The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-05-20
MAKES DENIALS.
NO DEAL WITH TIMBER MEE
says he Went Into once Free from Any
Pledges with ANY One Refuses 70
Discuss Koosenai County Division
Matter.

While IN Spokane the other day,
Governor Gooding was interviewed
by a Spokesman Review reporter on
a number of matters of importance to
the people Of this county and north
ern Idaho generally. He made some
strong denials Of charges that have
been current against him regarding q
deal With the timber men, but re-
fused to talk Of his position on the
Kootenai county division bill when
IL was before the legislature. The
interview is as follows:
eff Senator Dubois should raise
the Mormon issue In Idaho next
year, said Governor Cooling, she
will get sven fewer votes than his
party did ia the campaign last fall.
The people Of Idaho realize now,
even more than they did then, that
there lie no Mormon question worthy
of being made a political issue, and
they are not in the mood for a dis
cussion Of It. idaho is permanently
republican, and will not be led of
on false issues. I"
what effect would the expulsion
of Reed Smoot, the Mormon spostle,
from the United States senate have
on the politics of the state?" was
asked.
sit would not change single
vote, - declared the governor. The
time has passed when Idaho car he
stirred up over a bugsboo.s'
NO DEAL WITH TIMBER MEN.
at has been reported. governor, +"
was suggested, THAT you made a
deal with the timber interests in
northern Idaho when you were
nominated, to favor granting them an
extension of time ia which to remove
from state land the timber which
they had purchased, and that sub
sequently yon repudiated the agree
ment +"
There isn't a word Of trIth in
that, - declared Governor Gooding
81 went into Office without any
pledge Rhatsosver 10 the timber
people or to anybody else for that
matter. opposed. granting an ex-
tension for the removal Of timber
from state lands because | believed
IL wrong. and because l believed that
sentiment in the state was decidedly
opposed to it. have no apologies
to offer for my opposition.
IN NO SENATORIAL DEAL.
at Is said that you have entered
into = deal for the election of State
Chairman ]. III. Brady, Of Pocatello,
for United States senator. to succeed
Senator Dubois, and that you are op-
posed TO the candidacy Of ". E
Borah, of Boise.
That lie also untrue" asserted
the governor. 'In the first place
have not the slightest information
that Mr. Brady will be q candidate
for the senate. Neither he nor any
Of his friends has ever told me so
nor have | seen anything which in
dicated that he was II he does be
come a candidate l shall maintain al
attitude of strict impartiality in tn
fight. Both Mr.. Brady aud Mr.
Borah are friends Of mine, aud
would do nothing for one that woul'
initiate against the other. =
"will you be a candidate for re
nomination next year,
THAT is too far in the future 70
me to say. =
! Former friends Of yours in She
! shone and Kootenai counties say this
! you used your influence to proven
the passage Of the bill dividing Kooi
. enai county. and that, IN doing SC
: you deserted your friends aud wen
! over to your enemy-C. L. HeitmaT
5 of Rathdrum,t' was the next que;
ton.
D That is matter [ do not care I
{ discuss further than to say that
8 have not deserted any OF my friends,
D ranlied the governor