The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-09-30
A sTAEMEMENT or THE CASE

| In The campaign OF four years ago the
Peoples Party, the Republican Party
aud the Democratic Party had tickets
ia the field In Canyon County; vigorous
campaign was made and the result Of the
vote showed the strength ~ the respective
PARTIES 70 be rs follows; Peoples Party
i77, Republican Party 1872, Democratic
Party 81.
At the ~. Louis Republican conyen
ton two years 40 they threw OF all
claims TO be a Silver Party and declared
for gold alone. This divided The Repub-
Iican Party into two faction. The silver
faction under the leadership OF Fred n.
Dubois undertook TO capture the state
organization Of the Republican Party Of
Idaho aud failed nj Pocatello. Then the
silver wing bolicd the Republican Party.
The National convention Of the Demo-
cratic party met ut Chicago and made a
platform declaring for silver and also
taking up and adopting many other OF
the demands OF the Peoples party; This
led the People party To endorse VIM. J..
Bryan upon that platform for the Presi-
dent.
The Democratic. and Peoples parties
OF the state OF Idaho following the same
idea formed union on the state ticket
and named the party the Peoples Dem
ocraiic party. They had made an AR
rangcmeut Ms 10 which Of the parties the
various Offices should be- awarded. In
this agreement The Offices Of the United
state Senators WAS awarded to the PEG.
Plies party. Afterwards the various
counties OF the state Attempted 10 follow
the same idea Ola union into their county
tickets aud In the county ~ Canyon this
WAS done but when IL came TO making up
the Candidates Tor the state Legislature
II was found that there was a difference
between the Democrats aud Peoples Iar-
W ms to the agreement.
The Democrats claimed the right to a
majority OF the legislative members and
that they we're county officers and not
affected by the state agreement that u
the Democratic members elected voted
for n Peoples party man for United
States Senator the agreement was fnl-
filled.
The Peoples party claimed that the
agreement meant that they were to have
the majority OF the legislature and elect
their own senator and in any event the
IN. -. Il
pies party man selected by the Peoples
party.
the union upon tho state ticket the
silver Republicans were not recognized
for the reason that they hnd no central
committee or convention except u SELF up.
pointed one; ana they were only bolt
ing faction OF IA party without anything
10 show what strength they might have.
The boiling faction OF the Republican
party got themselves together and nomi-
mated a state ticket and nominated tick
cts In the various counties.
The election followed aud the result
showed that the Peoples porty had sup.
ported the Peoples Democratic ticket
almost nnanimouily but that large fact.
ion OF she Democratic party bad botcd
aud Joined the Republican boilers The
result Ia anyon county was AS follows.
Peoples Democratic party }S5. Repub.
licnn part, G32 aud Silver ticket (made
up of boiling ; K. aud Dem 305
When the time came for the organiza.
lion of the legislature the Democrati,
members sent communication TO the
Peoples party members notifying them
That they were ready 10 unite with then
upoL reasonable terms 10 organize Ia,
house, but thai In such organixat ion IN,
Democrats would have the speaker anC
that no other terms would be considered
This the Peoples party members con
sidered unfair aud refused. aud in a.,
meanwhile the Silver Republicans an,
Democrats proceeded 10 organize IN,
house and senate ana left their Peoples
party allies out in the cold.
When time arrived FOR the Election oil
United State Senators the Peoples part,
agreed upon number ui di,iernl cdndl
dates but none were sAlis.actnr, Ia IA,
Democrats. At last one WAS found whom
they supported This was their inter
probation % the fullIllmcut OF the agree
ment 10 the letter but the spirit OF IL
iulfillment has been much doubted D,
Peoples party men.
This year there was owing to tn
events narrated above a strong f..lins
"a the Peoples party that fusion tsr.e
r',nts were obstructive uf ..rincip pie AM
, nut satisfactory. aud first Peoples
part, convention was called by its com
mittee to meet az Moscow Afterwards m
Silver Republicans and Democrats call
; I'd their conventions 10 meet at Boise am
strong sentiment was found To exist Il
the part> m Savur of at hast having III
= conventions in the same place in order I
make union II possible that would b
satisfactory. The committee recouvene
: md changed the time and place to Bois
I a the time OF the other conventions.
II An effort was there made to form
q union Thn ctI.... ID .h.t-