Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-30
FRIENDS INSIST ON
c. B. STEUNENDERG
Want Him to Au ounce Candids''y
For Democratic Nomination for
GOyernOF.

Steunen3e:g declares that politics is
borhering him very littls and that
he has gone back 10 Colorado to
complete his treatment. his friends
or coterie Of friends IN Boise insist
tlat the brother of The late governor
OF the state will b. . candidate for
the nomiDa tion Oh tho democratic
t. .ket AMI that al of tina preliminary
steps have been taken towards that
end. They still declare that ne is the
biggest man in the ranks OF democra-
cy and viii be better able to lead
that party on to victory than any
other candidate who has yet been
nominated for the coveted Office.
The fact that he has gone back
to Colorado signifies nothing mater
ial to them and they feel confident
that he will allow his name to be
used at the proper time. The day
before he left for the east he was In
Boise and attended an important con-
ference. While nothing of a defin-
lite nature can be CLEANED from those
who are persuading him to run, 1t
has been rumored that he would take
the nomination if it was given him
and that he was in receptive mood,
If he was not after it very hard, says
the Idaho Statesman.
1t is still considered by the men in
the party who are not on the inside,
but who are following the situation
closely, that Steunenberg's friends
are more anxious that he go after the
nomination than is the Caldwell man
himself and the only way he would
allow his name to be mentioned
would be with the complete assur-
ance that he would be accepted by all
of the factions in the party and Sc
lected by the united democracy to
carry the standard of the party on to
victory.
Fly in the Ointment.
Whether Steunenberg runs or not,
it is almost a certainty that he is not
the choice of the united democracy,
st unenberg's Boise and southern
Idaho friends Notwithstanding. 1t is
pretty generally known that the or
ganization and those who are now
busily engaged in directing the af-
fairs of the party in anticipation of
hot campaign are not taking Steun-
enberg's candidacy very seriously and
they make no pretensos of being for
the Caldwell man. There are many
others who will be mentioned for the
office, but Hawley and Alexander
seem to be the only other two who
have any following.
AS the time draws nearer for the
fight to be carried on with vigor the
name of Hawley seems to appeal to
the greater portion of the people and
Il has been admitted by those whose
political propensities are particularly
keen that Hawley, at the present time
is without any question the strong
est man in the ranks of the minority
and that his record is sufficient to
honor. He is known in every sec
ton of the state of Idaho. He has
lived here for years and his admir-
ers claim he would make such race
for the gubernatOrial goal as has
never been seen in the state. There
has been a quiet but steadily grow
ing sentiment for the well known bar
rister and it is declared that this
sentiment is daily crystalizing. and in
short time that feeling will have
gained such a stronghold that he
will be the only man.
High Time for Action.
The Alexander end of it cannot be
overlooked. it is spid. and his friends
still insist that he. out of courtesy,
should be given the nomination.
There are others who are equally de-
termined upon having some other man
and that is the way the situation
stands, according to those who are
watching the political operations
closely.
The arrival of Barney O'Neil in
the midst of the political arena. conf
dent and smiling as of yOre. and the
active work being prosecuted by the
present incumbent. has aroused the
democrats to the realization of the
faet that they must get busy and
down the dominant party They are
all confident of success and state
mat no matter who the candidate on
the democratic ticket is. he will go
sailing in to the state house sweep
ing along with him all of the state
and county officers.
GI ENN cIJpTlc WINS