The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-03
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i VIII ais lQ1-t June "A Careful can
vass of the situation here tonight indi-
Gates that former Senator Dubois and his
friends viii control the Democratic state
convention tomorrow. Exclusive of con-
tests. the Dubois forces will apparently
have AS votes and the opposition 116
There are 2sS votes in the convention.
leaving "a contested votes. The latter will
almost surely be swung to the former
senator's side of the house.
VIII Win All the Contests.
Indeed. il is fatty stated that every
contest win be decided in favor of the
Dubois delegates. This is more than prob
able, because Senator Dubois controls the
state committee. The committee will
pass on the temporary organization. That
is. win be the sole judge of the prima
facie evidence presented by the chairmen
OF the various delegations, and the tenn
per of the Dubois people, as Indicated by
their talk. is strongly against any rec
Ognltion whatever of the opposition.
1t should not be understood that the
opposition viii not put up fight, 1t
will do that very thing. Led by John F.
Nugeut, +. J. DOchery and c. Joe Pence,
of Boise. Sam Rich of Blackfoot and d.
i. E.N ans of Oneida county, the anti-Du-
hOis men propose TO put up as hard a
battle as they can, and they do not con-
Cede that they are defeated. II would,
however, take sign from heaven 10 con-
vince the ordinary observer at this stage
of the proceedings that they have more
than a distant outside chance to. win.
Dubois Program.
II the Dubois program outlined tonight
IS carried out, l.. a. Freeharver of Wash
ingtOn or c. H Jackson of Wallace will
be temporary chairman. Tt is probable
that the temporary organization will be
made permanent The opposition Will most
likely put up John T. Nugent of Boise,
although Joe Pence may be selected.
With Senator Dubois in control, :. H.
Donnelly viii be reelected national com
mitteeman and the Denver delegates will
be former Senator Dubois, Henry He1t-
field. either H. L. Day or c. H. jackson,
of Wallace; Timothy Regain of Boise,
Judge q. o. StOckslager OF Blaine, Demo-
cratic nominee for governor two years
ago, and DIT. Whitwell of Lemhi. Ra-
venal Macbeth OF Custer has been dis
cussed as a nominee Tor delegate, but
Mr.. Macbeth said tonight that he could
not permit the use of his name Bust
. ness eugag ements make il impossible for
l him to go to Denver next month.
In the unlikely event OF antl-DubOis
control John T. Nugent will be elected
national committeeman. Further than
that the state has not progressed.
Talk of Boiling.
Tonight the air is full of rumors Of
boiling. u is said on one hand that if the
anti-Dubois men lose they will surely
walk out or the convention. The anti
Dubois people say the others will bolt if
they lose. and that the former senator
will proceed 10 organize an Idaho branch
of the American party. Neither side
will admit the correctness of any boiling
proposition In any event. IL is a sure
thing that tOmOrrows convention is going
10 be extremely interesting. The air is
charged with excitement and explosions
are certain 10 come tomorrow. The
weather IS anything but hOspitable. II
has been raining hard all day and the
delegates have been damned into the HO-
tel Perrine lobby talking things over.
Twin Falls is handling the big crowd
admirably. but accommodations are very
scarce. If IL were not for the hives of
Pullmans I'm the railroad yards consider
able hardship would be experienced.
With Band and Banners.
Two specials arrived this afternoon, one
from POCatellO bearing the Dubois crowd
from that end Of the state. and the other
from the west with the other side The
Dubois train was covered with anti
hierarch banners and carried a band. The
crowd paraded through the rain With
flags ana banners Immediately after ar
irving.
The land drawing here is still going on
II viii not be completed for several days.
General Fred Funston came over from
San Francisco 10 take a chance, but his
number had not come out up to $50 to-
way of Ogden. He said he did not now
expect to acquire any land on the Salmon
river tract
No matter who controls the convention
tomorrow. the delegation viii be instruct
ed for Bryan