The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-08-15
Thursday, August 10, 1912.
PECULIAR WAY or REASONING.

The Boise Capital News is usually
fair and disposed to deal with men
and matters In reaonsably frank
manner. But 1t had its heart so set
on the nomination of Mr.. Morrison
for governor that 1t cannot see the
least good In the man who won out
over him, and 1t now has 1t figured
out that although Mr.. Haines receiv-
ed more first choice votes than
either of his opponents and also more
combined first and second choice
votes than any other candidate, he
was not the real choice of the peo-
pie. The Capital News says:
HE has apparently received the
nomination by a plurality that fore
shadows his weakness Still Mr..
Haines received several hundred
more votes than the Capital News
favorite candidate. Had the returns
been reversed would that paper have
said the plurality received foreshad-
ows the weakness Of Mr.. Morrison?"
Perish the thought. The Capital
News candidate was. In It's opinion,
the only real candidate and upright
gentleman in the race--he was of
the elect, but just failed to get elect
ed, therefore that paper mourneth
like Rachel for her children, and re-
fuseth to be comforted. Continuing
the Capital News says:
''About 10000 republicans. presum-
ably. have said they were willing to
support the man who will be declar-
ed to have received the nomination,
while more than $1,000 Of them have
said they do not want him." And
to have been fair the Capital News
should have gone on and stated that
the same argument applied to all the
other candidates, and that over 3d.
900, instead of $1,000. just as good
and no doubt respectable voters said
they did not want Its candidate.
There can be but one logical con-
clusion reached from that papers
manner OF reasoning and that is that
neither Haines, Morrison, Clagstone
nor Tweedy was worthy to be hon.
0red with election to the governor
ship of this state; and, as Haines,
who received the highest vote, Is in
the opinion OF that paper, the least
worthy. then Tweedy who received
the least number of votes is the best
man of the bunch, and should have
received the nomination. This Of
course. hits the honest and intelligent
voter pretty hard jolt, clearly show
ing that he does not know what he
really wants, but he along with Mr..
Haines will have to take his medicine
at the hands Of the worthy Boise edi-
tor until the present paroxism works
off, or somebody waves a red flag
In another direction.
The fact Of the matter is, the race
for the republican nomination for
governor was a remarkable one.
There were four good. straight men
in the field, any one Of whom would
have made good chief executive.
The three leading candidates made
almost dead heat Of 1t. the paral-
lei of which win hardly be found in
history. The contest being so close
would naturally cause a little fric-
ton among the friends of the candi-
dates, but there was nothing like the
bitterness that was engendered by
the race of two years before. and the
results should be accepted in the
best spirit
Aside from the Boise paper. there
seems to be no sore spots on the
editors who supported the losing can
didates, and it Is the only paper we
have read that refers to purchased
press support" although that was a
common charge two years ago. and
II we remember rightly the Capital
News grew very indignant at that
time because 1t was classed as one
OF '.the subsidized Brady papers" In
the campaign this year there were
rore papers supporting Mr.. Morri
con than all the other candidates put
together, yet the Globe would be
ioath to say that that was evidence
tat the editors who supported that
gentlemen were bought up. The fact
u we do not believe anything of the
lind. They no doubt supported him
because they knew him the best, lik-
"a him best, or honestly believed he
would make the best governor.
While the Globe elected TO support
Haines, 1t did so believing him to
De the strongest man for the posi-
ton. the best business man. and be-
cause the writer liked him personally