Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1901-01-07

BOISE, Jan. 5.-The vanguard of the
membership of the Sixth legislature of
Idaho has arrived and the hotel lobbies
are again the scenes of the innumerable
conferences and button -holinps that pre.
cede the meetings of the law max ing
btdy. Candidates for the various posi-
tons are almost as thick as the autumnal
leaves of Vallombrosa and rustic about
the same. 1t is question if the early
arrivals among the members do not wish
they had remained at home until the day
before the opening.
There was considerable gossip over the
senatorial situation yesterday. The lien.
tenants of ex-senator Dubois persistently
claimed that their chief would be elected
on the first ballot Not only that, but
they claimed he would have AZ votes.
That represents the entire strength of the
fusionsts on joint ballot, and it is almost
certainty he will not secure the sup
port of all of them. In fact, some now
in the city said they were not pledged on
the senatorial matter and would not vote
for Mr.. Dubois 1t is known that some
others who have not yet arrived feel the
same way about it, so the claim that Mr..
Dubois will receive the entire fusion vote
seems to be without proper foundation.
The friends of Senator Dubois point
out that the nomination at Pocatello
settled it, even embracing the populist
members who took no part in the norni-
nation as among those who are bound to
support Mr.. Dabois. This presentation
of the case is objected to by some OF those
in the city who claim that their county
convention and not the Pacatello con-
venton set the stakes for them and if
there had been any desire on the part Of
their partisan constituency for them to
support Mr.. Dubois the county conven-
tions would have instructed for him.
There was also considerable gossip
about the possibility of Colonel Dewey
becoming and outspoken candidate. A
gentleman who is very close to Colonel
Dewey said yesterday: "The colonel is
not at this time candidate for senator.
He has been inportuned by numerous
people to allow his name to be used, but
he has declined to enter actively into the !
contest at the outset. If, however, MIR.
Dubois should not be elected ofhand, it
is more than likely Colonel Dewey will I
accede to the wishes of his friends to
enter the ring. 1t seems certain that II
Dubois is not elected on the first ballot /
that all parties interested will understand
the Legislature does not approve the effort
made at the Pocatello convention to
nsurp legislative functions. 1t will then
be a free fora and Colonel Dewey's
friends will push him for all they are
worth. He is one of the foremost demo
,ra,s in the state, and has done more
han any other one man TO build It up,
and they feel he would be very strong
candidate.
An effort is now being made by the
Dubois men to secure joint caucus on
The senatorship. They express the same
confidence in their ability to secure 1t as
they do in Mr.. Dubois election on the
first ballot Their anxiety for joint
caucus, however, is pointed out by friends
Or other possible fusion candidates as a
certain evidence of weakness. 1t would /
no, be necessary, they say, with every |
fusion member pledged to Dubois in ad-
vance.
Trouble in Quarantine.