Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18
SAYS Idaho Democracy is Much
Stronger Than Before Den
YER Convention.
RESTORATION OF HARMONY

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this state, who Just returned
from the Denver convention stated
yesterday when interviewed at his
once by representative Of the Des-
erct News
'You ask for some echoes OF the
Denver convention We'll am fun Of
them, aud before ann through talk
ing ] win hope tu have convinced YOU
that We are by no means whipped
Dogs but on the contrary, arc de-
cisIve vlctors We are much stronger
now than before the convention, and
OF course, as we grow stronger Dubois
and his pet theories VIII weaken"
In reference to the contest between
the two delegations at Denver, Mr.
Nugent said; our delegation NUM-
bcrcd 25 aud we were all practically
unacquainted With the members OF the
convention. yet we soon worked our
way in and got the acquaintance and
assistance of great number OF dele
gates. our first tussle was with a
subcommittee of the national com
mttee, which was composed OF three
members. in the selection of whom
the fine Italian hand Of Dubois was
clearly revealed. And right here is a
point of vantage that Dubois had over
us. that of senatorial courtesy. There
were many of his old colleagues there
who. We're very willing TO grant him
the courtesy Of personal preferment
and he certainly used this privilege
for all II was worth Well the sub
committee declined to hear any evil
dence and, of course, decided that the
Dubois delegation was entitled TO
seats on temporary organization.
ARGUMENTS EXCLUDED
Notice was given Immediately that.
we intended to carry the matter up 10
the credentials committee which we
did just as soon AS the committee was
organized. Mr.. Callahan of Alassa-
chnsetts was chairman and when we
appeared to present our claims 1t was
decided that half hour would be
given to each side in which to pre-
sent the arguments but 81 subsequent
decision excluded arguments entirely
and we were shut out However we
Introduced two witnesses and a mass
OF documentary evidence and then
rested our case. Mr. Dubois and Mr..
Jackson testified ON behalf OF the
Dubois delegation, in the course OF
which each delivered himself of
stump speech la his remarks Sena-
Tor Dubois challenged the voraclty of
Mr. Rich from Blackfout. who had
gone with us as a witness. directing
himself very pontcdly toward Rich
who finally informed the senator that
he was lying, whereupon the chair
man instructed the senator to address
The committee MT jackson abso-
lutely declined TO SIT In the conven-
ton with our delegation for the OK
pressed reason that we were all Nor
mons. living IN violation of the laws
OF God and man. Our fellows be-
came highly lnccnsed, not because of
The remark itself but because .Inck
tttt
MaS using 1t 10 prejudice the minds
oi the committeeman, and II looked
Tor a While as though there would be
rough house but We finally sue
eceded IN restraining the hot headed
ones ana the hearing proceeded
When The proposition was advanced
w some of the committeeman thai
polh delegations from this state be
seated, dubois SpranC up and do
clhfeq that he would not be seated i'm
thal way at all. which was equivalent
10 saying that nc would bolt The con-
Neillloh IN case such action was taken
ny the committee, The committee re-
FUSED To hear any further evidence
dhd me case was submitted after the
DUBOIS men had rested their case
inc vote Of the committee was taken
~ executive session and il was impos-
slblc Tor me TO ascertain just how the
vote stood or what statcs Vnted win.
Nf'f 'NN ullAtl HNNuN IL was - 10 ~
IN favor of seating both delegations
ne majority being against us. al
though II had been determined oarlfer
IN me evening and before The Dubois
SIDE hHd been presented, by a vote of
~ 10 - thHt we had made a sufficient
llnd iacle case to cntitle us to seats
Ia ibe convention,
JACKSON GETS BUSY.
"'rhc committee NaaIly concluded TO
hear al OF the contests. of ,ybf.b
lneie were a number aud to vote ON
all of Them iu the morning Mr.
Jacksnn was a member OF the COM
mittee ana during the night he log
rolled with other delegates whose
seats were contested. he npre,Inr tn
vote with thcm n thcy wotfid y,,c
with him IN the Idaho contest MIN
the result that I'M the morning when
the vote was taken we wore dar.atoJ
by a vote of 20 TO 90 Ar Jack4ou
stood by his agreement ana he and
Dubois voted 10 sont me Gulfc, doi"
gates from Pennsylvania whom t,o
contest from that state was t.tl,op A.,
the H0or 90 the convention A untjrn-
ahle feature was the fact that pritctl-
callN every man I'M ;hc convention
VINO ever had been N Rcpuhlir,,, ,,. d,
Popuiist lined up for Dubois ma diJ
Hlso every delegate that was uppnecd
10 INC nomination OF Bryan Thlouph
l'upols, idaho seconded the uoml,u
non OF ToWnc Tor vice president.
JUDGE PARKER CONVINCED
Dubois next move WAS ~. ,,,.,,,,,
10 nave am uut-poiygamy plunll in
serted ~ the platform, and foi. u,i. n,
toughi most desperately M, Er.v
uat inc defeating of Duhols al. INK
i""t meA"I more To- us than SCAT, m
mos, Vu,iI,iS'on 80 we turned to q