Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-09-17

POLITICAL DRIFTWOOD.
HALEY and Dubois.

hepuptlcHu primaries TOMORROW.
Democratic county convention one
week from tomorrow.
The republican territorial convention
has nominated Dubois for congress.
For probate Judge the race will likely
be between the present incumbent and
"A, A. Harris, of Grangeville,
John Bower will be the democratic
nominee for treasurer, and in the event
of Mr. Dorman's declination he will
have a jug-handled fight of it.
Geo. Shearer and John Coram are
spoken of as possible democratic candi
dates before the convention for the
commissionershlp of district No. /.
Auditor Rhoads and sheriff Talkington
will be re-nominated Ivy acclamation.
On the republican ticket Robt. Larimer
will be the nominee for auditor, and
Tom Aram for sheriff
The democracy of Grangeville pre-
cinct were represented at the primary
by about thirty of the unterrified. At
Cottonwood twenty-five votes were
cast, and an equal number at Mt. Idaho.
The nomination of NJ V. Jarrett for
assessor on the democratic ticket is as
sured. There are three aspirants for the
position on the republican side. to wit:
Mr.. Wade, of Cottonwood, NJ. S. Mar
tin and John Rice.
A grapevine dispatch to the Press
received last night announces the nom.
ination of honest John Haley by accla-
nation, and the adoption of an anti
mormon platform by the democratic
territorial convention.
We have forecast the ticket of both |
parties with tolerable accuracy. and i'll
there any names on it you don't like.
go and interview your precinct dele
gates and don't wait till the nominations |
are made to do your kicking.
The villanious attacks made upon |
Ezra Baird by Dubois in the Salt Lake
Tribune is the dirtest thing we ever
heard of in the dirty pool of Idaho
politics. We always said Dubois was a
dirty dog and this confirms it.
1t is generally conceded that if the
republicans have sense they will nomi
nate l.. Eckert as commissioner from
district No. 2. No other man can over
come the big democratic majority of the
district. The democratic nomination
for this Office will go to Brockman, Carr,
Girton or OvermaD.
Dubois is he last of the corrupt ring
of professional politicians who have
dominated and debauched the politics
of Idaho territory in the last ten years,
and now that the people have a chance
to bounce the entire outfit they ought
to do 1t 10y piling up tremendous ma
jority for honest John HALEY.
]. II. Forney is the only available
candidate for district attorney. and his
record in convicting Hutchinson, for
grand larceny, and Warlich. for the
murder of Savage-the first two convic-
tions IN this county for eight years on
plea of mot guilty"-marks him as the
individual whose calling and election
is sure"
The nomination of 5. S. Fem for the
council will be unanimous. His oppo
nent will probably be Mr.. Whey. For
the assembly Henry Johnson and \. L.
Parker are asplrants on the democratic
side, while Frank Fem will be the rep
ubIfcan nominee. There is good timber
IN all these candidates and the people |
will be well served whoever of them
are elected.
The letter of Mr.. Bulge in this issue
of the Press is a scholarly exposition of
the principles of democracy which every
democ rat in the land can conscientiously |
endorse. Ii is upon this issue-the re
peal of the odious and un. American
test oath bill-that the editor of this
paper seeks a nomination for the legis-
lature. The test-oath is as obnoxious
as the registration law of two years ago,
which required voter to pungle four
bits before he could exercise the elective
franchise.