Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-23
CLARK BOON FOR
THE SENATORSh|p
Friends Of Pocatello Attor-
ney Are Urging His Ap-
pointment by Governor.

This Is the open season for senatorial
booms. and the friends Of u. Worth
Clark OF Pocatello. quick to take ad-
vantage Of the fact, have Nhyed his
hat into the ring. believing they can
induce Governor Hawley to hand him
the recess appointment. to act until
such time az the next legislature can
elect United States senator to sue
coed Weldon b. Hepburn, deceased.
But the friends Of d. Worth Clark are
not the only ones who are busy groom
Ing candidates for the honor. Up in
Kootenai county NJ. D. Wright Is be-
Ing pushed forward by ardent friends.
while In Latah county william Nor
gan. minority leader Of the house Of
representatives during the last regu-
lar and session. extraordinary Of the
legislature Is mentioned.
The wires have been burned for sew
eral days by messages from the friends
of D. Worth Clark to Governor Haw-
ley urging Mr.. Clarlts appointment.
why not Clarke" This IL the query
the friends Of the Pocatello lawyer are
putting up to the governor. It IL point
ed out that Clark II free from en-
tangling alliances and Is q straight
out-and-out Democrat. At the pres
ent time he has the honor Of being q
presidential elector on the Democratic
ticket. 1t Is pointed out he has work.
ed for the success Of the party at all
times. is able. brilliant, has every
qualification and would do honor to
the appointment
Want Wright Appointed.
The Kootenai county Democrats are
Just as ardent in their support of M.
d. Wright Of Occur d'Alene. They
have. made the governor acquainted
with their wishes. It 10 said. Mr..
Wright Is not politician and plainly
so states. When asked II he was in
the race for the office he IL said to
have modestly said that he hardly
looked upon himself cs IN applicant,
declaring he was out of politics and
Automatically suggesting ex-United
States Senator Heitfeld and Judge
Wood as senatorial timber. His
friends are not discouraged by Mr..
Wright's modest attitude and tlley are
back of his boom, they say, to q fin
ish.
Would Have Morgan.
Probably william bill" Morgan Of
Moscow never thought he would even
be remotely considered as United
States senatorial timber. although once
he was private secretary to one Of
them. But Minority Leader Morgan
Is considered by some of his admiring
friends in north Idaho as very much
In the race even II he does not know
1t and they propose to acquaint Gov
ernor Hawley with the facts. While
| they are doing this Mr.. Morgan is busy
| endeavoring to go back to the next leg
islature as member of that body
from Latah county, for he is q candi-
| date for reelection.
The Heitfeld boom Is just as strong
| as when 1t was originally announced
he might be given the appointment
He Is a powerful party leader in the
northern part Of the state and while
| not active in pressing his claims for
the senatorship, Is not interfering with
his friends who are taking care OF his
| interests.
Speculation Over Dubois.
The Democrats all over the state
will receive with mixed sentiment,
some jupilant and others bitter, the
boom launched In behalf of ex- United
States Senator Fred T. Dubois by the
| Salt Lake Tribune. 1t Is known there
is bond of political friendship and
sympathy existing between Governor
| Hawley and Mr. Dubois and that II the
latter presses his claims for the recess
| appointment he may be able to land
1t.
The fact that the appointment Is
purely honorary and therefore It is
not Imperative that 1t 60 to any par
ticular part Of the state. makes the
boom of Mr.. Dubois more serious than
1t might have been under ordinary
circumstances. 1t 10 said by leading
Democrats. They say there Is no par