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Show TDK BATTI.K TOMORROW. A Hitter and Stubbnru Content l ikely to be Frnlonged Bereral Day. Boise City, Idaho. Dec. 8. Special to The Times. The great battlo will open tomorrow when the balloting for I'nited States senators begins. Just now tho indications are that the Mrogglo will be a long and bitter one. But all this may be changed any hour in patching up a truce in the caucus. The caucuses on the senatorial question ques-tion up to the present time is scarcely a success. The northern counties will light to the last for one senator. Din ii is pretty , safe to say, however, that Hon. Fred Dubois will be ono of the senators. His friends now say thnt ho will have nineteen votes on the first ballot and will be elected on the second. , He has however, many opponents. McC'onnel and Claggett of tho north sre both directing their tight mainly against Dubois, so are also both Pride jN of Boise and Delman of Alturis. While s- .both tho latter gentlemen have announced an-nounced themselves as candidates, but neither are considered in it. Pride is a candidate merely from spite J, in hope that ho mav be able to defeat Dubois. Ho wanted a federal appointment appoint-ment and when Dubois did not get it for him ho went olT and sulked. Later he wanted to be governor and when Dubois' friends did not rally to his support sup-port he got madder than ever and is now avowedly after Dubois' scalp. It also appears as though the opposition opposi-tion to Dubois were making a cat's paw of Delmar. He is the senator from Cassia and Owyhee, and up to within a few days, was pledged to the support of Dubois. He is rich, having just sold some large mining interests for $2,500,000, and his head has been swelled. He has been persuaded that he can come in as a sort of dark horse, in the hope that it may draw away a little more of Dubois' strength. McConnoll has money anil Claggett is backed by money. Both have mado strong lights and have shown considerable strength. Up until Saturday night there was never a thought but that Governor George L. Shotip would be one of the I'nited States senators from Idaho, as he had no opposition from any place. Republicans and democrats were alike for Shotip. But Saturday night's caucus proposed a plan that may result in dropping him out together with both MeConnell and Claggett. The caucus decided that if it came to a case of must, the north would bo recognized, but that they would go back on both MeConnell and Claggett and bring out a dark horse in the person of Heyburn of Murray. This plan would also necessitate the dropping drop-ping of Shotip. Last night another caucus was held snd then the question of voting for both senators at once was brought up. The Dubois men are pleased with this plan. They are friendly to Mr. Heyburn who is one of the most prominent lawyers in the state, and say if the north turns to Heyburn, t hat Dubois Du-bois and Heyburn will be elected on the tirst ballot. Mr. Shaop's friends are. however, still conlidcnt and unless they can be won over, the struggle promises to be both long and bitter. Dr. W. W. Watkins, one of the most prominent politicians of the north says McConnel is sure to win. He has a most perfect organization and will have 20 votes on the first ballot. Dubois nnd Shnup, in his opinion, will both get left because they are now trying to repudiate the promise mado to the north. He expects a dark horse from the south to come in and win. One of tho backers of Delamar said this morning that Delamar had not yet given his consent to the use of his name, he, however, expects thnt there will be such a deadlock on the election of either Shotip or Dubois that Delamar will come in and win, together with one of the candidates from the north. |