The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-04
FRAY FOR TOGA
Is ON IN IDAHO
Legislature viii Meet in Boise
This Week.
BoRAH SLIGHTLY IN LEAD
SHoUP, STANDRoD AND HEY
BURN ARE CLOSE TOGETHER.
Especial to The HeraIal

Boise, Ida, Jan. 3.-The seventh ses-
sion of the Idaho legislature will con
vene in this city Monday and fifty
Republican and seventeen Democratic
members in joint convention. The in
terest centers in the election of a Unit
ed States senator, and the leading can
didates have all been on the ground
with headquarters open in the Idanha
hotel for a week past or more. There
is a wide divergence of opinion as to
how the first ballot will stand. but an
insider who is studying the situation
from an impartial standpoint says 1t
viii read something like this: Borah, Is;
Shoup, 8; Standrod, Il: Hepburn. T.
and Hamer, 4.
This estimate may be wide OF the
mark, as there are a number of mem
bers who are claimed by the friends of
different candidates. But, if one lis
tens to the claims put forth by the vari-
Gus ieutenants, there would have to
b. about twice as many votes as there
are. Thus BOrah's workers are per
sistent in claiming twenty-three for
their favorite, or only three less than
majority of the Republican member
ship. while on the other hand friends
of Shoup are certain the grand old
man" viii lead on the first ballot. Hey
burns strength lies wholly in the
north, but he does not seem to be able
to get the solid support of the northern
counties; if he could, he would be al
most certain to win, as there is feel
ing that the north is entitled to the po-
SitI0n. The atmosphere of Boise is
good for Borah's chances as the citi-
zens are loyal to the core to their fell
low townsman. Even Democrats seem
TO forget somewhat the bitter fight he
Waged on the stump during the recent
campaign, in which he practically ig-
ncred all national issues and dealt in
personalities.
Leaders Fall Out
There is said to be a scarcely con-
ceaIed declaration of war between Gov
ernor Morrison and Frank r. Gooding,
Republican state central committee
chairman. GoOding is dissatisfied with
the lack of appreciation shown by Nor
rison, and keenly feels the fact that his
recommendations have no weight with
Idaho's chief executive.
Gooding dearly loves power and pres
tlge. HIS acceptance of the position of
chairman in the face of the fact that
Morrison wanted another man demon
strated this. But Morrison seems to be
a stubborn individual who has set his
head, and as he had no use for Gooding
before the election, it is evident he
does not intend to pretend to have
now. Gooding and National Commit
teeman Standrod appear to be not only
on friendly terms, but to have a perfect
and they make a power
full team in the Republican rarity of
Idaho. Governor Morrison's every
move promises to be watched by these
shreWd politicians and he may have
another contest on his hands similar to
the experience he had at the last state
convention where he was saved only
by an eleventh hour stampede.
Boise Shows Growth.
Politics is not the only subject of in
terest to the people of Boise. At the
beginning of the new year the citizens
Of IdahO's capital city are congratu-
lating themselves upon the record of
growth and evidences of prosperity re-
corded during the past year, and which
shows no signs of abatement. During
the year 1902 the new buildings con-
in this city reached in value
the million-dollar mark. One local
building and loan association furnished
the money for the erection of sixty /
homes, and on the first day of January I
the deposits in the four banks of Boise |
reached the magnificent sum of s.. 500
300 in round figures. These are all felt !
to be splendid showings for city 1
whose population in Uncle Sans official /
census was less than 5000 in 1900. and I
which is now estimated in the neigh |
OorhOod OF 10000.