The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-01-11
Names Bishop Hunt for
Speaker and States
Thompson for
Next Gov.
ernOr

In pursuance to the bargain between the seonstuted
the Republican party Bishop Frank Hunt elected
speaker of the house. without opposition from any Republican Rep
resenatve Willard White of Ada county alone vocng protest
voting Mr. Hunt for the that he had participated in
the caucus which named bishop position The result
exactly oretod by the opponents of the ring control of
the Republican party of Idaho The northern counties it al
legged could have named of their representatives speaker but
the ring has its hencmen the north and c. w Thompson OF
Nez Pece county regarded who defeated all efforts
the northern members unite For this and other similar
the machine Thompson succeed Gooding
that is the people continue to abdicate their power to TIE
precious gangsters who using the Republican party Idaho
10 serve ends 1t pretty game that Goodng and
Brady Bora with the aid of the Mormon contingent playing
positions of power and profit for eaa foreclosure
all upon the leading offices of the state OF course
that Goodng by the influence of the Mormon has twice
cured the position of governor through
the influence the cards must be stacked that Brady can
Hepburn years So the govenorsp the
north and has been qut-clainled to Thompson
The people longer conuledthe gang strongly en-
enced in power old Quay ring that ruled Penn
yvana half centurand there be independence of
thought the ranks of the Republican party of Idaho
What Brady and Goodng and Borah and Joseph Smith, OF
say goes hereafter the Republican councils of the state
The men of character independence who sought m
control of the party by the machine pinned their faith to
F. Boah and grossly betrayed them Pocaeo caring naught
anything the enatop for himself and full recognition
n the councils of the bosses.
We predicted the election of Hunt speaker
to be the machine Candidate there any independence any
vity Republican ranks of Idaho his election will be the last
machine victory
With the foreknouedge the machine ditch Hepburn
Thompson for and Brady for senator the de-
cent Republicans of the should quickly get together should
differences and the fairly and square Sub
mission ring dctation any longer will mark the party utterly
of patriotic leadership and will Idaho the abuses
that Pennsylvania until that commonwealth held de
void of shame
Speaking the herein reviewed the Wallace Times says:
election of Frank Hunt speaker of the lower house
of the state legislature the GoodingBady machine has paid the
first of its the Mormon church. How much the adj
mnistration will do for the hierarchy probatc but there is
doubt that the entire legislative session will be nged
with Mormon legislation Despite all claims of the administration
to the contrary be doubt that Hunts election be
directly attributed the alliance between the Goodng Brady
chine and that the machine entirely responsible for
the election of he Mormon.
will pointed that Nez Pece county responsible for
the north losing and the ultimate election of Hunt This
NAV but when considers the position
Nez Perce county very evident that Nez Pce refused join
combine because under the thumb of the admin
machine The Nez Pece delegation completely under the
control OF Gaylord w Thompson. No nominated the
Perce county county convention without first receiving the K