The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-09-11
POLITICAL ADJUSTMENT
IN IDAHO.

probable results of the next campaign |
in the state OF Idaho, a reasonably !
sane conclusion cannot be reached !
without a careful consideration, an :
alysis and final adjustment of the |
progressive vote of last year on the |
basis of common sense and a fair es-
Inmate OF the causes which brought
that party into existence, and the mo-
tive which actuated the individual
progressive voter The following ar
ticle shows the view taken by the
editor of the Malad Enterprise on this
interesting situation
ut is somewhat early to discuss
politics and the probable strength OF
the different parties in this state at
the next election, but political condi- |
tons in this regard are so interesting !
that comment thereon is bound to be-
come more or less frequent from this |
time on.
"Without doubt the most interesting
question from the point of view of the
politicians is the question of what is
10 DeCOIue Oh lue Dull HooSt No'O
which was cast at the last election.
1t Is, of course, impossible to tell how
many of the twenty-five thousand bull
moosers voted as they did because OF
an intention on their part to perman-
emily sever their connections with the
republican party and align them
selves with the third party movement.
An idea of the true situation can be
had, however, by canvassing those OF
our immediate acquaintance whom we
know worked and voted for the bull
moose candidates. Do this in any To-
cality and 1t will be found that at
least three fourths of them still call
themselves republicans. The action
of the members of the present legis-
lature Is a good illustration of this.
In the campaign many of them We're
afflicted with the most violent type
of progressivesm and doubtless many
of them voted and shouted for Teddy,
but during the session there was not
found single one who was willing to
be classed as a bull moose. Those
who were not democrats were republi
cans and the peculiar thing about il
Is that those who were known to have
been most violently progressive In
sisted that they were not ony goot
republicans but better republican,
than those who had stood with the
party throughout. Even such senator
as Fields of Latah, Defenbach of Bon
ner, Fairchilds of Ada and such mem
bers of the house as Oversmith o
Latah, Lawson of Ada, and Brady
Cakes and Lewis of Canyon would a
low no one to question their republ
canism.
"These facts, and 1t can easily b
determined that they are facts, lea
inevitably to the conclusion that tn
greater part of the bull moose vote
the state can either be classed as
personal tribute to the colonel or els
as protest against the allege
wrongful nomination of Taft at tn
Chicago convention. 1t follows, Their
fore, that the strength of that vote
this state has been very much owe
estimated and also that the thir
party will cut nothing better than
sorry figure in the next campaign
1t Is only reasonable to believe ths
this party will dwindle to its real az
herents and that those who voted II
ticket merely as protest or becau'
OF personal fealty OF Colonel Roos
welt wild in the next campaign retur
to their real party allegiance as di
the progressive members of the legi
lature. OF those who will stay wit
the bull moose party, it's real adhe
ents, those who left the democrat
ranks will be just as faithful as thos
who left the republican ranks, al
the question of political supremacy
the next campaign is reduced to
question of the numerical strength
what is left of the republican an
democratic parties.
"The advantage is clearly with th
republican party
'In any estimate of the probab
strength of the bull moose party
the next campaign, account must
taken of the change in the law go
erning the direct primary. Under II
law as 1t now stands each voter mu
ask for and be given only the ballot
the party to which he belongs. TIL
will enforce an actual separation in
parties, and all those who have co
tinued to call themselves republican
vote in the last election will alie
themselves anew with the republics
party.
"If 1t proves to be true that thr'