The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-04-09
AN INSTRUCTIVE GAME.

a Lewiston special to the Capital
Evening News says:
Frank R. Gooding's visit to our
town, it now develops, was in the
interest Of Mr.. Ruick Of your city,
as his candidate for Governor. The
willy chairman of the state central
committee has been engaged some
time in quietly looking up a Ruick
boom. 1t seems that Mr.. Moss of
Payette put forward Judge Richards
candidacy for gubernatorial ,honors
at the suggestion of chairman Good
ing, SO as to divide the Borah and
Morrison forces and finally compel
the nomination of Mr.. Ruick. IF
this I Ian can work and Ruick Sc
cure the nomination, then Cooling
is to succeed himself as chairman
ofthe Republican central committee
lit being customary for the euber-
material candidates to select the
chairman. Then they are to run the
campaign in the interest of Ruick
as Governor, and, If elec:ed, Rnick
IS to use the patronage 1T th. -, .
In the inieTeSt OF Ilo,a..l. -.
tor. This little scheme Was cla
worked with all the shire wdnes,
both Ruick and Gooding possess.
In order to allay suspicion. nor
arouse opposition, Judge Richards
was put forth to do the winning.
Ada county was to be left alone
except as to Judge Richards power
to rally his supporters-and Ruick's
strength was to come from the
counties in the north and south
east. 1t was part OF the secret
campaign for Gooding to hold out
to Beale the nomination for con-
ress, in place Of French, while
Beale was TO give Shoshone county's
vote to Ruick. 1t was a nice game
and might have developed consider
able strength had not somebody
near Goooding 'leaked."
Ruick is not we'll known In this
part of the state. 1t is said that he
was in reality the manager of the
state republican committee in the
last campaign, and that Gooding
had no more to do with it than the
man in the moon. Ruick, like
Judge Richards, is an ardent |
Christian Scientist"
The Capital Evening News
should be warned that in this partic.
ular matter, it has come perilously |
near to publishing the exact truth. |
The only error lies in misplacing
Gooding and Ruick. Mr.. Gooding
may be dropping the impression
that he is manipulating for Mr.. Ru-
lex, but that is a feint. The plan
is to boom Mr.. Gooding himself for
governor, and if he be nominated, |
Mr.. Ruick will naturally, and in
regular order of promotion, succeed
to the Craftsmanship. it's entirely |
clear that the plan outlined in the
Capital News dispatch would disar-
range the general program, and re-
suit in disruptiug the combination,
because it would eliminate Judge
Standrod.
Mr.. Gooding's mission through
the State at this time is to look in
to the condition OF the party gener-
ally, and, incidentally, to feel the
popular pulse in relation to Govern.
or Morrison. He could not, with
complete propriety and delicacy, nor
as effectively, sound the feeling to.
wards Morrison while, at the same
time, Initiating his own boom. So
ne permits it to transpire that he is
favorable to Mr., Ruick, we'll know
ing that any strength which may be
attached to Mr.. Ruick can:easily be
diverted to himself at the proper
time. Mr.. Ruick, we believe, is a
party to this little strategy, and pro-
baby originated it. 1t is really a
cunning and. withal, a perfectly
legitimate political play.
There is no doubt but that Judge
Richards is being used in the manner
indicated by the Capital Evening
News dispatch. The scheme is the
most NnsaanrafaS,Ss,,a aro...I,