Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-01-20

He walked right in and turned
right round and walked right out
again. was the tune to which Harry
McKinlay of Wallace, political man
ager for Hon b. r. O'Neil chairman
of the republican state central com
mittee and candidate for gubernator-
ial honors. waltzed into Boise yetser-
day afternoon. for after taking a look
around and dropping in on political
friends, he turned his back on Boise
few hours after his arrival and de-
parted for the southeast evidently as
sured that the political situation in
Boise could wait until the arrival of
his prOtege Mr.. O'Neil. In this city
which is expected within a few days.
Mr.. McKinlay did not even stop
long enough to reserve a room at the
ldanha. He affixed his signature TO
the register. left the hostelry to con-
fer with a few of his closest friends
and returning packed his grips aAd
caught the next train out This ac-
tion on the part of the Wallace CUB
ernatorial manager came as some
what of a surprise to those who knew
he was headed for Boise. the stamp
ing ground of politicians. They ex-
pected that he would at least break
into print and make q few remarks
about the political situation and how
the candidacy for Mr. O'Neil was pro-
crossing. Whether Manager McKin-
lay did not believe in casting a shad
ow before or thought his time would
be uselessly spent here is not known.
but it is evident that he timed him
self about catching the next out-go-
ing train. There is some indications
that "A cloud Of gloom has settled on
the political horizon since his hurried
departure.
The short visit of Manager McKin-
lay. son of Commissioner McKinlay.
of Twin Falls, who had charge of the
Idaho building at the Alaska-Yukon.
supporter of Governor James IL.
Brady, has given rise to great deal
OF speculation among politicians, who
alerady have visions Of a house di-
vided against itself so far as the Nc
Kinlays are concerned. The O'Neils
claim that the prospects for their
gubernatorial candidate never look
ed better. In fact they already have
the chief executives chair in the cap
tiol building occupied by the portly
frame Of the Wallace banker Their
claim is that the north is solid for o.
Neil and il will be but a question of
time before the southeast swings into
line and accepts the right hand" OF
B. f. O'Neil who has been circulat-
ing in that section of the state and
returns with glowing reports of how
the southeast Is looking for a 'leader
OF their sheep" Mr. O'Neil jumped
, to Salt Lake, where he mixed hot
lemOnades with the wool growers
! who were in national conclave and
: told the press about the new issue
that will form one OF the planks of
the platform he will stand upon and
5 which he has labeled Liberty in
2 Commercialism Leaving the Nor
| mon metropolis he was soon back to
the north where at Standpoint he
{ gave some indications OF his move
, towards the head of the state gov.
e. ernment with B. +. O'Neil in the
] north and his acknowledged man
r ager, Harry McKinlay. tramplina
p through the south in an attempt tC
e straighten out the O'Neil fences
p there is a great deal Of political al
J. falfa being made while Governor
o James H. Brady is out of the STATE
r and on official business In Washing
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