The Washington herald., 1914-02-23
DUBOIS TO enter
RACE FOR SENATE
Charges Administration Is
Tied Up with Mormons
in Idaho.
SURE HE CAN COME BACK
Says Burleson and Bryan Are Trying
to Commit the Party to Political
Alliance with Church.

Former Senator Dubois, of Idaho, yes
terday charged the administration with
having tied up with the Mormon church
in what is known as the Mormon Belt
of Idaho.
The Senator announced that he would
go back TO his State and make a fight &c
succeed Senator James II. Brady, OF
Idaho. whose term expires March next
THE situation is critical for us In
Idaho said Senator Dubois last night
THE administration has turned :tseli
completely over to the Mormon church
in the matter OF appointments in the
Mormon belt from which l come All OF
the appointees have been men acceptable
to the Mormons If not selected with that
view, and in a number of instances Nor
mons have been appointed.
Feel Deep Resentment.
our people feel the deepest resentment
against this Mormon domination. The
situation attaching to the appointment OF
same thing as 1t would in the case OF a
negro in Mississippi or of a Jap in Cali
Eornia-
Il have been leading a quiet life since
] retired from the Senate but I have
received a great many letters protesting
about the way things have been going.
l am told that all 1 need to do is TO
say the word and the people will place
me again in the Senate"
Senator Dubois has been waging re-
lcntless warfare on various officers Of
the administration in an effort to bring
them around to his point of view He
started the campaign last July with an
Interview given at his home in Blackfoot.
Idaho in which he declared that Nor
mons were exerting as much influence
at Washington as at the Idaho State
ranifa1 Rnn1Nyinr 70 n inuuirv from
Secretary of the Interior Lane as to the
authenticity of this inteEEiew, he hais:
The interview which i gave was not
n written one, and / am quite sure /
qualified my statements by saying that
the Postmaster General and Secretary
Bryan were trying to commit the admin
istration TO a political alliance with the
Mormons"
Senator Dubois was known throughout
his Congressional career as a violent
anti-Mormon member. He took lead
ing part in the attempted election Of
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, on grounds
of polygamy, and made his campaign
for reelection principally upon that is
sue Since his retirement he has lived in
Washington during the winter.
Sends Letters TO TumuIty.
Senator Dubois sent copies of his let
tiers TO Secretary Lane, TO Joseph p.
Tumulty, secretary to the President, ac-
companying them with a letter in which
he said: ''The Tammany organization
is Democratic, while this organization is
not The Mormon organization is SO much
more a menace to our institutions and
to morality than Tammany, that there
is no comparison
The following formal statement was
given out by Senator Dubois last night:
1T is apparent that the Democratic
administration has entered into a TO-
litical combination with the Mornons.
This will appear from correspondence he
tween leading Democratic officials and
myself. ]. of course, cannot be a party
tC this political Mormon COM
bination, nor will / support it"
Senator Dubois was not ready to dis
cuss his primary campaign plans :ast
night