The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-01-09
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Boise, Idaho, Jan. Q. 5.-Eserythine
Is not moving along as smoothly ut
Boise Ia administration circles as
might be desired. In fact II begins
10 look as II the republican party Is
hopelessly split, and all the arnica
aod diplomacy OF the country can
not heal the ranking sores. The
legislative split last winter In the
republican ranks has gained In mag
nitude since the session In place OF
oil being poured upon the troubled
waters.
The worst trouble now TO face II
the quarrel In the Official family OF
Governor Gooding State Auditor
/ liragaw has refused Ia issue deficiency
[ variants In the Pettibone case,
/ which were not strictly legal by he
ing accompanied by vouchers. The
state auditor had the discretion TO
not 20 into print. hut kept bis own
counsel. Governor Gooding became
20 incensed over The stuhbarnness of
Mr.. Iragaw that he issued a state
,neut In the Statesman, which Vas
| no doubt written In the governors \
irce, for all the article purports tn
! le an interview at the hands Of an
, accredited reporter for that paper.
In this article the governor says
some very unkind things about tile
e state auditor, accusing him With be
lng in colluslon with the Western
; federation and "did more valuable
e service" for that organization thar
] any other one person employed by
u that Institution In connection with
e the eefense of those charged will
the murder OF Mr.. Steunenberg. III,
! hereby earned the contempt OF ever
good man and woman Who under
/. stood the effect OF his perhdy. IL
II other parts OF this interview he, Mr.
b iooding says that Mr.. Braga~ h'
e lies wilfuliy and maIicioUsly. Th'
statement or so.called intervies ol
2. Governor Goodina is In the sam'
II tenor OF the above quotations.
10 Here In Boise the general feelin,
Is II that Brsgaw Is In the right, ant
IL his position Is pretty generally en-
z dorsed, unless IL Is by the class VIII
wanted 10 see Haywood, Petitions
~ and Moyel hung for the murder o
" Ex-Governor Steunenberg, whethe
they were guilty or not IL begin
TO look as II Governor Gooding ha
become SO chagrined over the failur
TO convict these men as accessorie
:. U the heinous crime of murder an
:. prove TO the world that they were d
-, oad as Harry Orchard, that he mus
:, quarrel with some one, and by acc
dent State Auditor Brsgaw ~as I'll
:. man upon which he decided TO ver
-, his spleen.
n, There are no members OF GoveIn'
of Gooding's onicial family who star
IN higher 10 Boise or In the nofthei
les part OF the state from whence
came tnan State Auditor Bra9a'
ru. In singing him out as the scapeeo
~ Of his, the governors mistake "
Il h not be taken very kindly by q lar
part uf the republican party. al
eb may result disastrously 10 the par
as in the state next fall. This Is u
IN opinion OF Mr.. Bragaw's friends al
many other local republicans vi
or. have no particular interest la {
by quarrel. The suit asking for 50 o
1ty damages against the governor al
he tile Statesman Printing company h
n a created quite furor among the v
lis. it0rs ar the state house and The ioS
people. IL Is hard 20 say where {
n trouble will end. Following Is {
complaint:
let Robert :. Brsgaw vs.. Calvin Co
and John u. Lyons, officers and oH
ers OF the Statesman Printing co
tbs pany corporation, and Frank
Guoding
Comes now the plaintiff and co
planning OF the defendants, allie
lme and says:
1 First. That the plalntif was
Jrks the times hereinafter mentioned 4
NTH stiIl is a citizen Of the state Of l
,ney no, f,aood fame and reputation. !
pro- was from the nrst day of Decent
lists ao7. up to and including the sec
'est. day OF January. 1908. the duly elec
the aud qualified state auditor OF
Its state OF Idaho, and was during al
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