Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-07-06
HAINES SEEMS TO FIT THE BILL
BOISE CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR ON REPUBLICAN TICKET GAINING
VOTES RAPIDLY OVER THE SrATE-REPuBLlCANS MUST
HAVE STRONG CANDIDATE
No Third Party Idaho Republicans Sure To Elect Full Ticket
Classtone's and MOrrisOn's Friends Are Working Hard

the state of Idaho is more in the
nature of a business proposition
than legal, or political one, and
after a series of experiments there
is a growing feeling that if affairs
of this state should be in the hands
OF business man they would be
better administered than if in the
hands of professional politician,
OF a theoretical professional man.
1t is hard at this time to deter
mine whether Mr.. Clagstore or
! Mr.. Morrison is Mr.. Haine,s
chief competitor. The ExGover-
nor has several serious handicaps.
The fact that as the friend and
neighbor of the martyred Steunen
berg, he sold his influence to the
dynamiters has injured Morrison
materially in public estimation
While it is true that Mr.. Morrison
as a lawyer had a right to have his
services engaged, it is fact known
to every one that Morrison was not
hired for the defense of Steve
Adams because of his ability as a
lawyer. 1t is we'll known that he
has no legal ability to speak of
| and his name is never associated in
any case of any importance in the
courts Whether just, or unjust,
to Mr.. Morrison, in view of his
lack of legal ability, a great mum
Der of people believe that he was
hired on account of his prestige a:
a recent Governor of the State
For his connection with the defenst
in the trials to punish the assassin'
, of Governor SteunenbeTg, Mr.
/ Morrison IS severely attacked by
the Boise Statesman, the leading
Republican daily of the State
y which states that it will continue t.
{ fight the ex-governor until No
u vember if necessary. Ex-Gover
! nor Gooding is especially severe il
Il his denunciation of Morrison
{ This condition of affairs leads Re
{ publicans to pause and conside
u before lending their influence il
favor of Morrison nomination
II Republicans are saying that tn
Il party cannot afford to make an
J. more mistakes and that, therefore
u it would be unwise to nominal
l Morrison for governor as it woul
q undoubtedly lead to the defeat c
ID the head of the ticket. For thi
d reason it is likely that Morriso
l will not receive as many votes &
60 would otherwise be the cas-,
u Another factor that is very niue
ei against Mr.. Morrison is the bell,
d that he is a machine candidate
&c 1t is we'll known that a number (
old time leaders, not to nse II
harsher term of Boss, have con
an bined in an attempt to control Il
IT primaries in favor of Morrison
IN This combination includes a I'm
k ted States Senator in case of Il
W death of Senator Hepburn, pla
is upon the supreme bench in case
Tor another contingency, and so (
ed down the line. This is a year
on which combinations do not go, al
al the very fact that these fello'
is have combined on Morrison, Il
or natural though the combinati
nat may be, will lose the Ex-Goverr
,ed hundreds of votes. This atten
mes of men who have always profes:
of to be for the direct primary
the circumvent that law will result
ho. disaster as the combination will
ing exposed before the primary elect
less takes place.
Die. Mr.. Haines is making a Gle
S OH omen camDaiou and anDeal