The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-07-25
Morrisons Nomination and Election Means
Reputation Of All for Which Governor
Stuenenberg Gave His Life---s~.4 e~4.

ABOUT very mucn as 1t IInallIy
occurred. Facing mis- tate, he was
the master oI ms Tears, and
neither Dy WORD or acuon gave
token that he would have it
oterWise.
IN 1900 Governor StaenenDerg 5 |
second term Governor expired. I
rank NUM- was nominated an1 /
elected Governor by the Democratic !
parry OF tnIs State. de had no sooner
taken his seat than he was inApor-
tuned TO pardon Paul CorcOran. The
sLrangest possible influence was
Drought TO bear upon the board o.
paroons ana finally an uncondItional
.jdruOn WAS granted Governor Hum
ana Secretary OF state Bassett voting
lor the pardon. and Attorney Genera.
frank Martin voted against the par
don.
reenng IN Idaho ran high over
the PARDON OF Paul COrcoran ana
upon Governor hunts action the
democratic party III Idaho was div
ued INTO Two elements, one known a.
.le Law ana Oroer party and the
J,ner element as the -Dynamiters.
Governor Hunt was renominated the
second time by the Democratic party
Vi this State. John 4. Morrison was
nominated Tor Governor by she Re
publican party.
morrison = Law And Order
candidate.
1 was elected as the state Chair
man OF the hepubliean- party. anG
IN handing that campaign the pardon
u Paul Corcoran was made one o.
he issues OF the Republican party.
IN the stump and everywhere join
T. Morrison condemned by the mos,
lorciDle language he could command
the actions OF Governor Hunt il
pardoning Paul Coreoran, and in thai
campaign the Republican party haC
! the support OF practically all the Law
! and order Democrats OF this State
II was well known that in a quiet
way Governor Stuenenberg supported
ohm 4. Morrison IN the election
! Openly Pete Stuenenberg, his brother,
} worked for the election of John T.
Morrison. The two men, Ex-Governor
stuenenberg and John 7. Morrison.
At that time lived in the same town
the splendid little city of Caldwell.
IAey were friends. John I. Morrison
mas always professed TO the public
that Frank Stuenenberg was his deal
friend and neighbor. and that the
family ties were as close as love
and friendship could make them by
one another.
In the attack upon the Hunt
administration for the pardon of
Paul Corcoran, Morrison profited
TO the extent of several thousand
Democratic votes. Idaho, then
Democratic State. was turned
over into the Republican coll
umn by several thousand major
ity, and John Il. Morrison fell
i heir TO Frank Steunenberg'
:, stand that he had taken for law
$ and order. The respect and
: friendship that he then pro-
4 fessed for Governor Steunenberg
should have bound him with
Chains that never should have
been broken.
Then came the Inflated evening o
December 81. 1905. 1t was the nigh
before New. Years. when the hearts
lf men all over the land should hav'
been filled with gladness and goo
viii towards their fellow men. !
vas then at his own home just as TIL
darkness of night had cast its shad
VS. Stuenenberg with his own han'
opened his gate to his home and tn
dynamite that had been planted Their
was exploded and Idaho's martyrs
Governor was blown into eternity.
For the first time since the sign
ing OF the Declaration of Independ
ence a Governor of a great CON
monwealth paid the penalty with hi
own life for the enforcement of la'
and order within his own State. an
on Idaho soil the greatest crime !