The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-20
|IITCIL CONTEST
| N IDAHO WARM
|pr,spt Indications Are That
cubsrnatorial Contest Will
Be Three-Cornered.
|1A0sToNE is SECOND
|Gs,sntly Held Convention at
LEWISTON Revealed Some
Peculiar Line-Ups.
al 10 The Tribune.

val 10 The Tribune,
s,wr Idaho, May i9.-The guberna
W .scs In this state has every tndt
~ ~ roT-at least every surface tndt
~ n developing Into a three -corneret
~ ~ ssJ,b John T. Morrison and John NJ
s.s NJ this city leading for the homo
p,vI Clagstone second. Ben r
I.dr Al Lewiston. former mayor o.
~ Sy. who went through SO turbulen
s,m IA an announced candidate anc
Is., that he Is In the race 10 stay
III, canvas OF the Neg Perce and Lewis
dustion during the recent state
S.s1s that Mr.. Tweedy can be serious.
X ..sddered in the running.
|vw the Fight Stands.
r.V.ronments at the Lewiston state
c,,iIor. where candidates and party
-wssniatives were given every oppor-
I..iT 10 discuss the political situation,
|-,,lhd these facts as they exist al
Y, rTss,nt time. Morrison and Haines are
|siI upon TO stage the main feature
q. cihernatorial fight; State Auditor
|trs,r o. Taylor failed TO formally an
80 his candidacy, although he has
= and Is considered TO be in the race.
X il hls announcement is made III may
S-ss the complexion of the situation
sI dagstone of Bonner county is in
! arr 10 stay. Byron Defenbach has
--sfarlly withdrawn. but may become
1ndIdate for state auditor or state
earyrsr: E. II. Dewey did not announce
/ i asdIdscy and probably Will not: Clag-
q. IS apparently stronger than Tweedy
4, Iailer's own county. Beale of Wal
! = EIl easily be defeated by Burton l..
h.,h and an uncertain fight VIII be
ma Tor the Second congressional seat;
|ess.l Hsmer viii not enter the race for
-rr.ss; Secretary Of State Clifford and
4 ks Superintendent OF Public Jnstruc-
h NJ. Shepard will be reelected
Tarison is Strong.
| Itge we're few prominently Identified
h The Republican party who went to
|kTson 10 review the political situa-
II. Sho would not admit that Nor
h. 10 decidedly strong factor In the
Iflsn1torisl race Representative party
ssu from the southeast-that par
Mar section OF Idaho which has the
.fNEer In a close race for state office
I; ts ststc-were outward. in many
|rs. IN their support OF Morrison. The
pa csntral and southern counties were
~, Or less nom -committal. while In the
ra there appeared 10 be both Morri-
Il llsInes and Clngstone sentiment.
e'Tson and his close political friends
'sssed themselves as very well sat
rt With the situation as they found
y LEWISTON. and particularly with the
fTt they heard from all sections OF
rate through party representatives
Z: Hsines people We're unquestionably
fsd over their conferences with party
ist and party representatives from
FahouS sections. Mr.. Haines per
q expressed his pleasure over the
f'u that he heard. He Is confident
Lesnl strength to offset that of other
tutoriel candidates.
tines is a Factor.
liN Aalnes will divide the vote with
none and Morrison In Nen Perce
appeared evident from a review OF
sIua'lon. He will probably carry
.a~n olthough the Clegstone or Nor
Eope VIII not concede this. The
E districts in Nez Pcrce Will be
ostween the three candidates
solnson' Clnsstone and HalneS run
aaT II viii carryy shoshone county un-
m present Indications are wrong.
s,y also prove stronger than had been
sa.S IN RootenaI His friends saw
.nI even break into Bonner where
rr. expected TO make a strong
wing 70 the complex situation
.riE.,s. There among the three
.s9r enters the race he will di-
n. pehher county vote with Clag-
fc,r,.,ne ne does not. either Morrison
sstilohe will carry II.
SrS Vh VIII probably show surprising
IS u. iaMno, unI Lewis, Clearwater and
IS,.Sn county with GLADSTONE
eay OF Lewiston was conapic1,ousIv
] III missing at Lewiston during
koT l., convention. He was held at
nlrpasa. .Hs districtz court The gen
IA IN is & mu stor" for parity rcpresen-
isly ssarsn "iston was the little support
10 nave in nis nome coun-
a. lpd osScy, ny, the we'll known railroad
b.sn gipr ns,g.ir OF Nampa, whose name
<esa VIII 9ris'entiy r mentioned in con-
"a czndida .nc sovernorship. as n pos
cement '"''eo 10 mike MS an
Hed Situation,
sos, ss,pnsressionel race seems 10 bo
i%Dr ,Ssnoun Unsettled of any. There we're
Etnsrss ss'sed candidates for coneressione
ni. sahLe - lewiston. B, P. hawhan Of
coIons.Il .Il0psrt T, NJ. McCracken OF Boise,
11ay Thomas r. Hamer of St
.on una Mr. gcale Of WaIlace
~ 10 sInlth was In Washington and
tds he areehd roc, In personal letters to
70 n rt.r makes 1t plain he Ia in the
Il" sisoas; y; French, who appeared 70 be
.m nshm WIN all the northern and
Lac Ino is representatives and whose
<tu IL ,s9r .av9red by them, Will be
krrcr me house with as large IL
sars vote next fail than he was
sole asp; aS; when he secured a land
esiafy ana M defeated Colonel Hamer,
1ad ispr, VI State Clifford win be given
ston ,etm. sar unless all indications at at
3, maSa Sere wrong 1t IS conced ed
b entlti.Sa s strong man for the place
buth 4. 70 re-electlon. The north
D. ~ solid for him. so 10 FAR t as a
earned from party representa- a.
n.