The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-15
LIVELY FIGHT
SEEMS LIKELY
Idaho Democratic Convention
viii Meet Today.
SENATOR DUBOIS CONTROLS
ANTI-PoLYGYAMY PLANK WILL
BE STRONG.
SENATOR DUBOIS CONTROLS
lsneciaI % The HeraId.l

I EWISTON. Ida Aug Alt seems
practically certain that the hvii-
est kind OF a fight will be preeip-
itated in the Democratic state conven-
ton that opens here tomorrow. The
bone of contention WIN be the Mormon
or Anti Mormon resolution. There is
less talk of candidates for state offices
than of this fea ture. Senator Fred T.
Dubois is on the ground for the .eN-
press purpose of securing the passage
of a resolution defining poIygamy and
church interference in politics. II is
possible that the resolution to be Of
fered to the committee on resolutions
tomorrow VIII go even further than
that Il may call for the disfranchise-
ment, not only of polygamists and
and those who practice unlawful CO
habitatiOn, but of those who affiliate
with an organization that encourages
such practices
Dubois VIII Control.
This. briefly. is the Ada county plat
form adopted at the Democratic county
convention held in Boise five days ago
TO select delegates to the state conven-
ton On behalf of Senator Dubois and
the so-caIled aDtiMoFmons, it -
claimed that the senator will control
convention absolutely; that any
resolution he desires passed viii be
passed. and any candidate he desires
named viii be nominated. The south
eastern counties, from which the op-
position to Dubois programme VIII
largely be recruited, are well repre-
scented here. Joseph Rich, brother Of
Ben Rich of Utah; d. L. Evans Of
Oneida and others are on the ground
These gentlemen express themselves as
perfectly willing to endorse the plank
in the national Democratic platform
relative to poIygamy, but they say it
would not be good politics TO go fur
Their. On behalf Of the southeastern
counties, both Mr.. Evans and Judge
Rich say that it would not cost the
Democrats any votes to endorse the
national platform, but that if the Du-
bois programme is carried out TO the
letter it viii be useless to canvass for
Democratic votes in their section of the
state
Opinion of Leaders.
On the other hand, there are those
who say that the Democratic party in
Idaho cannot afford to recede from the
position 1t took at Weiser. which was
strongly against polygamy and unlaw-
full cOha bitati0n and church interior
ence in politics. Among these are Ma
tionaI Committeeman 81 Donnelly of
K0Otenai and c. II. Jackson Of Ada.
Mr.. DonnelIy was particularly strong in
his utteraRces. He said it would not be
good politics or good sense for the
Democrats to merely endorse the ma
tional platform.
Would be laughed at from one end
of the state TO the other, he cOntin-
ued.
.'The position We took at Weiser
was right, and If any change at all IS
made the resolution adopted there
should be framed in stronger ian
guage.'
Heitfeld For Governor.
Three men are prominently men
toned in connection with tie nOmina-
ton for governor. Most prominent OF
these is former United STATES Sen
atOr Heitfeld. who has the sOiid north
behind him and a good sprinkling Of
the state. Senator HeitfelG's friends
are predicting his nomination on the
first ballot.
Former Governor Frank Sjeunen-
berg is another Possibility. though a
rather remote one. There was talk to
night of compromise based on the
nomination of SteunenbeTE Tor COVER
nor and Heitfeid for congress. This
combination is likely to die a-borning,
though. for the reason that Senator
Heitfeld and his friends viii not con-
sent to it.
Boom For Hawley.
4 boom was started or the boat en-
route from Riparia to Lewiston today
for James H. Hawley. the popular
mayor of Boise. for governor Colonel
Hawley is very strong in the south
eastern section of the state. and his
supporters say he is the logical COM
promise candidate
il. however. Senator Dubois has
things tied up as tightly as he thinks
he has. there win be no compromise.
Heitfeld viii be nominated for governor
and the resolution already outlined will
be adopted.
Lewiston is taking splendid care Of
the convention There are several hun
dred delegates and spectators on hand.
and the. accommodations are ample.
The boat Lewiston, from HipaTia,
brought in 100 delegates late this even
ing A band and committee of citi-
zens met them at the wharf and saw
that they were all comfortably housed.
The city is brilliant tonight with cleo
trict Nominations, and every resident
Of Lewiston is a committee of one on