Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-04

| Nugent and Pence of Idaho, Fogg
and Erb of NeZ Perce, Rice of Can
| yon Steele of kootenai.
| 1t is expected this committee will
report before the meeting of the
| convention
Wallace, Ida. Aug. 3.--The fate
III the Democracy of Idaho still
hangs in the balance. and at 10
O'Clock tonight it is difficult to
this session Of the Democratic state
convention of Idaho will be.
/ This afternoon practically all of
the delegates TO the convention ar
lived from all parts of the state and
i Quickly developed that the anti
Dubois element came prepared tn
carry out the program Of rule O
ruin Several caucuses were held
during the evening, but it is clear
T. apparent that Senator Dubois
ana his friends arc in control of the
situation. and knowing this the Du
ho's followers are endeavoring to
eject a harmonious program ana
are Offering every inducement to
the Mormon svmpathizers to get in
To the bandwagon. 1t is barely pos
sible that between tonight and to
morrow morning some compromise
may be effected but in any event
neither Senator Dubois nor his
friends viii recede from his position
on the Mormon question.
Tonight X. l. Perky Of Ada coun
ty, one of the leaders of the anti
Dubois faction, indicated that his
people did not wish anything more
than recognition in the convention;
that in SO far as the Ada county del
egatiOn. which is contested on the
grounds of boiling the Twin Falls
convention, was concerned that
they wished to be seated and in re-
turn would allow the Dubois faction
practically to name the ticket and
make the platform. In return they
ask that any reference to the test
oath or Mormon question be elimi-
mated from the platform. but that
, they would be entirely satisfied with
plank containing an expression Of
a strict enforcement of the state
constitution in its entirety, with no
special reference to any particular
section. The proposition has not
been made in writing. and even
were It made 1t would be of no avail
since the Dubois followers will de-
mand that the legislative candidates
be pledged to enact laws for the ex-
termination of polygamy and un.
lawful cohabitation and the embodi-
ment of the test oath in the elec-
tors oath.
The principal feature Of today's
business was the calling together Of
the state convention committee in
the parlors of the Hotel Samuels.
Nearly every county was represent
ed either in person or by proxy. 1t
was expected that this session would
last all night. but during the session
1. developed that the anti-Dubois
people were following a program of
obstruction, and a recess was take
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The meeting was called to order at
S o'clock by Chairman H. w. Lock
hart. In the absence of Secretar'
c. E. Arney, P. M. Davis was named
as secretary pro tenn.
The call was read and the rOllcall
o? members read. after which c. H.
Jackson of Shoshone county moved
| that the committee proceed to call
the roll Of counties for the purpose
of passing on any contested delega-
tion that might appear. Following
the second to this motion, X. I. Per-
ky OF Ada county filed verbal pro-
test against the committees taking
action relative to contests of tenn
porary roll call on the grounds that
1t was not the precedent and Gus
tom OF the party in the state and
that 1t was undemocratic, and fur
thar, not in accordance with the
that he have the further right to
submit protest In writing and that
il be incorporated in the minutes Of
the meeting. which was then in ex-
ecutive session.
This Immediately started the ball
rolling and Harry Day of Shoshone
county objected before the commit
tee to the filing of protest to the
Incorporating of it in the minutes
A lively wrangle ensued over this
point. in which Perky of Ada, Erb
of Nee Perce and Davis of Gilmore
spoke for the anti-Dubois followers
and Ryan of Bingham Day of Sho
| shone and Lewellen of I.atah par.
ticipate for Dubois. Personalities
were exchanged with vigor. but the
matter was settled finally by the
| chairman who r,,1a1 fhoS oux- oop,