Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-09-19
One Man Rule a Thing
of the Past.
An Antiquated Political Method.
That it will be Resented at the
Polls is a Foregone
Conclusion.

The Lincoln county political situation,
aud particularly the Republican end oi
H. has been further brought into the !
limclieht 10y the recent action oi the
Republican State Committee in not seat
ims llic legally elected county State Com
Paul X. kartzkc, but seating
instead, Frank H. Gooding, and then by
the resignation Of Adam h. Barclay as
Tan Presidential Elector.
According to the Boss. press. this po-
sition MAS given Mr. BARCLAY ~ 4 sop to
the repuhlirans oi the North Side tract
and their sympalhzcrs oi Lincoln county
with the hope ol lining mp l,On To so
possibly deflected Republican votes in
the coming election
Mr. Barclays resignation, admittedly
caused 10y "that chaotic condition OF
Lincoln county politics. considering his
position As one nl the three Republican
campaign committeeman selected at
mas, meeting oi the district, may indi-
cate much and a definite review oi the
history lrading mp Ia it is Important.
The ambition OF Frank X. Gooding
ior HIS townsite bearing HIS name
made lis public appearance When He in
du,rd the builders oi the Idaho southern
railroad during the time when HE was
Governor and Chairman ol the state
Land Board. Ia connect with the Oregon
Short Line AT His town instead of some
other A. the plats show Was planned, and
again by the subsequent location OF and
different efforts Ia locate, state and
national institutions and offices in Il
/ town.
Two year, ago HIS ambition for the
establishment oi a Gooding county with
its county seat in lis townsite became
public, but in spite of the ex-governor
OFT used whip hand, the voters OF Lin
coin county were not willing TO accecd Il
HIS demand, and his brother Fred W
Gooding, was elected by the people TO tn
state senate on pledge of total Resistance
to the establishing OF Gooding count.
with It's subsequent perquiStcs, Ia HIS
the cN governors, townslte.
Early in the year of 1912 4 series q
Misrepresentation. questioning and dis
creditimg the loyalty to one another q
a a ia
the county division plan two years be
fore became generally understood; To
late. however, to undo the secret pledge
that HIS henchmen had trickily secure
by arousing the jealousies and Tears
the voters i'm some communities for tn
voters OF others.
The people of the North Side tract,
their surprise, found that the Shoshor
prcinct. and Fred W. Goodng, whoi
, they had previously elected To rePresel
their anti division cause, had been line
up to the plan oi ex-governor GoodlnI
In fact. in spite ol HAT contradiction
the Republican party Was found to
e. secretly ined mp 10 plan ol three cou'
ty division. without one degree oi col
,.nience. right, Justice or equity excep
ing the prov ision for county seat
Rupert ior the convenience OF the res
g dents of the Minidoka project in linco
e county.
Various conferences were held throug
ont the county Mass meetings we
= held. at Which il was clearly shown tn
II no issue in the coming campaign W
II more paramount to the people oi l
| North Side tract than the defeat oi
~, governor Gooding's plan OF county di'
sion. 4 campaign committee ol thf
" RenubIirans and three Democrats, W
; selected to study in detail the Narlo
conditions and TO report back to Il su
a seouent mass meeting for the best poll
10, for the voters to pursue in protecu
themselves in this matter.
Lincoln county being normally abe
500 to loo Republican majority Il
III the North Side tract being about eig'
per cent Republican, the mass neetli
and also the Republican members oil
~ campaign committee naturally wo'
and did make every effort 10 protect tn
III home interests in their own party.
e. Democrats, not only OF tins tract but
a the county at large, saw a possible
ne portunity, by lining up this vo'e'
-, vipinp out the normal Republican MAJ
:. ity and making Lincoln county so
!" as fine county and legislative ticket
Ell concerned, Democratic.
lft After several weeks OF study and c
ference with both Republicans ana III