Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-03
Nd COMPROMISE IN SIGHT
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
EACH SIDE ASKING WHAT THE OTHER WILL NEVER GRANT,
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE WILL PASS on CONTESTS AID
DUBOIS coNTRo1-H HE coNRoIs. ANTm WILL TAKE
CONTEST INTO COURTS



Wallace. Ida. Aug. y.-The -
vance guard Of the coming Dome
cratic state convention. which Uou-
venes here Tuesday, has begun -
arrive. and tonight tho city has TAX
en- on convention aspect. 0sna-
tor Dubois. accompanied BY A. +.
Ryan. arrived here 1t noon BY way
of Butte. Portions Of the Idaho ana.
Mes Perce county delegations wssU
also arrivals, - we'll ~ some mem
hers Of the southern Idaho deDsgs-
tions. Among the latter 10 Dr.. J.
d. Woodburn. chairman Of the AAU
county central committee. who w1yY
head the contestins delegation fros
that county.
It II apparent that tia work Oe
tia convention viii ~ done VIII
dispatch. sincs II 10 known that tAo
state central committee will paso -
an contests, and II = bslievsA tAae
the most important work viii ~
transacted IN the uAsstin9s Of ne
state committes, which VIII b Ase0k-
here tomorrow afternoon.
!. Willis no direct plans have beeD-l
decided on, and IN Ill probabi1oty
will not Be decided upon until ne
balance OF the comnittee reaeAeG'
this city. Il - ooncsded that sk$-
central oommit1se viii name t1s
temporary Chairman and the, eos-
vention will ~ carried on nnAsr
this procedure. Il 10 probable thst
Senator Heitfeld will b. named aoE-
chairman. He 10 sxpscted to arv5vU
In the city tomorrow. sss..tts ;
There 10 considerable dispositions
on the part Of Dubois followers TO-
affect harmonious aGtion ANA. even
among he anti-Dubois f,ii :wsrs
this sentiment prevails. SsnatoS
Dubois refused to be interviewe6
tonight on the situation, preferring
to leave the details In the hands Of
his friends Overtures have been
made by the Dubois faction hereto
fore. appealing for harmonious
settlement Of the factional strife,
but these have been rejected. II 10
understood that the anti Dubois fol-
levers will ask for o settlement Of
all differences by the convention ~
whole and will refuse to be recon-
ciled to any plan TO settle any con-
tests by the central committee.
This faction will also be content
~ Dubois will eliminate the Mormon
= question from the platform and
turn over the ofiice of national COM
mitteeman to some one whom they
shall name. In exchange for this
It is understood that they will con-
cede the entire state ticket to Du-
bois. Followers Of the antiDubOis
faction threaten that II the state
. committee usurps the authority OF
settling the contests the matter will
be taken to the supreme court.
The contests to be decided by the
state committee are in Ada county.
q where set OF delegates has been
. named favorable to the Dubois fac
ton to replace the bolting delega'
= tion at Twin Falls; in Bingham
y county, where the antis have named
e a new set to force out the regulars;
In Bear Lake. Fremont and Oneida.
where 1t Ia contended that there are
no regular Democratic delegations
and in Bonner T. which the Anf1'
claim the electtn OF delegates W..
irregular. owing to technical viola
= tiops OF the primary law.
1t is conceded that in event ths
program IL carried out by the cen
trail committee settling contests
Dubois will control the convention
without question. Az yet there
n nc talk OF candidates. and probabl!
m no slate will be fixed or decided ol
o. by either faction until after tn
al opening Of the convention Tuesda'
ST u fs thought however. that tn
Is. Senator Heitfeld OF Nez Perce, Har
tn rubernatorial RUM will Po TO e'the
OF rv Day Of Shoshone or SenatOr Du
t. bots Of bingham. There is som
o. talk Of forcing the nomination O
tha latter.