The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-19

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/ Pocatello, July 1S.-In one of the
tldiest little fights that was ever
waged, even in an Idaho convention,
the anti-Steunenberg element won a
signal victory this afternoon. AS fore
Swallowed in the dispatches last night,
the Dubois forces controlled, but they
had to fight for every inch of their
ground
The friends of Governor Steunenbers
comprised many of the best politicians
here. They were men accustomed to
meet emergencies and to overcome
obstacles, but they were out-generaled
and OutvOted.
The ShOshOne county contest was de-
cided in favor of the Dubois or Woods
delegation. The final vote was 122 TO
III. With the twelve votes of ShOshone
Dubois now has 1874 votes, ten more
than a majority His friends declare
that many delegates who voted with
the Steunenbergers this afternoon will
get into the Dubois wagon now and
that his nomination for the senatOTship
is a certainty
Tonight fusion is practically assured.
| The vote of today is an indication that
! Governor Steunenberg will not be en-
dOrsed. Neither will a resolution of
censure be passed. Instead the matter
VIII be passed over in silence, so far as
the platform is concerned, if indeed, a
platform of any kind is adopted.
Defeated Faction Sore.
The friends of the executive are sore.
They talk of introducing a resolution
and have prepared one which com
mends his attitude in the Occur d AIene
troubles and uphOlds his general con-
duct of state affairs They know that
Such resolution will be defeated, but
they declare they intend to introduce
II Just the same. 1t is likely. however.
that talk of this kind will result in
nothing By tomorrow the defeated
faction will have cooled off and will be
saushed TO let the endorsement ques-
ton alone.
Governor Steunenberg himself was as
lmperturbable as ever when asked to-
/ night to make a statement Il am a
Democrat he said. q will support the
ticket named by the convention from
top to bottom
Further than this the executive did
not care to be quoted, but his lieuten-
ants say for him that he viii stump the
state for the fusion nominees.
Senator Dubois did not ssfe L, make
any kind of statement although he
was naturally very much pleased over
the outcome 1t is known, however
that he expects TO receive the SEN
atorlaI nomination without any difficult
~ His only opponent for the honor is
James H. Hawley Of Boise Mr. Hawley
/ has not developed much surface
strength as yet and good judges say
he is not in the race
An Interesting Fight.
Old hands in Idaho politics say they
never saw anything more interesting
than the fight on the floor in the Dem
Ocratlc convention today over the re-
ports of the credentials committee on
the ShoShOne DELEGATE ton. Of the twenty
| members of that body ten favored the
Dubois delegation and ten the Steunen-
bergers. A crowd that put breathing
| space at premium was packed into
| the pavilion in expectation of a fight.
and when 1t was announced how the
committee stood a shout that shook
| the rafters went up.
From that moment an open battle
was certainty. II. G. Redwine of
KoOtenai moved that the Steunenberg
delegation be seated. Frank Harrison
of Washington proposed an amend
ment, providing for the seating of the
Dubois delegation The debate was
limited to three hours, of which each
side was to have half The oratOricaI
good natured, but at times il was
raZOr-like in its keenness of repartee.
Philip Averitt of Fremont and E J.
Dockery of Boise made probably the
best presentation of the Steunen berg
side of the question Their arguments
were clean cut ana showed close knowI-
edge of the situation. For the Dubois
people Colonel Jim Reed of Lewiston
and Albert A. Frazier of Ada both
made hits Colonel Reed was specially
happy.
Unit Rule Suspended.
At the close of the debate. and Just
before the ron call was ordered Oc-
CURED one of the orettiest political
plays ever seen in any convention. Del
egate Tshudy of RannOck started il.
He moved that inasnuch- as this was a
question of individual conscience, - the
unit rule be discarded and that each
delegate be allowed to vote his individ-
ual convictions. This preciDitated the
hottest kind Of a debate. Believing that
it would injUre their man, the Steunen-
bergers fought the proposition bitterly.
The Dubois people, for the opposite
reason, supported TIE plan with all
their power. Mr.. Hawley turned the
scale TO the ants by a vigorous speech
in favor of the measure. He desired
TO know how any set of men could bind
other men in questions of conscience.
He urged that they should be allowed
to vote as they individually pleased.
Several Dubois men sneered at the
Steunenberg crowd for insisting on
what they denOminated gag meas
ures
Then DR. J. y. Woodburn of Ere
mont, whose delegat ton of twenty was
under the unit rule, created a sensation
by springing TO his feet and eXclaiming,
dramatically: If there is any way IN
der heaven to accomplish it, for God S
sake take the gag cut of my mouth.
Mr.. Averitt also Of Fremont county,
replied: 1.-The Fremont county delega-
ton is perfectly willing for the gentle
man to vote as he pleaSeS. if he is will
ing TO take upon his own shoulders the
blame for this gross IreaCheTy to his
constituents"
There was much confusion over the
method of taking the vote on the ques-
ton of abolishing the unit rule. Chair
man Perkey finally ruled that the roll
OF counties would be called, and that if
the vote was incorrectly cast any mem
Der of the delegation would have the
right to demand an individual roll call.
This. practically abolished the unit rule
right at the start, and the Steunen-
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cision. The chair was steadfast,
though. and the call was begun. 1t
showed IA votes for abolition and 40
against.
This was the first real test, and the
Duboisites gave vent to some minutes
OF enthusiasm. Then the question of
adopting the amendment providing for
the seating OF the Woods delegation