Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-05
DUBOIS FORCES
Win CONTROL
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ty will be of no avail and the con-
vention which will assemble at 10
is again taken, will proceed to fol-
low GU. the purposes OF the call.
According to the present program
the pro Mormon Ada county delega-
ton OF 81 delegates will be allowed
to sit IN the convention hall pending
decision OF the credentials com
mittee, but not rs delegates Tn
der this condition Dubois will sti'l
retain control OF thd convention
with 100 votes. leaving the opposi-
ton l3S votes. The pro-Mormon
leaders will make strong fight to
,secure control, but 1t will be of no
avail, and the Dubois faction will
absolutely dominate the convention
This may precipitate bolt,
which is expected and has been
: threatened, but In any event the
convention will proceed with its
work. Since the recess Of the CEN
trail committee at O'Clock today
both Cancellation committees have
worked cons ,antly until s o'clock
tonight endeavoring to come to
some satisfactory conc usion. Sew
eral times during the day it became
apparent that some amiable agree
ment would be reached. and there
was general good feeling among
the ma jOrity OF delegates over the
condition. Tom ht there seems no
hope for a reasonable adjustment
after hearing the reports Of both
committees.
The Dubois committee submitted
a proposal asking for the incorpora
ton in the platform of provision
de manding the determination of pc
lygamy and unlawful cohabitation
in the state of Idaho and for a COM
plete separation of church and state
in political affairs and pledging the
people of Idaho that in the event of
Democratic success at the polls in
November they will make effective
by legislative enactment section
three, article six of the state con-
stitution, which refers to the test
oath, etc.
A further proposal is that the
Ada county delegation as named b.
the anti-Dubois wing be seated, but
that all other contests be elimina-
ted Further that the convention
itself decide the number and man
ner of choosing the state committee.
Further, that in connection with
the coming campaign that it be
made plain that the Democratic
party proposes to enforce the state
constitution.
This proposal was submitted In
writing to the anti-Dubois commit
tee and was rejected and a counter
proposal recommending that thu
state platform contain a plank de-
claring for the enforcement OF each
and every provision of the state con-
lstttution and declaring for the in
corporation in the electors oath OF
all provisions and prohibitions OF
that instrument: that no campaign
be conducted against the Mormon
people by or under the direction, au-
thority, assistance or encourage
ment Of the state central commit
tee: that the regularly-elected dele
CATION from Ada county be seated in
the convention. as well as the anti
Dubois delegations from Fremont,
Bear Lake and Oneida counties:
that the state central committee be
composed OF only one member from
each county. to be selected by ~
convention: that there be an equ!ta
BILE distribution Of offices and that
good clean. influential men belong
ing to both factions be named or
both electoral and state tickets.
This proposal was submitted and
also rejected. after which both com
rittees submitted progress to their
respective caucuses. In another
ianti-Dubois caucus there was con
siderable dissention and much
wrangling, the caucus finally agree
ing to indorse the action Of It's com
mittee. but asking that conciliatory
measures still be pursued.
At the Dubois caucus the action
OF the committee was Endorsed, but
the committee still remains In force
to accept any further proposal that
may be offered. AS a result nothing
has been accomplished, and II the
original plan is to be carried out bv
the Dubois faction of unseating the
Ada delegation. lively fight will
ensue
This became evident in the lobby
OF the Hotel Samuels when the SER
geant-at-arms was notified that the
Ada delegation would take their
seats in the convention regardless
of what was done. While 1t is be-
lieved that no violence will be at
tempted. there is a chance for a
Scrapping session in the convention