The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-08
..lysis of the Main Issues
That Are to Be Passed
Upon Today.
uE PROHIBITION QUESTION;
p0IpT RAILROAD COMMISSION
.nocratic Hope of Success
p,ou,ises a Thorough Clean
Ing of the House.
BY G. E. AENEY.

..,.l 10 The Tribune.
'61Sr Ida. Nov. To-day is cleo
s.y IN Idaho. An entire ccnGres-
Z, and state ticket. Including a full
's.,urc is TO be chosen. The supreme
4, indigo chosen today serves term
~ x,,rs. and the remaining state and
.,,slye officers two years.
.>rs arc .twenty-thrce counties in
7. and about 100000 votes will be
todav. if the weather is favorable,
!. eight judicial districts in Idaho
!, ;udres al this general election. O,
|, woods (DcmocraO from the First.
,,er tRepublican) from the Fourth,
B,Idge (gcpuolican) from the Fifth
-snning without opposition.
4, legislature 10 be chosen today has
IL duties TO perform so far as poll
q concerned. There is no senator to
4 and no party pledges for drastic
.1saIon The Republicans, in thelr
|ioru,, promise q submission OF a con-
utiorsl vote providing for slate wide
hIbjtiou. They also promise the crea-
al a railway commission. think it
I.ir 10 sey that each OF these pro-
a results at the hands Of a leSls
"A Will fell OF accomplishment. be-
n on a lack OF initiative on the part
be people for either.
AS TO Prohibition.
n temperance question mad been duly
f.n I'll. ~,
Massage OF one OF tho most rigid
B option laws of any state in the
t8er the provisions or this law sew
"a counties have raised the issue and
~ Of these have accepted ii. which
cs about a county prohibition Situa-
A and another county Latsll) is dry
<1rh a. four -year-old law giving
"a Of county commissioners the right
.,fuye licenses 10 applicants 10 sell
or- This leaves but five counties in
10 zhere liquor can he sol5 without
stiop OF existing law. No sta wide
|1b3tory law could serve 10 give of
b Of the Law any srcater power for
|rrsDlent o. penalties against Offend
thar does the present local option
not YET two years old, In quite ono
Of the fifteen counties of Idaho
fe thls law has been accepted * is
q 1iolated-albiet there is a Law en-
snent League IN each OF these fifteen
nlies. II ig not urEed that state
{ prchibiiion will remedy the copdi-
in any OF these seven or eight Coun-
which while DRY" in fact are
~ Through tiacrsnt disregard OF
sptcie OF rcformatory legislation.
rs resolution In TN" Republican stale
Iorm is regarded a. the personal leg
Don 10 suit the views Of the Kc-
|r1r candidate Tor re election ~ gov
N. James n. Brady. Tho ens ctrneut
he ;resolution for tho subu1issIou of
Hantndinent 10 tho voters for a
1ee IN the constitution requires q two
ds vote in each branch. heu"e be-
1ltas -ood as defes tod. g. a result
'cday's election OF legislative mate
no matter which party succeeds at
'fsrous polling places In the coun-
.Qf Idaho
Railway Commission.
le Railway commission plank in the
ubllran platform was ontirel, new
'f1ue and, with one exception. has
IGNORED by Republican usunrsig gners.
'cxception Is Governor Cinoding.
5r mas never been time when there
furh friendly relations in existence
'oznp between the railroads and the
.s ss at this present time. This is
Fceuye OF The great extension cf
shSc IN ysr'ouS parts Of Idaho, The