Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-08-13
WILL NOT GIVE
UP GUARDIANSHIP
Chairman of State Central Com
mittde Refuses to Hand in
His Resignation.

The failure of b. F. O'Neil to pre-
sent his resignation as chairman OF
The republican state central commit
tee and his determination to flodnt
before the PARTY leaders the pres
alge that goes with this office; the
persistent effort that is being made
by the Wallace Statesman to pre-
vent publicity of the fact that while
aeeking the nomination of governor
Of the state, he occupied ringside
5eat at Reno and did witness ana ap-
)laud the brutal manner III which
Jeffries and Johnson showered blows
upon each other the quiet but evil
IDENTIFY effective campaign that is be-
ing waged in southern and eastern
Idaho by Paul Clagstone, also a re-
publican candidate for the nomi-
nation and his determined stand on
statewide prohibition and the mailing
of the prevarications the enemies OF
the present governor. James H. Bra
dy, are endeavoring to spread over
the state, have stimulated no little
interest in the political situation as
we'll as being instrumental in crea-
ting decided change in sentiment
Party leaders assign several reas-
ons for the persistent attitude OF b..
f. ONeil in hugging the chairman
ship of the state central committee
He has been warned that unless he
proceeds to call a meeting of the com
mittee, he will be ousted from the of
flee in disgrace. That the Wallace
Statesman believes he is given power
through the office is now admitted.
The charge is made that he goes fur
Their than that and uses what influ-
ence there is attached to the office
to acquire votes.
The playing of high politics in this
city during the past week has caused
several interesting developments. The
first is that it is now assured there
will be bitter conflict over the
ousting of B. F. O'Neil as state
chairman and the second that in his
place will be selected one of the
leading public men of the day Sen
ator w. E. Borah. 1t is claimed that
the junior senator might take over
the office should he be so request
ed by MANY of his friends and party
leaders. This is taken to indicate
that a powerful reaction has set in
against the candidacy of the state
chairman.
Those who have as their charge
the political destiny of B. f. O'Neil,
are confronted with a rather com.
picking situation. For the published
fact that O'Neil occupied a conspicu-
GUS seat at the Reno ringside and
played the role of an enthusiastic |
fight fan, has done the Wallace
statesman untold damage and a way
of resentment has piled up against
his candidacy. There is well es-
fear that Mr., O'Neil stands
for the wide open state and should
he be nominated and elected COVER
nor he would even go so far as to
prize fighting on a large
scale.
So far as can be ascertained Mr.
O'Neil has never publicly expressed
an open opinion upon whether or not
he liked the fight or if he was con-
vinced before Johnson played with
Ieffries that the latter could not |
come back" Fans have been, it
IS asserted, awaiting with some inter-
est his opinion on the big mill |
Those opposed to the sport are
ehagrined to think that the Wal
lace statesman would occupy a ring.
side seat at the figh, while at the
times a candidate for goyernor-Cap-
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