Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-14
DEADLOCK IN THE
SENATORIAL RACE
FEARED IN NORTH
Possibility Of No Election
Regarded as Serious is
Claimed That Gooding and
Clagstone Are Leading.

The possibility of q deadlock IN the
Twelfth legislature over tho election
OF . short-term senator. 10 considered
serious In the northern part OF tho
state. judging from advices that have
been received here, for reports from
that section. which claim Frank II.
0oodins and Paul Clagstone lead in
the senatorial race, also indicate
deadlock is being widely speculated on.
Speaking of the senatorial contest.
the Chronicle of Spokane says:
Claostons and 0ooding.
Paul Clagstone and Frank r, Good
ing are developing as the strongest two
candidates for the two-year Idaho sem
atorship thirty days prior to the con-
vening Of the Gem state Legislature.
Clagstone claims definite promises
Of support from fourteen north Idaho
members Of the legislature. while his
friends. who are busy in the south,
claim he will have accessions Of
strength from the Progressive Repub-
licans elected from those counties.
Gooding apparently is becoming
much the stronger OF south Idaho can
didates. He claims enough votes to In
sure his election. but, at the same time.
makes It plain that this claim does not
mean that he has a majority Of all
votes pledged. Gooding says he will
have a large enough plurality on the
first ballot to compel the other legisla-
tors to flock to him Immediately there
after.
Former Governor James II. Brady
has secured the Bannoclx county vote
in the south. and c. w. Beale will take
the Shoshone county votes on the first
few ballots. at any rate. The Latah
county delegation will cast its votes
for Representative Burton L. French
on the first ballot, and may go to
GLADSTONE thereafter.
Although Justice J. F. Ailshie has
been making some progress In the
north, the ascendancy OF the Clagstone
star IL believed to have diminished
Ailshie's chances to a notable extent
and no Is not considered nearly 30
strong q candidate as at the beginning
Of the maneuvering. James E. Babb
Of Lewiston has not yet developed into
an active candidate. and Colonel Tom
Haner apparently has not made a
great deal Of Roadway yet.
Deadlock 10 Feared.
Meanwhile, with the issue far from
being determined, Idaho Republicans
are beginning to fear q deadlock that
might not be broken when adjourn
ment is taken. In this event the DEM
ocrats would have another badly need
ed vote in the United States senate fol
some time.
In the event Of q deadlock. Repre-
sentative French probably will be
brought forward as an active candi-
date. In an interview given out be-
fore leaving for Washington. d. c.
French indicated that only under sdct
circumstances would he be an aspirant
for other than complimentary vote
The election Of French as senator
| would necessitate a special election te
I'LL his position as member Of the low.
er house OF congress-.
Whether the Moscow congressman I.
a candidate, or Is elected at the coming
session, however, his friends regart
1t as practically certain that he will bt
a candidate for the senate in 1914
when the term of whoever Is chosen al
successor to the late Senator Hey
burn. will expire. According to hi
close friends, French would have beer
a candidate against Hepburn, had tn
latter lived. French. however. woult
prefer to take his chances before tn
voters in a preferential election rathe
than before the legislature.