Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-09-06
STATE CENTRAL CAsnITTEE
DECIDES LINCOLN co. CONTEST
IN FAVOR OF GOODiNG.

lhefe was futile effort mad
las Saturday by the Republca
organization of Lincoln County /,
gel together and harmonic the diff
feFences over the matter of hayins
two county ehairmen. The can
didates themselves at this point tool
a hand and determined 20 go il
alone and run their own campaign
without any chairman at all. II
was case ofxembarrassment OF
riches with them.
But thes decision OF the State
Central Committee in Boise on
Tuesday seems to have settled the
local controversy in favor of Damp
ier as the regularly chosen chair
man, along with the decisioIA of the
committee in favor of Ex-Gosernor
Gooding as the regularly chosen
committeeman from Lincoln. 1t
was announced that the decision
was unanimous. in favor of Good
ing. Paul Hartzke had credentials
signed by Z. A. Bowler, sec
retary, and Gooding's was sign
ed by John Thomas, chairman, of
the county meeting, the content
ion having arisen over the right
OF proxies to vote. This right had
never been questioned in such a
meeting before, and was allowed
in the Democratic meeting held
the same day IN shoshonc.T41f las
declared that The proceeding fre
aboveDoard. 4
George A. Day was made chair
man of the State Central Committee
and Captain Davis Secretary.
The State Committee
ihe following constitute the
membership:
B. S. Grow, Ada County; I. f..
Ainsworth, Adams County; J F.
Hunt, Bannock county; G. c. Grey,
Bear Lake county,; G. A. Hoover,
Bingham county; Parker v. Lucas.
Boise county, A j EN- Bonner
county; e..E. McCdtHhson. Bonne-
vile county Fred e. Fiske, Can
yon county: A. Lousnbury. Cassia
county: a. E. Hinkley Clearwater
county George Corryell, Custer
county: Ed. NJ Clark, Elmore
county: A. s. Hardy, Idaho county;
Charles .'robner. KootenaLcounty;
William i. Lee. Laiah county:
E. x. Abbott, semhi county; f. R.
Gooding. Lincoln county; q. H.
Waterman. Lewis county; Storey
Buck, Nez perce county; |. II Nash,
Oneida county: r. w. SINNERS !
Uwyhee county; Walter Hansen, !
Twin Falls county, l.. |. purehell,
Washington county,
BOISE. Sept. 3. The contrast of
the two extremes in political work
was apparent at the meetings of the
Democratic and Republican State
Central Committees at the 0wyhee
yesterday morning and afternoon. OnE
the one side was harmony, on the
other was wafefare. The Democratic
meeting was f illed with infective
charges and counter charges. And
prominent leaders were attacked
BY committeeman with impunity
and for sime it looked as if the
meeting was going 10 break up in
row
GeorgezA% Day, State Land Conn
missioner, was selected as the
choice Of the RepuIj-
Iican State COMMITTEES as CHAIRMAN
Of that body He was also grant +
ed alnlcst. unlimited power in the
of his executive committee
10 carry on the campaign. Every J
candidate or State Of 4
iice asked that he be made State
chairman
Captain f. q. Davis, who has fill
ID the position Of secretary Of the
state committee Tor tde past year, =
Mas selected unanimously TO sue
,eed himself for that position.
Adam b. Barclay of Jerome was il
elected fourth presidential elect "
II on the Republican ticket for the a
state. s.
Dark Democratic Horse Wins. s.
Ben r. Gray, a dark horse in ihe a
ace, won the Democfatic State s