Show THE FHE LATE FUSION IN IDAHO senator dubois regrets that all was not harmonious hilver above all else while to continue lite cost coir echt lettle doubt lint that idaho will nominate a full keate ticket noise idaho aug 23 senator dubols bols was today interviewed on the fusion of democrats and populists lists what do you think of the result of the action of the late democratic and populist convention senator dubois was asked w the understanding generally gme rally among silver leaders of all parties denlo democratic cratic populist and silver republicans in the cant is that the best interests 0 of f silver liver boull be sub served by a union of all silver forces wherever and whenever it was practical replied the senator dauch such a union was made in AlInne minnesota sota colorado south dakota and washington silver republican representatives were here during the late convention with full power to acao act who proposed such a combination the democrats and populists lists would not consider the proposition at all they were determined to make a combination which would exclude any recognition cognition le of silver republicans I 1 think it unfortunate for the cause of silver that a fight Is s now precipitated which will be bitter between the silver forces in the state stale what effect will this have on the electoral ticket none at all tile the silver republicans will nominate the electors selected by the fusion thus insuring bryan and sewall the practically als vote of the baale what vill III the silver republicans ilo do in regard to a state slate ticket they will nominate a full ticket and such kiich a one in my judgment as awill will command the complete re respect and confidence of the people of tile the bbate will such a ticket win min it Is too early to predict it 1 1 very evident that the fusion ticket does docs not meet with approval app the silver republicans believe their cause to be just and they think in addition that they have pursued a perfectly consistent course and one that the people willin ill endorse dorsc at the polls they admit and have always insisted that the republican supporters bup porters of AIcKIn Icy had a perfect right to express their convictions fly by voting for mckinley and hobart clec electors tors and that they would do nothing to prevent them from exercising this right they have urged a union of silver forces in order to give bryan and sewall the largest vote vole possible and to demonstrate to the country that loyalty to the cause of silver was the prime motive which controlled the people of idaho A union ot of forces forcer was refused but the silver republicans will ill continue their fight for silver with tile the same consistency mith which they have conducted it thus tar far not being disturb disturbed cd in the slightest degree by bv selfishness fish ness and lack of patriot patriotism ibm and ile de vollon to the cause of oilier other organizations if a union of silver forces had been consummated we could have raised considerable sid erable money in the state and sent our best speakers of all parties east where the right fight must be won aisch men as 0 Claggett Wil son pon sweet wat reid quaint son and many others could have done incalculable good for the cause in eastern communities lite mo moral ral effect of a union of forces would have been quite a contrast to the miserable scramble for office which we have just witnessed |