Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-23

1t may be of some interest to those interested in poll
tics to figure out what might have happened rather
how nearly they might have controlled the present egs
lature upon joint ballot had the Progressive party placed
legislative tickets in the field this year.
Laying aside the question of the Influence that Sen
Bora had upon the election of the Legislature be-
cause of his personal popularity and assuming that leg
isatve ticket in each county of the state would have re-
ceived favorable vote Martini the nominee OF that
party for governor will doubtless surprise the
Progressives know that change of 1900 to their
side in the state would have placed the majority of the
present legislature upon joint ballot in their control But
this is fact.
Had the Progressive party put up legislative tickets
in all the counties and had their candidates received the
vote that Mr. Martin received they would have 20
members OF the present legislature These would have
been the six from Ada the six from Canyon four from
Bonner and four from tah In all of these counties they
had many votes to spare
A change of 1900 votes from the opposition OF a
change of average of less than 200 votes to each of
eight counties would have given that party also the leg
slative votes of Boise, Emore Lincoln Nez Perez, Twin
Falls and Washington, all of which carried by the
Republicans solely because of the popularity of Senator
Boah and because of the support OF that ticket by the
Progressive or Martin vote.
In fact without the Martin vote the only Republican
representation in the present Legislature would be that
from the southeastern counties OF the state and
in of them had the Progressive vote been
thrown to the Democratic candidates for the legislature
instead Of to the Republican members there would have
been Democratic representation from of those
counties in the legislature However, had the Progress
sves named candidates in those counties and had those
candidates received the Progressive vote, the Repub
would still have won.
Had the Progressives named candidates for the legs
aure in all the counties of the state and had those
ddaes received the Progressive vote the Progressves
would have 20 members the Republicans "a and the DEM
ocras 49, but neither party would have had majority
joint ballot
OF the counties not carried by the Progressves Boise
could have been by the change of less than 100 votes
Emore by 49, Lincoln by 215, Nez Perez by $780, Twin
Falls by 131, Washington by ITO, Kootena by $50 and
Blaine by 3O6 Progressves need not regard it beyond
question that legislative candidates in the local field could
have carried with them that many votes beyond what
Martin and Roosevelt received; that u.s. of course, em
mating the question of the personal popularity of Sena
tor Borah.
That question will be eliminated in the next campaign
and that why the Progresses believe they will be able
to elect United States senator two years from to
full term of six years It is not likely that they
will put any legislative ticket in the field in any of the
southeastern counties at all but will leave that section
the Republicans unless the Democrats feel like humping
against stone wall another time But outside of that
section legislative tickets will be named in every county
legislature and the Progressves believe they have every
prospect of securing control Of that body
The only hope the Republicans have of elect
ing the next United States senator is through the adop
tOn of the constitutional amendment providing cleo
ton of senators by direct vote of the people, In that
event by securing the solid vote of the southeast again.
geer with the reactionary vote elsewhere the state
they have opportunity to be successful In like
they may again elect governor and state officers but
they cannot again control the legislature.
It is not regarded likely that this constitutional
amendment can become effective by that time, however