The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-18
/. II. SWEETsER TO BE
THE NEXT GOVERNOR
Announces That He Will Appoint Pres
ent Executive "a Heyburn's Seat.

ent Executive to Heyburn'S Seat.
Lieutenant Governor L. H. Sweetser
authorized the following statement to-
day. "Should Governor James H.
Hawley resign as governor of the state
Of Idaho and by virtue of that act
become governor of this state l will
most certainly appoint Governor Haw-
ley United States senator from Idaho
to succeed the late Weldon B. Hey
burn for the recess vacancy. be-
lieve that it would be for the best in
terests of the state of Idaho for Gov
ernor Hawley to fill the vacancy. A
Democrat will be appointed and in
opinion the governor is the Democrat
who should be.
Il am here for the purpose of taking
up this very important matter with the
governor and have no doubt now but
that his resignation will follow, where
upon will appoint him United States
senator. Idaho will be benefited by
having a prominent Democrat familiar
with conditions in this state, in the
United States senate if only for a.
short time"
Governor James H. Hawley will re-
sign as governor of the state of Idaho
this afternoon. Lieutenant Governor
Lewis H. Sweetser will become COVER
nor and will forthwith appoint ex-
Governor Hawley United States sen
ator from Idaho to succeed the late
Weldon B. Hepburn in the upper hous
OF congress, filling the recess vacancy
that now exists, II the negotiations
that were underway today go throuef
without a hitch and they probably will.
Lieutenant Governor Sweetser is figur-
ing prominently in the conferences He
counseled with Governor Hawley this
morning reviewing the situation and
this afternoon theimportant conference
of the negotiations took place at the
governors apartments in the new state
capitol building.
Lieutenant Governor Wiling
Lieutenant Governor Sweeetser be-
lieves that the appointment of Gov
ernor Hawley to fill the recess va
cancy is for the best interests of the
STATE Of Idaho. Viewing the prospec-
tive appointment from a non-partisan
standpoint he is Of the opinion that
nc Democrat in the state is better
qualified or more able to care for Ida
hos interests than Governor Hawley
and should he make the appointment
he declared today he believed he would
be doing a public service to this state
irrespective of the political effect that
1t might have.
Il have been called to Boise in con-
nection with the senatorial situation
and held conferences relative to it with
Governor Hawley this morning and
this afternoon, said Mr.. Sweetser.
The situation has been carefully gone
over and reviewed from all angles.
"Should Governor James H. Hawley
resign as governor of the state of
Idaho and by virtue of that act be-
come governor of this state will most
certainly appoint Governor Hawley
United States senator from Idaho to
succeed the late Weldon B. Hepburn
for the recess vacancy. l believe that
1t would be for the best interests ofthe
state of Idaho for Governor Hawley to
fill the vacancy. A Democrat will be
appointed and in my opinion the gov
ernor is the Democrat who should b
named :,
81 am here for the purpose of taking
up this very important matter with the
governor and have no doubt not but
that his resignation will follow where
upon l will appoint him United States
senator. Idaho will be benefited by
having prominent Democrat familiar
with conditions in this state in the
United States senate if only for a
short time.
Understands Conditions
THE appointment of United State
senator to fill the recess vacancy to
succeed the late Senator Hepburn falls
upon Governor Hawley. There are