The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-12
Politicians Who Utilize Tammany
Methods.
THEY'RE OUTNOW FOR PIE
STRUGGLE FOR THE LEGIsLA-
TIVE ORGANIZATION.
Reported Populists' and Republicans
Union to Control senate-How
Heitfeld Salts ied Washington
Correspondents-He Was All
Right-Important Legislation.
(special Corregpondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Boise, Ida, Dec. 10.-It has been pop
ularly supposed that calm both i'm
precedes and follows a storm,
and particularly so with reference to
political disturbances; but here in
Idaho is found an interesting excep-
ton. One CT the newest states in the
Union, it has been quick to pattern
eastern politics, to toy with Tammany
tricks-and here there is no calm.
The clouds frown eternal menace and
the waves beat increasingly on shoals
streWn with political Wreckage, while
out beyond the breakers are struggling
mbition-freighted frigates that are de-
termined to reach the office-lined har
Dor or burst a steam chest. Here cleo
ton does not mean the close of the
campaign, but the commencement
thereof. Frosted hopes thaw out under
the sunshine of promise, and soon it
appeareth that none had ever drained
the dregs of defeat, or slipped the
sweets OF victory; and one must stroll
along the shore and view the wrecks
to know that any had despaired.
With the campaign of 1898 fresh in
the hands of the historian, it's partici
pants have rekindled the fires under
Tic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that DGdi0 lIlG
hand of 1900. The latest eastern politi-
cal jobs are being studied, and If they
cannot be improved on, they will be
utilized in the virginia. package.
The Republicans, who have added SO
much bric-a-brac to the political Gu
riositY shop Of this state. and such an
appalling pile of debris to the unsightly
shore, are more active today than they
We're at any time during the last cam
paign. They made mistake then in
the matter of candidates, so they say,
and to that error they ascribe their de-
feat. Their present activity is largely
along the line Of repairing the gaps in
their fences, seeking out candidates for
the next heat, and taking steps to il
lumine the pages of the record of the
coming legislature with Republican
wisdom. The Democrats and their sill
yer Republican associates, while rest
ing somewhat after their brilliant VIC
tory, find plenty of diversion in camp
ing on the trail of the enemy's plans,
and. incidentally, of course, sharpening
their machetes in anticipation of a
speedy segregation of the pie.
1t is an open secret that Senator
ShouD, the leader of the Republican
forces and Senator Heitfeld, the Pop
ulist chief, have entered into an agree
ment whereby they expect to CAPTURE
the organization of the state senate for
the Republicans.
The senate stands ten Democrats and
silver Republicans (fusionists) nine
Republicans and two Populists. Mel
Their the fusionists nor the Republicans
can organize without the Populists, the
former needing one of them and the
latter both. 1t was understood Heitfeld
claimed he could control the Populists,
but the fusionists now assert that they
have one of them solid and will very
likely secure the other. They claim,
the Populist party having gone to
pieces, that it's members will go to
either the Democrats or silver Repub-
licans, and the influence that takes
them there will prevent the Populists
in the legislature from voting with the
goldbugs. Senator Heitfeld's co-opera-
ton with Senator Shoup is not consid-
cred inconsistent here; it is looked upon
merely as a partial payment on a big
debtor Senator Shoup elected him to
his high position, not that he loved
Heitfeld more, but Dubois less.
Speaking of Heitfeld reminds me of
a rather amusing story the senator told
on himself during his recent visit to
Boise. He has been styled the farmer
senator" in Washington, and his looks
cannot be said to belle that epithet.
But he is a big hearted, good-natured,
honest farmer" and everyone likes
him, Notwithstanding they poke a good
deal of fun at him at times. When
he landed in Washington and took his
seat, the newspaper men turned him
over in their inimitable style. Their
filings, although invariably good-na-
tured, soon became unbearable and the
senator felt something must be done to
head the boys off. It would not do to
make an angry demonstration
would only serve as q grindstone to
sharpen their shafts. So he concluded
to take the curse off, if possible. by
telling the boys the most ridiculous
things imaginable about himself. Peo-
pie would then know, he reasoned. he
mad been victim Of newspaper pi-
racy. Accordingly, one day, a short
time after he had taken his seat. he
TOLD a crowd of them a lot of stuff in
his simple way about his home life
since coming to Washington, he found
the late hours trying. He found now
however, he could stay up until 1C
o'clock. At home he never bought coal
Oil or candles, and had always gone tc
bed at dark, with the chickens" sc
ne put 1t. He went on with a. great
deal more nonsense like that, and
wound UP by buying the boys a very
poor variety of beer, putting the
change, with great care, in an old
buckskin sack that contained, amone
other things, a number of coppers
which he was careful to ex.
pose. The next day several papers
printed the rot and the junior
senator from Idaho smiled at the sue
cess OF his ruse. He found such tactic,
h0ya OCT L,
overheard Senator Pettus and som,
others commenting on the story in al
seriousness. It is all changed now. ant
the senator is recognized as a sterlins
fellow, no longer ''pestered" by the re
porters. The change is generall,
ascribed to Washington atmosphere
few knowing that the senator premedi
tatedly caused the publication of tn,
more ridiculous things said about him
The newspaper boys have discovered
the true worth of the big fellow from
Idaho and they all like him-but tbe7
never drink his wine without thinkin:
OF that beer and coppers. The senate
says he got even on Pettus. who i
about as awkward as he is big. Tn
Alabaman strobe into the chambe
one day like farmer blowing through
an alfalfa patch. One of a party O
Bostonians in the gallery asked: "Wh
is that old guy?"
oh came the reply of his com
panion. that's that JASPER fron
Idaho" A friend of Heitfeld's toll,
him about it and the Idahoan though
it was good enough to spring on Pettus
all unn1indful of himself
I learn that the Democrats are con
templating taking all the state patron
age to the exclusion of the silver Re
publicans. The Democrats, have con
troll of the state boards and it is con
tended that in view of the number O
concessions made to the silver Re
DublicanS during the convention tho