The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-02-28

up anu CdTTtcu LuiouSh Of oN"sS'AS
at the Republican State Convention
in 1906, and that the machine had
carried things with such a high hand
that they took matters out OF the
hands of the people, simply getting
them into a position where they had
nothing to do but endorse what the
machine laid out. Perhaps the Troy
News is speaking from purely patri-
otto motives.
The Idaho Register.
The last issue of the Register was
profuse in its endorsement of Brady
for governor. A little reflection
brings these things TO mind, and as
influence is valuable when we know
what it is based on, we review what
is generally known, but by many
people forgotten.
The County Central Committee OF
1902-3-4, was lavish in their expen-
ditures, but slow in the payment OF
bills after the purse was empty, with
the result that their successors who
took up the work in the campaign
of 1904 were flooded with lot OF
claims against the old committee.
After considering the situation they
decided that the transactions had not
been carried on with proper business
ability and judgment, not to say in
tegrity, and they notified the claim
ants that they would have to look
to the old committee for the payment
of their claims.
Mr.. Wheeler became violent and
threatened to sue. The new COM
mittee gave him some business and
paid every cent in cash, and in the
beginning of the campaign of 1906
when Mr.. Brady was working to
secure the nomination for United
States Senator, there was a certain
air of sullenness about the Register
until one day Mr.. Brady called to
shake hands with Mr.. Wheeler. Dur
ing this visit Mr.. Brady paid this old
claim which Mr.. Wheeler had threat
ened to sue the Republican County
Central Committee for. OF course it
was Mr.. Brady's privilege to come
up into Bingham County and pay off
the old bills of the organization here,
and the next issue of the Register
was very pronounced in it's support
of Mr.. Brady for the. United States
Senate. Mr.. Wheeler went down to
the state convention, and was dis
pleased with the way the problems
of the convention were settled the
day before it was booked to happen.
1t required a great deal of diplomacy
on the part of the Republican cam
naign managers to keen Wheeler in
line until the end of the campaign
and the first Friday after the cleo
ton, he devoted much space to bit
ter roast of Gooding and all the 9th
ers who planned the slate on the
eve Of tho pocatello convention. He
said it was the rottenest political
deal ever perpetrated in the state,
and in long article, roasted them
to a fare-you-well.
Three days after Brady announr-
ed his willingness to be nominated
for governor he spent the day at Ida
no Falls, and the next issue of the
Register came out with over three
columns of matter in praise of Mr..
Brady for governor.
The Mackay Miner.
Editor Dillingham; of the Miner
attended the Pocatello convention as
an interested spectator, and some
time after returning home he wrote
labored editorial in praise of Mr..
Rradvs who, not being in the IA e
for anything at that time, may have
been as much surprised as were 9TH
ers No doubt it came entirely M
solicited" and when the campaign
was over he took time to send Mr..
nillingham a check for $50, and ac-
mnanied it with a letter EXPRESS
ing his appreciation of the things
dore by his valuable paper. This he
said was not in payment of campaign
printing, but simply given as mark
of appreciation. Editor Dillingham;
nearly fell over in surprise, and said
that a man who would remember a
publisher that way is prince and
has something coming at such time
as he needs it.
Last Fridays Mackay Miner came
out very cordially for Brady for gov
error, giving him a couple Of conmlM
and devoting ten lines to President
Roosevelt without expressing any
opinion as to whether they stand for
similar policies. PERHAPS next week s
Miner will dwell more at length on
things like this which will aid in
solving the problem as to his fitness