Figures for Voters Show Idaho Shifts Since 1896
Prom 16900 in 1896 the Fusion Majority has dwindled to about 2000 this year. Republicans likely to win big. The Idaho Republican vote rose from 6254 in 1896 to 27108 by 1900, a gain of 3084 percent. Fusion and Democratic totals fluctuated with party banners, showing three-party cycles and rising voting population.
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Pocatelo Tribune
Republican Party
Idaho
Republican Party of
Gures
A Dubois Ticket Dominates Pocatello Race
The Pocatello Tribune argues Senator Dubois reshaped Idaho politics, steering the state ticket, with Democrats reduced to his allies. It claims the ticket is Dubois’s and silver faction dominated, lacking genuine Democratic support and doomed to defeat as the public distrusts the slate.
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Pocatello Tribune
Dubois
United States Senate
Silver Republican Party
Hunt Down
Pocatello
Hunt shown unfit by Kooskia Inter Mountaineer
The Kooskia Inter Mountaineer argues Hunt is unfit for governor both before and after the convention. It brands him a political trickster and predicts his defeat next November. The paper pledges support for a different man who can lead the state.
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Kooskia Inter-Mountaineer
Hugh O'Donnell
Hunt
Labor Endorsement Split Affects Hunt Candidacy
The Monteplier Examiner notes Governor Hunt has union support yet warns many workers may still oppose the ticket. The item highlights labor endorsement as a factor but acknowledges potential voter hesitation and splits within organized labor in shaping Hunt's prospects.
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Hunt
Monteplier
Dem
É Rikeer
Questions to Governor Hunt in Hailey 1902 inquiry
The letter questions Governor Hunt on actions during his term including scrutiny of Charles Arney the penitentiary warden, suppression of evidence, misappropriation of state property, exculpation and removal of the warden, undercounting property values, bank arrangements for state funds, delays in vetoing, sale of timber lands to monopolies, use of Albion school funds without vouchers, and veto of women’s equal property rights.
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Hailey
Charles Arney
State Penitentiary
Bank of Commerce
Insurance Department
Albion
Hunt
McConnell
Oregon Short Line Railway Company
Democracy
Supreme Court
Idaho Volunteers
Laws
Democracy's Record and the Donnelly Pamphlet
Caldwell Tribune analyzes Simon P. Donnelly's pamphlet The Grand Record of Democracy noting debt reductions under Democratic and Fusion administrations since 1897 but arguing it omits costs of public buildings and land sales. The piece contends real revenue rose under Democrats due to higher property valuation, challenging the pamphlet's case.
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Simon P. Donnelly
Democratic State Central Committee
Donnelly
State University
Normal School
Lewiston
Albion
Soldiers’ Home
Blackfoot
Code Commission
Arney
Caldwell Tribune
Gerrymandered Idaho Senate Bill 72 Sparks Outcry
Reflects on Governor Hunt signing Senate Bill No 72 in 1901 Idaho, a deliberate gerrymander that disenfranchised Republican voters, tilting legislative power and potentially keeping Republicans out of the U.S. Senate. Critics call the act a corrupt job born of robbery and condemn Democratic silence.
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Idaho
Hunt
United States
McOpe
Gerrymandered Idaho vote 1900 shows Democratic robbery
A reader cites 1900 Idaho congressional vote figures by county to accuse the Democratic legislature of gerrymandering. Lemhi Boise Canyon Ada Bannock Nez Perce and Idaho totals are used to argue that representative counts are unfairly distributed, with Republican losses and Democratic gains amid dramatic disparities. The piece accuses the Democratic party of political robbery and calls for defense or explanation.
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Representa
Tives
Lemhi
Boise D
Nez Perce
Idaho
Bannock
Ada
Canyon
Boise
Lemnhi
Ada County
Republican Party
Si Tewik Sae
Nea Aes
Governor Hunt's travel expense abuses spark Idaho Statesman critique
The Idaho Statesman exposes misuse of the governor's travel fund under Governor Hunt. The 600 appropriation was exhausted in ten months with multiple $100 warrants for trips to Lewiston, Buffalo, the asylum, and Salmo n River, plus an attempt to divert Buffalo funds. Officials question necessity and legality, highlighting broader state administration graft concerns.
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lewiston
Clearwater Country
Buffalo
Asylum For the Insane
Salmon River
Lewiston Normal School
Hunt
Idaho Statesman
Lewiston and Albion
Peter
Paul
McConnell
Idaho papers rally behind Republican ticket say timber profits sway
Boise Capital News highlights that Idaho newspapers edited by land office officials back the Republican ticket while timberland notices at ten dollars per unit seem to outweigh political convictions. The piece hints at state printing funding underpinning the paper’s existence.
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Idaho
Land Office
Timberland
Boise Capital News
Capital News
Open letter questions Democratic Labor stance in 1902 Halley
A labor leader challenges James R Sovereign urging Democratic votes, arguing Republican protection and homestead laws aided workers while Democratic press opposed labor. The letter details unions, historical party actions, and accuses the Democratic administration of financial mismanagement, deficits, and improper warrant handling amid a state levy critique.
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James R
Halley
Democratic Party
International Typographical Union
Republican Party
Becaus
United States
Democratic Enroy
Democratic Press
False Claims Of Democratic Economy Contradicted
A Boise publication presents a dated summary claiming a Democratic economy with figures showing floating and bonded debts, tax levies, and warrant interest for 1897 to 1902. It notes the floating debt wiped out, no warrants interest now, and a treasury surplus with no tax increase despite growing expenses.
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Democracy
McConnell
John Smith
Jones
First National Bank
Smith
Second National Bank
Hunt
The Wealth of the World
The extract argues that wealth is not merely the result of labor but of ideas that enhance labor, challenging the view of labor as the sole creator of wealth. It critiques superficial economic thinkers and emphasizes the need for ideas that save labor and expand productivity, cited to Joseph H. Hutchings in Mining and Scientific Areas, November 16, 1901.
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Ess
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Wilbur F. Storey
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St. Louis Republic
Napps
Southwest
San Francisco Examiner
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Monterey
Pacific Coast
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Hearst
Arthur McEwen
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