Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-01
BOISE CITY AND COLONEL SHOUP.

What is known as the "Boise ring"
which is cotorie Of Ada county men
d calling themselves Republicans, not
long ago brought out Colonel George
J.. Shoup's name for Congress as soon
as they learned that voters all about
Idaho were mentioning him as one of
the persons who would possibly be an
available candidate. The object of
hosting his name in the Boise City
paper-the organ of the ringsters of
sweet-scented repute in Ada county's
courts and Legislative history-was
nothing more than an attempt on the
part of those people to whitewash
themselves into semblance of re-
spectability, and thereby pose as the
coachers of Shoup in the event of his
nomination and election.
Behind this purpose was the oppor-
tunity for these fellows to coquet with
the Democratic Mormon candidate.
tprobably Mr.. Haley, in the event
OF Shoup's refusing to make the race.
lie has on divers occasions not only
refused to become candidate for
nomination, but as late as August
gath declared, in writing, to a promi-
nent citizen of Alturas county. that
he "will not now recede" from the
position taken, and will not, under
any circumstances, "accept the Re-
publican nomination, if offered to
him." He has done this in print in
Boise City before; SO Shoup, for the
purposes of this article, may be
dropped entirely.
But, during the past few days, Ada
county, including Boise City Republi.
cans, held their primary for the cleo
ton of delegates to the county con.
vention, which, besides naming candi
dates for county officers and for the
Legislature, will elect delegates to
the Territorial Convention, that, in
Haley, will nominate a candidate for
Congress. At that primary, where
active work was done, there were
"eighteen Shoup delegates selected"
and Ada county will be fixed for
Shoup. So says reliable communi
cation received in Haley on Monday,
August 30th.
The TIMES calls the attention of
the people at large and the delegates
to the Territorial Convention espe- |
cially to this state of facts. WHY |
does the "Boise ring" labor and elect
delegates who will name delegates
that favor Shoup's nomination who
has positively stated publicly that he
will "not accept the nomination if
tendered?" 1t is plain enough. These
men, defeated as they have been in
all their late schemes, are preparing
to come to the convention at Haley
and say: "Shoup is our man; if you
don't nominate him we wash our
hands of all responsibility, and it will
be your fault (that of all the dele
gates then assembled), if the Repub-
llcan ticket is defeated. Ada county
wants Shoup; if he is not given her,
1t is your bed and you may lie in it9"
Ada county has large Republican
voting population. The party can
i'll afford to lose that vote. Will Ada
county Republicans be led by the
nose by that gang that makes itself .
nuisance to Idaho by just such con-
duct? The Republicans of Alturas
hope not.
Taking it for granted that the
"ring" will bring about just what is
here prophesied, what will be their
object? 1t is easy to see. Failing
las they will claim in getting the
candidate they wanted, they will
other voters would hardly do so-co-
quet at once with the Democratio-
Mormon combination, and the consid-
Grafton will be personal benefit of one
sort or another. Their past history
bears out this statement and it be-
hooves the members of the conven- I
ton that meet next Wednesday, Sep, ,
TENDER Sth, to bear this well in mind. /
Idaho is not subject to the ''Boise
ring" and that ring might, with good
results, be impressed with this fact
now. The TIMES trusts that the hon.