, 1890-08-28
POLITICS IN IDAHO.
Taylor the Nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor.
The DELEGATES DISPENSING
Ex- Delegate Dubois Opens the Re-
publican Campaign at Idaho
City--An Ovation.

BOISE CRY, Idaho, Aug. 27.---The
democratic convention closed its labors
to-day. Tho enthu siasm which charac =
terizes the only part OF the convention
was very materially lost toward the
close. Dtspite desperate efforts to appear
hopeful and to inspire the rank and file
with courage, IL was clear to oil outsiders
that they opened upon the fight with
but little hopes OF success.
The ticket nominated Is q good one.
Mr.. Nelson, at tho head of tho ticket IL
a hard-headed business man, kind
hearted, genial, hospitablo man, against
whom personally nothing bad can be
truthfully said. He Is fairly popular in
his own county, and is respected by all.
still Governor Shoup is his equal in all
these things, and possesses rare oxecu-
tive ability, and q thorough knowledge
Of governmental matters, which bis
opponent does not Shoup will carry
Idaho by an overwhelming majority
Alexander f.. Mayhem, Sweets COM
petitor for congress, is an old-time dem
ocrat. courtly, genial and we'll yersed in
legislation, but Mr.. Sweet is his equal in
ability and has the right side of the
argument and will be elected.
The democrats will hardly carry any
OF the state ticket and will have slim
representation In the legislature. The
facts are overwhelmingly against them
Had the national democratic party de-
liberately set out to make it easy tor the
republicans " carry Idaho they could
hardly have done better than they did
They fought the statehood and irriga-
tion schemes, and fought lead ore and
are still fighting IL The fact that DEM
ocrats in congress voted solidly against
Keeping up the duty on lead Is in itsel {
srnhcient to defeat the party in the state.
Tue individual opinions of the
democratic otfice-seckers do not
count. IT democrat is elected to
congress, he can do nothing for the
mining interests of Idaho, with his
whole party against him. These things
mako ii impossible for the democrats to
carry Idaho In October The campaign.
so Tar as the republicans are concerned, :,
will be clear one and run on high
plane. No mud singing or low per-
sonaiities will be indulged in by them,
and the democrats seem to share this
view.
THE FULL TICKET.
The following is the ticket as com
pleted; Governor Benjamin Wilson, of
Boise City; lieutenant governor, T. F.
Taylor, Of Bingham; representative,
Alexander +. Mayhem, of Shoshone !;
secretary Of state, Ed Sherwin, of
shoshone; attorney gencrel, X. z. John
son, of Ada; state auditor, J. Ii. Wick
ersham, of Ada; state treasurer, Timothy
y. Ragan, of Ada: state superintsnden 1
OF public instruction, Milton ii. Kelley,
OF Nez Perces; supreme judges, J. n.
maxwell, OF Nez Perces, II. l.. Ensign, oil
AltuIas, and IL. w. Weir of Ada.
The ticket was com pleted to-day as
iollows' Secretary of state, e. A. Sher.
win, of Shoshone; auditor, J. G. Wick
ersham, ofOwyhee; treasurer. r. A. Re.
gan. OF Ada; attorney general, X. IL.
johnson; superintendent of public in
struction, W.. A. Kelly, of Nez Perces /;
lnstices OF the supreme court, L. N.
Maxwell, of Nez Perces, f. A. Ensign,
al Aituras; and II. w. Weir, of Ada.