The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-09-05
Thursday. September 5. 1912.
AS THE SUN VIEWS PARkER'S
CANDIDACY

CANDIDACY.
White Bird Sun: With the coming
In Of the primary election returns on
the 30th of July, many Idaho county
citizens were congratulating them
selves upon the fact that the county
division fight had been successfully
disposed of at least so far as this
year was concerned. The first re-
turns showed that every man against
whom concerted fight was made
had been defeated. Later returns
showed this to be a fact, but Ernest
l.. Parker, candidate for lieutenant
governor on the democratic ticket
had been overlooked. He was never
considered possible nominee of his
party. He was not a strong represent
alive while in the state legislature
and was looked upon as the one weak
sister on his ticket. He had been
woefully incapable as a legislator
and 1t was not thought necessary to
make fight against him. Late re-
turns. however, showed him to be the
democratic nominee, he having nosed
out ahead Of his two opponents. who
were both good men. one being from
the north, the other from the south
end OF the state.
That county division Ia a dead is
sue with Parker on the ticket Is
certainly far from the truth We hear
from the county divisionists that the
issue ia at an end. that they were
defeated and now are all working for
the welfare OF their respective par
ties and with no thoughts to county
division. Division leaders are loud
in their cry to keep down sectional
ism. They do not want the pre-pri-
mary fight to be carried into the gem
eral election. They are satisfied with
the results and Will abide by the
majority in the county. All this talk
means that their greatest desire is
to elect Parker.
That Parker Is strong advocate
OF county division along the lines pro-
posed by Cottonwood men before the
primaries-to take the prairie and
practically all of the taxable property
In the present county into the new
one, Cottonwood to be the county
seat-has never been questioned. He
h from Cottonwood That is suffici-
emit. In the fight before the primar-
les he had nothing to say. He will
have nothing to say now. but the only
reason for his name being placed on
he. Eat hot he d<rht uof W
be nominated in the uncertainty of
the primary. none of the candidates
being known outside of their own
county. They figured over at Cot
tonwood that with him on the ticket
he would stand chance to be car
ried into office on the democratic
wave which they expected to mater
ialize just before the November cleo
ton. This wave Is a possibility and
1t might carry one even SO incompe-
tent as our weak sister from Cotton
wood into the presidency of the
state senate. II these hopes should
be realized Parker would have the
appointing of every committee in the
senate and would be in a position
where he could divide Idaho county
into dozen small counties and the
vote at the primaries would stand for
naught.
This division could be brought
about by Mr.. Parker alone. He
could appoint committees who favor
division. Other counties had their
primary division contests as wei as
us. Some OF these were successful.
These successful divisionists-or they
could be men who wish something else
would trade with Parker. perhaps
for a desirable committee, their sup
port for the division bill which he
would have introduced. This machine
could easily be formed strong enough
to force the bill through the senate
and then through the house. and then
sent up to the governor for his sigma
ture. This signature could hardly be
refused II appropriation bills and pet
measures Of the chief executive were
held back as a club. No one can
doubt the possibility, with Parker as
president of the senate. of the divi-
sion OF Idaho county along any lines
which Cottonwood people may desire.
Parker Is not to be trusted and must
be defeated.
Most OF the bills are put through
the legislature by means of line-ups
and trades of this kind and even as
weak q man as Parker, when given
the trading possibilities of lieutenant