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Show COURT DECIDES AGIST DUBOIS TICKET IN IDAHO Ex-Senator Receives Setback In First Round of -Legal Fight, the Court Holding State Primary Law Mandatory. Rolsp, Ida. Ry a unnnlraous decision decis-ion tho Idaho supremo court on Monday Mon-day ovorrulod tho demurrer of Dubois' attorneys In tho contest pending bo-foro bo-foro tho supremo court to dctermlna which of tho two tickets nominated at tho Wallace convention Is entitled to tho Democratic party nnme. As a result re-sult of this ruling tho court will go Into tho merits of tho case. Sixteen questions woro submitted to tho attorney at-torney by tho court on which evidence evi-dence Is desired. Tho ruling Is a distinct victory for tho nntl-Dubols faction, tbo tlckot of which Is headed by Moses Aloxandor for governor nnd Judgo C. O. Stock- stager for United States senator. In making tho ruling the court hold tho stato primary law mandatory. If tho attorneys enn ngreo as to a stipulation of facts, tho case will bo ppccdlly disposed of, otherwlso It will bo necessary to appoint a referco to tnko evidence Tho nntl-Dubols attornoys declare tho court's decision on tho demurrer Is equivalent to disposing of tho case ogalnst tho Dubois, faction, and stato thnt tho Dubois contingent will not bo oblo to stnnd tho test of ovldonco. owing to tiro alleged high-handed manner In which tho nntl-Dubols del-cgntcs del-cgntcs wcro thrown out of tho Wol-lace Wol-lace convention. It may bo ton days or moro beforo tho flnnl decision Is rendered. Mcnntlmo tho partisans will not know which of the two tickets tick-ets named at Wallace Is to bo tho regular Democratic tlckot. Tho ticket 'f tho nntl-Dubols convention has been filed by tho secretary of state as regular, which action was tho basis of tho present proceedings In tho supremo su-premo court. |