT AGAIN
.uo POPULIsTs VOTE TO GO
BACK TO HIM.
IL n Change I'm the Program
the Break Will Probably
Favor Dubois.

,,.;ea Idaho, Jan. N.-The TWO DalIots
-. senator today were practically the
ao,re as yesterday. The populists voted
= w. Ballentine and the democrats
Gov r.. F. Nelson. Ballentine got Is votes
-, the first ballot and 26 on the second.
nubois got his full 26 on both ballots.
No,son had Il in the first and II in the
.ooopd The remaining four were scat
tered. .ha+ tho
Tonight there were rumors that the
soroocrats would send the populists an
,ltimatum to the effect that they will
elect any man chosen by the popuiist eau
Gus excepting Clagett. Another report
stated that they are through with the
populists and that they VIII scatter. fot
some days there have been rumors that
Something might occur Friday, and the
reports tonight indicate that there may
he something in the supposition that to-
morrow Is to be the critical day In the
contest. The atmosphere is distinctly
d,fferent from what it has been for two
weeks, but there is nothing yet upon
which to base a definite prediction.
Good Chance for Dubois.
Two populists, both leaders, said to the
correspondent today that there was a
good chance for Dubois election. They
said this avowedly because of the mani
fest indisposition of the democrats to
elect populist. Another of the populist
leaders said he believed that deadlock
was ON. The night may develop some
thing, but If there is any change brewing
1t is quite as likely to come as sur
prise The bearing of g. number of men
impresses one with the idea that some
thing Is on, but whatever the secret is,
1t is closely guarded. On general prin-
ciples, however, it may be stated that
If there Is a change in the program to-
morrow, 1t will be in Dubois favor. This
is predicated upon the belief that the fol
lowing Of Clagett will not consent to the
election of any other populist and on the
announced determination of the demo
Gratis not to elect the populist favorite.
Result of Caucuses.
Populists voted tonight to support Clag
EFT again tomorrow 1t is not believe'
he can be elected. The democrats did no
hold a formal caucus, and did not SEM
any proposition to the populists. Min
populists voted against making Claget
the caucus nominee for tomorrow 1t
possible that the Clagett men have bee
promised sufficient support to elect thei
man, but the best information obtainaol
is that he will not get more than 81 o
go votes, IL that many, while 36 are nee
essary for a choice. The antl-Claget
populists are not feeling in good humor'
BOISE City, 1QdnO, Jan. gu iciS w
be no election tomorrow. That Is TN
outlook in the senatorial contest as
result of tonighrs caucus. The demo
Gratis sent three names to the populists-
Nelson, Lewis and Walton. The suppos
ton Is that Walton's name was sent I
determine whether the populsts Wer
sincere in voting for him three times yes
terday. The populists broke up over TN
matter and agreed to run }. w. Ballei
tine again tomorrow. They further not
fed the democrats that they would M
consider any state officer as candida
for the sena torship. That cuts out Steui
enberg as we'll as Lewis. The signlhcan'
of sending Walton's name to the pol
ulists is that 1t foreshadows to mar
minds a declaration on the part OF u
democrats that the contract is OF.
the populists voted for Walton on tnr'
ballots they are in the position OF refu
ing to elect man who had been select'
by themselves.
Senator Dubois has received the folloN
Ing dispatch:
Denver, Jan. Ex-senator Fred L. u
bois: Senator Teller received w vote
being the united vote of all the silV
elements Colorado believes her sist
state of Idaho should similarly rewa
the able service of her distinguished
and statesman, Fred Z. Dubois.
e. w. HURLBURT, Speaker
]. L. BRUSH, Lieut.. Gov.