Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-08-02
COUNTY DIVISION
CARRIED LINCOLN
BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUB-
rLICAN CANDIDATES CHOSEN
ON THAT ISSUE

The primaries III LlncOiH Nouii-
tv developed the hottest contest
known, perhaps, in this part OF
Idaho over the question OF county
division. which carried as to the
Legislative nominees OF both par
ties. with C. F. Borden, Republican,
and Roy Jones, Democrat, selected
for the senatorial nominees, and
Ralph Evans and L. R. Adams, Re-
pubiicans. and w. R. Hyatt and K.
G. Phelps, Democrats, for repre-
sentatiyes.
The fight was started from the
drop of the hat when it was an
pounced that Jerome precinct
would ignore all issues except that
and vote solidly for set OF demo-
cratic candidates pledged for two
county division whereas another
faction in both parties stood for
a division of the county into three
parts. Into this later cause were
enlisted Gooding and Rupert pre-
cincts as beneficiaries under this
plan of division, and they voted
solidIy for the Democratic division
candidates headed by Roy Jones, as
did Jerome for the two-county dl-
vision, with E. Noble as candidate
for the Senate. Jerome cast up
ward of seven hundred votes all
one way and Gooding went three
hundred better the other way.
This of course wiped out a large
portion of the Republican vote so
far as the State candidates were
concerned, Clagstone, the leading
candidate, having less than five
hundred. Incomplete returns from
eighteen of twenty-one precincts,
give Bulge three fourteen, Stewart
three forty-nine, Haines two thirty
eight. Morrison three eighty-seven
Tweedy sixteen.
The result of the primaries is a
distinct victory for the division OF
Lincoln no mater what the result IT
November.
II was the firm purpose of Je-
rome to defeat three-county divi-
sion by solidly standing against it
and Gooding and Rupert felt the
other way. a case where an i'm
movable body met an irresistible
force-and the immovable was NOV
ed
The figures from Jerome, Good
ing and Rupert tell the story OF
the battle that ragged over county
division. Jerome piled up 653 for
Noble against the proposition, with
only IL for Jones and for Borden
rs favoring it. These tlgures were
more than turned the other way
when Gooding heard of the purpose
If the Jeromeites, for they turned
n 947 votes for Jones with only
single ballot for Noble. Rupert gave
Tones 242 to Mobiles %, thus secur-
ng the nomination for Jones.
Those who had the campaign in
land saw to it that Borden was Sc
ure over O'Connell as Republican
lominee.
The other Republican selections =
we're JL. Fuller for Probate Judge :
ohm See for Assessor, Fred A. :,
lark for Treasurer, NJ. 0. Aubolee
or Attorney, Mrs. Burnside for
iounty Superintendent of Schools, :
iharles F. Zeller for Coroner and =
,dward S. Smith for Surveyor, w. :
Taper, John H. Jensen and G. q
. Nelson for Cour' Commissioner :
nd L. NJ. Zug for Sheriff.
Except on the Commissioner tick
and Legislative ticket there were
o contests among the Democrats. a
he candidates will be as follows: A
enator. Roy Jones; Representative a
:. G. Phelps and w. R. Hyatt; u
commissioners, S. A. Washburn, u
oel Sanders and James Rush; As
essor, s. C. Bixler; Sheriff w. b
Hollenbeck; Treasurer, John A.
eefer: Superintendent Stella
ook; Probate Judge, H. B. Jones; In
oroner, DR.. Charles w. Dill.