The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-30
BY G., E. AR.rEY,

, Special 10 The Tribune.
| PoCATElLo. Ida. March 29.-I hear
noises which sound like Barney O'Neii
had been through these parts recently.
Good natured fellows saying, ''Whatevers
| right 10 my suggestions.
TWO years ago Blaclfoot lost more
votes for Moses Alexander OF Boise than
for neighbor James II. Brady of Poca-
| tcllo. Blacsfoot Is normally a Republi-
can town.
George A. Robethan Is usually accurate
in his measure of political cquaslons. lie
has dcalt In the game personally and for
his friends and his party for many years,
lic is n Republican.
Barney O'Ncu is a winner in Black
foot over Mr.. Brady, in The Republican
primaries by more than 400 votes said
Mr., Robcthan today.
result will be in the outside precincts of
Bingham county, but as for Blackfout.
Brady hasn't lool<-in with O'Neil"
/ was surprised ut the number OF prom
inent Republicans here today who agreed,
In terms, with tho statements above
quoted by Mr.. Robcthen, Dr Walter
Patrie was among the devout friends OF
winner In old Bingham"
In Idaho Falls ONeil has strong
friends. If Brady has better ones or as
them
In St Anthony ! met friends of each
candidate IN about equal proportions. al
though tho friends OF the governor were
OF the order who flavor his re e-clcction.
but do not care now 10 be quoted In
favor OF what regard his Just dues
If Clagstone has n following in either
Bingham or Fremont counties, l failed
TO meet any OF them.
Although the new primary law forbids
q candidate eHpcnding money outside his
personal expenses including In its pro,
vision hiring of halls in which TO hold
public meetings, printing and circulat-
ing literature In pamphlet form. and in
hibltS newspapers and space in news
papers. yet there Is open conjecture down
here in the southeast that some of these
euberna torial candidates are actually in
NeStnE FUNDS in newspapers in order to
swcTve the force OF their editorial policy
into channels OF assistance in these try
Ing days OF learning how to work with
a direct primary law,
Even the political control of the Rex
burg Standard. which Pure Food Wallis
was so anxious TO protect by taking a
chattel mortgage on il and filing the
instrument as Fremont county record.
is said to have attracted the only active
candidate for governor on the Democratic
ticket. Moses Alexander of Boise, who is
referred to as among the asprants who
was interested and willing TO become in
tcrestcd in the future fortunes OF the
RcNburs Standard,
Some weeks ago, when writing from
St Anthony, l called attention 90 the ap-
here, Bishop Donaldson Of Hyrum Ricks
as executor OF the Janson estate over
the protest OF the heirs OF the decedent.
who based their claim on the consti-
tutlonal Inhibition against any one in
Idaho holding an office OF trust who
maintains the polygamous relation. which
they alleged Elyrum Ricks did MANI tain
by living in ReXburg with his two wives.
After the probate court ignored the
motion and appointed the mucllly-mar-
ried Hyrum. who was then acting as the
bishop of the First RcNburs ward. an
appeal. based on section OF article I,
was taken 10 the district court. which
sat in st. Anthony ten days ago. The
court required the attorneys TO site their
authorities In briefs. which order was
promptly complied with by the appel
lants lawyers.
On Wednesday last. however, the resig-
nation of the dual Bishop Kicks was nled
with the probate court.
II may also be recorded that the same
has recently resigned his
bishopric and his successor has been
chosen by the people of his ward.
This is a good omeni 1t savors OF the
passing of those who have been AFRO