The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-30

Boise, Jan. 29-Following on the
heels of Dubois defeat, has been in
augurated a move to form a new
Democratic party in Idaho. composed
of Boise Democrats who favored COM
pliance with the instructions of the
national Democratic committee, and
the silver Republicans. A committee
has been appointed to formulate a
plan of action. Dubois will be the
candidate of the new party for the
senatorship to succeed Shoup four
years hence. The plan, it is under
stood, is to make him the nominee for
governor two years from now, and it
seems to be generally believed that he
will be elected-hands down.
Senator Dubois left today for Wash
ington. An impromptu demonstration
was rendered him. A large and en-
thusiastic crowd, with band,
escorted him to the depot and speeches
were delivered by Dubois and others.
The demonstration, While informal.
was of such proportions as to partake
of the nature of a celebration in honor
of a conquering hero instead Of a de-
feated candidate. In response to the
calls of the crowd Senator Dubois said:
st do not see how I can say more
than I have. 1 believe the people of
the state who have supported me for
ten years are in sympathy with my
course and indorse my official acts. L
have never given them a pledge that
have not fulfilled to the best of my
ability. 1t is true of the pledge 1 gave
them in the fight against annexation;
it was true of the pledge given in the
contest with the Mormon people. When
gave my pledge on the silver ques-
ton, l intended to stand by it. l never
made a single pledge that did not
satisfy my conscience. / go from you,
now, with the satisfaction of knowing
that 1 never betrayed one of YOU
Continuing, Senator Dubois said that
he believed the single gold standard to
be of immeasura injury to the peo-
pie and that prosperity could not re-
turn until a change was brought
about.
Il thank you for this demonstration"
he said. 1T is worth a thousand times
more than any election secured by the
betrayal of the people"
He said he was about to return to
the Capital 10 serve OuL the
remainder of his term of office. He
would devote the few days yet remain
ing to the interests of the people as
faithfully as he had served them in
the past. He hoped that any attacks
that might be hereafter made upon his
official record or his private character
might prove to be in vain.
Ex-Congressman Sweet said: Il am
still in favor of the election of United
States senator by direct vote of the
people. If proof of the necessity of
this principle were needed, it was
amply furnished by the result reached
in our senatorial contest yesterday"
Mr.. Sweet gave expression of the
conviction that seven out of every 10
Of the people of the state would have
supported Senator Dubois, because
they appreciated him and because they
know that a change will be a halt in
the work in which he has been en-
gagged.
mo other cause" he said, was ever
more important than that which re-
eeived a setback yesterday in the
house of it's friends" Mr.. Sweet ex-
pressed the conviction that if the
had been charged with the duty |
IF deciding the contest, the result /
would have been different.