The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-01
IN POLITICAL FIELD
IN THE GEM STATE
Politicians in Idaho Are Now
Hard at Work in the
Campaign.

Inc camphlgn OF lDlU IN ldaho is now
in full blast. The primary election to
nominate candidates on the state ticket
will b. held this month and q merry time
IS promised. Here are short stories re-
garding the candidates and the cam
paign:
Spokane Spokcsman-R Review interview:
At this stage OF the campaign in Idaho
can see nothing for IL but the nomlnn-
tion OF b. T.. O'Nei of Wallace as Rcpub-
llcan candidate for the governorship,
said Herman j. RoSsi. for several terms
mayor of Wallace and representative OF
Shoshone county In the Idaho legislature
10 the Spokane Spokesman Review.
Barney. Is developing into the best
campaisner | ever encountered In all my
political experience and Il has been Il
varied one. He is absolutely The greatest
goes he makes friends. He IS now cam
paigning in the southern part OF the state.
and Is lining tho counties up for himself
as fast as he visits them.
he has the six northern counties-Bonncr.
<ootenai Shoshone. Latah. Nez Perce
and Idaho. They also have TO concede
him Boise city and Ada county, the cap
| ital city and the most populous county
| In the state. Twin Falls, Bannoclt and
| Bingham are certain to be for him. too.
as he Is admitted to be the strong man
| in NIL OF them.
Granting his nomination at the prl-
| marles. regarding which l am perfectly
| positive from my Intimate knowledge Of
all parts OF the state. I feel equally GER
| tain that he Will he triumphantly elected
governor In November for two reasons:
First. because the state is overwhelmingly
| Republican. and. second, because the
| Democrats have no candidate of sufficient
standing or popularity In the field TO op-
] pose him"
Rice Favors Prohibition,
John &. Rice Of Caldwell Is the first
| Democratic candidate for Governor TO file
a declaration of principles. He says: If
| nominated and elected governor OF this
state, j would stand squarcly on the pres
| ent local option law and enforce its pro-
visions, i favor a submission of the ques-
| tion OF statewide prohibition to the elec
| tors by means OF "A constitutional amend
ment. but would not stand in the way of
| any further legislation affecting the liquor
| traffic desired by the people"
! Mr. Rice also faVors the initiative and
referendum and the recall But he fails
| TO express himself upon the subject OF a
public utilities commission.
Bannock County Candidates.
| The Republicans of Bannoek county
! have filed their list OF nominations fol
! the primary election. which occurs on
August 80. Their legislative ticket fol-
! lows.
For State senator-Theodorc Turner.
| PoCateilo, eX-state auditor, u. s. land
! commissioner; held many prominent
places in politics. president Farmers and
Traders bank.
For State Representative-Ch Charles w.
| Pomeroy, Daniel j. Lau. Christian Chris
| LtUSGD, BGlGT M Larson j fEaUK HUNT.
| The Democratic list, which was filed
Saturday is:
For State Senator-George Fisher, Ban
croft Mr. Fisher IS tho senior member
| of the firm OF Fisher d Titus, leading
merchants OF Bancroft.
For State Representative-Milo Hend-
ricks, Pocatella, present assessor; John
| Hyde. Downey, prominent merchant OF
Downey; Robert NJ. Terrell. Pocatello.
| present county attorney.
| Objects to French.
Troy News.
Burton l.. French as a candidate for
congressman and posing as an insurgent
| IS open to the seyerest criticism. His
record while in congress and his political
| dealings In the state OF Idaho show him
up as the strongest kind of a stand-pattcr
Take the political history OF the state OF
| Idaho Tor the past eight years and find
one single iota Of legislation that has
ever been suggested by Mr. French. Find
where Mr French has ever written or
| prepared one single plank In any Repuh-
lican platform that has ever been adopted
in the state OF Idaho? Where have we
any national or state law that this stand
| pattcr was influential In passing during
| the six years he was in congress-?
| This same standpatter stood with the
political machine during the past eight
! years In the state OF Idaho. Ex-Governor
Morrison fell out with the machine and
| French Joined hands with the machine
in defeating Morrison for a denomination.
| The machine was opposed 10 the nomina-
| convention four years ago, and was
| Burton l. French Senator Borah was
| enough in that convention to make the
machine bow to his Will, and Latah coun-
| tvs standpatter followed tho machine in
| endorsing Borah.
| Two years ago French forced the Latah
| county Republican convention to endorse
| Brady because the machine dictated that
! I.atah county must either instruct for
| Brady or the county might lose a con
| gresham. The Republicans Of Latal
| county did not want Brady. as the vote
In November plainly indicated.
| Six years in congress and the record
| will show that Congressman French voted
| In season and out of season with Speaker
| Cannon's machine. Such Insurgents as
! Representatives Murdoch, Cooper, Norris
and Fowler never received the least en-
couragement from Idaho's congressman
| IF Mr.. French had progressed as much as
| he claims he has In the last year out of
| congress. 1T would be the height Of folly
| to return him to congress this fall, lie
| should be kept at home so that his time
may be fully occupied with the develop
ment Of his new ideas. lie certainly has
been standpatter too long 10 develop
into n widc-awakc. progressive statesman
In so short a time The people would
| make no mistake II they elect Mr.. French
| tn stay at home. because If there is any
| thing IN him he will have splendid oppor-
tunity to show the stuff he le made OF b!
staying at home i'm Latah county,