Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-21
IS BEING
MENTIONED FOR
THE SPEAkERSH|P
Claimed That Progressive
Republicans Will Be in
Control in the Senate and
Probably in House.

The fight fer the speakership OF tho
house of representatives may not pe
entirely confined to the southeastern,
western and northern counties. South
central Idaho may become factor IN
the contest, for it was reliably report
ed in political circles hers today that
John S. Parks, state representative
from Blaine county, may toss his hat
into the ring. This section of the state
promises to convince solons that 1t Is
very much on the map of Idaho.
Representative Parks lives at South
Clyde in the Lost River country. He
is secretary and manager of the Little
Lost River Irrigation company. Prior
to engaging in the irrigation business
Mr.. Parks was a newspaper man. AL
one time he was state printer of Kan
sas and reported two sessions of the
legislature of that state for the Kansas
City Star, later working on Chicago
newspapers. Coming to Idaho num-
Der of years ago he took up irrigation
work and has since been engaged In 1t.
The process of the Parks boom has
only advanced to the feeling OUT
stage it is said here by party leaders.
He may be a lively contender for the
gavel.
Proaressives to Unite.
Canyon county is still behind Rep
resentative French. c. f. Koelsch
and Charles d. Storey are spoken of
as contenders, while Bannock county
is boosting for H. V. A. Ferguson and
north Idaho for A. H. Oversmith of
Latah and A. H. Connors of Bonner.
Progressive Republican members Of
the legislature are, 1t is claimed. ready
to get behind a progressive candidate
for speaker providing they Know their
man, and the various counties having
progressive candidates for the office
will waive claim to the post II 1t is
seen that some one progressive can
didate can be agreed upon. They pro-
pose to avoid factional differences
within their own ranks and will pre-
sent a solid front in the next legis-
lature, it is claimed.
Have Control of Senate.
Claims are now being made by the
progressive Republican members Of the
Legislature that they will have control
of the senate and have an even break
if not better in the house. 1t is said
there is a possibility the small Demo-
cratic minority in the house may hold
the balance Of power and a majority
of them are progressive.
The classification of members elect
Of the senate was given out last night
by those who claim to know whereof
they speak, as follows:
Progressives-Fa Ada; Bald
ridge. Canyon: Goodnight, Nez Perez:
-soI,
Hedrick, Blaine; Davis, Oneida; Rob-
inson. Twin Falls; Edgington, Bonnie
Vile Bingham; Sweet, Idaho; Luck,
Boise; Johnson, Eootenai. Total 13.
Dow Dunning, Democrat, is a well
known progressive and is counted on
as one of the stalwarts who will lend
his support to progressive measures.
With his vote the progressive Repub-
leans claim a voting strength of IA.
Conservatives-Hun Bannock, Bar
ton, Washington Adams; Shepherd,
Bear Lake; Haight, Cassia; Johnson,
Clearwater Lewis; Lee, Elmore; Hart,
Fremont; Hanson, Shoshone. Total 8.
Macbeth of Custer and Reed Of Lem
hi, Democrats, are we'll known reac-
tionaries and their strength will be
given to the Republicans in that class.
Fight Over Leadership.
The progressive Republicans will
push Fields of Latah, Defenbach of
Bonner and Raldridge of Canyon for
ward as candidates for president pro
tenn. The reactionaries will depend on
Senator Hart of Fremont to fight for
that honor.
Although the Republican majority
of the senate two years ago violat ed
the party pledge and twice killed a
railroad commission bill, 1t is claimed
by party leaders that the senate then
made its last stand, for at the next
session the house will not only pass
a railroad commission or a public util-
ity commission bill but the senate will
push the measure through because
progressive Republicans will be in con :
troll.