The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-05
TO NAME DUBOIS
FOR GOVERNOR
Democrats Already Plan State Cam
paign Of 1906.
PLATFORM WILL BE HOT
CONVENTION TO NAME Senate
RIAL CANDIDATE ALSO.

r ROM Idaho comes the word that
plan is on foot to make Senator
Fred T Dubois the Democratic
nominee for governor of that state next
year on d platform that will be red
hot in its anti-pOlygamy and anti
church influence declarations. Senator
Dubois himself, while he would uatUr-
ally prefer a reelection to his present.
position, is said to be willing to be
guided by the advice of his friends. If
they are satisfied that with him at the
head of the ticket the party can carry
the state he will according to one OF
his closest friends, accept the nomin-
alton and make a vigorous canvass.
The plan to nominate Senator Dubois
for governor was conceived at a meet
ing of Democratic politicians that was
held not long since in Boise There the
question was thoroughly canvassed- 1t
was agreed that Senator Dubois is a
vote-getter of the best possible kind,
that with him as the nominee for gov
ernor the Democrats would have a bet
ter chance to win than with any other
Democrat who could be named The
statement was made, too. that the elm
nation of 5 natOT Dubois from the sen
atOrial contest would make It possible
to secure the hearty support Of other
prominent Democrats for the state and
legislative tickets.
Name Candidate for Senate.
One d tail of the plan was the nom
ination of a candidate for senator by
the convention that dominates the can
didateS for state Offices 1t would then
be understood that if Senator Dubois
should be defeated for the gOvernOrship
and a Democratic legislature elected,
he could not enter the race for the other
position But the Idaho Democrats are
not considering the possibility Of de-
feat for the state ticket and a victory
for the legislative nominees.
Many of them believe sincerely that on
a straight personal basis, and with Du-
bois as a candidate for governor, whose
personality would necessarily be a large
factor in the fight. they would win both
the senatorshio and the state offices.
A Democrat. high in the party's cOun-
ellis. is quoted as saying that if Senator
Dubois will consent to run for COVER
nor the party will have considerably
better than a fighting chance to win
Think Dubois Can Win.
THE hold Senator Dubois has on the
rank and file of the party. and on the
public generally" he went on. is re-
I
Democrat in Idaho who could g5t more
votes He has enemies, true, and some
of them are very bitten enemies. but he
has Tend red his state faithful service
| in the senate. and I believe he would
I make a splendid governor The time
7 has come to harmonic the various fac
/ tiOns in the Democratic party Senator
/ Dubois can harmonic them by going
befOrs the people in a race for the gov
/ eTnOrShip-
| His enemies viii say. I know. that
I he will not dare to make an appeal to
/ the people. but Dubois is not afraid
J He has confidence that the people OF
! Idaho viii settle the questions in which
/ he is particularly interested rightly
/ They may not settle them next year
/ but they viii settle them some year
/ and Dubois will be in the thick of the
I settlement 1 have had no opportunity
/ to talk the matter Overt with him. but
! I am sure he feels as 1 do about it II
. il seems best for the party for him Il
Z become our nominee for governor ht
viii accept the nomination and he vii
MAKE one of the greatest campaigns
/ Idaho has seen in years.