Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-13

The apportionment of delegates from
the twenty-six precincts Of this county
has been made by the democratic
county central committee and primar-
les will be held on the 2sth Of this
month to elect las delegates 10 a
county convention which will be held
here June l to select nineteen dele
gates TO the state national convention
at Weiser. June 6. Already the po-
litical horizon is being swept for cam
didates among the democratic ranks
for the numerous offices that are within
the gift of the party of the state. There
has already appeared grist of possi-
bilities for state honors from over the
state and ii is the general concensus of
opinion that the nOmina ton for gov
ernorship will fall into the lap of some
northern man. There is much specula-
ton as to who the man will be. There
is certainly sufficient material in this
end of the state and it is likely that
some definite announcement will be
made by some one in the very near
future. The south end Of the state are
almost unit in wishing to cast the
nomination to a northern man which
makes the possibility doubly sure.
The only avowed candidate in the
state thus far for the honor is Mayor
James H. Hawley OF Boise who is now
laying his wires to capture the prize.
His support in his own county, how
ever. is lukewarm and there is hardly
a chance for him to secure outside sup
port unless he can control his home
county Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
while he has not made a formal decla-
ration. is in the hancs OF his friends
and may be considered as a receptive
candidate. 1t is believed that he is not
SO particular in desiring to secure the
nomination Of governor as he is to say
who the man shall be. There is little
doubt but what he is working to the
end that he may be able to trade
around sufficiently to secure pledge
from the forces that in two years hence
will give to him the honor OF securing
the seat Of Senator Dubois at Wash
ington. His friends are pushing him
to the front and he will endeavor to
make himself felt at the conventions
this year.
NeZ Perez cunty has as Yet been
quiet in the democratic ranks and at
this time possible candidates for politi-
cal honors have been chary Of COM
hitting themselves. Lewiston will un-
doubleday be the hotbed Of political
activity in the state during this cam
paign and it may be expected that this
county will endeavor to furnish it's full
quota of candidates Ex- Senator Heit-
field has been prominently mentioned as
a possibility for gubernatorial honors
by his friends all over the state. He is.
however not a candidate for the posi-
ton. but his friends who know him best
are well aware Of the fact that should
the democratic party in convention
adopt some stringent anti Mormon res
olution. and it was decided that n fight
Sbe made on that line that ne may be
induced to accept the nomination for
governor. The ex-senator is unosten-
tatious in his manner and views and
has SO conducted himself since retir-
ing from public life that many of his
friends in the state have been almost
leu " bSHcNc tIldt ne would not DE
among the active politicians in the
coming campaign. He is naturally OF
2. retiring disposition and his term OF
Office in the highest legislative position
that can be given a citizen has made
him feel as II he had been sufficiently
honored by his party. His worth as 6
man and public oficial is recognized b,
his friends in the party and ne will b.
almost forced to active duty ever
though ne does not accept a nomination
at the hands of the party.
The control of the organization in tn.
county is in no individual hands at thi!
time. but it is believed that certain
elements who desire to have their view.
represented and who are PRACTICAL,
known to be antagonistic to the view
OF Senator Dubois on the Mormon