The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-18

Ex Governor James, ii HswIey Of
Boise was In this city Friday He
was just returning from Washington,
d O, where he had been called by
message from a prominent govern.
ment official ana was on his way to
Portland tu meet Mrs Hawley She
has been sick for sometime with
stomach trouble The doctors of her
home city we're unable to locate the
seat OF trouble and she went to Port
land to see a specialist The final
examination was to have been made
Saturday aud the ex-governor was
anxious to be present and so was
obliged to make his visit In the city
with bis son, Postmaster HAwley,
quite short He left on the afternoon
boat for Spokane, stopping off Ia
Coeur d'Alene for a short oonsulta-
tion With R II Elder. democratic
national committeeman for this state
and Judge L Mo Clear
Mr. Hawley was called 70 Washing
ton for a consultation with the party
leaders over the question Of state
patronage aud to see II he could sug
gest solution of the tangle IN which
the matter stands, It being under
stood by the national leaders that he
had no part Ia the democratic fac
lional fight In the state. In fact the
ex-governor will not admit that there
is any factional fight In the state
and says that the party to man Is
solIdly supporting the admlnistra-
tion and the only trouble is a diffs
renee of opinion among certain lead
ers Rs to who should be appointed to
certain offices In Southern Idaho.
For a man of his political promi-
nenoe In his staLe and nation the ex-
governor stands In a unique poslti0 n
In this controversy among the other
leaders. he has not allowed him
self to be drawn into the quarrel and
has given his personal endorsement
10 some Instances to men reoommen-
ded by Elder and Nugent and 10
other cases tn men who hava the In
dorsement of Snator Perky and state
chairman Gray and for that reason be
is in a better position to reconcile
the differences aud his suggestions
hEvo probably more weight with the
powers at Washington than those Of
any other man IN the state.
This ia especially true from tbs
fact that iu his conversations Will
the officials at Washington be wal
careful not to take sides for or again
at any indlvlusl He made It under
stood that be was not there working
for any particular man or men ol
clique of men. The only thing, Il
his mind is that the offices be filleC
and st once ~ competent democrats
It'g&Akes no difference In his opinion
WRd TIE man is that receives the ap
polntment so that tte appointment
is made at once before the feeling be
tween the friends of the different ap
pllcants tecomes bitter aud thiI
point he took pains to urge upon th
President aud his advlso.s.
The receivership of the land otfic
at Blackfoot Is giving more tVoubl
than any other appointment. be said
The contest there has become YER.
bitter between Judge Moulden, en-
6orsej by chairman Gray aud ex Sen
ator Dubois and Ohas. q. Hairi
who is endorsed by National commit
teemRn Elder.
''I recommended that the admins
tratIon recognize both by giving on
the receivership and the other th
position of register as soon as 1t be
came vacant or else the position o
United States surveyor general q
Bolse.'
Among other appointments tha
are giving some trouble is that Q
United States district attorney an
United States marshall. of which th
terms OF the present republican 10
oumbent is expired last December
nearly a year ago. There are a nun
ber OF candidates for both positioni
the best known OF which are J.
Nc Clear OF Occur d'Alene "a
United States attorney and ChaiI
man Ben Gray for Marshall
II is the opinion Of ExGovernc
Hawlsy that Nc Clear would b
named district attorney aud that hl
appointment would come 10 YER
short time In regard to Mr. Gray
was not 90 sure he stated that N
Gray's private business was wort
more than the salary Of the marsha
and believed that be would Withdraw
from the cantest, aud q south Idah
man would be named would be salts
factory to all parties
In speaking Of state politics
believes that the democrats will wi
next years elections and that wit
this idea there will be hard fights Il
positions on the ticket
Although he did not say 90 he ga'