Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-17
THE WALLACE CONVENTION
He SCOTS at Idea of Admitting
Delegates from Ada, Canyon
And Gilmore Counties.
People of state Sick AMI Tired OF His
Viciousness in Trying to Thrust
Mormon" Issue on Them.
lsneclal 10 the uNews.,,,

ANDtttdl " Aiit AN''fN'
Boise, Idaho. July l7.-There is con-
siderable commotion today within the
ranks of that young army Of Demo-
Gratis in this part of the state who
have been active In opposing Dubois
and the further exploitation of his
pet Mormon issue In Idaho. caused by
the recent interview given by ex-Sena
tor Dubois to the salt Lake Tribune.
in which ne seoffed at the thought OF
granting seats in the coming Wallace
convention TO the delegates from Ada,
Canyon and Gilmore counties.
When seen by a representative of the
News this morning. many of the
anti-Dubois leaders expressed desire
| for better harmony. but the kind of
harmony they would get would be Of
the battle axe brand" as was offered
at the somewhat noted Twin Falls
convention.
NUGENT'S VIEWS.
Among those most free to express
themselves in reference TO the Dubois
interview in the Tribune was Atty.
John F.. Nugent who said:
This is nothing more nor less than
we could expect from Dubois. But
want to say il he makes an attempt
TO carry out his plan Of denying the
delegates from Ada. Canyon and Ell
more counties seats In the Wallace
convention he viii meet with the most
determined opposition. / believe Du-
bois himself would concede that we
We're regularly elected delegates and
not boilers which fact We can prove.
and Qhall "a fnlV falxa ntIr "a
In the Wallace convention and exer-
| else our privileges on the floor"
But should Dubois be able TO ex-
| clude you from the convention would
| there be two conventions heidi was
\ asked. to which Mr.. Nugent replied:
| Hen not bs able to exclude us.
| And for one see no reason why there
| should not be harmony In the Demo-
cratic party OF Idaho. Dubois himself
must concedc that he was defeated in
his fight at Denver for the one thing
for which he fought above all others
the Insertion OF an anti Mormon plank
in the national Democratic PLATFORM
with the anti Mormon issue eliminated
what grounds are left for fractional
differences In the ranks of the Idaho
Democracy? And 1t is certainly now
eliminated finally and irrevocably The
people of Idaho have said that they
would have nothing to do with 1t at
two general elections. II there was
anything left OF IL after that, the de
cision of the state supreme court In
the Bulge case certainly removed It,
while no shred OF II can possibly re-
main after the action Of the national
convention at Denver, where the ques-
tion was settled by men who had been
made thoroughly conversant with eve
ry phase OF IL.
Is NO MORMON ISSUE.
we who have opposed the Mormon
issue can therefore say to those who
have favored It, and with the utmost
consistency Come, let us get together,
we are all Democrats. working for the
common principles OF our party. and
as II has been finally settled that the
Mormon question is no part OF those
principles we can certainly meet upon
common ground. This is the reasona BILE
position our faction of the party will
take and maintain there can be 40
compromise upon basis of recognizing
a fictitious issue which has been so abb
solutely dlscredited
III Senator Dubois means what he
has said at Salt Lake and continues IN
that attitude there can. of course, be
no compromise but the blame Will bs
upon him. II he Is determined upon
policy of rule or ruin. we OF course
cannot prevent IT. but we can and will .
insist that the burden shall rest upon
his own shoulders.
las 10 that plan of shutting out of
the Wallace convention. the delega-
tons from this and other counties"
Mr. Nugent continued. that IL pre-
posterous. Eight delegates Will 20
from this county 10 Wallace who wers
not delegates IN the Twin Falls con-
Yensron, What would Dubois do with
them? They didn't bolt" as he calls
st. He comedies that they were regu-
larry elected as delegates The Same
thing Is true OF Canyon county TO Il
less extent, as six delegates will 60
from there who were not at Twin
Falls. In Gilmore county the dele
gates have not as yet even been elect
ed, yet Dubois declares In advance
that they win not be qualified Ia sit in
the Wallace convention, because, as
he saye. the delegates from fillmore
'bolted' the Twin Falls convention