The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
POLITICAL BATTLE
IN IDAHO IS WARM
Much Interest Centers in the
Primaries to Be Held
July 80.

Special to The Tribune.
BOISE, Ida, July 3.-The Repnb-
lican and Democratic parties have
placed complete state tickets In NOM
ination subject to the will of their
respective primaries, to be held July
30. and the fight is On for preference
among candidates to go into the gem
eral election. in Idaho Republican
state nomination, outside Of possibly
governor, has been as good as election,
and it is believed that the present
election year will be no exception to
day for fling.
Among Republicans the primary con-
test involves every other state office
except two, those Of secretary Of state
and superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, W. L. Clifford and Miss Grace
Shepherd now holding those respective
offices. not being opposed. There are
several aspirants for the other offices.
The Democrats will have but one prt-
the candidates for the minor office Of
lieutenant governor.
Many Enter Race.
The gubernatorial race is one of un-
deal Of political speculation among
Republicans. There are four candi-
dates for governor, John T. Morrison,
former governor; John NJ. Haines. for
mer mayor Of Boise; Paul Clagstone,
former speaker Of the house of repre-
sentatives, and Ben F. Tweedy, former
mayor of Lewiston. The Morrison and
Haines candidates are the center OF
the, fight, with Clagstone and Tweedy
IA mi IDcr c%r
of the state. The four-cornered CUB
ernatorlal contest leaves the issue in
doubt.
Senator William z. Borah is can
didate for reelection, and while the
primaries are not binding as to his re-
election for n second term, pledged
candidates for the legislature will 90
before the electors under moral OBJ
legation to support the junior senator
when the senatorial question comes up
at the next session. The friends OF
Senator Borah are taking advantage
Of this feature Of the primary law, and
those candidates who are willing to
run for the legislature under pledge to
support the junior senator will stake
their nomination on this issue.
Congressional Contest.
Idaho was apportioned second
congressman by the last census and,
with the general concession that Con-
gresham Burton l.. French will be re-
nominated and elected. the congress
ional primary fight has brought out no
less than four prominent men for the
Cracken OF Boise, B. P. shawhan of
Payette, Addison T. Smith of Twin
Fails and private secretary to Senator
w. B. Hepburn and G. w. Beale of
Wallace.
All doubt as to whether or not Gov
ernor james Fl. Hawley would run for
reelection vanished when his nomina~
tlon wa, WAS filed, The governor delayed
the filing until after the state plat
for convention, which was in the con.
tro! Of his friends. 1t was common
knowledge at the time that the pro.
gramme of State Chairman John F,
Nugent was to attempt to smoke Gov
ernor Hawley out by bringing into the
United States senatorial race George
W. Tannehill Of Lewiston. Governor
Hawley aspires to succeed William q.
Borah, if the next legislature is Demo.
cratic. He also believed that he was
entitled to renomination AS governor
to strengthen the ticket. The Nugent
plan was to bring Moses Alexander
out as a candidate for governor to sue
ceed Governor Hawley, and it is
claimed here in political circles that in
order to perfect this plan Mr.. Tame
mill went into the senatorial race.
Whether or not Mr.. Tannehill was con
suited or had decided to run for sena.
tor Independently is not certain, but
that if Gevornor Hawley went into
the primaries as r. senatorial candidate
it goes without saying he could not be
candidate for governor at the same
time. Had this situation developed,
party leaders hero say that Mr.. Alex
nnder would have headed the ticket.
Hawley Men Strong.
When the Hawley people secured
control of the platform conyention they
man Nugent might have had to
strengthen or name ticket, for they
voted down tho resolution offered to
the platform pledging the support OF
the party and the Legislature, II Demo.
cratic. to the United States senatorial
candidate who received the electors
Endorsement at the primaries, The
Tannehill from booming an aspirant
for the office, and he will therefore
go before the rank and file Of the
party for Endorsement.
The complete state tickets now on
file with the secretary of state hero,
when nominations closed On June 30,
are as follows:
REPUBLICAN.
United States Benator-William e.
Borah.
Coneressman-R NJ McCracken, 3.
P. Shawhan, Addison T. Smith; Burton
| L, French and C. w. Beale.
Justice supreme court-Alfred Bulge
and George Fl. Stewart
Governor-John T. Morrison, John
! NJ. Haines, Paul Clagstone, Ben +.
Tweedy.
1 Lieutenant governor-C. w. Demp-
ster, II. Fl. Taylor.
Attorney general-O. NJ. Van Duyn,
J. Fl. Peterson.
State treasurer V. Allen, W. D.