Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-23

higher office that he any other in the same
position would expect Mr.. Taylor is too big man. has
himself too competent director OF the greater affairs
of be retained n Il subordinate office
On the other hand, if there candidate IN the held
whom the Herald believed be better fitted for the
norshp tins paper could not ana would not CONSIDER MI
Tayor candidacy AS it is is matter of record that the
red at Mr. Taylor suggestion and largely under his
direction The attitude of the in regard to the
question about the only to which the
public has acceded Mr.. Taylor the first to
oppose Gov awey policy in taxation matters he deemed
that wond hardship upon the small taxpayer. That
his OPPOSITION the right thing at the right time has long
In the place. the Herald cannot conceive of how
Byron S. Defenbach Paul Clagsone opposition candidates
for the governorshp from Bonner county hope
elective Of Idaho republicans. Take the in
of the candidacy Of Mr. Defenbach. He gentleman
who is held in high regard his home of Standpoint and
aside from political matters he is personal friend OF the
mess in Standpoint When says that Mr.. Defen
bach is rafting good after dinner speaker that he prom
lows, Mr. Defenbah pretty well sized But the question
been in the public meght for several years and
proven his worth and his executive ability will not
appeal to the voters OF Idaho more than man who Is not
known and who has that he make good The
governors chair too important office to be lightly passed
by when comes to selecting the man to MI IT. and the Repuo
cans of the should not relish the idea of having this
Herald as the whiting process being put action
by the supporters of Mr. Defenbach in Bonner county The
made friends Of D. Taylor were urging him to become
candidate for the governolshp Taylor was the only man
today from the North who could carry the of the
South Without the vote OF the South candidate Repub
can Democrat hope to be seated in the
Mr. Taylor friendship and the
friendship of the South account of the policies he ogi
mated and directed In regard to state land affairs and taxation
2 question
In conceding the governorsip the North, the South
insisted that the North center upon candidate Natur
ally the friends of Mr. Taylor assumed that Bonner county
would to the endorse him. This assumption has been
great The only opposition Mr. Taylor in
county originated has been by the Pend
dOrele Review of Standpoint Right this point the Her
aid does not hesitate to brand the opposition to Mr. Taylor
the action Of peeyed and dgrunted politicians who had
been bested in political tits in previous by Mr. Taylor
The details of these tits may be supplied at time The
above described combination made effort to find north
candidate who could defeat the candidacy of s. d. Taylor
and finally selected Byron Deenbach their choice The
Standpoint Review commenced the boom of Defenbac some
months About the first the public knew of the affair
when the Review with the assertion that straw
had been taken the Bonner committeeman
their choice for (Defenbach Taylor and Cag
named canddaes) and that Deenbach had
cured overwhelming in his favor. The Review
who the who had been appointed
to their positions by the present rngeaders of the Defen
bach BOOM that the majority of these committeeman in
/ league with company of politicians handed together to fur
Their their selfish rather than the interests
the majority of the public And it further that the
of the Defenbach boomers the of the ole
ring which attempted dictate the of the Repubi
II party in Bonner before the primary law went into
effect and to whose door large part of the blame for
a Republican defeat the last county election be laid
The Herald denies that the Defenbach sentiment
dominant in Bonner and disputes the claim that the
Defenbach supporters in strength outside of ring
Standpoint politicians their hencmen and perhaps few per
senai friends Of Mr. Defenbach who not the 'insde