Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-04
Wallace Convention viii Result
In Two Gatherings and
Two State Tickets.
A FREE FIGHT IS PREDICTED
Contention is Over Anti-Mormon
Plank--Pros May Nominate Du-
bots: Ants. stocleslagcr.

Boise, Ida. Aug 3-'rhere viii be no
compromise OF the contendlng factions
at the Democratic state convention at
Wallace. There will be two conven-
tons and two state tickets
That is the word that reached Boise
yesterday from the scene OF the con-
test. While the forecast may be dis
tufbed by tomorrow's events, II can be
stated that the advance Information
here comes from an inside source.
The Dubois faction claims to havo
over 40 of the 29S votes of the con-
vention-a clear majorlty-to enforce
the action OF the state committee. which
Mr.. Dubois controls, in unseeting the
ants from Ada. Fremont. Bear Lake
and Oneida counties. The committee
Will Issue admission tickets bearing the
names of those IL decides are entitled
to seats. None other win be allowed
on the floor of the convention.
Some predict free fight as the re-
suit of this action. but Il is more than
likely the antis will retire and hold a
convention of their own. With the dele
gates unseated by the Dubois faction.
they. too, will have a majority OF the
total membership of the convention.
The antt-Dubois men will likely NOM
mate for governor, Judge c. o. Stocks
lager of HALEY, or John c. Rice of
Caldwell They will strongly endorse
the Denver platform and their ratifi-
cation OF Bryan's nomination will be
very emphatic.
The Dubois crowd win nominate eth
er Mr.. Dubois or DR.. Whitewell of
Salmon City for governor They. too,
VIII endorse the Denver platform and
pledge support to Bryan, but their plat
form will contain the anti Mormon
plank that is the bone of contention.
If two tickets should be named the
contending factions will go into the
courts to secure recognition, Under the
state law no name can appear moro
than once on the ticket. The national
Democratic organization will. therefore,
be Interested in the contest to the ex-
tent at least, of seeing to it that only
one ticket IS filed in order not to jeo-
pardize the Bryan electors.
BONE OF CONTENTION.
Wallace. Ida. Aug. ga large dele
cation is here to attend the Demo-
cratic state nomination convention,
which convenes tomorrow afternoon.
The chief bone of contention is re-
affirmation of an antiMormon plank
demanded by former Senator Dubois.
The anti Dubois delegates held a eau
Gus tonight, at which 1t was claimed
1853 regularly elected delegates were
present, out of total of 29S; conced-
Ing to Dubois $50. The caucus appoint
ed steering committee of IL TO have
control of the movements of the anti
Dubois delegates and a committee OF
five attorneys to advise as TO procedure
for the purpose of laying the basis for
a contest in the courts In case two
tickets are nominated, which seems
probable.
The state central committee met to-
night and in executive session received
notice of contest against anti-Dubois
delegates In Ada, Bear Lake, Bingham,
Oneida and Fremont counties, involv-
ing 60 seats. Friends of the snti-D u-
bois contingent ON the committee Of
fered a protest against the committee
considering any contests, but the COM
mittee refused to receive the protest,
or to permit the secretary to make
any mention of IL. They also refused
to permit the secretary to give copy
to the press. The anti-Dubois people
claim that Ada county. having partict-
pated In the alleged trump" convention
at Twin Falls In May. has thereby read
itself out of the party. The other coun-
ties are contested on the ground that
the delegates are Mormons and were
elected by Mormons.
The anti-Dubois delegates will eau
Gus again tomorrow morning at
o'clock to receive reports from its steer
ing and legal committee and the sta Ia
committee will meet at 10 o'clock TO
hear evidence on the contests, although
the anti Dubois caucus instructed its
friends 10 submit no evidence. but 10
rest their case on denial Of the au-
thority of the state committee to con-
slider alleged contests as being contrary
to the primary law OF the state and
contrary 10 Democratic pecedent in
Idaho.