Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-18
AFTER GooDING AND HEPBURN
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would never be fuinlled and IL was
not. The weight OF the Gooding ad-
ministration is too heavy for the
party to carry, and 1t was evidently
decided upon to shelve him, and it
was done, and until a change shall
come about in the personnel of the
state machine, the name of Frank
r. Gooding is destined to remain in
political oblivion. Thar was one
purpose. The second according to
the views expressed by some
to terminate the career of Senator
Hepburn, and 1t Is said here that
when the time grows ripe that new
senatorial candidate will appear on
the political horizon in the person
OF Barney o'Neil o'Nell has cher
lshed In his bosom for many years
political ambitions, Prior to the
meeting of the state central commit
tee he looked with longing eyes on
the governors chair, but when Brady
announced his candidacy he grace
fully announced that he was not
candidate. Gossip then had 1t in po-
litical circles that he had set his
heart on the senatorial seat of w.
b. Hepburn, and the politicians here
regard the action taken by the con-
vention as confirmatory of what was
before but rumor. Both Borah and
French at the convention withdrew
their names as candidates in favor
of henchman, and Hepburn alone re-
NAMED In the field O'Neil succeed
ed in registering the entire vote Of
his county against Hepburn, and pre-
vailed upon half OF the Bonner del
egation to desert him, and two of
the Kootenai-Charles Hoffman and
Pat Wall. This gave him the cleo
ton over Hepburn by a vote of 23
to 16. The senator has many friends
In Kootnai, and they express the fear
that the plan of the machine is to
deprive him of the national commit
teeship, and give 1t to Senator Borah,
for II is known that the delegation
elected Is very friendly to him, and
they express the further fear that
Barney O'Neil, by the aid OF the
machine, will defeat him for the
senatorship. Hepburn, though de-
feated at the convention at Wallace,
IL still strong and possesses many
friends in the northern part of the
state, but should, as the politicians
predict, O'Neil contest him for the
senate, he would find In him hard
opponent, and with the alliance of the
Brady and Borah forces in the south
IA candidate over which he could
not win.
Heitman's afIiliatlon with the new
machine - with Barney O'Neil's
forces, Is taken here as being an.
other fact in confirmation of the can,
, didaey OF o'Neil against Hepburn
Hoffman has labored hard and faith
fully for the machine with the hope
of winning from Its hands recogni
, ton and reward. At the last cam
paign he desired the Craftsmanship
but did not secure 1t, because there
were other men to be considered
Those conversant with the situation
now have It that Hoffman deserted
. the Kootnai delegation and HeyburI
/ and allied himself with the o'Nei
. forces because the promise has beer
z held out to him of the state chair
: manship during the coming campaign
Hoffman is we'll qualified for tn,
position and Is entitled to 1t. II,
. Is a shrewd manipulation In politics
4 versed in machine methods, and N,
4 other man that the new machin,
:. could fix upon In the state could Al
a the role of political boss and die
tator better than he,
= That is the main political situation
: In the republican party in the stat
4 as politicians here view II, and shoul,
Q their views be correct. and their pre-
Q diotions come true. II will mean dis
:, cord and dissensions in the ranks o
the republican party. The new ma
chine can not look in the future L
Governor Gooding and his friends 70
4 political support, and should 1t ARA
' ITSELF against Hepburn, as it appaT
/ entity has done, II means the loss 0
4 his influence and the support OF hi
= political admirers and friends, be
! sides vast number of other voter
= who are In opposition to having IN
: party run by a political mRohin
Q that is set in motion and eonducte
It solely for the purpose of bringin
I political booty and spells to its ad
: herents and followers.