The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1910-02-04
GLADSTONE IN THE SOUTH /
Invest isatins Dry Farmin 8
Projects There.
NOT TALKING POLITICS
Has Not Made Definite Announce
ment of Candidacy.

A recent issue OF the Idaho Falls
| Post contains the following:
Paul CIagstone. speaker of the Ida
no house 'of representatives. and a
Republican politician Of prominence
in the state, was an arrival in the
city yesterday morning, and will spend
several days here and at points up the
branch on matters which he says are
strictly Of personal and business n
terests in the light of Investigating
the dry farm project. He has been
referred to IN very liberal manner
as a candidate for governor.
A Post representative called on Mr..
Clagstpne, and IN course Of general
conversation inquired If his miss Jon
over here had any political signiti-
cance. We rather anticipated that
he would say that it had not, and he
| clinched the matter by stating that
he W as looking over the farm ing
situation.
His attention was called to the cir
cumstance that Mr.. O'Ncil recently
made a couple of visits to eastern
Idaho looking after land, and en-
deavored to land those favorable to
The cause Of Mr.. O'Neil in his
candidacy Tor governor, and Mr..
Clagstone was asked If his mission in
behalf of the landing proposition
could be construed ia the same light.
"No, really" he said. II am be avi-
ly interested in the dry farming bust
ness n the north part of the state
and desire to look over the propo-
sition 10 this section Of the country,
where understand there are a great
! many successful dry farms. and l am
going to drive out 10 the country to-
morrow for that express purpose"
He cited that his candidacy for
igovernor and his interest in dry farm
ing were coincident, and might be
generally looked on 10 that light.
which was all right, but we just
wanted to know and then he was
asked If he still contemplated remain
ing n the field for governor.
"Well," said Mr. Clagstone, "Ill
tell you. AS yet l have made no
definite announcement as to my
political plans, as l consider 1t d
little early for legitimate candidates
to yet into the field, and l haven,
fully decided. The workings OF the
pri mary law make it possible fol any
! man to undertake a campaign, ano
while l have considered the matter
very carefully l would not want Il
ma ke a direct public announcement
of my candidacy at this time Their,
has been good deal said about it, Il
is true. but have not fully deter
mined on taking up the campaign
A little more time will he requ red II
properly develop the issues. At thl
time you can rest assured my SOL
mi ssion 10 this part Of the state is t,
see what the country looks like ant
to satisfy myself regarding the dr..
z farming projects"
This part Of the state looks ex
. cep eptionally prosperous to me, and
shall probably visit it at later date.
Mr.. Clagstone's investigation o
dry farming, while thus far consist
:. ing of little confabs with politician
D who also believe 10 the "dry" system
D will likely develop good man
atquaintances, which, naturally,
one of the primary features Of spring
id it on US in a gentle manne r.
He is a Young man-under forty
and has pleasing personality, an
numbers good many friends 10 tn
north who are quite insstent in h
behalf.