Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-11-03
Ex-Governor'S Visit ACCompa-
MED by Heavy Frost
THINGS CRATE ON HIS NERVES
Audience UnresponSiye and
Sneaker not taken Seriously

The speech of Ex-Gov Gooding,
given under the auspices of the repub-
lican state central committee, at
Grangeville last Friday night brought
with it the heaviest frost of the season
less than one hundred and fifty per-
son being present. Gov. Gooding has
visited Grangeville eight or nine times
during the past years and while this
city is commonly looked upon as his
stronghold, evidently great change
of sentiment has been going on since
the last visit of the ex-governor.
Most of the time was taken up de-
Tending Gov. Brady, the speaker adj
hitting that things were far from
right in the land board and kindred
matters but stated that the governor
of Idaho should not be held RESPONSE
BILE and Idaho needed new constitu-
ton which would give its chief execu-
tive more power. However public
opinion does not agree with Mr.. Good
ing in this respect, most people hold
ing that judging from the past record,
it would be far better if the chief
executive of the past two years had
less power.
The speaker was inconsistent in
that he stated in one breath the COVER
nor of Idaho was not vested with any
power worthy Of mention and in the
next advised the people not to vote
for Hawley for says this might many
of the south, "while he says he will
sign railroad commission bill his
sentiments are against itand should he
be elected governor you will never
get such BILL This is along the
line ofargument advanced through the
entire speech.
The ex-governor failed to state to
his audience that for the eight years
the republican party had been in con-
troll OF this state, plank favoring a
railroad commission was never in
serted in its platform and that
while the democrats has such plank
Gooding did not raise his voice in
support of the measure but on the
other hand was galavanting from one
end of the state to the other telling
the people that his ticket was the only
one Another fact he overlooked was
that during the last session of the
legislature while every democrat in the
senate voted for railroad commission
and not single republican did.
It was plain to be seen that the ex-
governor was not in an angelic state
OF mind, perhaps the cause being the
manner in which the speaker who
preceded him, Mr.. Lee, who holds an
appolntive position under Brady,
worried the audience with the paper
he read which had for its object the
boosting into office of his chief,
OF it might have been due to
the small and un-responsive
crowd which greeted him. Anyway
'iooding showed himself in abusing
'hose OF the opposite party, a fact
greatly regretted by many of the local
republicans.
Mr.. Gooding is no speaker but the
greatest trouble is that our ex-gover-
nor doos not seem to realize this fact
but takes himself seriously. While
several of the gentlemen were present
VINO have attempted to make political
capital out of the attorney fee paid to
mr. N hawley in the Moyer-Heywood-
lettibone case by Governor Gooding,
and he invited questions, not one
would ask him to explain the matter,
knowing full well that Governor
uoodlne engaged the services Of Mr..
hawley because he was the one law
yer IN the state of Idaho who posses
seq the ability to handle the case and
that the fee was Just one fourth less
than 1t should have been.
The wet and dry question was
brought in duriug the evening but
Mr Lee spoiled the play by getting
up at the close and asking the sup
port of all for Representative Adkin
son. who is an avowed wet and who
voted against the local option law a
the last session of the legislature.
1eorge Gilbert, a noted lecturer
and entertainer, will appear in thi
9ity December l and 2; two nights