The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-10-13
IDAHO MAN To
CONDUCT
FIGHT
TAFT BROUGHT ON A VISTA
TON OF POLITICIANS THAT
HAVE SWAMPED US.
Medicine Men Are Mixing Their Dope
Day and Night at Boise-What Will
the Harvest Be?-Dubois Will Han
die Champ Clark's Campaign.

President Taft's visit gave the poll
ticians an excuse to gather together
in conclave and in public for the pur-
pose of mixing the medicine Take it
from us the gathering was good and
the mixing still goes merrily on Boise
is the greatest political center on
earth. You can't stay in Boise 20
minutes without being mixed up in
the gravest plots imaginable Poll
tics, like railroads, are in the air up
there. The year after election every
Boise man is building railroads. The
year before election he is eecting
governors and senators.
AS stated President Taft gathered
the politicians together, but he didn't
gather them all at the same time
Governor Brady pulled off little
stunt at Pocatello, which temporarily
eliminated Col. Thos. R. Hamer, ex-
Senator Fred T. Dubois and former
Governor Frank Gooding from the
festivities. 1t seems that these three
gentlemen thought it quite proper that
they should come down from Pocatel-
10 in the presidents special; and after
consulting Hon. Joseph Pinkham, we
think that was the proper caper too.
Governor Brady had another idea of
the proprieties. He insisted that the
three gentlemen go out and look at
the new scenery just put in at Pocatel-
10. While they were out the governor
and the president moved on. Mr..
Gooding was deeply offended as he did
not get chance to introduce the pres
ident even in his home town. How
ever, these three distinguished states
men ambled in on the next train.
Former Senator Dubois seems to
have been one of the leading medicine
mixers at Boise. There are rumors
afloat of all kinds concerning the sem
ator's dope. 1t seems to be a fore
gone conclusion that he will be can
didate for either an elective or an ap-
pointive office. We hope he is. He
left Boise Monday night for Chicago
and it is understood that he will inn
mediately assume charge of Champ
Clarks campaign for the Democratic
nomination for president. Before go
ing he set the politicians to wondering
and they are still at 1t.
| Around Boise at the present time
will be found many of the war horses
of years gone by. They slip in and
slip out without saying word to any
body. You walk down the street and
on one corner will be found Col. Ha-
mer and John Haines cycling each
other suspiciously Across the street
will be seen Judge Bulge and Auditor
TAYLOR not saying word to anyone
Judge Walters can be seen triskine
about and sometimes o. NJ. Van Duyt
is in evidence. Up at the state house
will be found McDougall as peaceful
as a lamb. He don't seem to be :
candidate at all Secretary Clifford
seems to be Supremacy happy. liz
has no opposition Treasurer AlleI
Is quietly and assiduously attending I,
his knitting. lie hasn't heard OF l
X Little yet. And then there is Pink
ham and Perrault and Joe Bogart al
watching the game. There are disin
,erested of course but they don't know
it. Then Mcmillan and Ras Boeme
and others are on the outskirts.
They are all there and they are a.
as innocent as a babe. They don
know nothing, don't say nothing an
don't think nothing They just simpi
saw wood.