Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-27
FAKE POLITICAL
STORY IS GIVEN
A STRONG DENIAL
Judge King Flatly States
That Fred T. Dubois Has
Not Been Placed in
Charge Of Campaign.

The persistency with which false po-
litical stories are being published in .
morning paper in this city for the pur-
pose OF creating dissention and caus-
ing friction within the rank and file OF
the Democratic party. and then refus-
ing to publish the facts even when they
are placed in Its hands. has SO aroused
the ire Of those in charge Of the ma
tional and state campaigns OF that
to the fake reports, especially the one
purporting to show that ex-United
States Senator Fred r. Dubois has been
actively in charge In either directing
or assisting in directing the national
committee In the western states.
VIII r. King. chairman of the cam.
paign committee of the Pacific and In
termountain states, working under the
direction of the national Democratic
committee. was given complete charge
Of the campaign work in the western
territory. This story acted as denial
to the report that had been published
in a morning paper here that MIR. Du-'
bois had been placed in charge. 1t was
receiver by the Statesman and the
Capital News and was only published
in the Capital News. In fact Of this
report. stories still continued to be
printed that Mr.. Dubois was active in
the management of the western cam.
paign.
Sweeping Denial Entered.
In a telegram from Mr.. King a
straight out and out denial is made Of
this report. To Democrats over the
state its contents will unquestionably
set at rest all fake political reports
with reference to the Dubois issue. that
have been or may be published by the
discredited paper. 1t is as follows:
Chicago. ILL.,. Sept rs. 1912.
| Evening Capital News:
I'VE are continually harassed by re-
ports to effect that daily papers in
Boise are repeatedly publishing that
ex-senator Dubois has charge western
campaign for Democrats and will con-
troll patronage and so forth. l will es-
TEEN 1t personal favor II you will deny
this charge in the columns of your
paper. Telegraphic reports were sent
to hundreds of papers throughout the
northwest including both dailies In
Boise to effect that l am in charge of
campaign for Pacific and intermoun-
| tain states.
will you kindly correct same In to-
| days Issue of your paper? You are at
liberty to publish this telegram in full
| II you wish and IL necessary we will
pay advertising rates to correct this
false report which is evidently designed
to cause friction in the Democratic
party of Idaho. Kindly publish and
send us bill.
1--WE are at loss to understand here
why after newspapers were wired true
status of affairs they will persist In
| publishing without foundation reports
OF this kind. WILL r. KING,
Chairman Pacific and In
| termountain Bureau"
| Denial by Judge Woods.
The same publication PUBLISHED fake
political story to the effect that Judge
w. w. Woods OF Wallace, was a Demo-
cratic candidate for United States sem
ator, when in fact Judge Woods had
never entertained such an idea. He
published denial in the Press shines
of Wallace as follows:
II did not know until today that my
name had even been suggested. ! GER
tainly have none of the symptoms of
| 'senatoritis' Of which ! am accused
Tho idea of entering the race or OF
making campaign for the place had
never entered my head"