The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-05-09
Is this Republication?


for Congress- and Supreme Judge and candidates for
state officers. These are the bulwark counties of
Mormondom and by taking action so far in advance
of the nominating convention in their selection of dele
gates and in nstructing them unequivocally and Wig
orously in each county, for James H. Brady for gov
ernor, have notified the republicans of the state,
that no other candidate for governor will be toler
ated. In Fremont county the delegates also
instructed for Colonel Hamer for congress- but with
this exception other name was mentioned. Each
of these counties instructed for Taft for President
so that notice served also that Taft is to have the
six delegates to the national convention.
After Fremont instructed for Colonel Hamer for
congress- and Mr. Brady had stated that the coonefs
candidacy congress would in the slight
est degree with his candidacy for governor, con-
gresham French became decidedly uneasy He knew
full we'll that the Mormons had no intention of NOM
mating the Colonel for congress (and so did the
Colonel and Brady) but he feared the outsiders, the
barbarians, the republicans, of the balance OF the
state might not understand, and assuming that the
Mormons really were for the Colonel might stampede
to him in order to be on the safe and sure winning
side and this would have embarrassed his Mormon
friends.
Very opportunity for the Congressman, Bishop
Hunt would not take the receivershp of the Black
foot land office to which he had been appointed by
the President and confirmed by the senate, some
three months ago.
No satisfactory reason and in fact no reason has
been assigned at all for this strange conduct on the
part of the Bishop, in refusing to take position
which pays $4,000 per month, III actual money at
the end of each 80 days. There is much Wonderment
among those who have lived neighbor to the Bishop
for years and who give it their best Judgment that
S25ooO is more money than the Bishop earns in an
that RiShOO wanted
office and it was only because of his ins1stence and
the power of Momonsm that the delegation congress
induced the President to appoint him 1t is claimed
that the President did not want to appoint him, that
he objected strenuous1y that the delegation had no
heart in it, and would have avoided making the ap-
pointment if possible 1t impossible tor them TO
escape however, as Hunt was speaker OF the mouse
of representatives when Hepburn was elected sena-
tor and by his support of Hepburn at that time,
brought about the defeat of Borah, and he was
speaker of the house and supported Borah when he
was elected senator.
There is certainly ground for the suspicion that
the President did not want to appoint Hunt, tor
after he was appointed he sent special agent OF the
Interior department to enquire about Mr. Hunt. Inc
special agent came spent some time IN southeastern
Idaho and some time in Boise, and made his report
It would interest the people of Idaho very MUCH
if that report of the special agent their speaker OF
the house in three successive legislatures could be
spread before them.
It is rumored in southeastern Idaho and III BOISE
that the Bishop has recently demonstrated his fa1th
in the true doctrine, and everlasting covenant by
acquiring a new wife, poygamously, patriarchaly,
ce1estialy and terrestlaly.
It is stated that the facts as to the new poygamy
of the Bishop sufficient to convict MIN III the
judgment of the Washington officials although they
world not be sufficient to convict him with Idaho