Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-18

different Monday night on the vote in
which the Dubois -polygamist res
olution was defeated. The defeat of the
resolution was attributed to the fact
that there was gross misunderstand-
ing aong the delegates who thought
that they We're voting in the interests
of Dubois. 1t is explained that this
confusion arose from the fact that Lafe
Pence Of Ada county was the last
speaker on the question and as he was
known by many to be a staunch sup
porter Of Senator Dubois it was thought |
that the speech which he was making
against the adoption Of the resolution
was the wishes of Senator Dubois. 1t
has been a mystery to many as to what
has given to Mr.. Pence the change of
heart. Very few people were aware that
Pence had bolted Dubois. The matter
has not been fully explained to the
public yet. This defeat Of the Dubois
resolution after it was fully realized by
his friends was turned into victory
after very little manipulation so it is
stated. Explanations were made after
the adjournment of the convention at
the close Of the vote which materially
placed the question right with the dele
gates 1t Is now conceded that had
Senator Dubois taken the floor Monday
night that his position would have been
dress the convention as long as he knew
that the convention was with him.
1t is known that the result Of the ball
lot which defeated the Dubois resolu-
ator Evans of Oneida county, leader Of
the Mormon forces. He stated to The
Teller representative just previous TO
the time the vote was taken that the
| fight would end in an overwhelming
vote in favor OF the Dubois resolution.
! EIe gave the figure even which showed
| that he was not sanguine of success
He stated that the Dubois resolution
would go through by vote of practic-
ally 225 to 60. That there must have
been a misunderstanding is apparant.
| 1t is stated by the friends of Dubois
| that fair warning had been given that
the question would come up in the
Lewiston convention and after the res
olution was passed at the Weiser con-
vention in favor of instructing the dele
gates to the national convention to use
i every means to have the anti-polygamy
question inserted in the national plank
4 that the following resolution in sub
i stance was passed by the convention:
1--we call attention to the fact that
Il thorA oco M adeuuato la Us on our stat
Il utes for the punishment of polygamy
4 and unlawful co-habitation in order
\ that the people may have this in mind
i when voting for delegates to the Lew.
!, iston convention"
y It is this resolution that is claimed
l,I to have bound the majority OF dele
II gates to support the Dubois resolution
Il here and the program was to be car
u ried out in full for the reason thai
u practically the same delegates to tn
j Weiser convention were elected to tn
| l1Lewiston convention. The fact tina
ol Senator Dubois demanded the Adl
4 county convention to pass strong reeo
lutions on the anti-polygamyf fquestio'
' which was acceded to is also evtdenc
r that the warning had been given tha
. the key note of the Lewiston conven
: ton would be the adoption of an anti
h polygamy resolution in the democrati
. platform. This is the explanation tina
I il given today by many of the follower
: Of Dubois who resent the idea that tn
r wavering delegates were coerced Int
a supporting the Dubois resolution