Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-07-19

Idaho Statesman: Democrats are
wondering why Governor Hawley
is keeping his silence, even after
the state platform convention stood
by him and the attorney general
ruled that George A. Tannahill's
name could not go on the ballot
seems that many of the Democrats
be said to be based upon a min
of the state are still rubbing
sore spots after that calamity in
which the steam roller Of the state
organization met the steam roller
of Governor Hawley and there was
nothing left of the state organ
ization's machine except a few piece
of rusted iron and a little grease.
1t may be that deep laid plots are
suspected, and it may be that Gov
ernOr Hawley and his followers do
not want to crow over their victory
especially in view of what happene
al Baltimore.
Moses Alexander, who was the
governor in case the announcement
Of the entrance of Tannahill into
the Senatorial race should bring
Governor Hawley out into the field
to fight him for the position, is
being severely drubbed these days
by those who went into the plat
form convention and aided in ami
hlating him and the state organ
ization. It is all over a political
marching club.
Why Silence Is Bitter.
There are those in the Democratic
party who are mean enough to
say that Mr. Alexander should be
the formation of a marching club
for THE Professor" They point |
out that he was sent to Baltimore
as a delegate to the national con-
ventiOn instructed to vote for Cham
Clark first, last and all the time, |
but. that he broke the hitching
strap and followed over into The |
the Wilson cOlum when Clark had !
a lead over the shoolmaster from
of the Idaho delegation will not
Clark men this fall, as the Clark
men were in on the deal at Balti-
more, and they say that if Clark
had been nominated the Democrats
over to THE Professor" of what
the Clark men call weakened sis
ters, there is now no chance.
III q Tlrxrr V
say that the taking hold of the
campaign by his former enemies
is sufficient to show that if by
the degrees of fate 'The Professor
should be made the president and
sit in the PRESIDENTIAL chair, the
state organization and its hench-
men will lay claim to the securing
of the victory, if such there be,
in Idaho. and will ask to be made
Oriqnal Milton Men.
There is no doubt that if "The
is elected, John F. Nu-
gent. Moses Alexander. Frand B.
Kinyon and a few others will say
who will be the Government en-
ployee in idaho. Governor Hawley,
if he were in the senate could not
profcssor-president, for as long a :
time as he could the listening ear
Of President Taft. and he would !
in asking President Taft for few
little things like opening up lands I
than he would get from Thomas
w. Wilson. The wherefore is John
+ Nugent and Moses Alexander nov
claim to be the original" Wilson p,
men in Idaho. and those who were
with Champ Clark and the "dodbast
ed" interests had better not apply ;
for as lowly a job as carrying a :
nod on federal building at Rocky
Bar, for they will be kicked out,
bag and baggage, into the street
rom whence they came.
Where Fight VIII Break.
Governor Hawley has an eye on
his patronage business, and he
md his followers know, say his |;
friends, that there is no chance
rats in any positions of honor and
rust under PROFESSOR WllSOn du- L
S to be war to the knife when
he Democratic central committee Il
or the state of Idaho meets here
O be waged on who will be the &
.naIrman and secretary o. the new r
yo:ing to retire he said that a t
Ong time ago, but Frank B. Kin q
ION is a receptive candidate for !.
he secretarvship. L
Mr. Nunent WOuld not take the \
committee and fight for man to be 7
n the saddle whom he could control r
when the matter of running the
democratic party comes to be the
ssue. The followers of Governor 2
fawley intend to oust the entire il
I'D organization by electing a Haw- @
ey man as chairman and Hawley =