The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-10-26

e"ii VIC Stdle III tne Genllle cOun-
ties. What party carried the state of
Idaho in 1896? Why, the Democratic
party. They carried the state in the
Mormon counties and they carried the
state in the Gentle counties and there
We're scarcely greasy spot left in either
places of the Republican party. Uaugh-
ter) Who carried the state in 1898?
Why, the Democratic party, but the Re-
publican party made gains. The Repub-
leans gained in the Gentle counties and
the Republicans gained in the so-called
Mormon counties. / remember there
were about dozen Republican members
of the legislature elected to the lower
house at that time. happened to have
been one of that number, but | remem-
Der also that there was probably not
more than one Republican elected to the
house from the Mormon counties. The
northern part of the state-five coun-
ties-sent four Republican members to
the house and they scarcely had Nor
mon in that entire region. Does this
look like Mormon domination? In 1900
who carried the state? Why, the Demo-
cratic party, but the Republican party
again made gains. They gained in the
Gentle counties and they gained in the
Mormon counties. The difference in
their gain in both of these classes of
counties is less than one per cent Now
does it not look that if the Mormon
church were in this wholesale vote dis
tributing business, that they should con-
troll more than one per cent of the vote
Of their counties? Yet, repeat, the
difference in gain of the Republican par
ty In the Gentle counties and Mormon
counties was less than one per cent
In 1892, who carried the state? Why
the Republican party, and in that year |
the difference in the gain in tine Gentle |
counties as compared with what we
gained in the Mormon counties was less /
than one per cent, and, strangely enough,
his time, in spite of all this church
that Senator Dubois talks
about, the gain Of less than one per cent
vas in favor of the Gentle counties and
lot the Mormon counties.
Now Is Senator Dubois sincere or is
lie not in the issue which in the last
election and in the present election, ne
|
have given you the figures for eight
ears in Idaho prior to the injection by
Senator Dubois of this new issue. Is
lie sincere or is he not? But now let us
70 a step further. Our opponents say
hat the Mormon church dictated the
icket of the Republican party that was
dominated in Moscow, Idaho, two yeal
go. Now let us stop and see. This
> broad statement which, If person
oes not stop to analyze. may prejudice
i'm against the Republican party. 1t
; true there were some members Of the
formon church at that convention. But
1t me say that if every Mormon VINO
'as there should have been taken out Of
ne convention hall and removed so that
is voice could not have been heard, |
lat same ticket would have been placed
| the field by the Republican conven-
on two years ago And yet our oppo-
ents say that the Mormon church die
tied the ticket of the Republican party
that time.
The Pocatello Convention. q
Now about the Pocatello convention. t
Hey say tfldl lHlS convention Was also l.
by the Mormon church and I v
n sure the statement, if possible can e
, more easily demonstrated to be false n
ian as regards the convention of two s
ears ago. The vote upon the candi- f
ties for superintendent of public in N
ruction and mine inspector, and for Il
rs last place there were three candi- "
ties. was very close and I shall not N
ention the vote on these offices in this II
mparison. The conventions vote on ir
e other candidates and upon the ques- al
On of instructing for United States fl
nator, the vote was so decisive that 81
I'd the vote of the Mormons in that con- Ell
ntion been subtracted from the vote ia
the candidates that were nominated pt
ID added to the vote of the candidates
at were defeated, the same ticket cl
ould still be placed before the Repub- hi
ans of Idaho as the one that is before Sc
EN- today. And yet our opponents say 81
at the Mormons did the whole thing. tn
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