The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-13
POLITICS IN IDAHO
Who Will be the Democratic Ajax
in the Coming Fight?
PROMINENT CANDIDATES NAMED
Old Wheelhorses Of the Party-Boise City and
the State Fair-SeYeral Railroads
in View.

BOISE CITY, Ida, March 12.-[Special
Correspondence of TIE HERALD. From
present indications it would seem that the
capital city is to inaugurate state fair. A
rousing meeting was held last night at the
city hall, in which number of our leading
business and sporting men took part The
idea of establishing such fair was thought
to be good one. 1t was sugge- ted that
the company be called the Idaho Agricul-
tural, Mining and Mechanical association,
aud that a tract of land adjacent to L Disc
be purchased and race course
be built, and that an effort
be made to include Boise in
one of the best regular running circuits
On motion of John Lemp committee of
eleven was appointed as follows Bishop
a. j. Glorieux, Nathan Falk, John Lemp,
G. H. Stewart, G. A. Shafsr, j. o. Baker,
Charles Himrod, I. N. Costin, w. E. Pierce,
j. H. Butler and ]. Spofford. A resolution
was passed to the effect that the first state
fair should be held during the present year.
The popular interest in this movement is
large and steadily growing, and the project
will receive the hearty support OF all our
| citizens.
| THERE ARE SEVERAL RAILROAD SCHEMES
that bid fair to materialize in this city.
| The directors of the Boise-Butte road held
a meeting recrntly at which o. l.. Miller
submitted q report Of his recent trip to San
| Francisco and points east. He said that
| eastern capitalist Is were seeking western In
! fISn0SH0
look favorably upon the construction OF
| this road. 1t will be remembered that this
road passes from Boise by way of the Boise
basin, Long valley and other important
| fields IL Custer county, touching one
| Of the largest timber belts in the northwest
and opening up very rich mineral belt
| whose ores, though Of a low grade, are
we'll worth handling. 1t is safe to say thGt
this enterprise will in all probability, be
pushed TO successful issue. In addition
to this, the directors of Boise Central road
are considering the advisability of extend
ing the motor line frem this city to Cald-
we'll There is already a road bed graded
and in tolerabe fair condition. An expen-
diture of perhaps 81, 500 would 1T the road
for use. The only question is as to whether
water power can be obtained sufficient 10
run the dynamos. A committee has been
appointed to investigate this phase OF the
subject and they will report at an early
day The construction of such a line
would prove Of great advantage to the city,
and of great convenience also to the farm
ers down the Boise valley. There is suffi-
Gent capital back of the enterprise to make
1t success.
POLITICAL MATTERS
are receiving considerable attention just
now. The recent meeting of the Demo.
cratic state committee, bringing together
4 = hove of +n1,, F,-1,
portions of the state, provoked no little
gossip among the members as to the per.
sonnet of the coming fight. 1t is difficult tc
determine at the present time who the
Ajax of the Democratic hosts will be. The
old men of the party, who have borne the
brunt of the fight for many years, are dis
posed to initiate the example of the ancient
men of Troy, who were won't, being too ole
and weak for fight, TO sit upon the walls
witnessing the combat from afar, anC
cheering the warriors in the field. New
men and younger blood must evidently
7 come to the front. However, among thu
men spoken of as possible candidates foI
the gubernstorial nomination, xGeyerno
; Stevenson is mentioned. His honesty ant
integrity are beyond question; he is in geot
: health and retains plenty OF vigor to maxi
( stiff campaign. He has many friend
9 who will be glad to see aim nominated.
Ben Wilson, Dem ocratic nominee TO
this position of two years ago, is ais
spoken Of. Ben made a gallant fgh
against great odds, and while he was de
d feated, he is considered by many as one o
. the strongest men the party can put to th
, front to lead them in this campaign
= He is very popular with the miners of tn
state and is withal, one of the best ns
tured men to be found in many long day
= Ben is not particular whether he gets tn
nomination for anything or not, only h
wants some place, though it be humid
one, in the Democratic procession. ~ al
- ready to take my grip-sack," he said I
q your correspondent few days ago, ian
& stump the state for the party. l will d
u anything can to help the cause along
= the party wants me, all right; if not, a
# right"
70 Hon. James M. Ballentine, member
~ the last legislature, is also mentioned as
=, candidate for governor. AS for congress
= ionai candidate the Democrats are col
~. siderably at sea. The policy Of the part
~ will be to nominate q man from the norl
- fer Congress ii the candidate for governC
r. is taken from the south. Judge Stoci
. Slayer of Haley, has been mentioned
- this connection. Hon. James H. Hawle
- will probably be chosen as one of the DELI
=, gates to the national conven ten at Chieag
Mr. Tillinghast of Moscow, is likely to
another. Judge Weir can have the non
n nation for either the supreme iudgeship
. that of encouragement. His friends a
"a quietly pushing him for the latter positio
81 However his increasing law practice max
it extremely doubtful whether Judge We
will accept q nomination for any thing. I
j, would do so only upon the clear conyicti,
"a that the interests Of the party demanded
Frank Ensign OF HALEY is mentioned
possible candidate for supreme Judge.
The outlines are not yet drawn with 81
Il. ficient clesrness to enable your CORE
W be. Sc far as the Republicans are CO
az cerned, very little has been determine
ry The pa ty seems to be considerably at S
he as to the nominations. Ex-senator N
.. Cornell of Moscow has been mentioned
a candidate for governor. 1t has be
ne limited that the delegation at Was
'e. ington is favorable to his Candida
nd 1t is claimed, however, by some
he Senator McConnelPs warmest friends tt
OF under no circumstances will he allow
re name to be used in this connection. 1t
* we'll known that Senator Mcconnell ma
ng an excellent record in the Unit
ew States Senate, and that possibly
'er people may want him to fill that pls
es. again sometime. 1t may be put down
he certain that no man can be elected g,
a. ernor of idaho again, if it is known gen
To- ally by the people that he intends to ma
Die the governors chair a stepping stone to
,or United States Senate. The people hs
in had enough of this sort of thing, and tt
3 2 are tired of it. Senator Mcconnell is
SO tirely too bright not to see this handwI
ar ing on the wall. and he will not be in
IN cuberuatorial fight. So far as your cor
rts spondent has been able 10 determine G
lad etaudS the sho