Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16

who believe that Stockslager will have the
support of the Mormon democrats, but
this opinion does not generally prevail.
His greatest strength lies in the fact that
he will have practically the entire union
labor vote of Idaho. This vote will not
go to Gooding for the labor leaders and
the agitators have issued instructions 10
their men to vote for Stockslager, and In
most instances this injunction will be obey
ed Labor will support Stockslager not be-
cause he promises to release Meyer, Hey
wood and the other conspiratorS, but De-
cause he Is the only man running asahss
Gooding, and they have to support MIN II
they hope to defeat the governor
Stockslager, of course viii receive the
full democratic vote. and the vote Of V1r-
tually all union labor men who heretofore
voted the republican ticket. But the Nor
mon vote exceeds the union labor vote IN
Idaho, and if the Mormon democrats go 10
Gooding account Of the antl-Mormon
plank in the democratic platform Stocks
layers gain in labor votes will be more
than offset by his loss of the Mormon sup
port. On the other hand, where Goodlns
loses the union vote, he Stands to gain the
democratic Mormon vote, and the adVan-
tage is decidedly in his favor. Gooding
greatest danger would lie in the bolt of
considerable number Of non-union republic
cans because they did not approve his at
titude on the labor question. but up to this
time there is no indication that such bolt
will occur.
Feeling Runs High.
It is true feeiing runs high in Idaho; the
people are on the qui vive, and it is possible
that the campaign may develop something
not now foreseen that will change the trend
of events and result in the election or a
slate not now looked for. But d caretul
study of the situation as 1t exists at the
present time leads to the conclusion that
Gooding Will be reelected governor and
that Borah will succeed Dubois In the
Senate. The people of Idaho are PROUD,
oIo t1nxy hn1
name of their state, and it would be most
surprising if they should permit their gov
ernor to go down to defeat simply ana Sole
ly because he insists that the men muicteo
for the murder of former goye1no or the
state shall be brought before the bar OF
ius ice to answer for the crime. Gooding Is
doing no more than any other far, fearless
man would do under the circumstances; ana
he is highly commended for the nerve he Is
displaying 1t is not untrue to say that he
has placed his life in danger by reason of
his attitude in this labor crisis. Gooding
knows that the eyes of the nation are upon
him and upon the state, and at the risk of
his own life he has determined that the good
name of Idaho shall not be stained. The
best element in Idaho is with him.
The campaign Is now on; the fight Will
he waeed In every section of the state. and
each party or each candidate Is using the
issues which 1t considers most apt to make
votes AS stated above, the republicans are
ignoring the Mormon question, and the
democrats while glad to get the votes of
the union labor men, are profoundly silent
on the labor question. The republicans side
step Mormonism; the democrats sfdestep the
Iaw-and-order issue. While this game Is
going on William X. Borah Is moving ahead
fearlessly and stands to benefit both from
the Dubois attack upon the Mormons and
from the labor men as well. Though Borah
is to appear as one OF the leading attorneys
against the murderers of Steunenberg. he
still has the. support Of the laboling men,
as he has always had, and it would take an
upheavai of unusual proportions to prevent
his election to the Senate.
'i'0 HARRY J. BROWN.