The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-04-01
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Candidates Are Now Getting Them
selves in Shape For Making a
Good Race

Under the new primary election
law 1t behooves every candidate for
nomination to become known to the
people, and yet 1t Is violation of
the law for candidate to hire space
in newspaper to get before the peo-
pie. This places the burden of pub
licity upon the newspapers without
any possibility of reward even for
the actual expense it places upon the
Office to give the publicity asked.
When several candidates want to be
announced for each office, the editor
| is treading upon dangerous ground to
make any distinction between them
for even though some may seem in
his judgment to be better than 9TH
ers, he Is only human, and it is not
| for him to presume to be compel
ent judge of all things. Therefore
he finds space to give all of them
| brief mention, and bad luck to the
day when he has to say they are all
incompetent for the place or places
they aspire to fill.
AS the season advances it will be
interesting to see how many news
paper men have the courage to state
frankly the objections they find to
! any or all of the candidates seeking
nomination. The law takes mercen-
airy considerations out of the ques-
ton, leaving only two elements-pat-
| riotism and friendship, and If patriot
ism eliminates friendship in the final
consideration, then politics will have
| been purified so far as nominations
are concerned.
Prof. BartOn's Announcement
Having been actively engaged in
| school work throughout the state for
| the past fourteen years and being ac-
quainted with the needs of the schools
generally, as we'll as the duties of the
various boards of which the state su-
perintendent of schools is ex-off1cio a
| member, hereby formally announce
my candidacy for the nomination for
the state superintendent on the re-
publican ticket, subject to the action
| of the August primary.
I'm my educational work l stand
upon my record at Idaho Falls,
HALEY, Wardner and Occur d'Alene.
In performing the duties of an ex-
officio member of the state board
of land commissioners, | pledge a
careful attention to the selection,
lease and disposition of school lands
in the interest, not only of the chill
dren of today, but of future genera
tons; a strict Interpretation of the
law fixing fair values of lands re-
claimed under the Carey act; and my
best efforts to secure an economical
q RI mi cf NOT ~
dents office, and the boards of which
he is ex-officio member, consistent
with highest efficiency in all depart
ments."
Prof. Barton was educated in
Michigan, where he completed the
common and high school courses in.
Muskegon, afterward receiving his
normal training at the Ferris in
stitute at Big Rapids, Mich, and the
Northern Indiana normal school at
Valparaiso. He also took a special
post graduate course at Olivet col
lege.
He holds life certificates to teach
from the state boards of education
of Michigan, Idaho and Washington.
He began his active experience as a
member of the Muskegon board of
county examiners, serving four years;
institute instructor and examiner and
instructor in the same county for
four years; also two years in Bing-
ham county, three in Blaine county,
one year in Bannock county, Idaho,
and one in Stevens county, Washing
ton.
In addition he taught nine years in
Michigan, then, coming to Idaho,
where he has taught as principal of
the Idaho Falls schools during 1894
1896, in the Haley schools from
1896 to 1899, Wardner from 1899 to
1902, and was superintendent of the
Occur d'Alene schools from 1905 to
1909.
During the period of his superin-
tendency here the teaching force was
increased from 10 to 40. In 1903 he
was engaged in timber estimating,
land cruising and the real estate bust
ness in northern Idaho. At the pres
ent time he is doing newspaper work
in this city.