The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-07-18
Senator Dubois interviewed.

"There are forty-sx stars in the American flag
today" said former Senator Dubois at the Cullen
hotel Monday evening "These forty-six stars re-
present fortysx states and of these fory-six states
Bryan is entitled to and should receive the vote
that was cast for Roosevelt in 1904" he continued.
Every delegation at heart for Bryan, and they
knew that the democracy of their states was for
Bryan and when it to the test of voting every
every voice excepting about 100 responded the
roll call for the great commoner.
mo such spontaneous tribute paid to
candidate for this high office. There republicans
in every community that intend to vote for him.
and there is scarcely any detection among demo-
Gratis"
"There friction of any consequence and no
deep wounds inflicted at the convention The plat
form is one suited to the times and to Mr.. Bryan,
and adopted unanimously, both in committee
and by the convention.
'The candidate for vce-president is strong and
able, and will bring much strength to the ticker.
Altogether [ regard Mr.. Bryans chances for
as decidedly better than Mr. Tafts"
do you think the action of the national
vention has ended the opposition of the faction in
Idaho which has been fighting the party?" was
asked.
81 should think they would have no following
The subcommittee Of the national democratic
committee and the national democratic committee
unanimously sustained the regular delegation from
Idaho, and the committee credentials and the
national convention also sustained the regular demo-
cracy of Idaho
The faction given every opportunity to make
their showing and laid particular stress the fact
that the Mormons their friends and the
mics or the democratic party OF the state.
The national convention most decidedly support
ed and sustained the contest which the democrats
of Idaho making to enforce the constitution of
the state and to suppress poygamy They under
stood the issue and Endorsed it in Idaho.
THE committee resolutions refused by a vote
of 20 to 10 to put plank in the platform declaring
against poygamy and for the separation of political
affairs between church and state, because Judge Will
liam H. King, of Utah. who a member of the
committee resolutions, said it would destroy any
hope of carrying Utah for Bryan.
Judge King claimed to represent the democrats
of Utah. and conveyed the impression that with this
plank left out there would be large numbers of
Mormon democrats especially in Utah, who would
vote for Mr. Bryan. AS this plank was of no parti-
cular consequence after the Idaho delegation was
seated and as the argument was made by those
not familiar with conditions, the convention having
Endorsed the democrats of Idaho in their Mormon
fight by seating their delegation, it would be but
fair to give the Mormon democrats of Utah an
opportunity to vote for Mr.. Bryan by leaving out
this plank.
Putting in leaving out the po1ygamy plank
would not change in my judgment vote in
Idaho
"The Idaho democrats, of course, in their state
convention at Wallace will maintain their position
for the enforcement of the state constitution and for
the enactment of adequate legislation for the sup
preston of polygamy.
"The delegations to the Wallace convention from
Ada county and Elmore counties, who solidly bolted
the Twin Falls convention and who refused
recognition at the national convention, will not of
course, be allowed to participate in the Wallace
vention 1t is not be presumed that they will ask
for admission to that convention.
These boilers claim that they interested in
the election of Mr.. Bryan chiefly. Judge King
claims that the Mormon democrats will vote for
Mr.. Bryan, the polygamy plank being left out of the
national platform. The regular democracy to "a
voter will, of course, support Mr.. Bryan
ANY. further factional opposition upon the part
of the boilers would disclose so plainly the motives
which actuate them that it would be impossible for
them to give plausible explanation.
There are so many thousands of republicans in
T6abn who will RI )ortu +ta
eoiSlatye tickets If the Mnrmnns live the