The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-07-17
FOUR CANDIDATES AT LEAST.

FOUR CANDIDATES AT LEAST.
Caldwell Tribune: Although the
primary election will not be held I'M
til a year from next September there
Is evidence that the candidates for
the Republican nomination for Unit
ed States senator are looking to
their fences. There are at least four
active candidates In the field for the
position now held by Senator Brady.
1t Is impossible to say how many
more will spring into prominence dur
ing the next year. Idaho has sena-
torial timber in abundance. There
Is hardly a town in the state which
has not one or two men big enough
to fill the bill. At present the four
men who are discussed from time to
time are Senator Brady, himself, and
Ex-Governor Gooding from the south
and Judge Ailshie and Representative
French from the north. When these
four men get into the fight there will
be something doing every minute OF
the time. Say and think what you
may Of any of them you will have to
admit that they are fighters, cam
paigners and politicians. The next
campaign will be no place for the
lame and the halt. To his candidacy
Senator Brady will bring the prestige
Of his office which Ia no mean factor.
He is apparently making q very good
record and 1t 10 not impossible that
the people of Idaho will deem 1t ad
visAble to return him to the senate
thst he may be able to complete the
work which he will have undertaken
before the expiration of his term.
Idaho Il rapidly becoming accustomed
to reward with a second term her Of
ficials who serve her well. Governor
Gooding will bring to his candidacy
Q splendid record - governor Of the
state during the hours Of her great
est trial. A less forceful man would
never have taken the stand Governor
Gooding took during the Steunenberg
trials. The people of Idaho remem-
Der him gratefully. They know him
well and the better they know him
the better they like him. Judge Ali
shie will bring his splendid ability, q
great record as justice of the state
supreme court and great popularity.
He will also have the SYMPATHY of
great many persons who still think
that he was dipped" out of the sena-
torship during the last session OF the
legislature. He will also be able to
make the plea that as a north Idaho
man. other things being equal he
should have the nomination. If other
things are equal a great many south
Idaho people will be of the same
opinion. Congressman French as a
vote getter Is equalled by no man In
the state of Idaho. He apparently
wins by a bigger majority at every
succeeding election. There are some
things that will handicap Congress
man French at the next election. He
can lay no particular claim to the
honor by reason Of coming from the
north after the action taken by his
friends during the session Of the leg.
islature. He cannot claim that he Is
entitled to the nomination by reason
OF his services in behalf of the party
because the party has honored him
time and again. He has one great
advantage In that he has made nc
enemies. He antagonizes no one, and
the whole his record In congress
has been as good as could be expect
ed.
The Tribune has never taken much
stock in the idea that the offices
should be distributed geographically
unless there Is some particular reason
for so doing. In state affairs 1t Is vel
that such should be done because the
state officers are members of boards
which have to do with all sections Of
the state and it is well that there be {
member on every board who thor
oughly understands the situation II
the particular section effected by the
action of the board. AS to the Unite,
States senator we don't care whethel
he comes from the north or the soutl
so long as he Is sound politically, up
right morally and capable mentally
II Il can be arranged 30 that one vii
come from the north and the othel
from the south that would be admir-
able provided the people lose NOTHING
In ability and honesty by so locating
the two senators.
The remarks of one of our ex