Show idaho republicans POCATELLO ro cATELLO ida may au special all of the delegates to tho the republican state convention which meets this afternoon as well as several hundred wire pullers bullers of the party are on the ground this morning the state is for McKi mckimley uley but there has been a bitter fight on the money question resulting in a victory for the silve rites therefore senator dubois will head bead the the gold standard element of the state with the assistance of the same faction from surrounding commonwealths have made a vigorous vig irous effort to down dubois because of ef his recent stand in favor of silver they have recognized the fact that he is ia the leader and chief organizer of the silver forces in the far west and made their contest against him on the ground that if they could discredit him before the country the achievement would be regarded as a victory for the gold standard senator mantle of montana and ether pronounced silver men have interjected themselves into the fight in a letter received here a few days ago senator mantle declared that nothing worse could befall silver than the defeat at this time of the leader of the recent move movement teller carter cannon dabnis and himself he said had been marked for slaughter by the gold forces and they hoped to strike an effective blow at the entire j combination by downing dubois the leader senator dubois has been unable to make a personal campaign camP agn owing evring to a recent death in his immediate family but the friends of silver in northern idaho have carried on the fight in his behalf |