The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-04-11
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

ern counties will send delegates for him, likewise
all the Southern counties
There was some loud talk INDUCED in by Judge
Stevens and other leading Gentle Republicans OF
Bingham County, that Bingham and other Mormon
counties would send delegates to the State ConVen-
ton opposed to his nomination. These Gent1les even
went so far to say Brady could not carry Bingham
or Bannock in the election. All this has died out
Judge McCutcheon of Idaho Falls and Hank
Keifer have charge of Bradys interests in Bingham
They are Gentiles, and are put forward by the
Mormons to conduct the campaign for Brady. They
take the Course off" to the unthinking
The Mormon leaders will furnish the delegates to
enable McCutcheon and Kefer to control the con-
ventions
The Mormons will vote sold1y for Brady, if it
is necessary. If no other candidate appears Brady,
of course will be nominated by reclamation, great
tribute to his qualities and popularity.
If some other candidate candidates, who have
not lived in the State very long, and do not under
stand what Mormon support in a Republican conven-
ton means, should aspire to the nomination, the
Mormons will pursue their usual tactics. If Mayor
Haines, of Boise, for instance, should determine to
contest with Brady and has behind him, Ada, Can
yon and Boise Counties and we will include Idaho
the Mormons would give him Bear Lake, part of
Fremont, part of Bingham, Cassia, part of Oneida
They would cast Bannock the home of Brady
solidly for him of course.
If there should be other candidates besides Mayor
Haines, they would generously divide their votes,
being careful all the while however to give Mr..
Brady sufficient added to his machine vote" to
nominate However the Republican politicians I'm
derstand thoroughly the futility of making any
contest against the decree of the Morrnons that
Brady is to be nominated for Governor that no
candidate will appear against him.
The Democrats understand fully, no matter what
any of them may say to the contrary that Brady
will get all the Mormon votes which are cast at
the election The only uncertain quantity is how
many Mormons will take the test oath in order to
vote. Under the Supreme Court decision they will
have to take it.
Mr., Brady chairman of the State Committee
advised them not to take it, at the last election
He will hardly give this advice again in the light of
the Supreme Court decree Mr. Brady and the Re-
publican party must join with the Democrats in the
demand that the Mormons line up to the require
nents of the State Constitution in order to vote
1t will be known after the election and not sooner
now many Mormons have taken the test OATH eel
estial marriage included
The Saturday before the election when the Bsh-
ops in the various counties meet to receive final in
tructions as to how the Mormons shall vote on the
ollowing Tuesday, word will come from Salt Lake
informing them what the brethren" are to do about
he test oath" The next day (Sunday) in their
Meeting houses the Bishops will impart to the fol-
overs, the orders from Salt Lake, and the fol-
overs will "obey counsel" Outsiders may do much
uessing to what counsel" the authorities will
i've. Our guess is, they will remember what hap
ened once upon time, when three or four
housand Mormons in Southeastern Idaho were
ut-of from the church ON Saturday, and voted the
blowing Tuesday. On Tuesday they swore they
id not belong to organization which taughtpoyg-