The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-25

dicates of north Jdaho, In the recent
reduction of the taxes of patented
lands in Shoshone, Washington and
Idaho counties before the state board
of equalization, in the sum of $780,
309.s0 of total valuationl
Charles l., Heitman was chosen
chairmanl His choice made the cold
of the editor of the Idaho Daily
Statesman and Ex-Governor Gooding,
as they thought of Hbombs,' of "Or-
chard - and of the mysterious "Jack'
SimplGns.
Bnt Heitman had delivered the
goods, In response to tentative deal
formulated by the rcsourceful Cover.
nor Brady, and he was to wear the
crown of authority in payment of his
debt of political gratitude
Then came the much-mooted question
Of the creation cf railway commits
sion, which was in reality the apple
of the eye of that forceful agency in
Republican party councils, Frank r
Goodug He favored commission,
and he won. Brady, Borah and French
were called, in turn, on the carpet OF
the committee room and they yielded
up their ratorY 10 the success of the
insertion of this unfortunate plank in
the party platform. for which there
is no positive demand among the voters
of Idaho outside of Ex-Governor Good
ing and the Boise City Commercial
club.
This virtually ended the interesting
features OF the Republican state com
mittce, which held forth in Boise Mon
day and Tuesday of the present week
The Democratic Sessions,
The Democrats held their sessions in
the more cosmopolitan quarters of the
spacious law offices of Hawley. Prick
EFT & Hawley, in the Odd Fellows
land building, which corner has for SC
many years been the renowned center
of so many interesting political con.
flicts in the history of the territory
and the state of Idaho.
Early in the proceedings Of the un
terrified of Idaho, the candidates took
charge of the differing Of the state
committee by electiDg as chairman the
erratic John T.. Nugcnt of Mover Hay,
wood Pcttibone fame, who rs repletc
in lungpowcr wherein he is deficient
in political sagacity,
The principal service they rendered
the party was in their square told re-
buke of the perfidy, visited upon the
commonwealth by tho Idaho state land
board. whose deplorable graftincs they
condemned in terms which should at
least occasion the easy defeat OF Gov
ernor Brady and Attorney General Me.
Dougall who have been members of
the l909-19lO state land board and who
participated in the making of history
which will be n humiliating reproach to
Idaho through all the time TO come.
They properly sensed public opinion
by silence on the creation Of n rail
way or public utility commission and
they gave fair and free Endorsement
of the enforcement of the existing 10.
cal option law by the county unit
Their pledge 10 investigate and pun
ish through the agencies Of the courts
of Idaho those who have reveled in its
sacred assets serves to emphasize their
devotion to the behests, of the people Is
material interests.
These men and these proceedings
mark the opening events of the 1910
Idaho state campaign. which will oc.
cupy the center Of the stage of public
consideration for the next SIX weeks
to the exclusion of other important
topics of conversation and of deter
mination.
Let us all hope that at the conclu,
sion Of this election the people will
have better servants for the next two
years than they have had during the
past two years.