The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22
ALEXANDER IS BAD
IN IDAHO CAMPAIGN
GubernatOriaI Candidate Talks
Differently in Different
Parts of State.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE. Ida, Oct. 21.-Mr Alexander,
gubernatorial nominee, and his friends,
are dspleased with the conduct OF the
campaign his managers are giving him
On his return from north Idaho yester~
day he is said to have disciplined Mr..
Nugent, the chairman, for what he was
pleased to term bad breaks
Alexander had himself broken loose
in MS north Idaho speaking itinerary
against the Oregon Short Line, pledging
all sorts OF adverse railroad legislation
ciating the Alexander system of threat
ening the south Idaho corporation in
north Idaho only, the state chairman
called together his Boise Democratic club
torial candidate. Nugent and Blake Qor-
mer law partner OF Senator Borah) and
other attorney orators of the Bourbon
school. proceeded to tell tales about the
Short Line that tickled the ears Of the
Ada county Democratic club, but which
Alexander fears will serve as boom
eraDg
These club orators talked OF the ne
cessity OF curbing the giant corporation
That was riding roughshod over the rights
of the people. They scored them for de-
feating a railroad commission bill at the
last legislative session and the name Of
Frank Plaisted was kicked about the hall
like a football on the gridiron. Frank
Plaisted was grilled for the manner in
WHICH ne lODDl2u against the creation
OF Il railway commission.
The shortsightedness OF this attack at
once appears to any one of political sa-
gacity. The Short Line has been very
liberal In extending It's lines throughout
newly irrigated districts. like the Mini
doka and Twin Falls projects, while
Plaisted himself has many friends in the
Gem state.
Then the country occupied by the Short
Line has not heretofore been unfriendy
TO the Democratic party in Idaho AT
the last election Pocatelo and Glenns
Ferry. the two principal Oregon Short
Line railroad towns, gave snug majori-
ties to the Democrats.
These friendly railroad towns and ag-
ricultural sections are likely to evidence
their disapproval OF this sort of cam
paign, which Moses Alexander had made
Tar north In the panhandle of Idaho, evil
IDENTIFY believing that his attitude would
not be brought to the attention OF the
friends OF the Short Line until after the
3rd OF November.
But the Dublin the chInashop' meth
DDS of the headquarters at Boise have
more than offset the attempted dramatic
play Of Alexander In the north of Idaho.
Alexander Is very adroit as sidestep-
per He avoids taking the people into
his confidence and dealing with them in
candor In Latah county. for instance,
an nqusitcr asked him II he was for
local option. lie referred the voter to
his platform. The uuestioner advised AL
exander that his platform was silent on
the local option question, TO which Moses
made reply. well, / am a business man.
Write me at Boise asking me these ques-
tlons."
Asked further. II elected governor Of
Idaho, II he would veto local option bin
passed by the legislature. he replied 81
VIII not be member of the legislature"
This is his system and consequently
In north Idaho and 10 curry favor with
1t in south Idaho.