The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-10-24
SHES HIS HAT
INTO THE RING
FORMER GOVERNOR FRANK r.
GOODING OUT FOR UNITED
STATES SENATOR.
Makes Formal Announcement of His
Candidacy and Declares for Pro-
gressiye Principles.

Former Governor Frank R. Gooding
has announced his candidacy for the
United. States senate to succeed James
Fl. Brady. In his announcement he
tells of his career since boyhood pic
turing his part in public life and of
| his earnest desire to represent the
great state of Idaho in the upper
house of congress. His statement
| which was received by the Star-Mir-
ror today is as follows:
Il should like to make an announce
ment through the columns of your pa
per of my candidacy for the United
States senate in the primaries of 1914
If | am successful in the primaries in
becoming the candidate of the repub-
lican party l promise to make Wig
orous fight for my election to the Uni
ted States senate.
1T was my good fortune to come
to Idaho just at the end of my boy
hood days. Thirty-two years ago on
the 30th day of April l became res
ident of Ketchum, than a mining camp,
in the Wood River country. | have
seen Idaho grow from a sparsely set
tied territory until today it ranks as
one of the great states of the Union.
From the first Idaho has been kind to
me, and 1 love her great mountains and
broad plains, and | love her people. |
have grown up with the state and
feel that l am a part of this mighty
commonwealth, for in public way
have had much to do with its growth
and development. Having served the |
people of Idaho twice as governor and |
in other public offices, | know it's
needs and it's conditions almost as we'll |
as the boy knows the old h, mestead.
Appreciates Great Honor.
81 cannot tell the people of Idaho
in words how much | should appre-
ciate the great honor of representing
them in the United States senate. If |
am elected | can only promise to give
them all there is in me as a public
For the first time the peo-
)le will have an opportunity to choose
heir senator by direct vote, and
.sk the support of all the good citizens
If Idaho who believe me qualified to
'epresent them in the United States
enate.
Il have been progressive in pol
tics long before there was any di-
'ision in the party or any talk about
progressive party. For years | have
een fighting for the control of all
'ublic service corporations by the peo-
lie, and my record as a public officer
nd as a private citizen will bear me
ut in this statement.
From boyhood l have had somn-
hing to do with the polical machin-
ry of this state. | have represented
ny county and state in state and ma
ional conventions. l have acted in
he capacity of county and state chair
ian for my party. | know that un
Il few years ago politics in Idaho
7ere wholesome, clean and honest
am sorry to say that is not trre in
there a more deplorable condition q
than can be found in this O
ate. Beginning with the Brady and f,
Neil campaign many things have a
cen done that are a stencil in the Il
ostrils of every honest man who r.
1ows anything about the political
,nditions of Idaho. For this | hold h.
+. Brady more responsible than any h,
her individual. n.
Honest Men Fear Politics. bl
"It is not strange that men of ordi- a'
ry means hesitate to enter the po-
ical arena of Idaho on the republic
side of the issue. For the first D,
ne l find myself hesitating to be- 70
me candidate, for l know that N
rough the extravagant use of money tb
condition exists in this state that
lkes it embarrassing for the hon th
, man to become a candidate for SO Of
III an office as that of United States :, .
lator. In my expenditures l shall 70
ep well within the law, for l will .
perjure my soul for any office. Or
will not pay that price. l am going Do
try to bring back clean, decent pol wr
IS within the republican party.
Nor shall l change my residence pr
home will always be at Gooding, 81,
Inty of Gooding, state of Idaho for mo
elieve that I am big enough to rep 81,
ent Idaho in the United States SEN
and reside at Gooding. While |
5 governor l knew no north or q
tn Idaho, and the man who knows 90
north or south in this state is not -
enough to represent any part of it
the United States senate or any
IRE else Idaho is a mighty state