| Show THE IDAHO CONTEST THE f idaho senatorial Renat orial contest to is definitely settled and dubois is con firmed in his seat beyond any further controversy this was anticipated from the first by nearly everybody in these parts who paid any atte attention ution to the squabble claggett s claim to the seat was founded on a more mere technicality and in considering the matter the senate of the united states bald aid little attention to that so as it was clearly the intention of the idaho legislature in the first place to give dubois the office for the long term mr claggett te Is an able and eloquent elc quent man and be fondly imagined that his bin fervid oratory would have haves a powerful effect upon the benage if he could only get the privilege of addressing that august assembly he succeeded in gaining the floor in his own behalf but not in capturing his bis hearers bearers they know knew too well themselves the small real value of rhetoric when not backed by facts and sound reasons leasot rea sois a and so clagette Cla getts gettle fine periods period which charmed at fl first rat became at length only a bore and the weakness of his cause was made the more apparent by the brilliancy of his sentences sentence the effect in idaho will be exceedingly small we do not think it will affect the republican cause there to any appreciable extent the democracy is alive and active but we think will fail to gain any advantage by way of d dissension Is sension in the republican ranks over the senatorial contest the battle between the two parties in that state will have to be fought entirely independent of this issue which is now settled for ever |
