The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
The SENATORIAL CONTEST
AND TIMBER.

AND TIMBER.
The Senatorial contest is on,
and the political clans have as
sembled at the state capital to
battle for their chief. The first
vote will be taken next Tuesday,
commencing at the noon hour.
The first ballot will be had sep
aiately in each house, after which
joint sessions of the Senate and
House will be held, commencing
on Wednesday, and continuing
until both Senators are elected.
In the case of the long term
Senator, but one ballot will be re-
Qnired. Senator w. E. Borah will
be reelected to succeed himself
without opposition. His re-elec-
ton is only matter of Formally.
The November elections decreed
that this high honor should again
be bestowed upon Mr.. Borah and
the Republican party has only one
purpose in view and that is to
carry out the will, not only Of the
members Of its. own party, but of
practically all the people of the
state, in this particular.
For the short term Senatorship,
it is quite a different story, al
though as the Tribune sizes up
the situation, we do NOT anticipate
the long drawn-out contest that
We have heard so much about.
The withdraw of former Govern
Or Gooding from the race, has
Gmplified matters very much, as
the former Governor is fighter
and developed more strength than
anticipated. For the short term
Senatorship, the people have had
no opportunity to express their
choice, except as Legislators may
give an honest expression of the
wish of their constituents. The
death Of Senator Hepburn came
90 near the end Of the campaign,
that no opportunity was afforded
under our elective system, to Sc
cure an expression of the people,
as in the case of Senator Borah.
The contest has. now settled
down to one between Judge
James f. Ailshie and former Gov.
einor Brady. OF course there vii
be a number of votes cast for
"favorite sons but in the end
these will go To one or The other
of the two prominent candidates
and it appears now that the break
will occur early in the balloting
AT this time it looks as though
the favorite son vote will most
likely go to Judge Ailshie, and
with his large positive following,
his election seems probable.
While the Tribune is not in &C
cord with the radical utterancea
of certain northern newspapers
as to geographical lines, and il
believes that some things along
geographical lines appearing in
northern newspapers, might well
have been left unsaid, it stands
by its statements of few weeks
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cit has been the unwritten law
since the days of statehood that
the north should have one senator
and the south one. The soutf
has senator and will continue tt
have a senator, in the person OF
William e. Borah, who will b,
reelected at the coming session o.
the Legislature for the six-yeal
term. The short term senator
therefore, is looked upon in thu
north as belonging to the north
There is at this time just one mal
in north Idaho that is looked up
on as of senatorial stature, from
a statewide point. That man il
Judge James f. Ailshie. The Tri
bune is not to be understood a
casting any reflection upon an,
other aspirants whose names hav
been mentioned from the north
There are men of splendid capa
city and of unquestioned integrit.
whose names have received favor
able comment. but the best tina
they could command would be m,
ly local support, and every com
plimentary vote thus given vii
lessen the chances for a northern
man to win the senatorial toga
Jud0a Ai1sbia can hiring To hi