The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-06
HUN HANLEY
. TO CE 7 POSITION
POCatellO Is Full of Democrats
Who Have Lively EX-
pectations.
BRADY'S HOME TOWN
D0WNED HIM HARD
Conclusion on Votes Verified.
and Confirmed by a Son
of Italy.
BY G. E. ARNEY.
The Tribune

Special 10 The Tribune.
sPOCATELLO Ida. Dec st would
be difficult 10 cast a stone down street
here without it hitting "A Democratic
candidate for some state appointment
at the hands of Goveruor.elect Haw-
4 ley. The aspirants, in the main are
not pseudo friends of Mr.. Hawley.
They are genuine, and besides the can.
didates, there are several scores of
Republicans whose faces wear yeri-
table oatmeal smile. This place, the
home Of Governor Brady. gave Jim
Hawley almost 700 majority al the
last election and good judges of the
him 1000 had the weather been fair.
And the county went Democratic,
too on the governor Ia fact, they pro
cured most of the fortunes of the
political war.
The Democrats elected an entire
board Of commissioners, sheriff,
treasurer. superintendent. stale SEN
ator and three members of the legis
lature. This leaves the Republicans
! the clerk, assessor, probate Judge. coro-
ner, surveyor and county attorney, the
latter having no opposition.
Good County Administration.
Bannock county usually has pretty
good administration Of her affairs.
whether the officials be Republicans or
Democrats. The new officers chosen
are of that grade that, so far as the
conduct OF The county business goes,
good government may he expected.
Bishop George Fl. Fisher of Bancroft
e has been elected TO the senate. Bishop
Milo Hendricks of Lava and First
Counselor John T. HYDE of Downey
have been elected from the outside to
H. DIT 4 e
Pocatello. the present county attorney.
Il OF course, as is the case in all these
4 southeastern counties. the bishops hold
the edge, They are IN control.
Conclusion Verified
Il. I am prepared nov 10 verify my con-
clusion, made in story last week from
Boise. prior 10 visiting this southeast
country since election. that fourffths
4 of the Gentle people here voted for
/ Hawley.
Ia ] have verified this statement by
more than dozen Republicans and
4 quito as MANY Democrats. 1t is the
Z opinion of all that Brady's fla2rant
4 display Of his trucking 10 the Nor
\ mons is chiefly responsible for this
Ia large majority among the Gentle vote
n of the southeast. II is equally true
II that my conclusion. given the day fol
4 lowing election. that the Mormous had
u set aside Fremont Bingham and Ban.
= mock to HawIey and Bear Lake, Oneida
and Csssia to Brady. is the belief of
the peonle here.
,t 4 sonny son Of Italv TODAY explained
: this wav:
"To he'll wild De Brade, He posed TO
do whisk! We lika de Hawl, We
Y scrateha De Pag. we vota de chlck!''
III, The emblem nf the Republicans was
fthe eagle. while the Democrats used
I'll . =
Eamone his people styled as ga
Ecnicken.
Prohibition Too Soon.
Over wear ago Pocatcllo was
voted dry against the votes Of 400
Ecf the people Of the town. believe
Efhere are 10 be seen here some vivid
Nsvideuces of tho effort TO enact pro
Ebibtion legislation before the people
are ready for it; in other words. here
? Lis 1aqrant example Of the futilltv
of Ieeislatinc morals into people
The sentiment here Is not for pro
Ehibltou. l. O., the sentiment of the
E]crge majority. AS q result the officers
Iof the law are not backed by the
lp moral force Of the people; There is
W mo pntieuce on the part of the great
- 1na iority for the closing Of saloons;
u FcnnseqrentIv the officers noat along
Ill With public sentiment aud give to the
= fpeope lust what the reoplc want II
Ifhis case that is LIQUOR
sd Is Fold More Than Plenty.
It is sold over bars. on the street
Icprncrs AT nights, to whom5oeyer may
rome along with the price. and solo
IBrd drunk at dances. ard the bottles
M ,trsttered over thc streets or piled W
iunder chairs and benches in the halls
III am advised BY men who sh9ulr
know. and in whom | have an abiding
faith, that there is more whiskey
hN though less beer. sold in PocatelI'
Than before the acceptance Of local or
fjon in Bannock county in Septembe
Iof 1909
The taxes this wear arc 30 per cen
higher than ever before in the histor,
!. Iof Pocatcllo.
The city, in my Judgment, woul
double lis majority against the pres
Ppt condition If a rcvotc were take
inf on this local option question. Th
ykb Icfhcers of Bannock county and c
fPoeatello arc up 10 the standard 0
=, Icther officials in this section of tn
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