Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-02

FACTIONS FIGHT
War Between Hoffman and O'NeiI,
Statesman Clubs Brady.

politicians and Office seekers to the
accompaniment of the state machine
hand organ here yesterday afternoon
has died, and the dove of peace that
lowered effectionately over the con-
vention has fed, Instead of the har-
mony. discord and dissension holds
absolute rule and the republican
party is torn in two by the two con-
tending factions In their warfare for
the political spoils. The state Offices
and so far as political strife Is con-
cerned between the two 1t can matter
little which one wins. because there
will be left behind wounds that can
only be healed by the lapse OF time,
and the time between now and the
, election in November will not be
long enough to heal those wounds.
The convention was engaged yes
terday with the perfecting or an
organization, and the denomination
OF w. b. Hepburn for the senate.
While harmony and peace was on the
| lips of every politician and office
seeker, 1t was well known that the
political pot was boiling, but a re
volt and a split in the party had
not been anticipated by any. Ever
since the convention yesterday morn
ing a bitter fight has been waged
by the candidates and their support
ers for the various Offices. II was
conceded that Hepburn and Brady
were safe, and II was also believed
that the same was true with refer
ence to Congressman Burton l..
French, but things have different
color today and 1t looks now as
though even French who has always
been able in the past to enter into
political deals one after the other to
save his scalp may go down IN de
! feat. Ever since the convention ad.
! journed last e, ening bitter fight
has been made upon State Treasurer
| Hastings and Secretary of State
Landson TO defeat their nomination
/ to the respective Offices, and the re.
volt came today when the Idaho
Statesman demanded their scalpa
| The machine. with j. II. Brady at ifs
head. had already made up the slate
| for the offices, and Hastings and
! LansdOn were included. The States
man-the party organ-ha has grlev-
ences against both men aud had
favorite candidates for the Offices
and 1t demanded that Brady remake
that slate. The state chairman and
favorite candidate for governor did
not take kindly TO the suggestion and
1t was then that the Statesman pro
ceeded to put on the thumb screws,
and Mr. Brady was told that unless
he remade the slate and omitted from
1t the names of two candidates I'M
favorable to the Statesman that
paper would publish the history of
his life. The state chairman full
well realized the Significance OF a
move of that kind to his political
ambitions, and he re-made the slate
as directed, and included in 1t the
name OF Barney O'Neil of Wallce
for the position of state chairman
Charles l.. Hoffman who for years
longingly looked for the time when
he should grace this position, saw
in that slate the blasting OF his
hope and dreams, and combina-
ton was effected between himself.
Lansdon, Hastings and their poll
tical supporters, and made up a
ticket of their own, and unless un-
forseen pressure is brought To bear
that ticket will win as the combina-
ton back Of 1t now possesses ma
tority of % of the delegates in the
convention. The ticket agreed upon
by this combination is Hoffman for
state chairman, Sweetzer for Lieu
tenant governor; Hastings for trea-
sureT; Lansdon for secretary Of state
Bragraw for auditor, and Col. Hamer
for congress. Colonel Hamer lacks
ten votes to nominate him to the
Office for which he is an aspirant.
and the delegates comprising the
combination have signed an agree
ment to deliver him these votes. and
there is every indication now that
they will succeed I'm doing this. and
nominate their entire ticket
The resolutions committee is work
Ing hard on the resolutions to be
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