The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-23
VICTORY IS ASSURED.
Fusion Ticket Certain to Sweep
idaho.
P0CATELL0Q DUETS DOWN
PoST-CoNVENTIoN GOSSIP FROM
THE NORTH.

Especial to The Herald from a Staff Core
spondent)
Pocatello July 22.-The political ka-
leidoscope has ceased to revoive and
Pocatello is once more settling down
to the enjoyment Of her sidetracks and
her switch engines. Practically all of
the delegates who have been here for
the last five days attending the three
state conventions have gone home.
The Democrats and silver Repub-
leans are in a much better frame of
mind than the Populists. The latter
realize that they have no earthly
chance Single-handed for victory. and
their nominations are hollow mock
cry and a sham. The more radical
are sincerely glad that fusion was de-
teated. They say they are willing TO
go II alone and that they will not
consent to allow their national com
mlttee to take off so much as one pres
idential elector.
Senator Heitfeld. who has all along
been considered a conservative. but
who earnestly supported the Populist
resolution condemning Governor Steun-
enberg, thinks there is a most excellent
chance for fusion on the electoral
ticket. Il think" he said- just before
leaving for home this afternoon. that
some kind of compromise Will be made
Either two Democratic or two Popu-
list electors viii be taken off in order
TO assure the state to Bryan and Stew
enson- If this is done, and there seems
no reason to doubt that it will be. Bry-
an and Stevenson Will poll a large ma
jority."
Blames the Democrats.
Speaking of the split on the fusion
proposition, Senator Heitfeld was in
cllned to lay the failure at the door
OF the Democrats He thought the Pom
uilsts could not have been true 10
themselves and their party if they
hadn't insisted on plank condemning
Steunenberg.
Hardly Democrat could be found
To-Day VINO did not regret the failure of
the reform elements to agree. Every
one OF them, however. thought il would
have been bad politics for their con-
Vention to denounce the governor. One
OF the prominent members of the party
VINO was here this morning was Mr.
Magee of Owyhee. Mr.. Mage was
chairman Of the state central commit
Tee two years ago and did all in his
power to elect Governor Steunenberg
he came TO the convention an anti
Steunenberg man, but he was against
CONCERNING the executive.
feel very confident that the Dem
ocratic-silver Republican ticket will
receive comfOrtalle majority at the
poils- said Mr., Masee "Our ticket is
as strong as 1t could possibly be. The
men on 1t are possessed of personal
magnetism great popularity and the
ability to win votes Such traits with
the principles they represent. will pre-
vent the voters of Idaho from being led
astray by any arguments the Repub-
lcans may make"
a Strong Ticket.
Speaking of the ticket is q re,,inda.
OF the satisfaction everybody seems -
feel over it. The candidate for Gov
ern0r' Captain Hunt, is not identifie5
win any OF the factions If any nroof
were needed of this assertion II is
found In the vote by which he vas
nominated. Rice, the Steunenbare..
Goode, the Dubois. man, and jackson
"a the Hawleyite, led for many ballots
Ihen some of the Rice votes drifteJ
10 HUNT. The Goode support in the
tLL1 went TO jackson, but MANY of
the delegates switched to Hunt
captain Hunt made an excellent i'm
preston when he appeared on tba
platform. He is not an orator but he
talked in straightforward soIdierIv
way that caught the convention and
-Iiat VIII catch his audiences when he !
axes the stump with Colonel "Jino" |
Reid Of Nez Perez.
James Graham of Kootenai. who is
gong TO be IdahO's next congressman
ESQ MADE favorable impression. Mr.
Iraham is almost as good a sneaker /
Is ne is tighter, and that is saving a /
sooo deal, for he earned his captaincv /
~ gallantry in the PhiItuninas u,ttS /
he Idaho battalion.
mere are extremes on the ticket
or instance. there was no more VIC
'rous dnf-Steunenberg man in tba
convention than Judge c. o. stock
lager Yet when Colonel Reid nIaced
lis name before the convention he was
loIllnated for supreme Judge bv ac~
IafnatlOn. Again, Frank Martin the
HieI moor lieutenant of Governor
'teunenberg, debater of ready wit
no unIalllng good humor. was nonoiN
dled Tor attorney general by the votes
l the very men who had cast haTIots
or Stockslager. 9e'''0'S
Ihere may have been sorebaads :,
nc convention, men who will not sup.
or che ticket may have been there
u L,. II lhey were they concealed THEM
TeIlngs and their purpose admirably
ldFdly a one could be found who w.,
OF shouting predictions of succes na~S
'0vember, Populists or no Ponniists
me delegates were not a ITarI,