Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-05-30
DUBOIS At THE CAPITAL
The Silver Republican Leader in
Favor Of a Nomination
at POcatellO.
DEMOCRATS TOO SELFISH
II They Aim to Control the Senatorial Plum
There Are Others to Be Considered
for the Sake Of Harmony.

Ex-United States Senator Dubois is a
guest at the capital. He is making tour
OF the state looking up silver republican
leaders and fixing up his fences. He was
seen by representative Of the Statesman
and questioned as to the Pocatello con-
vention. In response to direct question
if the silver republicans would decline to
fuse with the democrats unless a candi-
date for United States senator were nom-
mated the ex-senator replied:
THAT will depend"
The interview, continuing, was as fol-
lows;
"Will the silver republicans insist on
the nomination of a senator by the state
conventions at Pocatello?''
eyes; and there will be no serious OBJ
lection to it,"
"There is strong determination among
the members of the three reform parties
to have complete and harmonious union.
The members of the state committees at
their meeting here in March were unani-
nous on this. There cannot be COM
plete and harmonious union unless the
senator is provided for at the same time
that the other officers are.
: 1t has been suggested that the silver
republicans be given the governor and
the populists the congressman and that
nothing be said about the senatorship,
but that it be tacitly agreed that the dem
ocrats shall have it.
This would not be fair, for there might
be some ambitious populist or silver re-
publican who would like also to be sem
ator. Other similar arrangements, only
giving the distribution to different par
ties, have been suggested, but the same
objection is always urged.
ut is manifestly unjust and unfair, and
as i'll my opinion the union is to be just
and honorable one the senatorship will
be assigned. l think, too, the people
want to know in advance for whom they
are voting for senator. 1t is great Office
and they want to fill it themselves. All
of our parties favor the election of sena
tors by the people. This method of nom
mating secures this"
at is generally understood that the
silver republicans are going to the state
convention to insist on your nomination
for senator, and unless you are nomi
mated will refuse to join the combina
ton" suggested the reporter.
"There is no truth i'll it at all, SO far a
know, replied Mr.. Dubois. II am no
candidate for senator in the customar,
definition of the term candidate. hav'
never asked anyone to support me ant
do not expect to. The silver republican
will insist that senator be nominated
If a democrat is nominated they will
cordially and loyalty support him, ant
with equal loyalty they will support
populist if he is selected. l safely asSum
that the nominee will be gentleman @
ability and character, whose views ar
we'll known and satisfactory to the re
form forces.
"No matter to which party the senate
is assigned it will be satisfactory to tn
silver republicans and populists, think
"The silver republicans are chiefly con
cerned in harmoniously uniting the forces
Their main object is to defeat McKinle
and McKinleyism in Idaho. 1t is absur
on its face to say that they are actuate
by no higher motive than to secure tn
election of a particular individual to
particular office"