Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-05
DEMOCRATS USE ANY MEANS
TO GAIN VICTORY
Leaders Hold Conferences With Nugent and Richardson
Forces to Combine With Socialists to Elect Stock
Slayer Governor. Would Defeat Law and Order:

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. As the CAM
paign close the line of battle between
the two principal parties becomes
more closely drawn. Tie Duboise
I democracy have made the r campaign
BY trying to create stampede away
from the republican party. There has
been an effort to fomeilt trouble in
the opposition ranks, and for a time
1t seemed likely that this would sue
coed. The alleged Mormon question
has been worked to fragile, but it
has proven impossible in this day CT
enlightenment to get people to serious
~ consider menace to their
peace which does not exist, and the
cry Of Mormon domination has been
laughed out q the campaign.
1t IL becoming thoroughly under
stood that Secretary Tafts visit to
Idaho at the request OF President
Roosevelt was brought about not
through any requests to the president,
but because that great statesman
thoroughly appreciated that Idaho
this year has become one OF the politi-
cal storm centers of the world. and
that the attack upon the state ad-
administration because of stern deter
mination that the laws shall be adj
ministered and crime punished, is an
assault upon the perpetuity OF the
srnvorv. n, ANT ffaalF aus chat <ha 40
! feat Of the law and order element in
Idaho this year. would be victory
for that class OF people, said to be
constantly increasing In number, who
believe that all restraint on the indi-
vidual should be removed, and man.
kind should descend into the millennium
Of fred" anarchists. when obedience
to the law will not be enforced.
The republicans have hoped through.
out the campaign that the democracy
would not permit itself to be captur-
ed by these foes Of good government
and decency In politics. OF course
the members OF the actual democrac,
are not followers Of the Dubois fai.
lacy, although many OF them are act
] Ing with the party in the hopes OF &
better day, when the Dubois incubu.
will have been thrown off. Many o.
the democrats Of the state are quietl,
supporting Governor Cooling. claiming
that no other course was open to self
respecting members of the party un
der existing conditions. 1t is by mem
bers of this band of followers of JET
ferson and Jackson that the informa
tion is given that Justice Stockslage
is without question a party to al
agreement whereby it will be attempt
ed to have the socialist and anarchis
vote of the state cast for him 70
defeat Governor Gooding that tn
principle for which the administrator
is contending that the murder of ex
Governor Steunenberg is crime an,
should be punished shall be rebuked
and the intention of the present ad
ministration to see that those accuse,
of this atrocious crime shall be givel
a fair and speedy trial shall not b
carried out.
The formation of such a conspirac
as outlined above, can best be told b.
quoting from a letter written by on
OF the most widely known men of tn
state. for 20 years a democratic lead
err, Intimately associated with ex-Gov
ernor Steunenberg by reason of politi
cal aniliations, friendship and bust
ness. who is still democrat, but VIII
has throughout the present campaign
been quietly advocating the election
of Governor Gooding. The letter says
Perhaps you are aware Of the fac
that Attorney Richardson. for the de
tense, arrived in Boise, October 20
and left again on Saturday. Octobe
81. Judge Stockslager arrived il
Boise the same day as Richardson, a
2 p. M, and left next morning (Satur
day, at a. m. This, of itself. is per
haps nothing out of the ordinary, bu
when we add to il the fact that Judg,
Stockslager visited democratic head
quarters for an hours or so, and upol
leaving and saying good night" t,
the persons present he went direetl,
across the hall to the Office of Messrs
Nugent & Richardson, and wa.
closeted with both Nugent and Rich.
ardson for over half an hour: thai
Lee