Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-03
Mr.. GLADSTONE
VISITS HERE
ADMITS HE MAY BE CANDIDATE
BEFORE THE PRIMARIES
Is FOR PROHIBITION
Is Owner of a 10000 Acre Ranch In
Panhandle and Is Enthusiastic and
Scientific Farmer-A Very Pleas
ant Gentleman

Paul Clagstone of Bonner county.
farmer, politician, gentleman. prob
able candidate for gubernatorial
honors. and speaker of the house of
representatives in the Tenth legisla-
ture, was in the city last Saturday
to visit friends" and. incidentally.
called upon the Maverick. That
evening the editor had the pleasure
of journeying in his company to the
Capital City and found him an ex-
ceedingly pleasant gentleman.
Mr. Clagstone did not commit him
self directly regarding his plans for
the coming campaign, but we gath
cred from his talk that there is
every possibility of his announcing
himself a candidate for gubernator-
ial honors before the people and that
he will stand firmly for statewide
prohibition
He spoke feerly of the chances Of
the men who were at present in the
limelight as -aspirants for the honors
and seemed to think that neither
was worth considering i'm the light
of a formidable rival should he de-
eide TO offer himself as a sacrifice
He is surprised that candidates
for the other state Offices have not
put in an appearance, as he con-
siders the minor positions just as
important as that of governor and
j says that he is most desirous of see
ing the personnel of the next land
board selected with the utmost care
and intelligence
Mr.. Clagstone has Travelled quite
extensively in the east and south
eastern part of the state during his
trip and expresses himself as of the
opinion that statewide prohibition
viii be the ore great issue in the
coming campaign and thinks from
the knowledge he has gained on this
trip, that the people are fully ready
Tor the question and anxious that II
come to a test.
When asked regarding The
charges he made in reference to tho
attempted corruption of legislator,
by the liquor interests. during the
last session, he said.
nave in my possession affidavit,
to prove the acquisitions which
made. Had / not been so fortified
should not have spoken.
Up to the present time no cal
has been made for this evidence
Whether or not one will be / d,
not, of course. know 1t was common
knowledge that lobbying of thi
character was done during the ses
sion. have been accused of fail
ure in performing my duty as. speak
er Of the house in not sitting then
out In view of the fact that
have said that attempts were mad,
TO corrupt members of the legisla
ture in this manner. this is hardl,
grounds for certain papers to con
strue that ! made the direct declara
tion that the legislators were cor
rupt In fact. charges were madl
on the floor of the house during th,
heat of the debate on the local optiol
bill that were even more ser
ious than the one made by me"
The gentleman said that he di,
not believe in a pro-primary conven
tion. he said:
Il do not believe that the peopl
! will stand for such a program Tn
direct primary was hardly enacted L
} provide for a convention of delegate
) TO select the party candidates. Tn
law does provide for a platform con
J ventiOn at which the party platform
can be drawn up and adopted an
on which the candidates will stand
What the party Will do with respec