Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-11-15

make Bartlett Sinclair hts cabdi-
of settlement before the public
domanes are surveyed.
This matter went to the com
missioner OF the general land office
at Washington in the form of an
official letter when the provision
repeating the law under which the
attorney was acting was appealed
date for governor but | am not
sure that Bartlett takes TO the idea
at all From remarks that he has
dropped recently, it is evident that
his republican principles are crop
ping out pretty strong and 1t Is not
all certain that he will be fonnd
training with the Steunenberg
crowd when the next campaign
comes around"
Rumors of silver republican
conference have from time to time
floated this way. We were told |
the other day that Willis Sweet
had announced himself straight
republican and that he was asking
for public meeting in Boise at an
early date at which he could de-
clare himself. 1t is said that he
promises the campaign Of his life
for the republicans next fall.
In this connection, it is reported |
that some urge that Sweet put off
his confession until sometime in
January and that general meet
ing be held then at VIII, oh every
body be given chance to un-
burden himself. There was,
! however, objection to II is OIL the
score that by that time there
would be no silver republicans
left to confess the error of their
ways.
In this same line, we were told
that c. 4, Arney has devel oped
into a thorough expansionist and
that he is beginning TO see possible
conditions that will make 1t in
] cumbent upon him to support the
straight Republican ticket next
; fall
For several months past we nave
been hearing that Mart Patre was
= tryingto hold the silver republicans
together aud bring to pass silver
republican convention next tall for
the sole purpose OF having that
convention go into the regular
7 republican convention in a body
] and thereby get fair share of the
u offices. TIL 1t idea didn't take we'll
: with silver republicans and we are
told that Mart has abandoned it.
One man, who has been over the
state considerably this fall, informs
: us that in his opinion it will be
impossible to assemble a silver
republican convention next fall
He says that neither in the north,
> the southwest or the southeast
U could he find silver republicans
willing to go to convention for
the purpose of making another
deal with the democrats. If
such convention is held, in his
{ opinion, ii will have to be made up
OF Boise people. Pltrie may have
y discovered this too.
D. Congressman Wilson's position
in the next congress is also causing
some curioSi y, He is the only
= silver republican elected to this
congress and there is some specula-
: ton as to where he will flock. His
republicanism is pretty strong and
he will hardly want to go into the
l democratic caucus.
"Mr' Wilson" said one, "oueht
to get himself into line with the
: republicans and go into their eau.
Gus. HI wont do this, however,
neither will he go into a democratic
u caucus and, as a result, he will find
himself all alone in Oklahoma row,
) with less influence than the ordin.
airy policeman in Washington.
Just what Idaho populists will
do next fall is uncertain put, in any
event, they will be against Steu-
ncnberg and as result against
, the democracy, for there can be no
5 doubt that Steunenberg will dom
mate the Idaho democracy
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