The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-13
DUBOIS FOR GOVERNOR
NOMINEE OF THE DEMOCRATS
Party 10 Make IIg ARti-AIoFmon Fight
Personal Popularity of the Senator
Would Make Him Strong cAndidats
for che GoVsrnorshiP.

For governor Of Idaho. Fred 7.
Dubois.
A scheme 10 Matching among idaho
democrats to make Senator Dubois
their candidate for governor next
year. and when the senator returns
from the east in a few days he will
have choice Of forbiddiBg the use
Of his name or entering into an
active campaign for an Office which
everybody knows be does not want.
Many Of the senator's warmest
political friends are urging his
nomination for governor. The next
Idaho Legislature will elect his sue
cessor In the senate. and the legis-
lators will be chosen at the same
time the governor IL elected. The
plan Is TO run him for governor, and
should the legislature be democratic.
Immediately reflect him TO the
senate.
Despite all his political battles
aud rows, many democrats believe
that Senator Dubois IL moTe popular
personally With the people thar any
other democrat 10 the state; and, in
putting him at the bead OF the ticket,
they believe they would be naming
their strongest man. la any event,
they say bis nomination for governor
would give the people a chance TO
say directly whether or not they ap-
prove his public career and want him
returned to the United States senate.
says the Spokesman .Review.
BIG ANTI MORMON FIGHT.
II goes without saying that the
nomination o. Fred Dubois for
governor would precipitSte the nght
for and against the Mormon church
In ito most viTulent form. II the
church has a bitter and unrelenting
enemy Ia the United States senate Il
IL Scuator Dubois. Last year, under
hls Leadership, bis friends forced a
plank Ia the democratic platform
declaring war on the church. On
that Issue they ran ex Senator Henry
Heiueld for governor, and while be
was beaten, be ran several thousand
votes ahead Of the democratic nation.
al ticket.
The ultimate aim OF the Dubois
men 10 20 disfranchise the Mormon.
on the ground that they owe an al.
logiance 10 their church superior e
that which they acknowledge 10 tn,
government Of the United States. II
Dubois could be elected governor b.
would probably pull a Legislature
through with him which could be de
pended upon not only To return hin
to the senate, but TO bar the Nor
mons forever from exercising thu
right Of suffrage.
Senator Dubois is leading the fgh
In the senate 10 unseat Reed Smoot
the Mormon apostle who was electeC
TO that body from Utah. lie IL put
ting in the recess Of congress In en-
listing the cooperation Of civic aus
religious bodies ia the east. II h.
can secure the expulsion OF Apostle
Smoot, he will have won from tina
great body a decision that a goo,
Mormon can not be a good American
citizen for that Is the gist Of tn
argument against Smoot.
MoRMoNs HAVE a HEAVY VOTE
Senator Dubois himself has sal
that the Mormon church control
one.third Of the vote Of Idaho. I
be elected governor Dubois must hav
behind him the great proportion G
the gentle vote. There is no dout
that money galore would be poure
out from Salt Lake, the headquarter
OF the church, to beat him,
But women vote Ia Idaho. Tha
female vote naturally antagonist
to the church-is the hope of th
Dubois men. IL Il can be rallie
Dubois can win; otherwise he
beaten. He wants 20 return to tn
senate, aud, though he will NATURAL
be reluctant to make the race "a
governor, he will have everything {
gain and nothing to lose, and he ma
be persuaded by his friends TO max
the race.
CADETS IN CAMP