The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-09-26
REPUBLICANS
ARE WORRIED
Dopesters Try to Create
Prejudice by Bringing
in Dubois :.

In this time when political dopsters
are working overtime at their trade
it behooves the enterprising newspa-
per to keep its readers in touch with
the latest dope. The Herald is moth |
ing Of not enterprisingly democratic
For that reason it affords us great
pleasure to hand out the latest. not
always youching for the accuracy of
our information.
through its special Washington cor
respondent learned that ex-senator
Fred T. Dubois was working hard for
the election OF Governor Wilson and
the success of the democratic party
II the Statesman had been more thor
ough in its investigations it would
would have found that not only Sen
ator Bubois working in the interests OF
The democratic party, but that several
hundred other democrats of equal
cans are doing the same. 1t could also
have found that the rank and file of
:he democratic party and good many
Common, ordinary republicans are do
ng the same thing. After discovering
| Dubois's activity the. Boise paper
surmises that he has in view the sena-
torial seat of Senator Weldon B. Hey
| lurn Why the Senator should wait
two years before looking for COM
ortable senatorial seat in view of the
certainty of a democratic legislature
this winter when a United States sem
ator will be elected. But the dope
sters are not supposed to account for
everything. They must give out quail
fled and colored as seems best to
them.
In the case at hand the Statesman
correspondent undoubtedly calculated
1 that by bringing out Senator Dubois al
this time as the leader of the party in
Idaho that a prejudice could be ere
ated against the party in the minds OF
great many people and thus serious
" injure the chances OF the party a
he election this fall. If such was the
lin the narksman is a poor shot. He
ell far from the mark At the pres
ent time the Idaho democracy is work
ing heart and soul for the success o
he state and national tickets. Al
'cmocrats have been asked to lenS
heir assistance. and with the excep
ion of two or three. whose efforts
, | - -. Il ,.a-.- ,,.aII ,.r;k1,o,,t hax-.
heartily responded. Senator Duboi
s one of those who gracefully accepted
the results of the Baltimore conven
ion. He has been working for severa
weeks in the interests of Governo
Wilson That his work is being wei
lone is well known and highly graft
wing TO the democrats of Idaho. TIL
leadership of the party will take care O
tsclf When it comes time for a sue
,ussor to Senator Hepburn to be elect
= d the democratic party will have a
: hand the right man. At present a sue
cussor to Senator Borah is of NOR
general interest.
While the discussion of successo
to Senator Borah is timely it may nc
e inappropriate to mention some c
q he available timber the party ha
r Governor Hawley is mentioned fror
! time to time The Governor is busil
Engaged in his campaign for re-eleC
a ton as chief executive of the stat
il apparently obvious of the fact that h
y party will elect the next senator froi
IL this state In case of his reelection I
the governorship he should decide I
to have his name go before the stai
legislature it will be found that he h;
IN many friends in and out of the legisl
ID ture who will take great pleasure
as seeing him in the senate. He WI
IN prove quite acceptable to all section
e of the state even though some section
a might prefer another man. Anoth
i'll man prominently mentioned is Ho
O. John F. Nugent. Mr. Nugent has
it become known that he would be
candidate for the position. He h
devoted time and attention to the par
ng and his election to he senate wou
10 meet with the approval of many sc
he tions of the state and among thou
is ands OF friends and admirers. 9th
" material is Judge Tannihill of Lew
mt ton. and Moore OF. Moscow. Meth
of these men are so well known
the southern part of Idaho as eth
Hawley or Nugent, but in the nos
ice they are well known and highly
is spected. Any one of these four m
He would ably represent the state.
led The thing for the democratic pai
Ir. o do is to go ahead and elect its leg
viii ative. state and national tickets. 7
ed senatorship. the leadership and s.
ator Dubois will all be taken care
n due time.