Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-26

Ex-Governor w. J. Mcconnell, who is
stopping i'll the city few days on bust
ness, is very enthusiastic over the chances
of the republican ticket When seen by
a reporter he said;
The republican ticket will be elected.
For congressman John T. Morrison is
an educated gentleman, a LAWYER by pro-
fession, vigorous i'll mind and body. |
predict that his career in the house will
be brilliant one, and l hope, if such
proves to be the fact, as have no doubt
1t will, that he will be continued there.
One of the great mistakes made by the
young states in the west is that of chang
ing their representatives in congress, AL
though the senate ranks the house, the
body by the older states i'll the east is an
honor equally as great as election to the
senate, and those states benefit thereby.
"Drew w. Standrod, the nominee for
governor, was formerly a resident of
Oneida, but now lives i'll Pocatello. Mr..
Standrod was member of the constitu-
tional convention in Idaho, in which
| body first met and learned to respect
him. He has been successful in every
thing he has undertaken. He has been
successful as practical lawyer and has
been Judge of the Fifth judicial district,
serving with distinction TO himself and to
his party. A story has been circulated
concerning him that, while he was hold
ing court i'll Pocatello, he reprimanded a
witness for appearing before himself and
jury in very greasy overalls. The wit
ness, disregarding the courts summons,
came in very late, and the Judge ex-
cused him. 1t is argued that this act OH
the part of the Judge will weaken him as
a candidate for the position to which he
is now nominated How little trnth
there is in this is evidenced by the sup
port he received i'll 'oS when he was a
candidate for the position of supreme
| justice. For the benefit of doubters III
the republican party and to dispel the il
lusions of democrats aud popullsts, give
the following figures from the abstract of
votes cast in the state of Idaho for the
offices of congressman, supreme Judge
| and governor in the general election
| held in November, 1898. At that cleo
ton ". B. Hepburn, republican nominee
for congress, received 1886 votes; Mr..
I
Moss, candidate for governor, received
1874 votes, while Judge Standrod, for
supreme judge, received I4,393 votes.
Judge Standrod received 59o votes more
than Moss, and 1887 more than Hey
burn. In Bannock county, Standrod' S
own home, where it is asserted he will be
defeated owing to the overall episode,
Mr.. Hepburn received 6S4 votes. Mr..
Moss 72o votes, and Mr.. Standrod 78I
votes. So, as will be seen, the impress
sion which prevails i'll the midds of some
I individuals that Mr.. Standrod is unpopu-
lar in his own county, is eliminated by
these records of the elections of 1898. In
my own county of Latah, Mr.. Moss re-
ceived 1906 votes, Mr.. Hepburn 1857,
ond Mr.. Standrod 1867. In Shoshone
county Mr.. Moss received 735 votes, Mr..
Hepburn 734, and MIR. Standrod S27. No
further argument should be needed as to
the standing of Judge Standrod in his
own, or in fact any other county in the
state.
"The nomination of Mart Patrie, res
ident of Fremont county isa practical
illustration of the trite saying. while
the light holds out to burn, the vilest sin.
ner may return. Certainty Mart was
one OF the vilest and most determined