The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-09-25
JOHN NUGENT
A CANDIDATE
Correspondent to the Tribune
Says Hawley and Nugent
Are in For a Scrap.

Nora Marks, the Boise political
correspondent to the Lewiston Tri-
Oune who masquerades in female at
tire has again broken out on the mat
ter OF the senatorial race for next
Year as follows:
Before another week rolls around
John +. Nugent of this city will have
placed himself before the democrats
of the state as their candidate for
United States senator. This much
was settled during the brief visit in
the city this week OF Robert ii. Elder
the party's national committeeman.
This candidacy of Nugent s implies
much more than appears on the sur
face In the first place it means a
spectacular fight at the primaries
next summer between Nugent and
James H. Hawley, because the frmer
governor has announced to intimate
friends that he will make the race for
the primary nomination for the SEN
ate.
If this meant nothing more than q
battle between these two strong men
1t would be interesting. But it means
much more than this. Nugent Is put
ting himself forward as the champion
OF the administration of Woodrow
Wilson. He announces to his friends
that he is willing to stand or fall
with the administration. He insists
that the time has come to draw the
line between progressive and reac-
tionary democrats, that there is not
room under the one flag for both.
Nugent and his chief hackers In
this city argue that the reason Gov
ernor Hawley was defeated last fall
was because he was looked upon by
thousands Of democrats as a reac-
tlonary; that he refused to discuss
national issues in the campaign; that
he was known to be opposed to Wood
row Wilson and the principles he
stood for; that he would have given
much to see Judson Harmon or
Champ Clark nominated instead of
Wilson.
This, it is insisted, is why Idaho
repudiated Governor Hawley at the
polls while at the same time casting
her electoral vote for the man in the
White House. And this story told by
the ballot box is what gives Nugent
and his following faith to believe that
in a straight fight between Nugent,
backed by the national administration
and Hawley, standing for what he is
known to stand, the verdict is GER
tain to be on the side OF Nugent in
the democratic primaries.
On the other hand friends of Gov
ernor Hawley rely on the grip he has
always had on the party in the state,
on his record as governor, on his wild
and intimate acquaintance and ON his
power on the stump to give him the
victory. And while they do not pro
pose to be forced into a position of
hostility to President Wilson and his
administration, they will not hesitate
to take advantage of the feeling of
resentment certain TO be aroused over
the distribution of the federal patron
age.
1t Is known that there has been
strong pressure brought to bear on
Nugent from many parts of the state
to induce him to get into the fight.
Even now, it is asserted he would re-
tire in favor of George w. Tannahill /
of Lewiston. 1t is even intimated
that he is Withholding his announce
ment until he hears from Mr.. Tan
nahill. Having induced the Lewiston
man to enter the race last year he
is said to feel under obligations to
support him even now should he de-
eide to enter the race again.
There is no intimation at this time
hat Mr.. Tannahill has any notion of
so that the decks seem to be
clear for a straight knock bowman
lrag out fight between John F. MI
gent and James H. Hawley.
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