The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-12-19

correspondence is selfexplanatory
Boise, December II, 1912.
Editor of the "Chronicle,"
Pocatello, Idaho.
My Dear Sir: My attention
has been called to an article en-
titled "Ailshie Will Withdraw y
which appeared in your issue OF
the 7th inst. l desire to state
to you and through your columns
to your readers that have no
such intention whatever and have
never for one moment considered
withdrawing from the senatorial
race. l shall be in the contest un-
til successor to the late Sena.
tor Hepburn is finally elected.
am not expecting mere complimen
tary votes; | am looking for votes
that will elect me.
also learn that other and
similar unsigned communications
have been mailed from Boise to
newspapers over the state. These
methods may be considered honor
able by their authors, but they
certainly cannot meet with ap-
proval from the fairminded citi-
zens of the state. 1t strikes me
that the people of the state would
like to hear something of the quail
ifications Of candidates for the
high office of senator rather than
false reports about combinations,
disqualifications, Withdrawals and
similar campaign falsehoods.
| declined last spring to be-
come a candidate for governor up
on grounds which | made clear
at that time, but | have no hesi-
fancy whatever in saying that
there is not and cannot be any
constitutional objection to my
candidacy for the United States
senate. The constitution does not
pretend to forbid a justice of the
supreme court becoming a candi-
date for the United States senate.
1t only forbids a justice of the su-
preme court holding any other
office created under the laws of
this state" If a state constitu-
tlon should attempt to prohibit
the election of a person otherwise
qualified to hold a federal office,
it would be void as conflicting
with the constitution of the Unit
ed States. The United States con-
stitution prescribes the qualifica-
tions for a United States sena-
tor, and the state cannot add to
or take from such qualifications.
Having published the article
above mentioned you will kindly
give space in your columns to this
communication.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES F. AILSHIE.
The article referred to in the
Pocatello Chronicle says:
"Ailshie will withdraw.
wants complimentary vote
this time and is grooming him
self for election to full term in
1915.
"Boise, Dec. 6.-The principal
topic of conversation in political
circles here is the United States
senatorship, made vacant by the
death of Senator Hepburn and to
be filled at the next session of
he legislature.
"Those most frequently men
Toned for the place are former
Governors Brady and Gooding and
Justice Ailshie of the supreme
.ourt. 1t is evident to the observ-
sr that Governor Brady is a
strong favorite and will unques-
ionably lead in the voting.
" A gentleman who is close to
Justice Ailshie states that the
after is no sense a candidate but
lesires a heavy complimentary
yote as an endorsement of his
candidacy for a full term two
years hence. Justice Ailshie IS
friends desire the votes of all re-
publican members from northern
daho of course, and as many
'thers as possible on the first bal
OF, after which, it is alleged, the
udge will formally withdraw frol