Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-19
Says Roosevelt Will Carry Gem
State by at Least 10000 Ma
jOrity Next Fall
SOME OTHER CANDIDATES.
Absolutely Silent as to GOvernOrship
Smith WOolley Incident Big
Irrigation Schemes,

Frank Il. Gooding, Republican state
chairman OF Idaho, came down from
shoshone this morning to attend a
meeting Of the board OF directors Of the
Continental Insurance company, which
meets at o'clock tomorrow Mr..
GoodIng states that politics In Idaho
are sizzling and he expresses the Opn-
ion that Idaho viii give Roosevelt
majority Of at least 10000 at the forth
coming election.
Referring to the Smith Woolley case,
Mr. Gooding said that he regarded 1t
as a closed chapter.
THE appointment has been made by
the president" said he, and II viii be
confirmed by the senate, do not
think there Is the least doubt about
that.
THE Republicans Of Idaho are con-
fident," continued Mr. Gooding. I'VE
have already fixed the time and place
Of each convention one OF these viii
name the state ticket and the other viii
elect delegates to the national conyen-
ton, These delegates Will go
to the convention instructed to
support Roosevelt II would have
been the same had Senator
Hanna lived. For we are all Roose.
welt men up there. Idaho Is more vi.
tally interested in irrigation, perhaps,
than any other state. and we have not
forgotten how President Roosevelt has
pushed that matter 10 the front. Not
that we loved Hanna less but Roosc-
Welt more, you understand. IL would
have delighted the Republicans Of Ida.
no ~ have had Mr. Hanna succeed
Roosevelt In 1908, and we consider his
death great national loss, but every
body Is for Roosevelt this year No
matter who the Democrats may nomi-
nate, | firmly believe that we will carry
Idaho By l0,OCO.'
Asked what he thoughth would be
the probable effect of Hanna's death on
the Republican party, Mr. Goodlng said
that while the senator was unQuestion-
ably the greatest leader the party has
had In many years he believed an able
successor would spring up at the re-
CURED fine.
There Is plenty Of good timber IN
the party" said Mr. Goodlng, "and the
best individual tree will be selected"
The state OF Idaho elects "A full tickot.
including congressman, this year. Mr..
French win be candidate FOR renomln-
alton and Mr., Real Of Shoshone county
viii be n formidable opponent, both on
the Republican ticket.
Mr. GoOding had no hcsltancy In
mentioning these names, but ON the
subject OF guberna, orial candidates, he
maintained absolute silence, politely de.
clnlng 10 be quoted
Mr.. Goodlng is an enthusiastic "boos-
ter for ldaho's resources and he speaks
very hopefully OF the Twin Falls Land
a Water company, which Is doing great
work
THAT company Is dammlng the Snake
river and building a canal that VIII ba
l20 feet wide and 20 feet deep II viii
water go 600 acres OF land set aside un-
der the Carey act, and furnish homes
for 10000 people. II Ia the greatest ir-
rlgatiQa project In the United states
today and % miles Of the canal has been
built already idaho has the greatest
future Of all the intermountain states"
Mr.. Gooding will remain In town long
enough to attend the banquet to be Civ
en- by the Continental Insurance com.
pany tomorrow evening az the Com
mercial club