Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1912-11-14
SENATE BATTLE
GOODIN0, BRADY AND AILsHIR
IN LEAD FOE SHORT TERM
MANY COMBINES IN SIGHT
Bull Moosers Seem Inclined to AGake
Influence Telt In the Coming
Contest.

Three candidates for the senatorship
on the Republican side Of the house are
feeling out the sentiment of the peo-
pie. Justice Ailshie, former Governor
Frank r. Gooding and former Govern
or James Il. Brady are the most pron-
inent of those who are not concealing
the fact that they would like to fill the
two-year vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Heybu IN. James E. Babb
of Lewiston and Burton +. French are
among those also mentioned by the SEN
ator-makers who are meeting in divers
corners of office buildings and hotel
lobbies.
1t seems that Justice Ailshie has tho
inside track of all the candidates At
the present time ON account Of the deal
alleged to have been put through in his
interest. All Of the other candidates
for the senate realize that the Ailshie-
Bulge deal to elect Judge Ailshie for
the unexpired term Of Senator Hepburn
and then have Gpvernor-elect Hainee
appoint Judge Bulge to the supreme
bench, and fill the vacancy caused by
the appointment Of Judge Bulge by ap-
pointing Attorney General D. @. Ne.
Dougall to the judgeship of the Fifth
judicial district, has some foundation.
They are urging that, when the legis-
lature convenes in joint session on the
second Tuesday in January to elect .
United States Senator that Senator
Borah be elected at once, SO that all Of
the candidates will have an even
| break for the unexpired term of Sena-
tor Hepburn. i
Put Borah Through First.
Senator Borah s friends are very anx-
ious also that the legislature elect
| him as soon as possible so that there
may not be combinations formed be-
tween any of the candidates for the
short term whereby they could use their
! influence with the legislature as club
over the head of Senator Borah and se-
| cure his influence for their election ct
the hands Of the legislature.
Yesterday another faction entered
into the fight on the senatorship. The
Bull Moosers are attempting to break
into the senatorial game and have q
say as to who will fill the unexpired
term of Senator Hepburn. A prominent
Bull Mooser, said last night that he
would do all in his power to stop the
Ailshie- Bulge deal from going through,
owing to the supreme court decision
on the presidential electors and owing
to the part of the deal whereby Judge
Bulge is to be appointed to the supreme
bench. The Bull Moosers are almost
as sensitive over the way in which the
southeast voted as are the Democrats,
and the election Of John M. Haines il
a thorn in their side. They threaten, OF
rather their leaders threaten, to use
influence with the legislature to stop
the election of Judge Ailshie unless
they are let in on the pie in some way
Threats Of Bull Moosers.
The threats of the Bull Moosers have
taken definite form and some of those
who are connected with the Ailshie.
Bulge deal are becoming alarmed over
these threats as they were skirmishinl
around last night in an effort to find
out the Bull Moose sentiment. Judge
Ailshie was in conference with prom
inent Bull Mooser who led the fight
in this section of the state in the last
campaign and who, it is alleged, hand
led great part Of the campaign funi
to run the state headquarters of thu
Progressive party in this city. Whe
ther the Bull Mooser suggested thu
, conference or not is not known
Friends Of Judge Ailshie think that tn
by-play of the Bull Mooser taking hin
, into secluded corner and talking tht
matter over was a stage set by the Bull
Mooser in order to put fear into tn.
hearts of Frank r. Gooding and Jamel
. H. Brady, two other senatorial candi
dates who were within earshot Of Judg,
Ailshie and the Bull Mooser when the,
met.
r Where Docs Borah Stand?
a Owing to the fight which 10 beini
: started by the different candidates fol
!, the senate, Senator B0rah's friends Ar
: becoming alarmed lest he might b
: drawn into the melee, something whicl
' the senator is very much opposed to =
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