Show ISWEET TALKS OF illS DEATH How Shoup and McConnell Joined Forces to Beat Him MCS REWARD WILL COMA COM-A Charge of the Using of State Patronage McConnells Sole Ambition Now Is to Succeed Dubois niiil His Plans Have Already Been Laid to That Eml Svi eet Thinks However Tlmt Dubois Will Have a Wallc over That the Contest Has Already Al-ready Been Won Special to The Herald Washington D C April 8In an interview today exRepfreserataitive Sweet ha something to say about the I I methods which he alleges were used t I accomplish his defeat for United States senator In due time says he Idaho people peo-ple will pass judgment upon the methods employed but whether they I do or not I a satisfied that there ia more ready cash in votes for United States senator than can be made out of raising wheat at the present prices Sentor Shoup formed a combination combina-tion with Governor McConnell under the terms of which Shoup was to come to the Senate this time and McConnell Mc-Connell to succeed Dubois The gov I ernor did help Shoup a little and utilized state patronage to compass I my defeat and elect Shoup My de I t fealt was the chief object o his campaign cam-paign to the end that he may succeed suc-ceed Dubois As a matter of fat he played the part of lago and hoped I that Shoup and I would kill each other and let him in From the fact that Shoups friends as well a the colonel himself were fully advised of the governors duplicity I doubt I very much if the governor receives date any support from the successful candi Shoup will be sitting placidly in i the Senate amid his friends hav frends ing no respect for McConnell The latter will cut a sorry figure posing as a northern candidate can-didate since he utilized all the power at his command and resorted to such methods as suggested themselves them-selves to defeat a candidate who came from the north with the north solidly at his back No if Dubois ba nothing to fight more than the combination bination referred u his contest Is already won |