The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-05-19
B. O'NEIL FOR Senator
FORMER MANAGER OF HEYBURNS CAMPAIGN is
NOW AN ACTIVE CANDIDATE

The Salt Lake Tribune contains a lengthy special
under date of the 7th from Wallace relative to Barney
ONes ambition succeed Senator Hepburn from which
1--WE take the following extracts:
Barney ONe1, who came to the front in the Republi-
state convention here the past week. the leader
of the G. O in Northern Idaho suppantg United States
Senator Hepburn going have smooth sailing
the combine formed here by Brady Borah and himself
believed The in which Hepburn turned down.
picked up bodily and thrown out in his home town, has
aroused the atter friends and they showing their
hand and doing some talking They want to know why
Barney ONe turned down offer said to have been made
to him only short while since of the lieutenant governor
ship of Idaho? Want know why further nducement
he turned down the tender of the govenorshp of Idaho
which would be given him through resignation to
when the legislature convenes? Want to know why he
would not take up with this political offer made in the
interest of the candidacy of James Brady for the stake
which the Republicans of Idaho are playing for?
In view that the offers tenders cited made they
are also asking Where ne intends TO secure followers enough
to land him the Senate to succeed Hepburn and in
doing compel Brady to wait for the place which Borah will
vacate.
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Besides being good fellow good mixer having lots
of money and owning several banks friends of Heyburns
asking what has ONel done that entities him to the
Senatorshp? What speech did he deliver what
tence did he give ueance to that would entte him
to have this honor conferred.
On the other hand, ONeil's friends declare that he
is se1nade man. that he has worked his way up from
abject poverty to the place of of the weahest
Shoshone county, also northern Idaho They point
the fact that when mere child he was bound to farmer
northern Idaho and that he grew up manhood his
burden being too great he took leave of his taskmaster
to this region and has grown rich This they claim
is reason why he should succeed Hepburn.
WAS HEYBURN'S MANAGER.
When Hepburn a candidate for Senator five years
ago ONe the political manager for the Senator and
travelled all north Idaho creating sentiment in favor
of Heyburn and later when the legislature session.
ONe took this contingent to Boise The party included
several prominent mining from this region and from
of the sweest banquets given the capital city
of the state The feast was most surnptuous
OF course all this cost money and when the credentials
issued to Hepburn which entitled him to seat in the
Senate of the United States he under great obligations
to O'Neil Then when Roosevelt made of his tours
over the country he visited this city Here he
tanned by Senator Hepburn at the home of Barney Neil
who kindly lent the Senator his home for the purpose and
the pictures photographs taken showing the President
and party which printed in the newspapers and maya
zines it showed Senator Heyburn's home. This is
another reason therefore, why ONes friends believe that
their idol should succeed the present incumbent who also
claims Wallace as his home
The land selected for the proposed park worth the
money asked and and the embankment against the
rivers encroachent will have to be built sometime whether
the buys the site not So the park bond proposition
giving full value received and which not be dupl
Gated five years from at many times the cost Vote
for the bonds and line up with the progressive spirit OF the
times.
The man who will not vote for the park bonds because
he prefers bonds provide funds macadaze the streets
has his counterpart in the who would vote for
bonds obtain money improve the streets because he
would prefer park And they both belong to the family
of do nothing for public advancement unless meets their
veiws,
New York City could sell Central Park and have money
enough pay the colossal debt of the city besides having
all the city buildings and other parks and property as
assets The proposed park in BOISE City can be bought
now for only tthe of what will be worth in few years
Anybody can dig up reason to vote against the park
bonds the ground that he prefers something else and
he will always prefer something else whenever there is
progressive step urged.